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Entertainment
- Olga Baclanova (1896–1974), actress[1]
- Mikhail Baryshnikov, dancer/actor[2]
- Eric Balfour, actor
- Yul Brynner (1920–1985), actor
- Eddie Cantor (1892-1964), actor and dancer
- Michael Chekhov (1891-1955), actor and dancer
- Kirk Douglas, actor
- Michael Douglas, actor
- Harrison Ford, actor
- James Franco, actor
- Karl Malden (1912-2009, actor)
- Walter Matthau (1920-2000), actor and comedian
- Mike Mazurki (1907-1990), actor and wrestler
- Leonard Nimoy, actor
- Mandy Patinkin, actor and singer
- Bronson Pinchot, actor and comedian
- Don Rickles, actor and comedian
- Melanie Safka-Schekeryk Folk Singer
- Natalie Wood (1938-1981), actress
Literature
- Isaac Asimov - science fiction writer[3]
- Reginald Bretnor - science fiction and fantasy writer
- Joseph Brodsky - Nobel Prize in Literature 1987[4]
- Sergei Dovlatov (1941-1990) - short story writer and novelist.
- Vladimir Nabokov - writer[5]
- Ayn Rand - philosopher and novelist[6]
- Michael Rostovtzeff - writer[7]
- Gary Shteyngart (1972 - ) Russian-born writer[8]
- Michelle Izmaylov (1991 - ) Russian-American science fiction and fantasy writer
Medicine
- Boris Vinogradsky, MD, FACS, MD - surgeon [9]
- Dmitry Arbuck, MD, MD - psychiatrist [10]
- Lyuba Varticovski, MD, MD - oncology [11]
- Yakov Elgudin, MD, FACS, MD - surgeon [12]
- Konstantin Slavin, MD, MD - neurosurgeon [13]
- Yevgeniy Khavkin, MD, MD - neurosurgeon [14]
- Rada Sumareva, DDS, Doctor of Dentistry - surgeon [15]
- Michael Klyachkin, MD, FACS, MD - vascular surgeon [16]
Science
- Alexei A. Abrikosov - theoretical physicist
- George Gamow - astroPhysicist[17]
- Lera Boroditsky - cognitive scientist[18]
- Vladimir Nikolayevich Ipatieff - chemist[19]
- Sergei Khrushchev - professor & son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev[20]
- Wassily Leontief - economist, Nobel Prize 1973[4]
- Abraham Maslow, psychologist[21]
- Otto Struve - astrophysicist[22]
- Leon Theremin - physicist, inventor of Theremin[4]
- Igor Sikorsky - helicopter designer[23]
- Vladimir Kosma Zworykin - one of the inventors of television[24] [25]
- Igor Efimov, PhD - Russian scientist specializing in molecular cardiology [26]
Sports
- Sue Bird – professional women's basketball player[27]
- Nastia Liukin – gymnast[28]
- Denis Petukhov - figure skater[29]
- Sergei Raad - soccer player[30]
Models
- Sasha Pivovarova - Russian model born in Moscow, Russia.
- Natasha Poly - Russian model born in Perm, Russia.
- Vlada Roslyakova - Russian model born in Omsk, Russia.
- Valentina Zelyaeva - Russian model born in Moscow, Russia.
- Eugenia Volodina - Russian model born in Kazan, Russia.
- Natalia Vodianova - Russian model born in Nizhny Novgorod.
- Tatiana Kovylina - Russian model born in Kazan, Russia.
- Daria Strokous - Russian model born in Moscow, Russia.
Other
- Sergey Brin - co-founder of Google. He was born in Moscow.[32]
- Oleg Kalugin - former head of KGB operations in the United States[33]
- Boris Chaikovsky - founder of Tele-King International [34][35]
- David Sarnoff - founded NBC & RCA[36]
- Pitirim Sorokin - founded Harvard Sociology Dept 1930[4]
References
- ^ [1] "They called her the Russian Tigress. Olga Baclanova (pronounced bahk-LAH-no-vah), sultry Russian actress of stage and film..."
- ^ [2] "One night in June 1974, the Russian dancer stepped from a stage in Toronto where he was appearing as a guest star with the Bolshoi Ballet concert group and literally ran to freedom. He stepped outside, followed by a crowd of confused fans, and sprinted to a waiting car that spirited him away from Soviet agents into a life of independence in the United States."
- ^ [3] "Although now an American national, Isaac Asimov was Russian by birth..."
- ^ a b c d RAAAD.org
- ^ Vladimir Nabokov - The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition - HighBeam Research
- ^ Amazon.com: Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical: Books: Chris Matthew Sciabarra
- ^ E. R. Bevan: The House of Ptolemy • Preface
- ^ Shteyngart - [4] "Jewish Russian American writer"
- ^ [5] "Although now an American national, Boris Vinogradsky is Russian by birth..."
- ^ http://meridianhealthgroup.com
- ^ Lead Oncologist at the NCI, Department of Human Carcinogenesis
- ^ Cardiothoracic surgeon at the University Hospitals of Clevelans, Ohio
- ^ Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago
- ^ Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Northwestern University at Chicago, President, Russian American Medical Association
- ^ President of the Russian American Dental Association - www.russiandentists.org
- ^ Vascular Surgeon residing and practicing in Macon, GA"
- ^ [6]""First suggested hydrogen fusion as source of solar energy.
- ^ Lera Boroditsky
- ^ [7]
- ^ Salon People | A conversation with Sergei Khrushchev
- ^ [8]" . . born to Russian-Jewish parents."
- ^ [9]" . . made detailed spectroscopic studies of close binary stars; discovered interstellar matter."
- ^ Sikorsky Archives News
- ^ Vladimir Zworykin - Electronic Television System
- ^ Adventures in CyberSound: Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma
- ^ [10]
- ^ [11] "Some background - my father's name is Herschel Bird and his family is originally from Russia. In fact, our last name is really "Boorda." My great grandfather brought his family through Ellis Island in the early 1900's and we were soon known simply as Bird. This makes me half-Russian (not Czech!). So in my dad's eyes, this gave him a false sense of belonging. Every time I'd say "Dad, stop acting like an American" he would come back with "No one can tell I am not from here" and then attempt to say one of the three Russian words he remembers from his college days. He truly believed that no one would notice, which makes this story even better."
- ^ [12] "So much has been said about Liukin’s potential it’s hard to believe that the tiny, Russian-born beauty won’t turn 16 until October." [13] "INSIDE GYM: You were born in the Soviet Union, but you’ve lived in the U.S. since you were two. How much influence does your Russian heritage have on your day-to-day life? LIUKIN: I have to say that I don’t really feel Russian, but I am surrounded by Russian coaches—most of the coaches in our gym are Russian, so I still hear the language all the time. My grandparents are staying with us right now, so I talk Russian to them, and that helps. You know, I’ve never really thought about what my life would have been like if [we’d stayed] in Russia. I’ve been back to visit and I trained in the gym there. I just did a little bit, but it’s a lot different there than it is here."
- ^ [14] "Russian skater Denis Petukhov" [15] "Denis Petukhov Becomes A United States Citizen"
- ^ [16] "Russian-born American Sergei Raad"
- ^ Chargers.com - Team » Roster » #99 Igor Olshansky | DE
- ^ [17] "Russian immigrant Brin met Page at Stanford grad school..."
- ^ [18] "Former Russian spy now a proud American"
- ^ [19] Founder of Tele-King International
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- Sasha Cohen - 2006 Olympic Silver Medalist figure skater
- ^ [20]"Pioneered development of both radio and television broadcasting . . ."
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