List of Famous people born in Russia

Larisa Ivanovna Golubkina is a Russian actress.

Konstantin Vitalyevich Kryukov is a Russian actor. He is known for playing the role of Dzhokonda in The 9th Company.

Nikolai Vladimirovich Fomenko is a Russian musician, comic actor, motor racer, former president of Marussia Motors and former engineering director of Marussia F1.

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov, better known as Alexander Popov, is a former Russian swimmer. Widely considered the greatest sprint swimmer in history, Popov won gold in the 50-metre and 100 m freestyle at the 1992 Olympics and repeated the feat at the 1996 Olympics, and is the only male in Olympic games history to defend both titles. He held the world record in the 50 m for eight years, and the 100 m for six. In 2003, aged 31, he won 50 m and 100 m gold at the 2003 World Championships.

Irina Aleksandrovna Smelaya, better known by her stage name Tatarka is a female hip-hop artist from Tatarstan in Russia. Her songs are written in Tatar and English.

Igor Vasilyevich Kokhanovsky is a Soviet, Russian bard, poet and lyricist whose songs recorded, among others, Anna German, Sofia Rotaru, Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Lyudmila Zykina and Vladimir Vysotsky, his classmate and friend.

Vitalia Anatolyevna Diatchenko is a Russian professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 71, which she achieved on 17 November 2014. On 21 February 2011, she peaked at No. 60 in the doubles rankings.

Arina Ayanovna Sharapova is a Russian TV presenter, journalist and head of the workshop of journalism of the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting Ostankino.

Valery Kuzmich Nepomnyashchy is a Russian association football manager and a former player. He is currently in charge of youth development with Baltika Kaliningrad.

Alexander Semenovich Vinokurov is a Russian businessman. He is one of the main owners of the privately held investment company Marathon Group.