98 notable historical figures from Russia, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
1952 – Present
2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000–2008, 2012–present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000, 2008–2012), Director of the Federal Security Service (1998–1999) and Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg (1994–1996)
Born October 71965 – Present
President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, Prime Minister of Russia (2012-2020) and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020
Born September 141931 – 2007
Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)
Born February 11918 – 2008
Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)
Born December 111937 – Present
Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space
Born March 61983 – Present
American whistleblower and former NSA contractor (born 1983)
Born June 211961 – 2023
Russian mercenary leader, oligarch, restaurateur, former owner of Wagner PVC (1961–2023)
Born June 11959 – 2015
Russian scientist, statesman and liberal politician (1959–2015)
Born October 91934 – 2019
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)
Born May 301984 – Present
Russian business executive, entrepreneur, and investor who is a co-founder and the chief executive officer of Telegram
Born October 101955 – Present
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation since 2024 and former Russian defense minister
Born May 211945 – Present
Russian film director, writer, producer and actor (born 1945)
Born October 211963 – Present
Russian businessman, philanthropist and former oligarch
Born June 261934 – Present
Soviet-Russian artistic gymnast and ballet dancer (born 1934)
Born December 271944 – Present
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Born June 261937 – Present
Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and film producer
Born August 201937 – 2010
Russian mathematician who studied integrable systems and differential equations (1937–2010)
Born June 121937 – 2010
Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (1937–2010)
Born April 101920 – 1994
Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor (1920–1994)
Born September 251978 – Present
Russian–American engineer, manager and former executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation
Born January 25