List of Famous people born in Russia

Yekaterina Georgievna Gradova is a popular Russian film actress who has appeared in two Soviet blockbuster films Seventeen Moments of Spring and The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed.

Alexander Nikolaevich Buinov is a Russian singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He is best known for his tenure with Vesyolye Rebyata between 1973 and 1989, before starting his solo career.

Leonid Viktorovich Slutsky is a Russian professional football former player and current head coach of Rubin Kazan. Previously, he has been in charge of Olimpia Volgograd, Uralan Elista, Moscow, Krylia Sovetov, CSKA Moscow, Russia, Hull City, and Vitesse.

Alyona Apina is а Soviet and Russian singer, musical performer, actress and songwriter. Her career started in 1988 and continues to this day. For her unique tone of voice and "peculiar Apina's folk style, which she studied at the Faculty of Folk Song at the Saratov Conservatory", she has become one of the most popular Russian musical performers across the former Soviet Union and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2002)

Yuri Borisovich (Bentsionovich) Milner is an Israeli-Russian entrepreneur, venture capitalist and physicist. Milner is Russia's most influential information technology (tech) investor. He is a cofounder and former chairperson of Internet company Mail.Ru Group and a founder of investment firm DST Global. Through DST Global, Milner is an investor in Byju’s, VKontakte, Facebook, Zynga, Stripe, Twitter, Flipkart, Practo, Spotify, Zocdoc, Groupon, JD.com, Xiaomi, OlaCabs, Alibaba, Airbnb, WhatsApp, Nubank, Wish, and many others.

Vera Kuzminichna Vasilyeva is a Soviet and Russian movie and stage actress. She was honored with People's Artist of the USSR in 1986. She was twice awarded the Stalin Prize in 1948 and in 1951. She was known for her roles in Bride with a Dowry (1954), Pokhozhdeniya zubnogo vracha (1965) and Bezumnyy den ili zhenitba Figaro (1974).

Igor Butman PAR is a Russian jazz saxophonist born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1961. Butman holds dual citizenship for both the US and Russian Federation. He is considered to be a virtuoso saxophonist, and a skilled bandleader.

Denis Olegovich Istomin is an Uzbek professional tennis player born in Russia. He has won two singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33 in August 2012. In January 2017, he defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Australian Open.

Ekaterina Nikolaevna Vilkova is a Russian actress. She is known for her roles in Black Lightning (2009), Hipsters (2008), and The PyraMMMid (2011).

Igor Emilievich Vernik is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, producer, television and radio host.