Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a Soviet Kazakh writer, playwright and author of libretto to Kazakh opera Kyz-Zhibek. People's W

Was a Soviet Kazakh writer, playwright and author of libretto to Kazakh opera Kyz-Zhibek. People's Writer of the Kazakh SSR.

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian First Division for FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk.

Is a professional Turkmen football player currently playing for FC Okzhetpes.

Is a professional Turkmen football player currently playing for FC Okzhetpes.

Is a boxer from Kazakhstan best known to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Champio

Is a boxer from Kazakhstan best known to win the gold medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Featherweight (– 57kg) division.

Is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.She trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Soci

Is a former speed skater who competed for the Soviet Union.She trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society. At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Galina Stepanskaya won gold on the 1,500 m. She was Soviet Allround Champion in 1976 and 1977 and won silver

Is a Russian former handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian former handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Was a Russian composer of classical music.

Was a Russian composer of classical music.

A retired sprinter from Russia. Competing for the Soviet (later Unified Team, later Russian) relay t

A retired sprinter from Russia. Competing for the Soviet (later Unified Team, later Russian) relay team, she won medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. In the individual distance 200 metres her success came mostly on European level, although she won a bron

Is a Russian/Kazakhstani water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics for Russia and i

Is a Russian/Kazakhstani water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics for Russia and in the 2004 Summer Olympics for Kazakhstan.

Is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Soviet swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, wh

Is a former Soviet swimmer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke. She also received two Olympic silver medals and two bronze medals during her career.

Is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 84th, w

Is a professional Russian-born Kazakhstani tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 84th, which she reached on August 28, 2006. Her career high in doubles was at 31 set at January 29, 2007.

Is a Russian handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian handball player who competed for the Unified Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966

Is a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966.Vishnevskaya was born in Leningrad. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 singing operetta. After a year studying with Vera Nikolayevna Garina, she won a competition held by the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow (with Rachmaninoff's song "O, Do Not Grieve" and Giuseppe Verdi's aria "O patria mia" from Aida) in 1952. The next year, she became a member of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Poryvayeva also finished

Is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Poryvayeva also finished seventh in the K-4 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Savenko also competed

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Savenko also competed in two Summer Olympics for two different nations. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul for the Soviet Union, she finished seventh in the K-1 500 m event.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.

Is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s.

Has the reputation as the greatest Soviet ballerina. Her flat in Moscow is designated a national mus

Has the reputation as the greatest Soviet ballerina. Her flat in Moscow is designated a national museum, and there are monuments to her in Saint Petersburg and Stockholm.

Is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olym

Is a Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal in the Women's team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Is a Russian and former Soviet retired fencer and five-time Olympic medalist, as well as a nine-time

Is a Russian and former Soviet retired fencer and five-time Olympic medalist, as well as a nine-time world gold medalist. She is also the coach of the Russian Olympic fencing team.

Has served as the Minister of Industry and Trade in the Government of Kazakhstan since he replaced V

Has served as the Minister of Industry and Trade in the Government of Kazakhstan since he replaced Vladimir Shkolnik on 10 January 2007 in a political shakeup.[

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Divisio

Is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz.

Is a neurologist, entertainer, TV host, actor, comedian and singer. He's the co-producer and the "pr

Is a neurologist, entertainer, TV host, actor, comedian and singer. He's the co-producer and the "president" of the Comedy Club Russia which airs on Russian TV channel ???.

Is a Russian chess grandmaster widely regarded to have been the greatest player of all time, former

Is a Russian chess grandmaster widely regarded to have been the greatest player of all time, former World Chess Champion, writer and political activist.

Kasparov became the youngest ever World Chess Champion in 1985. He held the official FIDE world titl

Kasparov became the youngest ever World Chess Champion in 1985. He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association. He continued to hold the "Classical" Wor