List of Famous people born in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Viktor Ivanovich Rashchupkin was a Soviet/Russian athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He was born in Kamensk-Uralsky.

Roman Skorniakov is a Russian-born figure skater who mainly represented Uzbekistan. He represented Russia early in his career before switched to Uzbekistan in 1996. Skorniakov is the 1997–2003 Uzbekistani national champion. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics, twice placing 19th. His highest placement at an ISU Championship was 7th at the 2000 and 2002 Four Continents Championships.

Igor Alekseyevich Malkov is a former speedskater.

Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev is an Russian professional boxer, who among other achievements won gold at 2012 London Olympics at light heavyweight division.

Michael Aizenman is an American-Israeli mathematician and a physicist at Princeton University, working in the fields of mathematical physics, statistical mechanics, functional analysis and probability theory.

Lyudmila Ivanovna Bragina is a retired Russian middle distance runner. She competed for the Soviet Union in the 1500 m at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics; she won the event in 1972 and finished fifth in 1976. In July 1972 she set a new 1500 m world record of 4:06.9, at the Soviet championships, and then progressively improved it in round 1 (4:06.47), the semi-finals (4:05.07}, and the final, of the 1972 Olympics. The same year she was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. She also set three world records in the 3000 m: 8:53.0 in 1972, 8:52.74 in 1974 and 8:27.12 in 1976. At the European Championships, Bragina won four silver medals: in the 3,000 m outdoors, and in the 800 m and 1,500 m indoors.