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Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov was the sixth paramount leader of the Soviet Union and the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Following the 18-year rule of Leonid Brezhnev, Andropov served in the post from November 1982 until his death in February 1984.

Admiral Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Popov is a retired admiral of the Russian Navy who commanded the Northern Fleet from 1999–2001, with his service period notably including the Kursk submarine disaster.

Oleg Konstantinovich Popov was a Soviet and Russian clown and circus artist. People's Artist of the USSR (1969).

Evgeny Georgievich Popov is a Russian politician, journalist and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.

Sophia Popov is a German professional golfer.

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov, better known as Alexander Popov, is a former Russian swimmer. Widely considered the greatest sprint swimmer in history, Popov won gold in the 50-metre and 100 m freestyle at the 1992 Olympics and repeated the feat at the 1996 Olympics, and is the only male in Olympic games history to defend both titles. He held the world record in the 50 m for eight years, and the 100 m for six. In 2003, aged 31, he won 50 m and 100 m gold at the 2003 World Championships.

Ivelin Ivanov Popov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Russian club Sochi and also played for the Bulgaria national team as an attacking midfielder between 2007 and 2019.

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 Stepanovich Popov was a Russian physicist, who was one of the first persons to invent a radio receiving device.

Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov is a Russian politician and economist. He served as the mayor of Moscow from 1991 until he resigned in 1992.

Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov is a former Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With his wife Ludmila Belousova he is a two-time Olympic champion and four-time World champion (1965–1968). In 1979, the pair defected to Switzerland and became Swiss citizens in 1995. They continued to skate at ice shows and exhibitions through their seventies.