List of Famous people born in Russia

Denis Maidanov is a Russian songwriter, composer, poet, actor, music producer. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2017). Multiple winner of the awards Golden Gramophone Award, Song of the Year, Chanson of the Year, as well as a number of other awards.

Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova is a retired Russian volleyball player. She was a member of the national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. She is 2.06 m tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world Her role was outside hitter/opposite.

Sergei Alexandrovich Solovyov is a Russian director, producer, writer and actor. He was awarded by the Russian SFSR People's Artist title.

Pyotr Olegovich Tolstoy is a Russian journalist, producer, presenter and politician. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Duma of the Russian Federation VII convocation since October 5, 2016 and the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since January 28, 2020.

Marina Nikolayevna Oswald Porter was the Soviet-American widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. She married Oswald during his temporary defection to the Soviet Union and emigrated to the United States with him. She was not implicated in the assassination but testified against Oswald during the Warren Commission hearings. She remarried two years after Oswald's murder.

Semyon Sergeyevich Slepakov is a Russian producer, screenwriter and comedian who was in the past captain of the KVN team Sbornaya Pyatigorska. He with two other comedians created the show Nasha Russia, TV-series Interns, Univer, Univer. New Dorm, SashaTanya. He also had a cameo role in the film Our Russia. The Balls of Fate.

Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev is a former Russian association footballer. He has been hailed by the international press as "The Russian Michael Owen" because of his pace and as "The most sensational young Russian forward since Vladimir Beschastnykh". He is well known for his blinding pace and agility.

Alina Boz is a Turkish-Russian actress.

Felix Henry Sater is a Russian-American mobster, convicted felon, real estate developer and former managing director of Bayrock Group LLC, a real estate conglomerate based out of New York City. Sater left Bayrock Group LLC in 2008 and has not been involved with the company for over a decade. He has subsequently been an advisor to corporations such as The Trump Organization, and the Mirax Group.

Dina Vadimovna Belenkaya is a Russian chess player. She holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Master of Sports of Russia. Her highest rating is 2364.