1. Alexander Luria (1902)

Russian Psychologist

Psychologist remembered for his case studies involving the human brain, including "The Mind of a Mnemonist" and "The Man with a Shattered World." He helped form the theory of Cultural-Historical...

2. Dayana Kirillova (2002)

Russian Singer

Russian singer best known for her performances at music events like Slavianski Bazaar and the Eurovision Song Contest.

3. Aida Garifullina (1987)

Opera Singer

Opera singer who won the 2013 Operalia competition. She won Moscow's Muslim Magomayev's competition in 2010. She has more than 1.3 million followers on her aidagarifullina Instagram account. 

4. Anna Gourari (1972)

German Musician

Classical concert pianist known for her starkly original approach to interpreting revered composers like Beethoven and Brahms.

5. Rustem Adagamov (1961)

Blogger

Prominent Russian blogger and activist, also known as Drugoi, who writes about a variety of topics ranging from politics to animal welfare. He moved to Prague in 2013 in order...

6. Alexander Burmistrov (1991)

Russian Ice Hockey Player Drafte

Hockey forward who won gold at the 2014 Ice Hockey World Championships as a member of the Russian squad. He is best known to NHL fans as a member of...

7. Ruslan Nigmatullin (1974)

Russian Footballer

Ruslan Karimovich Nigmatullin is a retired association footballer who played goalkeeper of Tatar ethnicity. He has appeared for the Russian national team 24 times and was their starting keeper...

8. Sergei Nikolayevich Zhukov (1967)

Russian Footballer

Sergei Nikolayevich Zhukov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1986 for FC Iskra Smolensk.

9. Maria Manakova (1974)

Chess Player

Maria Manakova is a chess Woman Grandmaster born in Russia. She lived in Serbia for several years and played for the Yugoslav women's chess team. Manakova was first board reserve...

10. Maksim Zhestokov (1991)

Russian Footballer

Maksim Andreyevich Zhestokov is a Russian football defender who plays for FC Rubin Kazan.

11. Anastasia Luppova (1985)

Russian Billiards Player And Coa

Anastasia Vladimirovna Luppova is a Russian billiards player the two-time European champion in Russian pyramid the champion of Moscow in dynamic pyramid and Master of Sports. Luppova also won the...

12. Lenar Gilmullin (1985)

Russian Footballer

Lenar Ildusovich Gilmullin was a Russian football full-back of Tatar origin who played for FC Rubin Kazan and the Russia Under-21 team.

13. Denis Loginov (1985)

Russian Ice Hockey Player

Denis Loginov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Ertis Pavlodar of Kazakhstan Vyschaya Liga. He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 7th round of...

14. Yevgeni Varlamov (1975)

Russian Footballer

Yevgeni Vladimirovich Varlamov is a retired Russian football player currently coaching at CSKA Moscow.

15. Chulpan Khamatova (1975)

Russian Actor

Chulpan Nailevna Khamatova MAR is a Russian film theater and TV actress of Tatar origin. Her name Chulpan means morning star in Tatar.

16. Gala Dalí (1894)

Russian-born Model

Gala Dalí usually known simply as Gala was the wife of first Paul Éluard then Salvador Dalí and an inspiration for them and many other writers and artists.

17. Alexander Solovtsov (1847)

Russian Chess Player

Alexander Vladimirovich Solovtsov was a Russian chess master. He tied for 3rd-4th and drew a match for the third place with Emanuel Schiffers at Sankt Petersburg 1878/79. Solovtsov took part...

18. Albert Kapengut (1944)

Chess Player

Albert Zinovievich Kapengut is a Soviet chess master. A holder of the International Master title he is best known as a respected teacher theoretician writer and member of the successful...

19. Ilya Shikshin (1990)

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20. Artyom Timofeev (chess player) (1985)

Chess Player

Artyom Timofeev is a Russian chess Grandmaster. He won the European Youth Chess Championship for U18 in 2000. He tied for 1st-6th with Evgeniy Najer Kaido Külaots Zoltan Gyimesi Sergey...

21. Daria Shkurikhina (1990)

Gymnast

Daria Valeryevna Shkurikhina is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast and Olympic champion.

22. Alexander Vasil'ev (1853)

Russian Mathematician

23. Vladimir E. Zakharov (1939)

Soviet Physicist

Vladimir Evgen'evich Zakharov is a Soviet and Russian mathematician and physicist. He is currently Regents' Professor of mathematics at The University of Arizona and director of the Mathematical Physics...

24. Alsu Murtazina (1987)

Russian Triple Jumper

Alsu Ilkhamovna Murtazina is a Russian triple jumper..

25. Vladimir Kotelnikov (1908)

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Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotelnikov was an information theory and radar astronomy pioneer from the Soviet Union. He was elected a member of the Russian Academy of Science in the Department of...

26. Aida Vedishcheva (1941)

Russian Singer

Aida Semёnovna Vedishcheva is a Soviet and Russian singer of Jewish descent. In the 1960s she contributed songs to several film soundtracks including The small song about bears Help me...

27. Rustem Kanipov (1982)

Russian Footballer

Rustem Rinatovich Kanipov is a Russian professional football player. Currently he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Zenit-Izhevsk Izhevsk.

28. Era Ziganshina (1944)

Actress

29. Nikolai Nikiforov (1982)

Russian Politician

Nikolai Nikiforov is a Russian politician currently serves as Minister of Communications and Mass Media of Russia.

30. Lyudmila Shubina (1948)

Handball Player

Lyudmila Yegorovna Shubina is a former Soviet/Azerbaijani handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 she won the gold medal with the Soviet team. She played three...

31. Pavel Prygunov (1976)

Russian Footballer

Pavel Vladimirovich Prygunov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 1994 for FC Rubin Kazan. He played 5 games in...

32. Youri Egorov (1954)

Russian Musician

Youri Aleksandrovich Egorov was a Soviet classical pianist.

33. Veronika Kudermetova (1997)

Russian Tennis Player

Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova is a Russian tennis player. Kudermetova has won one singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 28 April 2014 she reached...

34. Rem Urasin (1976)

Russian Pianist

Rem Urasin is a Russian pianist. In 1992 he won the Chopin Competition in Moscow; he has performed internationally since. From 1994-99 he was trained at the Moscow Conservatory under...

35. Alexander Lvovich Kazembek (1902)

Russian Noble

Alexander Lvovich Kazembek often spelled Kazem-Bek or Kasem-Beg was a Russian émigré and political activist and founder of the Mladorossi political group.

36. Leon Litinetski (1967)

Israeli Politician

Leon Litinetski is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 2008 and 2009.

37. Q4077931 (1867)

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38. Sadri Maksudi Arsal (1878)

Tatar And Turkish Statesman

Sadreddin Nizamettinovich Maksudov or Sadri Maksudi Arsal was a prominent Tatar and Turkish statesman scholar and thinker.

39. Viktor Yerin (1944)

Russian General And Politician

Viktor Fyodorovich Yerin was born 17 January 1944 in Kazan and was a Russian army general in 1993. Viktor Yerin began his career in Soviet security forces. Working in Tatarstan...

40. Lidiya Loginova (1951)

Volleyball Player

Lidiya Loginova is a former volleyball player for the USSR.

41. Valentina Nikonova (1952)

Fencer

Valentina Nikonova is a Soviet fencer. She won a gold medal in the women's team foil event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

42. Valery Gerasimov (1955)

Russian General

Valery Vasilevich Gerasimov is a Russian General the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia and first Deputy Defence Minister replacing Nikolay Makarov. He was...

43. Alexei Blinov (1964)

Russian Artist

Alexei Blinov is a London-based electronic engineer and new media artist. He was trained as a doctor before moving to the UK. In the early 1990s he specialised in large...

44. Irek Mukhamedov (1960)

Soviet Ballet Dancer

Irek Mukhamedov OBE is a Soviet-born ballet dancer of Tatar origin who has danced with the Bolshoi Ballet & the Royal Ballet He trained at the Moscow Choreographic Institute under...

45. Dmitri Obukhov (1983)

Russian Ice Hockey Player

Dmitri Obukhov is a Russian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League.

46. Marat Khusnullin (1966)

Russian Politician

Marat Shakirzyanovich Khusnullin is a Russian politician and a Deputy Mayor for Urban Development and Construction under the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin.

47. Maxim Sharafutdinov (1980)

Journalist

Maxim Rasimovich Sharafutdinov is a Russian journalist television presenter of Channel One.

48. Alexandre Dinerchtein (1980)

Russian Go Player

Alexandre Grigorievich Dinerchtein is a professional Go player from Russia. He is one of only a few non-Asian players to reach professional status which he achieved in 2002 at the...

49. Svetlana Shikshina (1980)

Russian Go Player

Svetlana Valeryevna Shikshina is a professional Go player from Russia one of only four western women to date to reach professional status. She achieved this in 2002 affiliated to the...

50. Denis Kapustin (1970)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Denis Viktorovich Kapustin is a retired male triple jumper from Russia. Best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics he is also the 1994 European champion....