List of Famous people named Boris

Boris Blacher was a German composer and librettist.

Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky was a Soviet Russian academician, historian-orientalist and archaeologist who studied the ancient civilizations of Urartu, Scythia, and Nubia. He is best known as a key figure in the study of the Urartian civilization of the southern Caucasus. From 1964 until his death, Piotrovsky was also Director of the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad.

Boris Lozhkin is a Ukrainian businessperson and philanthropist. He is the President of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine, Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress, First Vice-President of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress.

Boris Stepanovich Zhitkov was a Russian author, mainly of children's books.

Boris Gamaleya was a Réunion poet, literary critic, linguist, folklorist, and social activist. He primarily wrote in French.

Boris Yevseyevich Chertok was a Russian electrical engineer and the control systems designer in the Soviet Union's space program, and later found employment in Roscosmos,

Boris Vasilyevich Barnet was a Soviet film director, actor and screenwriter of British origin. He directed 27 films between 1927 and 1963.

Boris Ivanovich Skrynnik is a Russian bandy executive and former bandy player. He is the president of the Federation of International Bandy since 2005. He is also president of the Russian Bandy Federation.

Boris I, also known as Boris-Mihail (Michael) and Bogoris, was the ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire in 852–889. At the time of his baptism in 864, Boris was named Michael after his godfather, Emperor Michael III. The historian Steven Runciman called him one of the greatest persons in history.