Famous Russian - Russian Celebrities - page 2

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
Pavel Cherenkov

Pavel Cherenkov

Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov was a Soviet physicist who was awarded the ‘Nobel Prize in Physics’ in 1958

RussianJuly 28, 1904125 views

Mikhail Lomonosov

Mikhail Lomonosov was a Russian scientist, poet, geologist and astronomer

RussianNovember 19, 1711206 views

Nikolay Przhevalsky

Nikolay Przhevalsky was a Russian explorer who contributed significantly to European knowledge of Central Asia

RussianApril 12, 1839144 views

Peter Kropotkin

Prince Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin, aka Peter Kropotkin, was a Russian philosopher and activist

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov was a celebrated modern short story writer of Russia

GermanJanuary 29, 1860195 views

Leonid Kantorovich

Leonid Kantorovich was a Russian mathematician and economist

RussianJanuary 19, 1912122 views

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess Grandmaster considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time

RussianApril 13, 19631,011 views

Maxim Gorky

Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, better known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian author

RussianMarch 28, 1868217 views

Ivan Bunin

Ivan Bunin was an eminent Russian poet and novelist and the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1933

RussianOctober 22, 1870214 views

Boris Pasternak

Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian novelist, poet and translator

RussianFebruary 10, 1890319 views