List of Famous people born in Russia

Khadis Ibragimov is a Russian mixed martial artist and sambo practitioner. A professional competitor since 2017, he has also formerly competed for Ultimate Fighting Championship and M-1 Global where he was the Light heavyweight Champion. Twice European Combat Sambo champion.

Sergei Borisovich Prokhanov is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, theater director, artistic director of Moscow's Luna Theater. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2005). The most famous for him was the role Kesha Chetvergov in the Vladimir Grammatikov's comedy Mustached Nanny (1977).

Artas Sanaa is a Russian and Kazakhstani freestyle wrestler of Tuva heritage. He competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the repechage by Haji Aliyev. He has qualified to represent Kazakhstan again at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 57 kg event.

Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Shurochkin is a Russian singer, musician, one of the former lead singer of Laskovyi Mai (1989—1990). Father and producer of pop stars Nyusha and competitor in synchronized swimming Maria Shurochkina.

Daniil Ivanovich Spivakovsky is a Russian film and theater actor, Honored Artist of Russia (2007). Head of the workshop of Theatre faculty of the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting Ostankino.

Vladimir Dmitriyevich Ilyin is a Russian football centre forward. He plays for FC Krasnodar.

Alexander Vladimirovich Galibin is a Soviet and Russian actor noted for playing the Master in the miniseries The Master and Margarita (2005).

Yury Nikolayevich Chernov is a Soviet and Russian actor of theatre and cinema. Honored Artist of Russia (1994) and People's Artist of Russia (2008).

Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny, nicknamed "Misha" and "Colonel" by his fans, is a Russian retired professional tennis player who was ranked inside the top 10 and was the Russian No. 1. He achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the first time on 13 August 2007, and reached a career peak of World No. 8 in January 2008, and again in October 2010.

Roman Aleksandrovich Dobrokhotov is a Russian public figure, journalist, activist, political science teacher, one of the founders and leaders of the 5th of December Party. He is a member of the federal political council of the Solidarnost movement, member of the political council of the Solidarnost's Moscow branch, founder and owner of investigative newspaper The Insider.