List of Famous people born in Russia

Ildar Ildusovich Dadin is a Russian activist, accused of violent acts and derailing during demonstrations and hence constantly receiving increased attention from the authority. He is the first person to spend 1 year in a penal colony solely for his activity.

Julia Sergeyevna Apostoli is a Soviet-born former professional tennis player from Greece.

Alexander Valeryevich Shulgin is a Russian author and composer. He was born in Irkutsk, Russia, and currently lives in Moscow.

Konstantin Nikolaevich Lavronenko is a Soviet and Russian actor most commonly accredited for his performance as the mysterious father of two boys in 2003 film Vozvrashcheniye. He won the Best Actor prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for The Banishment.

Yelena Yurievna Gagarina is a Soviet and Russian art historian. She is the General Director of the State historical and cultural Museum-reserve Moscow Kremlin Museums, and the eldest daughter of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

Svetlana Yakovlevna Surganova is a Russian rock musician, singer and poet. She was a founding member of the popular Russian rock band Nochnye Snaipery, providing vocals and playing violin. Presently she is a founding member of "Surganova i Orkestr" band.

Ilia Serhiyovych Novikov is a Russian and Ukrainian lawyer. He defended famous political prisoners in Russia such as Nadiya Savchenko, Mykola Karpyuk, Oyub Titiev and Yegor Zhukov. In 2019, Novikov became a defence lawyer of the 5th President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

Viktor Nikolaevich Baturin is a Russian businessman, producer, the elder brother of Yelena Baturina. Chairman of the Government of Kalmykia.

Aleksei Vladimirovich Berezutski is a Russian football coach and a former player who played as a centre-back.

Arsen Norayrovich Zakharyan is a Russian football player of Armenian descent who plays for Dynamo Moscow.