Famous Russian - Russian Celebrities - page 11

Russia. The very mention of this country brings to memory the image of a proud Yuri Gagarin as he became the first human to journey into outer space. Russians have always been the pioneers in space travel and launched the first human made satellite. Extending across northern Asia and Eastern Europe, Russia is the largest country in the world by area. Russians over the past several centuries have played a very important role in the development of the world’s art, science and technology, philosophy, music, politics and literature.

Find out more about the greatest Russians, including Vladimir Putin, Joseph Stalin, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Vladimir Lenin and Nikita Khrushchev.

The Most Famous Russian

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Vasily ZaytsevMarch 23, 1915RussianVasily Zatysev was a Russian sniper who served during the World War II
Zyzz (Aziz Shavershian)March 24, 1989Australian, Russian, ThaiZyzz (Aziz Shavershian) was a popular Australian Body Builder and internet personality
Olesya RulinMarch 17, 1986Russian, AmericanOlesya Rulin is a Russian-American actress, best known for her role in Disney's commercially successful ‘High School Musical’ franchise
Nikolai ValuevAugust 21, 1973RussianNikolai Valuev is a Russian retired professional boxer, actor, politician, and author
Vitaly ZdorovetskiyMarch 8, 1992Russian, AmericanCheck out all that you wanted to know about Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, the budding YouTube Personality; his birthday, family and personal life, his girlfriends, fun trivia facts and more.
Helga LovekatyMay 7, 1992RussianHelga Lovekaty is a famous Russian fashion model and actress
Konstantin TsiolkovskySeptember 17, 1857RussianKonstantin Tsiolkovsky was a Russian rocket scientist and a pioneer of astronautics
Garry KasparovApril 13, 1963RussianGarry Kasparov is a Russian chess Grandmaster considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time
Grigori RasputinJanuary 21, 1869RussianRasputin was a Russian farmer-turned-healer, famous for his relationship with the Tsar’s family
Anastasia KvitkoNovember 25, 1994RussianAnastasia Kvitko is a Russian glamor model and entrepreneur
Svetlana Alliluyeva

Svetlana Alliluyeva

Svetlana Alliluyeva, also known as Lana Peters, was the only daughter and the favourite child of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin

RussianFebruary 28, 1926560 views

Alexander II of Russia

Alexander II of Russia was the Emperor of Russia, as well as the King of Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland, who reigned from March 1855 to March 1881

RussianApril 29, 1818139 views

Leonid Brezhnev

Leonid Brezhnev was a leader of the Soviet Union

RussianDecember 19, 1906274 views

Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich is a Russian businessman, investor and a politician, who happens to be one of the richest men in the world

RussianOctober 24, 1966246 views

Arkadiy Abramovich

Arkadiy Abramovich is a Russian entrepreneur

RussianSeptember 14, 1993602 views

Alexei Kosygin

Alexei Kosygin was a Soviet-Russian political leader

RussianFebruary 20, 1904140 views

Margarita Levieva

Margarita Levieva is a well-known Russian-American actress

RussianFebruary 9, 1980154 views

Alexander Berkman

Alexander Berkman was an important figure in the anarchist movement of the 20th century

FrenchNovember 21, 1870165 views

Alexander Alekhine

Alexander Alekhine was a celebrated chess player of Russia

PortugueseOctober 31, 1892539 views

Taras Kulakov

Taras Kulakov is a Russian YouTuber famous for his ‘life hacks’ science experiments

RussianMarch 11, 1987134 views