1. Yulia Lipnitskaya (1998)

Russian Figure Skater

Russian competitive figure skater who participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics in her native country, becoming one of the youngest gold medalists in Olympic figure skating history.

2. Pavel Datsyuk (1978)

Ice Hockey Player

All-Star NHL center who joined the Detroit Red Wings in 2001 and became known for his quick, elusive puck handling skills, giving rise to the term Datsyukian. He helped lead...

3. Natalia Kapchuk (1986)

Model Tv Presenter Actress Busin

Russian model who has appeared in magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, OK and Grazia. She has appeared in several films and TV shows, and is a managing partner of...

4. Nikolai Khabibulin (1973)

Russian Ice Hockey Goaltender

NHL goaltender known as The Bulin Wall. He who won a Stanley Cup Championship with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004.

5. Alexei Yashin (1973)

Russian Ice Hockey Player

Former center who played for the Islanders and Senators in his 12 seasons in the NHL.

6. Diana Ren (2001)

YouTube Star

Social media star who has gained fame for her self-titled YouTube channel. She has garnered massive popularity for her Get Ready with Me's, challenges, and personal adventure vlogging. One of...

7. Irina Antonenko (1991)

Russian Actress/model/beauty Que

Russian actress and model who became known after being crowned Miss Russia 2010. She went on to represent her country at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant and placed in the...

8. Alexei Puninski (1985)

Olympic Swimmer

Alexei Puninski is a Russian-born Croatian swimmer who specialized in freestyle and butterfly events. He is a multiple-time Croatian champion and record holder in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events.

9. Filipp Savchenko (1991)

Russian Ice Hockey Player

Savchenko. Savchenko made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg during the 2010–11 KHL season.

10. Svetlana Leshukova (1974)

Swimmer

Svetlana Yuryevna Leshukova is a retired Russian swimmer who won two bronze medals in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the European championships in 1993 and 1997. She competed in...

11. Marina Khalturina (1974)

Figure Skater

Marina Khalturina is a figure skater who represented Kazakhstan in international competition as a pair skater and a single skater. She competed internationally as a pair skater from 1992 through...

12. Alexander Kudryavtsev (1985)

Tennis Player

Alexander Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008 playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP...

13. Marina Sheshenina (1985)

Volleyball Player

Marina Igorevna Sheshenina is a female volleyball player from Russia who plays as a setter. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the gold medal...

14. Georgi Misharin (1985)

Russian Ice Hockey Player

Georgi Misharin is an ice hockey player. CHL Import Draft- Saginaw Spirit 2nd Round 2003

15. Tatyana Dektyareva (1981)

Russian Hurdler

Tatyana Valeryevna Dektyareva is a Russian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.

16. Denis Pimankov (1975)

Swimmer

Denis Sergeyevich Pimankov is a freestyle swimmer from Russia who won several medals as a member of the freestyle relay team during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He competed...

17. Natalia Paderina (1975)

Sport Shooter

Natalia Paderina is a Russian sport shooter. She won the silver medal in Women's 10m air pistol at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At that event she shared the podium with...

18. Diana Rennik (1985)

Figure Skater

Diana Rennik is an Estonian pair skater. She competed with Aleksei Saks. Together they are the four times Estonian national champions. They placed 17th at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

19. Sergei Nemolodyshev (1985)

Russian Ice Hockey Player

Sergei Nemolodyshev is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League.

20. Irina Denezhkina (1981)

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Irina Denezhkina is a Russian controversial writer notable for a vulgar style of her works which is explained by some as a reflection of the modern reality as of the...

21. Lyudmila Lyadova (1925)

Russian Composer

Lyudmila Alekseevna Lyadova is a Russian composer who lives and works in Moscow.

22. Nukhim Rashkovsky (1946)

Russian Chess Player

Nukhim Nikolayevich Rashkovsky is a chess Grandmaster and coach from Russia. His first meaningful chess moves were played at the Sverdlovsk Palace of Pioneers one of many training schools for...

23. Alexander Motylev (1979)

Chess Player

Alexander Anatolyevich Motylev is a chess grandmaster the current European champion and a former Russian champion. He learnt how to play at the age of four and a half years...

24. Oleg Dementiev (1938)

Russian Chess Player

Oleg Dementiev was a Russian chess master who won the Russian Chess Championship in 1971.

25. Fedor Malykhin (1990)

Russian Ice Hockey Forward

Malykhin is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League.

26. Nikolai Narimanov (1958)

Ukrainian Ice Hockey Player

Nikolai Narimanov is a Ukrainian former ice hockey player.

27. Sergey Sviridov (1990)

Decathlete

Sergey Sviridov is a Russian decathlete. He competed in the decathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics finishing 8th.

28. Daria Deeva (1990)

Russian Swimmer

Daria Deeva is a Russian swimmer. She is competing for Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

29. Stanislav Leonovich (1958)

Soviet Pair Skater

Stanislav Viktorovich Leonovich is a former Soviet pair skater with partner Marina Pestova. They were the 1982 World and European silver medalists 1980 World and European bronze medalists and three-time...

30. Anna Gavrilenko (1990)

Gymnast

Anna Vitaliyevna Gavrilenko is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast and Olympic champion.

31. Anatoli Nikontsev (1990)

Russian Ice Hockey Player

Anatoly Nikontsev is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League. In 2010 he won the Cherepanov Memorial Trophy awarded to...

32. Sergei Chistyakov (1990)

Russian Ice Hockey Player

Sergei Chistyakov is a Russian ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. Chistyakov made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with Avtomobilist...

33. Andrei Vavilchenkov (1990)

Russian Footballer

Andrei Andreyevich Vavilchenkov is a Russian professional football player. He last played for FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow.

34. Denis Galimzyanov (1987)

Russian Racing Cyclist

Denis Ramilievitch Galimzyanov is a Russian racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha. He obtained a major victory in the classic Paris–Brussels in 2011 where he imposed...

35. Ivan Chudin (1990)

Russian Footballer

Ivan Viktorovich Chudin is a Russian professional football player. He plays for FC Volga Ulyanovsk.

36. Dmitri Rusanov (1987)

Russian Footballer

Dmitri Andreyevich Rusanov is a Russian professional football player. In 2009 he played for FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.

37. Igor Yudin (1987)

Australian Volleyball Player

Igor Yudin is an Australian volleyball player with Russian origins. He competed for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has been playing for Russian club Kuzbass Kemerowo since 2013....

38. Ekaterina Pankova (1990)

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39. Aleksandra Pasynkova (1987)

Russian Volleyball Player

Aleksandra Arkadyevna Pasynkova is a female volleyball player from Russia. She plays for VC Uralochka.

40. Alexander Dolsky (1938)

Russian Musician

Alexander Alexandrovich Dolsky is a Soviet and Russian poet writer artist and most famously known for being a bard. Dolsky graduated from the Ural Polytechnical Institute in 1963 and in...

41. Anastasia Poltoratskaya (1988)

Tennis Player

Anastasia Viktorevna Poltoratskaya is a Russian tennis player. Currently ranked World No. 525 in singles and No. 281 in doubles she has won six doubles titles and reached six singles...

42. Kirill Starkov (1987)

Danish Ice Hockey Player

Kirill Olegovich Starkov is a professional Danish ice hockey player. He is playing for IK Oskarshamn in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. He has previously played for CSKA Moscow Syracuse Crunch Youngstown...

43. Anastasia Gorshkova (1987)

Figure Skater

Anastasia Alexeyevna Gorshkova is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. She competed with Ilia Tkachenko from 2002 to 2006 coached by her father Alexei Gorshkov. They won the bronze medal...

44. Igor Lysyj (1987)

Russian Chess Player

Igor Lysyj is a Russian chess grandmaster.

45. Aliya Garayeva (1988)

Azerbaijani Rhythmic Gymnast

Aliya Garayeva is a retired Azerbaijani gymnast. She is the 2011 World All-around bronze medalist a two-time European All-around bronze medalist two time Grand Prix Final All-around bronze medalist and...

46. Alexander Yukseyev (1988)

Russian Ice Hockey Player

Alexander Yukseyev is a Russian ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. Yukseyev made his Kontinental Hockey League debut playing with Avangard...

47. Evgeny Korolev (1988)

Tennis Player

Evgeny Korolev is a Kazakhstani tennis player and the cousin of former Russian player Anna Kournikova. He began playing tennis at age four with his father and picked up his...

48. Alexander Maslyakov (1941)

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Alexander Vasilyevich Maslyakov is a prominent Soviet and Russian television game show host. He is an extremely well known iconographic figure throughout the former USSR having been on the...

49. Valeri Andreyevich Sokolov (1988)

Russian Footballer

Valeri Andreyevich Sokolov is a Russian professional football player. He last played in the Russian Second Division for FC Gornyak Uchaly.

50. Valeria Savinykh (1991)

Russian Tennis Player

Valeria Savinykh is a Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 113 which she reached on 30 January 2012. Her career high in doubles is 109 achieved on...