List of Famous people born in Russia

Asqar Quanyshuly Zhumaghaliyev is Kazakh politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 29 August 2017 until the government was dismissed on 25 February 2019. Zhumagaliyev was the Deputy Minister for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan, chief executive officer of Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan's uranium mining company.

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pashutin is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1999).

Leonid Mikhailovich Lavrovsky (1905–1967) was a Russian ballet choreographer, most famous for choreographing the first full version of Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.

Nina Vasilyevna Gavrylyuk is a former Soviet and Russian cross-country skier who competed from 1987 to 2003. Born in Leningrad, she won four medals at the Winter Olympics with three golds and one bronze.

Aleksey Leonidovich Sidorov is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer.

Nina Gennadyevna Vislova is a badminton player from Russia. Along with her doubles partner Valeria Sorokina, Vislova is the first Russian Olympic medalist in badminton.