Famous Russian - Russian Celebrities - page 6

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
Ivan Pavlov

Ivan Pavlov

Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

RussianSeptember 26, 1849164 views

Anna Kournikova

Anna Kournikova is a retired Russian professional tennis player

RussianJune 7, 1981165 views

Andrei Sakharov

Andrei Sakharov was a Russian physicist and Noble Prize winning activist, popularly known as ‘The Father of Soviet nuclear bomb’

RussianMay 21, 1921185 views

Andrei Gromyko

Andrei Gromyko was a Russian statesman who served for many years as a diplomat of Soviet Union

RussianJuly 18, 1909143 views

Anatoli Boukreev

Anatoli Boukreev was a Russian mountaineer, who ascended some of the highest peaks on Earth in his lifetime

RussianJanuary 16, 1958163 views

Aleksandr Borodin

Aleksandr Borodin was a prodigal Russian music composer and scientist

RussianNovember 12, 1833253 views

Leonhard Euler

Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician counted among the greatest mathematicians of all times

RussianApril 15, 1707197 views

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Coming from a army background, Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov stunned the world with his penchant and flair for music

RussianMarch 18, 1844200 views

Anastasia Kvitko

Anastasia Kvitko is a Russian glamor model and entrepreneur

RussianNovember 25, 1994824 views

Egor Tarabasov

Egor Tarabasov is the former fiancé of American actress Lindsay Lohan

RussianJanuary 1, 1993148 views