List of Famous people born in Russia

Yulia Sergeyevna Polyachikhina is a Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2018. She represented Russia at the Miss Universe 2018 competition.

Julia Ioffe is a Russian-born American journalist who covers national security and foreign policy topics for GQ. Her articles have appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Foreign Policy, Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New Republic, Politico, and The Atlantic. Ioffe has appeared on television programs on MSNBC, CNN, and other news channels as a Russia expert.

Dmitry Borisovich Zimin is a Russian radio scientist and businessman, founder and honorary president of VimpelCom. Since his retirement in the early 2000s he has become known as a philanthropist. He founded the Dynasty Foundation and the Zimin Foundation.

Galina Eduardovna Danilova is a Russian actress.

Yulia Leonidovna Latynina is a Russian writer and journalist. She is a columnist for Novaya Gazeta and the most popular host at the Echo of Moscow radio station for years. Yulia Latynina has written more than twenty books, including fantasy and crime fiction.

Mairbek Vakhaevich Taisumov is a Russian-Austrian mixed martial artist of Chechen descent. He fights in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Taisumov has previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and M-1 Global.

Oleg Evgenevich Pogudin is a Russian singer, TV presenter and actor. He is noted for his vocal and artistic style of interpretation of Russian romances and traditional folk songs.

Andrey Ilyich Merzlikin is a Russian film and theater actor.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Kolyada is a Russian figure skater. He is a 2018 Olympic silver medalist in the team event, the 2018 World bronze medalist, a two-time European bronze medalist, the 2017 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2017 Cup of China champion, and a three-time Russian national champion.

Vladimir Andreyevich Tarasenko is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to playing in the NHL, he played in the system of Sibir Novosibirsk organization, first playing for the senior team in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in 2008–09. He spent a total of three seasons with Novosibirsk before being traded to SKA Saint Petersburg in 2012. Tarasenko was selected in the first round, 16th overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Blues, joining the team for the 2012–13 season. Since then, he has been one of St. Louis' leading scorers and has played in three NHL All-Star Games. Tarasenko won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Blues in 2019.