List of Famous people born in Russia

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin is a Russian cosmonaut. He is married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978, and retired on October 17, 1994.

Sergey Yevgenyevich Treshchov is a former cosmonaut of the RSC Energia. He spent 184 days in space as a flight engineer of the International Space Station long duration Expedition 5 crew. During the mission he also conducted a spacewalk.

Tatiana Valeryevna Malinina is a Russian-Uzbek retired figure skater who competed for Uzbekistan. She is the 1999 Grand Prix Final champion, the 1999 Four Continents champion, a two-time NHK Trophy champion, and a ten-time (1993–2002) Uzbek national champion.

Sergey Sergeyevich Litvinov is a hammer thrower. He won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships. He currently competes for Russia, having previously represented Germany and Belarus.