1. Alexander Borodin (1833)

Russian Musician

Remembered for his symphonic poem In the Steppes of Central Asia; his Symphony No. 2 in B minor; his String Quartets no. 1 & 2; and his operatic work Prince...

2. Viktor Hartmann (1834)

Russian Artist

Nineteenth-century architect and painter associated with the Abramtsevo Colony and the Russian Revival. He and Ivan Ropet pioneered the inclusion of traditional Russian motifs in their works.

3. Georg Cantor (1845)

Mathematician Who Originated Set

Late nineteenth and early twentieth-century mathematician remembered as the inventor of set theory. He worked on problems related to ordinal, cardinal, and transfinite numbers.

4. Nadezhda Krupskaya (1869)

Political Wife

Wife of Bolshevik revolutionary Vladimir Lenin who she married in 1898. She was also in charge of Soviet education from 1929 to 1939.

5. Ilona Korstin (1980)

Russian Basketball Player

Russian shooting guard of Estonian descent who won numerous league titles with teams like VBM-SGAU Samara, Bourges Basket and Spartak M.R. Vidnoje. She represented Russia at three Olympic Games and...

6. Alexander Blok (1880)

Poet

Acclaimed Russian Symbolist and lyric poet and playwright whose poetry collections include The City, Faina, and The Mask of Snow. He was one of the key figures in Russian poetry's...

7. Agrippina Vaganova (1879)

Russian Baller Choreographer

Ballet dancer most recognized for developing the Vaganova method -- a specific technique still used in ballet today.

8. Margarita Levieva (1980)

American Actress

Better known to TV audiences for her recurring roles in series such as Revenge, The Blacklist and Allegiance. She also had memorable roles in films such as Adventureland, Spread and The Invisible.

9. Alexei Yagudin (1980)

Russian Figure Skater

Former figure skater from Russia best known for winning the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He also won four World Championships and...

10. Sacha Guitry (1885)

French Dramatist And Playwright

French actor, screenwriter, playwright, and director who appeared in the hits Un Beau mariage, Le Prise de Berg-op-Zoom, and La Pèlerine écossaise. He received the Legion of Honour Award in...

11. Olga Peretyatko (1980)

Russian Operatic Soprano

Russian opera singer who is known for her soprano voice. She has performed in a wide range of Russian productions and is known for having participated in the Accadeia Rossiniana...

12. Alexander Friedmann (1888)

Mathematician

Mathematician and physicist remembered for his Friedmann equations, which sought to explain his theory of the universe's expansion.

13. Alexander Rodchenko (1891)

Russian Artist

Russian graphic designer and sculptor who established constructivism. He created "Dance. An Objectless Composition," in 1915.

14. Lydia Lopokova (1892)

Russian Ballet Dancer

Former ballerina most recognized for her unparalleled technical skill.

15. Jurgis Dobkevičius (1900)

Lithuanian Aircraft Designer

Lithuanian aviator and aircraft designer who became known for his aircraft designs, including the Dobi-I and Dobi-II.

16. Andre Kostelanetz (1901)

American Conductor

Russian conductor and musical director whose only radio show "Andre Kostelanetz Presents" was broadcast in the 1930s. He specialized in light classical music pieces and orchestral arrangements of Broadway show...

17. Véra Nabokov (1902)

Editor Translator

Wife and muse of the author Vladimir Nabokov. She aided her husband's career by editing and translating many of his famous works.

18. Tom Conway (1904)

British Actor

Film and radio figure who became known for his roles in the 1942 film, Cat People, and the 1943 film, The Seventh Victim. He also appeared in Death of a...

19. George Balanchine (1904)

Russian-american Choreographer A

Influential twentieth-century dancer, choreographer, and ballet master. He was one of the founders of both the New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet.

20. Ayn Rand (1905)

Novelist Philosopher Playwright

Russian-American novelist, philosopher, and Conservative/Libertarian political activist who most famously wrote The Fountainhead (1943) and Atlas Shrugged (1957). She is also known for developing a philosophical system called Objectivism.

21. George Sanders (1906)

British Actor

Academy Award-winning English film and television actor known for his roles as Addison DeWitt in All About Eve and Shere Khan in The Jungle Book.

22. Dmitri Shostakovich (1906)

Russian Composer

Prominent and influential 20th-century composer who reflected the moods of Soviet life under Joseph Stalin in his works. His oeuvre included 15 symphonies, six concerti, 15 string quartets, a piano...

23. Viacheslav Ragozin (1908)

Soviet Chess Grandmaster

Soviet chess Grandmaster who excelled in both over-the-table and correspondence chess. He became an International Chess Arbiter once his playing career wound down.

24. Irra Petina (1908)

American Opera Singer

Actress who starred in numerous Broadway productions, including Song of Norway, Candide, and Anya.

25. Galina Ulanova (1910)

Actress

Acclaimed Russian prima ballerina of the twentieth century. She performed with the Bolshoi Ballet and the Marinsky Theatre and became known for her roles in such famous pieces as Giselle,...

26. Jura Margulis (1968)

Russian Born German Raised Us Ba

Virtuoso concert musician, pedagogue, and recording artist who was praised for his spontaneity and technique.

27. Jakob Segal (1911)

Russian Biologist

Former biology professor at East Germany's Humboldt University who was an advocate of the theory that HIV was created by the U.S. government.

28. Nikita Magaloff (1912)

Russian Musician

Known for his advocacy of Chopin. He eventually performed and recorded the composer's complete piano works. He was respected by Ravel.

29. Kyra Vayne (1916)

British Opera Singer

British opera soprano who sang from the 1930s to the 1950s and found fair success that was stifled by personal problems.

30. Angelina Danilova (1996)

Reality Star

Social media and television personality featured on the South Korean reality television program Babel 250. She is also a musician, model and actress.

31. Lila Kedrova (1918)

Actress

Actress who earned both Tony and Drama Desk Awards for her performance in the 1983 Broadway revival of Zorba.

32. Veniamin Margolin (1922)

Russian Trumpeter And Music Teac

Principal trumpet player for the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra and professor at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.

33. Yuri Lotman (1922)

Estonian Philologist

An Estonian literary and semiotics scholar and cultural historian, he became associated with Soviet structuralism following the publication of his 1963 essay, On the Delimitation of Linguistic and Philological Concepts...

34. Anya Rozova (1989)

American Model

Russian model who was the tenth-cycle runner-up on the reality television contest America's Next Top Model. She was photographed for such magazines as Elle Hong Kong and Ming Pao Weekly.

35. Andriy Yarmolenko (1989)

Ukrainian Footballer

Winger and forward who was a Ukrainian Premier League Champion in 2008-2009 with Dynamo Kyiv and debuted internationally for Ukraine in 2009.

36. Tatyana McFadden (1989)

American Paralympic Athlete

Decorated Paralympic wheelchair racer who became the youngest member, at 15 years of age, of the United States track & field national team in 2004.

37. Yury Grigorovich (1927)

Russian Dancer And Choreographer

Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, most recognized for dominating the Russian performing arts scene for over 30 years.

38. Lazar Berman (1930)

Russian Pianist

Classical musician known for his exceptional technical prowess. He was named an Honoured Artist of the RSFSR in 1988.

39. Anatoly Lein (1931)

Chess Player

After becoming a Grandmaster in 1968, this champion chess player competed in the 1976 U.S. Open Chess Tournament and in the 1978 Chess Olympiad.

40. Alina Smith (1991)

Singer Songwriter Rapper Produce

Country music singer who is also involved in rap and hip-hop.

41. Greta Onieogou (1991)

TV Actress

Russian actress who is best known for her recurring roles in several television series' as well as several feature films. She is best recognized for her recurring role as Layla...

42. Oleg Salenko (1969)

Footballer

Former Russian striker who scored a record five goals in a group stage match in the 1994 World Cup.

43. Mariella Ahrens (1969)

Actress

German actress and model who is known for her roles in film, television, and theater. She is best recognized for having starred in Sabine! and Im Namen des Gesetzes as...

44. Grigori Perelman (1966)

Mathematician

Russian mathematician known for his work in Riemannian geometry and geometric topology. In his life, he has proved several instrumental theorems.

45. Boris Spassky (1937)

Russian Chess Grandmaster

Russian chess champion who was famously the 1972 World Chess Championship Bobby Fischer in a match that has come to be known as the Cold War Confrontation.

46. Ārons Bogoļubovs (1938)

Judoka

Latvian judoka known best for competing for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

47. Joseph Brodsky (1940)

Poet Essayist

Russian-born, Nobel Prize-winning poet, essayist, and playwright who was appointed United States Poet Laureate in 1991. His best-known works include A Part of Speech, To Urania, and Less Than One....

48. Natalia Makarova (1940)

Russian Ballet Dancer

Russian-born ballet dancer and musical theater performer who earned Tony, Drama Desk, and Theatre World Awards for her starring role in the 1983 Broadway revival of On Your Toes.

49. Alla Verber (1958)

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur and fashion icon who is recognized for having built Russia's premier department store TsUM. She also served as vice president of Russia's largest luxury goods group Mercury.

50. Alexander Nevzorov (1958)

Russian Politician Tv Journalist

Television show host and personality who is recognized for having been a reporter during the Yugoslav wars and the War of Transnistria. Beginning in the late 1990's he was a frequent...