List of Famous people born in Russia

Vladimir Olegovich Potanin is a Russian billionaire, entrepreneur and oligarch. He acquired his wealth notably through the controversial loans-for-shares program in Russia in the early to mid-1990s.

Gennady Eduardovich Burbulis is a Russian politician. A close associate of Boris Yeltsin, he held several high positions in the first Russian government, including Secretary of State, and was one of the drafters and signers of the Belavezha Accords on behalf of Russia. He was one of the most influential Russian political figures in the late 1980s and early 1990s and one of the main architects of Russian political and economic reform.

Suleyman Abusaidovich Kerimov is a Russian billionaire businessman, philanthropist and politician of Lezgian origin. In 2007, Kerimov established the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation as a vehicle to focus his philanthropic efforts. Since 2008, Kerimov has represented the Republic of Dagestan in the Federation Council of Russia. In April 2018, he was placed under sanctions by the United States Department of Treasury. As of July 26, 2020, American business magazine, Forbes reported that Suleyman has an estimated net worth of USD $21.3 billion ranking him the 56th richest person in the world.

Aleksei Sergeyevich Sutormin is a Russian football player. He plays as a midfielder, mainly a winger, for Zenit St. Petersburg. He has also been successfully used as a right-back.

Olga Stanislavovna Pogodina is a Russian actress most known for her work on several dozens of Russian TV series and movie pictures. She is also a film producer, screenwriter and a show host.

Ilya Rahmielevich Reznik is a Russian poet and songwriter, People's Artist of Russia (2003). Honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts. People's Artist of Ukraine (2013).

Maxim Alexandrovich Suraykin is a Russian politician who has been the leader of the political party Communists of Russia since 2012 and member of the Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast since 2018.

Evgeniya Brik is a Russian actress. She is best known for playing Kalinka in the [Belgian television series Matroesjka's.

Ilya Valeryevich Yashin is a Russian political figure and local government representative. Chairman of the Council of deputies of the municipal district Krasnoselsky of the city Moscow, head of the municipality Krasnoselsky since 7 October 2017.

Yelena Nikolayevna Baturina is a Russian billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist, based in London, and was married to Yury Luzhkov, mayor of Moscow, until his death in 2019.