The following is a list of Jews born in the territory of the former Russian Empire. It is geographically defined, so it also includes people born after the dissolution of the Russian Empire in 1922 and its successor the Soviet Union in 1991. A few years before the Holocaust, the Jewish population of the Soviet Union (excluding Western Ukraine and the Baltic states that were not part of the Soviet Union then) stood at over 5 million, most of whom were Ashkenazic as opposed to Sephardic, with some Karaite minorities. It is estimated that more than half died directly as a result of the Holocaust.

Politics and military

Politicians

Israeli politicians

Israeli military persons

Soviet soldiers and revolutionaries

Others

Business figures

Scientists

Natural scientists

Mathematicians

Social scientists and philosophers

Medical scientists and physicians

Cultural figures

Fine artists

Musicians

Performing artists

Writers and poets

Religious figures

Sport figures

Chess

Boxing

Canoeing

Fencing

Figure skating

Football (American)

Gymnastics

Ice hockey

Judo

Rugby league

Sailing

Shooting

Soccer (association football)

Speed skating

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Track and field

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Other sports

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