List of Famous people born in Russia

Tatyana Grigorievna Gevorkyan is a Russian TV presenter, journalist and actress.

Alexei Yuryevich "Alex" Zhamnov is the current head coach of the Russia men's national ice hockey team and former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins. He is the general manager of HC Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously served as general manager of Vityaz Chekhov and Atlant Moscow Oblast.

Irina Mutsuovna Khakamada is a Russian economist, political activist, journalist, publicist and politician who ran in the 2004 Russian presidential election.

Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva is a former Russian gymnast, Ukrainian gymnast coach, and a nine-time Olympic medalist for the Soviet Union.

Anna Yurievna Kuznetsova is the current Children's Rights Commissioner for the President of the Russian Federation.

Elizaveta Mikhailovna Boyarskaya is a Russian theater and film actress.

Valentin P. Gapontsev is a Russian-American billionaire, known as the founder, CEO, and chairman of IPG Photonics.

Vyacheslav Petrovich Vedenin is a retired Soviet cross-country skier. His silver medal over 50 km was the only medal won by a Soviet male skier at the 1968 Olympics, as his 4×10 km team placed fourth. At the next Olympics he was the Olympic flag bearer for the Soviet Union and won three medals, with golds in the 30 km and 4×10 km and a bronze in the 50 km. In the 4×10 km event Vedenin ran the last leg and won by 10 seconds, despite starting with a one-minute lag from Norway. His gold in the 30 km was the first individual win for a Soviet male skier at the Winter Olympics.

Mikhail Vladimirovich Leontyev is a Russian political commentator currently working on national TV Channel One. He is known for his program "Odnako", irregularly appearing on air with commentaries on certain political occasions since March 1999. He is also a laureate of the "Golden pen of Russia" award and the TEFI award.

Anatoli Petrovich Bugorski, born 25 June 1942, is a retired Russian particle physicist. He is known for surviving an accident in 1978, when a high energy proton beam from a particle accelerator passed through his brain.