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Most Famous Russian Athletes

Sports 1,252
Russia 4,578
554 MS Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Russian Player b. 1987
1,820 AK Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Karpov Russian Chess b. 1951
5,636 OK Olga Korbut Olga Korbut Russian Gymnast b. 1955
5,670 MB Mikhail Botvinnik Mikhail Botvinnik Russian Chess 1911–1995
7,102 EP Evgeni Plushenko Evgeni Plushenko Russian Skater b. 1982
7,569 VK Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik Russian Chess b. 1975
11,204 VT Vladislav Tretiak Vladislav Tretiak Russian Hockey b. 1952
12,549 RP Roman Pavlyuchenko Roman Pavlyuchenko Russian Football b. 1981
13,149 AK Aleksandr Kokorin Aleksandr Kokorin Russian Football b. 1991
14,594 IA Igor Akinfeev Igor Akinfeev Russian Football b. 1986
18,028 AK Aleksandr Kerzhakov Aleksandr Kerzhakov Russian Football b. 1982
18,840 AD Alan Dzagoev Alan Dzagoev Russian Football b. 1990
19,469 AG Aleksandr Golovin (footballer) Aleksandr Golovin (footballer) Russian Football b. 1996
20,671 VB Vsevolod Bobrov Vsevolod Bobrov Russian Football 1922–1979
22,665 DK Darius Kasparaitis Darius Kasparaitis Russian Hockey b. 1972
22,771 VA Vasily Alekseyev Vasily Alekseyev Russian Weightlifter 1942–2011
25,245 ES Eduard Streltsov Eduard Streltsov Russian Football 1937–1990
25,844 RS Roman Shirokov Roman Shirokov Russian Football b. 1981
27,035 OT Oleg Taktarov Oleg Taktarov Russian Judo b. 1967
27,504 LT Ludmilla Tourischeva Russian Gymnast b. 1952
28,943 VB Valeriy Brumel Valeriy Brumel Russian Athletic 1942–2003
32,595 VG Vladimir Gabulov Vladimir Gabulov Russian Football b. 1983
33,496 VG Vladimir Granat Vladimir Granat Russian Football b. 1987
34,375 SB Sergei Belov Sergei Belov Russian Basket 1944–2013
34,876 AK Alexei Kovalev Russian Hockey b. 1973
36,433 SS Sergei Semak Sergei Semak Russian Football b. 1976
36,521 NK Nellie Kim Nellie Kim Russian Gymnast b. 1957
36,872 SS Sergey Shubenkov Russian Athletic b. 1990
37,878 AB Aleksandr Bukharov Aleksandr Bukharov Russian Football b. 1985
38,405 BS Boris Shakhlin Boris Shakhlin Russian Gymnast 1932–2008
39,602 IS Igor Smolnikov Igor Smolnikov Russian Football b. 1988
40,141 KR Konstantin Rausch Konstantin Rausch Russian Football b. 1990
41,071 VB Valeriy Borzov Valeriy Borzov Russian Sprint b. 1949
41,227 VK Vladimir Kuts Vladimir Kuts Russian Runner 1927–1975
42,628 VF Viktor Fayzulin Viktor Fayzulin Russian Football b. 1986
43,103 VB Vladimir Bystrov Vladimir Bystrov Russian Football b. 1984
43,320 YB Yuriy Borzakovskiy Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russian Runner b. 1981
43,915 TL Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Lebedeva Russian Athletic b. 1976
44,100 DG Denis Glushakov Denis Glushakov Russian Football b. 1987
44,214 AN Alexei Nemov Alexei Nemov Russian Gymnast b. 1976
45,853 FE Fedor Emelianenko Fedor Emelianenko Russian Martial Art b. 1976
47,315 DA Dmitri Alenichev Dmitri Alenichev Russian Football b. 1972
47,514 SF Salo Flohr Salo Flohr Russian Chess 1908–1983
48,728 AP Alexander Popov (swimmer) Alexander Popov (swimmer) Russian Swimmer b. 1971
49,188 SK Svetlana Khorkina Svetlana Khorkina Russian Gymnast b. 1979
50,142 TL Tatyana Lysenko Tatyana Lysenko Russian Hammer Thrower b. 1983
50,449 FK Fyodor Kudryashov Fyodor Kudryashov Russian Football b. 1987
50,537 ND Nikolay Davydenko Nikolay Davydenko Russian Player b. 1981
52,413 SZ Svetlana Zhurova Svetlana Zhurova Russian Skater b. 1972
52,954 VP Vladimir Petrov (ice hockey) Vladimir Petrov (ice hockey) Russian Hockey 1947–2017
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Inside Russia Athletes

1,252 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous russia athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Russia Athletes peaked in the 1980s with 272 people.

What Russia Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Russia Athletes's biggest group — 30% of all notables (376).

Russia Athletes over-index on weightlifter — 25.3× the global rate.

  1. Football376
  2. Athletic118
  3. Wrestler97
  4. Sport76
  5. Athlete71
  6. Hockey64
  7. Skier63
  8. Weightlifter40
  1. Weightlifter4025.3×
  2. Athlete7124.3×
  3. Canoe2223.2×
  4. Judo2617.2×
  5. Gymnast2216.6×
  6. Chess2616.1×
  7. Wrestler9715.6×
  8. Skier6312.8×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Russia Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.