List of Famous people born in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Maksim Kanunnikov
Maksim Sergeyevich Kanunnikov is a Russian football winger or striker. He plays for PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara.
Konstantin Syomin
Konstantin Syomin (often spelled Konstantin Semin, Russian: Константин Викторович Сёмин, born March 16, 1980, Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union is a Russian journalist and TV news presenter. Since 2000 he has worked at the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company, in 2004-2007 as chief foreign correspondent of the company in the United States. Since 2007 Syomin has been an anchor with Vesti, the news program on the company's Rossiya Channel.
Igor Kholmanskikh
Igor Ryurikovich Kholmanskikh is a former Russian government appointee and former factory worker. He served as the presidential envoy to Ural Federal District, and a member of the Security Council of Russia, from 2012 to 2018.
Nikita Lobintsev
Nikita Konstantinovich Lobintsev is a Russian freestyle swimmer, who won the silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At that Olympics, he also competed in the 400 m freestyle, finishing in 8th, and the 1500 m freestyle, finishing in 31st.
Polina Popova
Polina Alexeyevna Popova is a Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2017. She represented Russia at the Miss World 2017 competition, where she placed in the Top 10.
Sergey Prokopyev
Sergey Valerievich Prokopyev is a Russian cosmonaut. On 6 June 2018 he launched on his first flight into space aboard Soyuz MS-09 and spent 196 days in space as a flight engineer on Expedition 56/57.
Natasha Stefanenko
Natalya Dmitrievna "Natasha" Stefanenko is a Russian-born italian actress, model, and television presenter who lives and works in both Italy and Russia.
Mikhalina Lysova
Mikhalina Anatolyevna Lysova is a Russian visually impaired cross-country skier and biathlete. She has represented Russia at the Paralympics in 2010 and in 2014 competing in the cross-country skiing and biathlon events. She progressed to become one of the most consistent Paralympics Nordic skiers of Russia as she claimed 16 medals in her Paralympic career including 6 gold medals. She was also the recipient of the Order ''For Merit to the Fatherland'' and Order of Friendship awards.
Vladimir Grammatikov
Vladimir Alexandrovich Grammatikov is a Russian and Soviet theater and film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1995).
Anton Bakov
Anton Alexeevich Bakov is a Russian businessman, monarchist politician, traveller, writer and human rights activist. He is the chairman of the Russian Monarchist Party, was a member of the 4th convocation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from 2003 to 2007 and was a candidate at 2018 Russian presidential election. Due to being known for a long series of unusual political projects such as Ural franc, the writer Alexei Ivanov coined him a "political Leonardo".