Moscow has produced a number of well-known computer scientists, philosophers, tennis players, ice hockey players, emperors & kings and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Moscow includes Sergey Brin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anna Kournikova, Alexander Ovechkin, Peter the Great, and many others.

Famous People Born In Moscow

Peter the GreatPeter the Great
09 June 1672, Russian
First Emperor of Russia
Fyodor DostoevskyFyodor Dostoevsky
11 November 1821, Russian
Russian novelist

Sergey BrinSergey Brin
21 August 1973, Russian, American
Computer scientist

Anna KournikovaAnna Kournikova
07 June 1981, Russian
Tennis Star

Ivan the TerribleIvan the Terrible
25 August 1530, Russian
First Russian Tsar

Alexander II of RussiaAlexander II of Russia
29 April 1818, Russian
Emperor of Russia
Svetlana AlliluyevaSvetlana Alliluyeva
28 February 1926, Russian
Joseph Stalin's Daughter

Vladimir KomarovVladimir Komarov
16 March 1927, Russian
Pilot

Vasily StalinVasily Stalin
21 March 1921, Russian
Joseph Stalin's Son
Alexander PushkinAlexander Pushkin
06 June 1799, Russian
Poet

Valeri BureValeri Bure
13 June 1974, American, Russian
Ice Hockey Player
Nastia LiukinNastia Liukin
30 October 1989, American
Gymnast

Wassily KandinskyWassily Kandinsky
16 December 1866, Russian
Painters

Anna of RussiaAnna of Russia
07 February 1693, Russian
Empress of Russia

Lev YashinLev Yashin
22 October 1929, Russian, Russian
Football Player

Alexander OvechkinAlexander Ovechkin
17 September 1985, Russian
Ice Hockey Player
Peter KropotkinPeter Kropotkin
09 December 1842, Russian
Philosopher & Activist

Boris PasternakBoris Pasternak
10 February 1890, Russian, Russian
Poet & Writer

Olesya RulinOlesya Rulin
17 March 1986, American, Russian
Actress

Mikhail KhodorkovskyMikhail Khodorkovsky
26 June 1963, Russian, Russian
Businessman
Oleg GordievskyOleg Gordievsky
10 October 1938, Russian
Secret Agent

Danila KozlovskyDanila Kozlovsky
03 May 1985, Russian
Actor
Dasha ZhukovaDasha Zhukova
08 June 1981, Russian
Businesswoman & Art Collector

Andrei SakharovAndrei Sakharov
21 May 1921, Russian
The Father of Soviet nuclear bomb’

Mikhail ProkhorovMikhail Prokhorov
03 May 1965, Russian
Business Tycoon
Kristina PimenovaKristina Pimenova
27 December 2005, Russian
Instagram Star, Model

Ivan III of RussiaIvan III of Russia
22 January 1440, Russian
Grand Prince of Moscow
Alexander AlekhineAlexander Alekhine
31 October 1892, Portuguese, Russian
French chess player

Svetlana KhodchenkovaSvetlana Khodchenkova
21 January 1983, Russian
Actress

Arkadiy AbramovichArkadiy Abramovich
14 September 1993, Russian
Roman Abramovich's Son
Ilya PrigogineIlya Prigogine
25 January 1917, Belgian
Physical Chemist

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Vladimir Petrovich DemikhovVladimir Demikhov
18 July 1916, Russian
Organ Transplant Pioneer
Alexander HerzenAlexander Herzen
06 April 1812, Russian
Father of Russian socialism

Maria ShukshinaMaria Shukshina
27 May 1967, Russian
Actress

Pavel GrudininPavel Grudinin
20 October 1960, Russian
Politician

Anastasia BezrukovaAnastasia Bezrukova
05 January 2004, Russian
Child Model
Svetlana BilyalovaSvetlana Bilyalova
13 January 1992, Russian
Instagram Star
Egor TarabasovEgor Tarabasov
30 April 1993, Russian
Ex-Fiancé of Lindsay Lohan

Aziz ShavershianZyzz (Aziz Shavershian)
24 March 1989, Australian, Thai, Russian
Body Builder, Internet Personality

Aleksandr ScriabinAleksandr Scriabin
06 January 1872, Russian
Russian Symbolist Composer

Lena KatinaLena Katina
04 October 1984, Russian
Russian singer
Konstantin StanislavskiKonstantin Stanislavski
17 January 1863, Russian
Actor

Ivan V of RussiaIvan V of Russia
27 August 1666, Russian
monarch

Eugene MirmanEugene Mirman
24 July 1974, American, Russian
Comedian

Marat SafinMarat Safin
27 January 1980, Russian
Tennis player, Politician

Peter I of RussiaPeter I of Russia
09 June 1672, Russian
Former Emperor of All Russia
Yuri MilnerYuri Milner
11 November 1961, Russian
Entrepreneur

Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of RussiaGrand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia
07 February 1708, Russian
pretender
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of RussiaAlexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
28 February 1690, Russian
 

Alexander SuvorovAlexander Suvorov
24 November 1730, Russian
military personnel, officer

Alexis of RussiaAlexis of Russia
29 March 1629, Russian
Tsar of Russia
Nikolai VavilovNikolai Vavilov
13 November 1887, Russian
botanist, biologist, explorer, geneticist,

Alexander ScriabinAlexander Scriabin
06 January 1872, Russian
Composer, Pianist, University teacher
Alla PugachevaAlla Pugacheva
1949 AD, Russian
Russian-Soviet music performer

Ekaterina GordeevaEkaterina Gordeeva
28 May 1971, Russian
Figure skater

Feodor III of RussiaFeodor III of Russia
09 June 1661, Russian
 

Joseph AlliluyevJoseph Alliluyev
22 May 1945, Russian
Cardiologist

Feodor I of RussiaFeodor I of Russia
31 May 1557, Russian
 
Viacheslav FetisovViacheslav Fetisov
20 April 1958, Russian
Ice hockey player

Alexander LebedevAlexander Lebedev
16 December 1959, Russian
Businessman

Vladimir VysotskyVladimir Vysotsky
25 January 1938, Russian
Singer-songwriter

Evgeny KissinEvgeny Kissin
10 October 1971, Israeli, British, Russian
Pianist
Alexander GrischukAlexander Grischuk
31 October 1983, Russian
Chess player

Mikhail LermontovMikhail Lermontov
15 October 1814, Russian
writer
Nikita MikhalkovNikita Mikhalkov
21 October 1945, Russian
Filmmaker

Artem DzyubaArtem Dzyuba
22 August 1988, Russian
Footballer

Evgeny LebedevEvgeny Lebedev
08 May 1980, British, Russian
Owner of Lebedev Holdings Ltd
TimatiTimati
15 August 1983, Russian
Rapper, Singer, Record producer, Composer

Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of RussiaTsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia
28 March 1554, Russian
composer
Valeri KharlamovValeri Kharlamov
14 January 1948, Russian
Ice hockey player

Sergey LazarevSergey Lazarev
01 April 1983, Russian
Actor, Opera singer, Musician, Singer

Roman JakobsonRoman Jakobson
11 October 1896, Russian
Linguist
Sergei Bodrov Jr.Sergei Bodrov Jr.
27 December 1971, Russian
Actor

Maria KirilenkoMaria Kirilenko
25 January 1987, Russian
Tennis player
Eudoxia LopukhinaEudoxia Lopukhina
10 July 1669, Russian
The first wife of Peter I of Russia

Sergei GrinkovSergei Grinkov
04 February 1967, Russian
Fgure skater

Ilia KulikIlia Kulik
23 May 1977, Russian
Figure skater

Vasili III of RussiaVasili III of Russia
25 March 1479, Russian
Grand prince
Maya PlisetskayaMaya Plisetskaya
20 November 1925, Spanish, Russian
Ballet dancer, Dancer, Choreographer, Actor, Prima
Valery GergievValery Gergiev
02 May 1953, Russian
Conductor

P. D. OuspenskyP. D. Ouspensky
04 March 1878, Russian
philosopher, writer

False Dmitriy IFalse Dmitriy I
19 October 1582, Russian
Emperor

Svetlana SavitskayaSvetlana Savitskaya
08 August 1948, Russian
Aviator
Pavel PogrebnyakPavel Pogrebnyak
08 November 1983, Russian
Association football player

Marina TsvetaevaMarina Tsvetaeva
28 May 1892, Russian, Russian
Poet, Writer

Olga SeryabkinaOlga Seryabkina
12 April 1985, Russian
Singer, Songwriter

Michael I of RussiaMichael I of Russia
12 July 1596, Russian
 

Yuri KolokolnikovYuri Kolokolnikov
15 December 1980, Russian
Actor
Dmitry DonskoyDmitry Donskoy
12 October 1350, Russian
 

Petr MitrichevPetr Mitrichev
19 March 1985, Russian
Computer scientist
Vasily SmyslovVasily Smyslov
24 March 1921, Russian
Chess grandmaster

Andrey AndreevAndrey Andreev
03 February 1974, Russian
Russian entrepreneur
Viktor AbakumovViktor Abakumov
11 April 1908, Russian
officer
Fyodor BondarchukFyodor Bondarchuk
09 May 1967, Russian
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lenfilm