This is a list of people associated with the modern Russian Federation, the Soviet Union, Imperial Russia, Russian Tsardom, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Kievan Rus', and other predecessor states of Russia.
Regardless of ethnicity or emigration, the list includes famous natives of Russia and its predecessor states, as well as people who were born elsewhere but spent most of their active life in Russia. For more information, see the articles Rossiyane, Russians and Demographics of Russia. For specific lists of Russians, see Category:Lists of Russian people and Category:Russian people.
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Main articles: Russian field marshals and Soviet marshals |
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Main article: Cosmonauts |
Main articles: Russian inventors and Russian inventions |
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For a more comprehensive list, see List of Russian fashion models. |
Main article: List of Russian sportspeople |
Main article: Russian chess players |