List of Famous people born in Tula Oblast, Russia
Masha Novoselova
Masha Novoselova is a Russian model. She has been compared to others such as Natasha Poly, Sasha Pivovarova, and Natalia Vodianova. After signing with Storm Model Management, she became a sought after popular model in 2007.
Elmira Zherzdeva
Elmira Zherzdeva or Elmira Sergeievna Zherzdeva, is a Soviet singer and Meritorious Artist.
Aleksey Spiridonov
Aleksey Spiridonov is a Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team and Russian club Zenit Kazan, European Champion 2011, gold medalist of the World League.
Sergey Chonishvili
Vladimir Leonov
Vladimir Petrovich Leonov is a retired cyclist from Russia. He competed in the 2000 m tandem sprint at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished in ninth and third places, respectively. During his career he won three national titles: in the sprint and tandem sprint (1961).
Zoya Kudrya
Vitaly Petrakov
Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrakov is a Soviet former cyclist. He won the silver medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the men's team pursuit at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Igor Zotov
Yulia Sergeevna Zacharova
Vasily Vakhrushev
Vasily Vasilyevich Vakhrushev was a Soviet-Russian statesman who was from 1939 to 1940 the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR, literally meaning Premier or Prime Minister. Vakrushev also was a "key figure" for KGB operations in the United Nations in New York City.