Famous Russian - Russian Celebrities - page 4
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 | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Vasily Zaytsev | March 23, 1915 | Russian | Vasily Zatysev was a Russian sniper who served during the World War II |
| Zyzz (Aziz Shavershian) | March 24, 1989 | Australian, Russian, Thai | Zyzz (Aziz Shavershian) was a popular Australian Body Builder and internet personality |
| Olesya Rulin | March 17, 1986 | Russian, American | Olesya Rulin is a Russian-American actress, best known for her role in Disney's commercially successful ‘High School Musical’ franchise |
| Nikolai Valuev | August 21, 1973 | Russian | Nikolai Valuev is a Russian retired professional boxer, actor, politician, and author |
| Vitaly Zdorovetskiy | March 8, 1992 | Russian, American | Check 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 Lovekaty | May 7, 1992 | Russian | Helga Lovekaty is a famous Russian fashion model and actress |
| Konstantin Tsiolkovsky | September 17, 1857 | Russian | Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a Russian rocket scientist and a pioneer of astronautics |
| Garry Kasparov | April 13, 1963 | Russian | Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess Grandmaster considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time |
| Grigori Rasputin | January 21, 1869 | Russian | Rasputin was a Russian farmer-turned-healer, famous for his relationship with the Tsar’s family |
| Anastasia Kvitko | November 25, 1994 | Russian | Anastasia Kvitko is a Russian glamor model and entrepreneur |
Vladimir Vernadsky
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Elizabeth of Russia
Elizabeth of Russia was the Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762
Peter the Great
Peter the Great was the Tsar and first Emperor of Russia known for his extensive expansion and reforms
Dmitri Mendeleev
Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who is best known for his discovery of the periodic law
George Gamow
George Gamow was a renowned Russian theoretical physicist who did ground breaking work in the field of quantum tunneling and Big Bang Theory
Alexander III of Russia
Alexander III of Russia was the emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894, dubbed "The Peacemaker"
Kazimir Malevich
Kazimir Malevich is a pioneer of the Suprematism movement in Art and is known for his works like the 'Black Square' and 'Suprematist Composition'
Grigori Rasputin
Rasputin was a Russian farmer-turned-healer, famous for his relationship with the Tsar’s family
Lev Vygotsky
Lev Vygotsky was a Soviet developmental psychologist, known as the "Mozart of psychology." This biography of Lev Vygotsky provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline
Anatoly Chubais
Anatoly Chubais is a famous Russian economist-turned-politician who has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the nation