List of Famous people born in Russia

Natalya Yevgenyevna Murashkevich is a Soviet and Russian actress, who became well known in the Soviet Union for the leading role of Alisa Selezneva in Guest from the Future (1984).

Tatyana Nikolayevna Savicheva, commonly referred to as Tanya Savicheva was a Russian child diarist who endured the Siege of Leningrad during World War II. During the siege, Savicheva recorded the successive deaths of each member of her family in her diary, with her final entry indicating her belief to be the sole living family member. Although Savicheva was rescued and transferred to a hospital, she succumbed to intestinal tuberculosis in July 1944 at age 14.

Maxim Viktorovich Marinin is a Russian former competitive pair skater. With partner Tatiana Totmianina, he is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion, and five-time European champion.

Nazi Paikidze, sometimes also referred to as Paikidze-Barnes, is a Georgian American chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), which FIDE awarded her in 2012 and 2010 respectively. Paikidze was twice world girls' champion and four-time European girls' champion in her age category, and is a twice U.S. women's champion.

Lyubov Nikolaevna Tolkalina is a Russian theater and film actress.

Nikita Igorevich Iosifov is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Villarreal B.

Oskar Aleksandrovich Kuchera is a Russian actor, TV presenter and radio host. He was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He has made appearances in movies such as Unreal Love and Soldiers and is a presenter on Top Gear Russia.

Sofia Stanislavovna Pozdniakova is a Russian right-handed sabre fencer, 2019 team world champion, 2018 individual world champion, 2021 team Olympic champion, and 2021 individual Olympic champion.

Ilya Viktorovich Naishuller is a Russian musician and filmmaker. He is the founder of the Russian indie rock band Biting Elbows and production company Versus Pictures. He is also notable for directing, producing, writing the script, acting and composing the music for the 2015 film Hardcore Henry.

Sergey Yevgenyevich Naryshkin is a Russian official, politician, businessman and the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service since 2016. Previously, he was Chairman of the State Duma (2011–2016) and Kremlin Chief of Staff (2008–2012); he was also chairman of the Historical Truth Commission in May 2009 until it was dissolved in February 2012.