List of Famous people born in Russia
Viktoriya Lepko
Yelena Smirnova
Mikhail Devyatyarov
Mikhail Talgatovich Devyatyarov is a former Soviet/Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1992, training at Armed Forces sports society in Perm. He took the gold medal in the 15 km classical and the silver medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Lev Lurye
Yelena Lukyanova
Yevgeni Kabayev
Evgeni Gennadyevich Kabaev is a Russian professional footballer who plays for Sisaket in the Thai League 2 as a forward.
Vitali Lystsov
Vitali Aleksandrovich Lystsov is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lokomotiv Moscow.
Maxim Potashev
Galina Zybina
Galina Ivanovna Zybina is a retired Russian athlete and coach. She competed in the shot put at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in first, second, seventh and third place, respectively; in 1952 she also finished fourth in the javelin throw. Between 1952 and 1956 she set eight consecutive world records and 14 national records in the shot put. In 1953, she became the first woman to throw over 16 meters.
Roman Trotsenko
Roman Trotsenko is a Russian billionaire businessman. He is the owner of Aeon Corporation, a Russian investment and management company. According to Forbes, he has an estimated net worth of US$1.6 billion.