List of Famous people named Boris

Boris Obergföll is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He won a bronze medal in the World Championships twice. His personal best throw was 90.44 metres, set in July 1997. This ranks him fifth among German javelin throwers, behind Johannes Vetter, Thomas Röhler, Raymond Hecht and Andreas Hofmann.

Boris Borisovich Ryzhy, or Ryzhii, was a Russian poet and geologist. Some poems by Ryzhy have been translated into English, Italian, German, Dutch and Serbian. He committed suicide on May 7, 2001, at the age of 26. He was born and died in Yekaterinburg.

Boris Boillon was the French ambassador to Tunisia until 24 August 2012. Previously, he was ambassador to Iraq.

Boris Iosifovich Mints is a Russian billionaire businessman.

Boris Berian is an American middle distance runner. He was the 2016 National Champion and represented the United States at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 800 meters where he won the gold medal. He set his indoor best winning the world championships at 1:45.87, boldly front running a sub-50 first 400. Outdoors he set his personal best 1:43.34 at the 2015 Herculis meet. In his collegiate career, Berian ran for Adams State University, where he was coached by Damon Martin. Barely a year before the Hercules meet, Berian was working in a Colorado Springs McDonald's as a college dropout, still trying to train after working the morning shift.

Boris Borisovich Yegorov was a Soviet physician-cosmonaut who became the first physician to make a space flight.

Boris Sagal was a Ukrainian-American television and film director.

Boris Asafovich Messerer is a Soviet and Russian theater artist, set designer and teacher. President of the association of artists of theater, cinema and television in Moscow.

Boris Vsevolodovich Gromov is a prominent Russian military and political figure. From 2000 to 2012, he was the Governor of Moscow Oblast.

Boris Kuzmich Novikov was a Soviet actor of theater and cinema. People's Artist of Russia (1994).