1. Igor Bondarevsky (1913)

Russian Chess Player

Soviet chess Grandmaster who is best known for coaching World Chess Champion Boris Spassky.

2. Mark Grossman (1987)

Actor

Actor known for his work in various TV series and films, including Maybe Tomorrow, Silent Hill Internal Prison, Cowboy Zombies, and Seven Hours in Heaven. He has also worked as...

3. Eva Rivas (1987)

Armenian Singer

Singer who emerged on the international stage after representing Armenia at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Apricot Stone." She later became a judge on The Voice of...

4. Shym (1985)

Pop Singer

Successful French pop singer who released the triple-platinum albums Prendre l'Air and Cameleon in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Her numerous Top Five singles include "Si Tu Savais," "Victoire," and "Et...

5. Nikita Nagornyy (1997)

Gymnast

Russian gymnast who is best known for being a 2-time Olympic Silver Medalist. He has also been a 3-time World Gold Medalist.

6. Andrey Moiseyev (1979)

Russian Modern Pentathlete

Pentathlete who won a gold medal in the modern pentathlete at his first Olympics, the 2004 Games in Athens.

7. Liza Kei (1990)

Model

Instagram star and model who is known for her national representation from a variety of clients and companies such as Blow, Modelwerk, Premier, and Playboy. Her content often features her...

8. Victoria Lopyreva (1983)

Russian Model

TV show show host who was named Russia's official FIFA World Cup 2018 ambassador. She was crowned Miss Russia 2003. She has 4.3 million followers on her lopyrevavika Instagram account.  

9. Dmitry Chaplin (1982)

Ballroom Dancer And Reality Tv C

Made famous by his often shirtless appearances on Season 2 of the reality talent competition So You Think You Can Dance, he also performed (as the professional partner of amateur...

10. Maxim Staviski (1977)

Figure Skater

Ice dancer from Russia most famous for his highly-successful partnership with Albena Denkova. Together, they won two World Figure Skating Championships and one Grand Prix Final.

11. Aleksei Lvovich Nikolayev (1985)

Russian Footballer

Aleksei Lvovich Nikolayev is a Russian professional football player. Currently he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC SKVO Rostov-on-Don. He played for the main squad of PFC CSKA...

12. Aleksei Buznyakov (1985)

Russian Footballer

Aleksei Vasilyevich Buznyakov is a Russian professional football player. Currently he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC SKVO Rostov-on-Don.

13. Marina Belikova (1985)

Olympic Skeet Shooter

Marina Viktorovna Belikova is a Russian sport shooter. She won a silver medal in the women's skeet at the 2011 European Shooting Championships in Belgrade Serbia accumulating a score of...

14. Aleksandr Kostoglod (1974)

Canoe Racer

Aleksandr Viktorovich Kostoglod is a Soviet-born Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics he won three medals with two silvers and one...

15. Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (1974)

Chess Player

Ekaterina Kovalevskaya is a Russian chess player with the titles International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She won the Russian Women's Chess Championship in 1994 and 2000. and was runner-up in...

16. Vitaly Fokeev (1974)

Russian Sport Shooter

Vitaly Fokeev is a Russian sport shooter who specializes in the double trap. Fokeev was born in Lipetsk RSFSR Soviet Union. At the 2004 Olympic Games he finished in joint...

17. Mikhail Yemelyanov (1962)

Kazakhstani Canoeist

Mikhail Yemelyanov is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1...

18. Maksim Chernokozov (1985)

Russian Footballer

Maksim Petrovich Chernokozov is a Russian professional football player. He last played in the Russian Second Division for FC Taganrog. He played for the main squad of FC Rostov in...

19. Tatiana Kotova (1985)

Russian Model And Singer

Tatiana Nikolaevna Kotova is a Russian beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Russia 2006 title and the opportunity to represent Russia in the Miss Universe 2007 and Miss World...

20. Vladimir Kazmenko (1975)

Russian Football Referee

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kazmenko ; born September 27 1975 in Rostov-on-Don is a Russian professional football referee. He has officiated matches of the Russian Premier League since 2009 and was given...

21. Sergei Tumasyan (1990)

Russian Footballer

Sergei Aleksandrovich Tumasyan is a Russian professional football player of Armenian descent. He plays for FC SKVO Rostov-on-Don. He is the younger brother of Denis Tumasyan and a son of...

22. Evgenia Biglova (1921)

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23. Artem Lukyanenko (1990)

Russian Decathlete

Artem Lukyanenko is a Russian decathlete. His personal best score is 7869 points achieved in 2011. He got bronze medal at 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul Turkey.

24. Mark Stolberg (Unknow)

Russian Chess Master

Mark Moiseevich Stolberg was a Russian chess master. Stolberg won the Rostov-on-Don City championship in 1938. The next year he took 2nd in a Soviet master candidates tournament. In 1940...

25. Andrei Lyakh (1990)

Russian Footballer

Andrei Ivanovich Lyakh is a Russian professional football player. Currently he plays in the Russian National Football League for FC Arsenal Tula.

26. Lev Anninsky (1934)

Russian Literary Historian And C

Lev Alexandrovich Anninsky is the Soviet Russian literary critic and historian publicist essayist author of more than 30 books. He is also a scriptwriter and as such the three times...

27. Antonina Krivoshapka (1987)

Russian 400 Metres Sprinter

Antonina Vladimirovna Krivoshapka is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She holds 400 m personal bests of 49. 16 s outdoors and 50. 55 s indoors. Hailing...

28. Andrei Mikheyev (1987)

Russian Footballer

Andrei Vasilyevich Mikheyev is a Russian professional football player. Currently he plays for FC Rotor Volgograd.

29. Aleksandr Abroskin (1987)

Russian Footballer

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Abroskin is a Russian football striker. Currently he plays for FC Zenit Penza.

30. Maria Kryuchkova (1988)

Gymnast

Maria Yevgenyevna Krioutchkova is a Russian gymnast of Olympic calibre. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

31. Enver Yulgushov (1938)

Russian Footballer

Enver Umyarovich Yulgushov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He currently works as a president of a coaching council of FC Rostov.

32. Vladimir Shumeyko (1945)

Russian Politician

Vladimir Filippovich Shumeyko is a Russian political figure. In November 1991 Vladimir Shumeyko was appointed chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation. In May 1992 Shumeyko leading...

33. Katerina Keyru (1988)

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34. Andrei Maslovskiy (1982)

Russian Footballer

Andrei Ivanovich Maslovskiy is a Russian professional football player. He plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Dynamo Bryansk.

35. Andrei Vorobyov (1982)

Russian Footballer

Andrei Aleksandrovich Vorobyov is a Russian professional footballer. In 2009 he played for FC Bataysk-2007. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2000 for FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don.

36. Eduard Gritsun (1976)

Russian Racing Cyclist

Eduard Vyacheslavovich Gritsun is a retired Russian professional road bicycle racer.

37. Angelina Nikonova (1976)

Filmmaker

Angelina Nokonova is a Russian filmmaker script writer and film producer.

38. Lyudmila Karachkina (1948)

Astronomer

Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina is a former Soviet/Ukrainian astronomer. Working at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1978 she discovered a number of asteroids including the Amor asteroid 5324 Lyapunov and...

39. Evgeni Barbakov (1954)

Rower

Evgeni Aleksandrovich Barbakov is a Russian former rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1980 he was a crew member of the Soviet boat...

40. Aleksandr Ivanov-Sukharevsky (1950)

Soviet Film Director

Aleksandr Kuzmich Ivanov-Sukharevsky is a far right politician in Russia who is the leader of the Peoples National Party.

41. Svetlana Grozdova (1959)

Gymnast

Svetlana Khristoforovna Grozdova is a retired Soviet Russian gymnast. She started training in gymnastics at age 8 and was coached by Russian gymnastics coach Ruslan Lavrov in a gym in...

42. Yevgeniya Glushenko (1952)

Russian Actor

Evgeniya Konstantinovna Glushenko in Rostov-na-Donu is a Russian actress best known for her role as Vera in the Soviet melodrama Vlyublyon po sobstvennomu zhelaniyu.

43. Igor Vishnevetsky (1964)

Russian Poet

Igor Georgievich Vishnevetsky is a notable Russian poet. He has been a contributor and editor in numerous Russian literary journals and anthologies since the 1980s. Though some of his...

44. Inessa Merkulova (1964)

Dressage Rider

Inessa Merkulova is a Russian dressage rider. She has represented Russia three times at the World Equestrian Games. She is also a two-times participant at the Dressage World Cup Finals....

45. Irina Allegrova (1952)

Singer

Irina Aleksandrovna Allegrova is a Russian singer.

46. Gennadiy Prigoda (1965)

Swimmer

Gennadiy Sergeyevich Prigoda is a former freestyle swimmer from Russia who competed twice at the Summer Olympics first for the Soviet Union in 1988 and then for the Unified Team...

47. Mikhail Simonov (Unknow)

Russian Aircraft Designer

Mikhail Simonov was a Russian aircraft designer famed for creating the Sukhoi Su-27 fighter-bomber the Soviet Union's answer to the American F-15 Eagle. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union...

48. Maria Kharenkova (1998)

Gymnast

Maria Aleksandrovna Kharenkova is a Russian artistic gymnast. She resides at Rostov-on-Don Russia and is coached by Ruslan Larov.

49. Valentina Tsybulskaya (1968)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Valentina Ivanovna Tsybulskaya is a Belarusian race walker. She has won World Championships silver and bronze medals but no Olympic medals although she participated in 1996 2000 and 2004.

50. Sergej Litvinov (1986)

German Hammer Thrower

Sergej Sergeyevich Litvinov former German hammer thrower with a personal best of 78. 98 with the 7. 26 kg hammer set on 30 April 2010 in Hengelo. He has been...