Famous people born in Russian Empire
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Natalia Pogonina
Natalia Andreevna Pogonina is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster . She is the runnerup of the Womens World Chess Championship 2015.....
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Natalie Glebova
Natalie Glebova is a RussianCanadian TV Host, author, dancer, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe Canada 2005 and later that year won Miss Universe 2005 in Thailand.....
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Ilia Tkachenko
Ilia Alexeyevich Tkachenko is a Russian ice dancer who competes with Isabella Tobias for Israel. Together they have won three medals on the ISU Challenger Series.....
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Natasha Poly
Natalya Sergeyevna Polevshchikova , generally shortened to Natasha Poly, is a Russian model.....
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Ilya Bryzgalov
Ilya Nikolayevich Bryzgalov is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He was selected in the second round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, 44th overall, by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He has also played for the Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers and Minnesota Wild.....
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Ilya Kovalchuk
Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. He debuted in the Vysshaya Liga with Spartak Moscow, before continuing his career in the National Hockey League . Drafted first overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers, he began his NHL career with them in 200102. After eight seasons with the Thrashers, he was traded to the New Jersey Devils in February 2010, and later sign....
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Ilya Ponomarev
Ilya Vladimirovich Ponomarev is a Russian politician, member of the State Duma and a technology entrepreneur. Ponomarev has been active in politics for 20 years, combining international operational and investment experience working in high technology industries with a primary focus on IT and energy.....
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Eugene Mirman
Eugene Boris Mirman is a Russianborn American comedian and writer. Mirman is known for playing Yvgeny Mirminsky on Delocated, and voicing Gene Belcher on the animated comedy Bobs Burgers.....
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Kirill Khaliavin
Kirill Leonidovich Khaliavin is a Russian ice dancer who competes with Ksenia Monko. They are the 2011 World Junior champions, twotime Junior Grand Prix Final champions and the 2015 Russian National silver medalist.....
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Aleksandra Gerasimenya
Aleksandra Viktorovna Gerasimenya is a swimmer from Belarus. She specialises in sprint freestyle and backstroke events.....
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Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin is a Russian professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League . He is known for his remarkable skill set and ability to execute plays, earning him the reputation as one of the best players in the NHL. He currently wears number 71 on his jersey.....
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Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko , born 3 November 1982 is a Russian figure skater. He is a fourtime Olympic medalist , a threetime World champion , a seventime European champion , a fourtime Grand Prix Final champion , and a tentime Russian national champion . Plushenkos four Olympic medals tied Swedens Gillis Grafstrms record for most Olympic medals in figure skating.....
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Evgeny Novikov
Evgeny Maksimovich Novikov is a Russian rally driver currently competing for the MSport Ford World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship.....
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Alena Leonova
Alena Igorevna Leonova is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2012 World silver medalist, the 2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2009 World Junior champion, and a threetime Russian national medalist. She is also the 201415 ISU Challenger Series runnerup.....
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Nelli Zhiganshina
Nelli Nailevna Zhiganshina is a Russianborn German ice dancer. With Alexander Gazsi, she is a fourtime German national champion and has won twelve international medals. They have placed as high as 6th at the European Championships and 10th at the World Championships.....
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Alexander Enbert
Alexander Yuryevich Enbert is a Russian pair skater. From 2010 to 2014, he competed with Katarina Gerboldt. The pair appeared at one ISU Championship, the 2011 European Championships where they placed fourth. In 2015, he teamed up with Natalja Zabijako.....
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Alexander Grischuk
Alexander Igorevich Grischuk is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian Champion in 2009. He has won two team gold medals and one individual bronze medal at Chess Olympiads. He was a member of the gold medalwinning Russian team at the 2013 World Team Chess Championship in Antalya. He has also won the World Blitz Chess Championships of 2006, 2012 and 2015.....
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Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Mikhailovich Alex Ovechkin is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League . Prior to entering the NHL, Ovechkin played for HC Dynamo Moscow of the Russian Superleague for four seasons, from 2001 until 2005, and returned to play for them briefly during the 201213 NHL lockout. A highly touted prospect, Ovechkin was selected by the Capitals first overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. With the 200405 NHL lockout cancelling t....
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Alexander Popov swimmer
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Popov is a Russian former Olympic goldwinning swimmer regarded as one of the greatest sprint freestyle swimmers of all time, and the only swimmer in history, male or female, to win four individual Olympic gold medals in freestyle events.....
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