List of Famous people born in Russia
Viktor Lebedev
Victor Mikhailovich Lebedev was a Russian composer. He was born in Leningrad, USSR. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia in 2005.
Vladimir Holstinin
Vladimir Petrovich Holstinin is a Russian guitarist. He is one of the founding members of heavy metal band Aria.
Igor Lukanin
Igor Lukanin is a former competitive ice dancer who competed internationally for Azerbaijan with Kristin Fraser.
Irina Prokhorova
Irina Dmitrievna Prokhorova is a Russian philologist, literary critic and cultural historian, chief editor of the New Literary Observer publishing house and of the literature academic journal of the same name, co-founder of the Mikhail Prokhorov Charitable Foundation. In 2012, she helped her billionaire brother Mikhail Prokhorov in his presidential run, heading his political party Civic Platform from 2013–2014.
Alfiya Kogogina
Alfiya Kogogina is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.
Alexandr Mokhov
Yuliya Lazareva
Viktor Manakov
Viktor Viktorovich Manakov is a Russian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for Russian amateur team Marathon–Tula. His parents Viktor Manakov and Jolanta Polikevičiūtė, and his aunt Rasa Polikevičiūtė were all professional cyclists.