List of Famous people born in Soviet Union

Valentina Aleksandrovna Petrenko is a Russian politician, who serves as Russian Federation Senator from Khakassia since 2001. She serves on the Committee on Social Policy and has a PhD in Education

Pyotr Semyonovich Popov - was a major in the Soviet military intelligence apparatus (GRU). He was the first GRU officer to offer his services to the Central Intelligence Agency after World War II. Between 1953 and 1958, he provided the United States government with large amounts of information concerning military capabilities and espionage operations. Codenamed ATTIC, for most of his time with the CIA, Popov's case officer was George Kisevalter.

Alexander Vasilyevich Prokopchuk is a Russian employee of the internal affairs agencies, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation National Central Bureau of Interpol from 14 June 2011, and Vice-President of Interpol from 10 November 2016.

Robert Richter QC is an Australian barrister, based in Melbourne. Richter has handled a number of high-profile cases including defendants unpopular in public opinion. Mr Richter QC is reputed to cost between $12,000 and $15,000 a day. He is an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University. He is a critic of human rights violations and advocates for the rule of law.

Ruslan Labazanov (1967–1996) was a notorious crime boss and head of the Russian supported Anti-Dudayev faction in the First Chechen War.

Natalia Yurievna Chumakova is a Russian musician and journalist best known for being the widow of Egor Letov.

Margarita Valeryevna Shubina is a Soviet and Russian actress and director. She was awarded Honored Artist of Russia (2009).

Vladimir Ivanovich Makovich was one of the founders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Acting Speaker of the Supreme Council of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Eduard Semyonovich Khanok is a Soviet and Belarusian musician and composer. Honored Worker of Culture of the Byelorussian SSR (1982). People's Artist of Belarus (1996).

Yevgeny Maximovich Titarenko was a Russian writer and the brother of Raisa Gorbacheva.