20th century
1961–1970
- Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962–2017), Russian operatic baritone
- Zosima Davydov (1963–2010), Russian Orthodox bishop of Yakutsk and Lensk
- Alexej Jaškin (born 1965), Russian-born Czech professional ice hockey defenceman
- Sergei Kruglov (born 1966), Russian poet and priest
- Oleg Kuzhlev (born 1966), Russian professional football coach and a former player
- Vyacheslav Atavin (born 1967), Soviet and Russian handball player
- Svetlana Fedotkina (born 1967), Russian speed skater
- Sergei Klischin (born 1967), Austrian judoka
- Orit Zuaretz (born 1967), Israeli politician
- Vladimir Baksheyev (born 1970), Russian professional footballer
- Andrey Vorobyov (born 1970), Russian politician, governor of Moscow Oblast since 2013
- Victor Remsha (born 1970), Russian businessman
- Mikhail Terentiev (born 1970), Russian Paralympian
1971–1980
- Svetlana Tchernousova (born 1972), Russian former biathlete
- Igor Bakhtin (born 1973), Russian professional football coach and a former player
- Larissa Loukianenko (born 1973), Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast
- Maxim Galanov (born 1974), Russian professional ice hockey player
- Yevgeni Popov (born 1976), Russian bobsledder
- Konstantin Aladashvili (born 1977), Russian bobsledder and skeleton racer
- Andrei Drygin (born 1977), Tajik alpine skier of Russian ethnicity
- Yekaterina Mironova (born 1977), Russian skeleton racer
- Yuliya Pechonkina (born 1978), Russian athlete
- Olga Rocheva (born 1978), Russian cross country skier
- Natalya Safronova (born 1979), Russian female volleyball player
- Alyona Sidko (born 1979), Russian cross-country skier
- Elena Khrustaleva (born 1980), Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh biathlete
- Sergey Lomanov, Jr. (born 1980), Russian bandy player (forward)
- Pavel Shestakov (born 1980), Russian former alpine skier
1981–1985
- Dmitry Abramovitch (born 1982), Russian bobsledder
- Anastasia Tambovtseva (born 1982), Russian luger
- Jury Veselov (born 1982), Russian luger
- Aleksandr Kharitonov (born 1983), Russian footballer
- Maksim Semakin (born 1983), Russian professional football player
- Viktoria Tereshkina (born 1983), Russian ballet dancer
- Andrey Yurkov (born 1983), Russian bobsledder
- Anna Astapenko (born 1984), Russian football defender
- Helene Fischer (born 1984), German singer and entertainer
- Evgeny Isakov (born 1984), Russian professional ice hockey forward
- Mikhail Komkov (born 1984), Russian professional footballer
- Alexander Semin (born 1984), Russian professional ice hockey winger
- Elena Suslova (born 1984), Russian football defender
- Yuliya Tarasenko (born 1984), Russian ski orienteering competitor
- Mikhail Kuzmich (born 1985), Russian luger
- Dmitry Rigin (born 1985), Russian foil fencer
- Aleksandr Tretyakov (born 1985), Russian skeleton racer
- Sergei Chepchugov (born 1985), Russian professional footballer
- Evgeny Ustyugov (born 1985), Russian biathlete
1991–2000
- Vladislav Antonov (born 1991), Russian luger
- Alexander Denisyev (born 1991), Russian luger
- Ksenia Krasilnikova (born 1991), Russian pair skater
- Nikolay Olyunin (born 1991), Russian snowboarder
- Ekaterina Baturina (born 1992), Russian luger
- Nikolay Martsenko (born 1993), Russian racing car driver
- Elizaveta Axenova (born 1995), Russian-born Kazakhstani luger
- Nikita Tregubov (born 1995), Russian skeleton racer
- Anton Mitryushkin (born 1996), Russian professional football player
- Alexey Bugaev (born 1997), Russian para-alpine skier
2000-2010
- Nikolai Rezanov (1764–1807), Russian nobleman and statesman who promoted the project of Russian colonization of Alaska and California; died in Krasnoyarsk
- Christian Friedrich Lessing (1809–1862), German botanist; died in Krasnoyarsk
- Luka (Voyno-Yasenetsky) (1877–1961), bishop of Russian Orthodox Church and an archbishop of Simferopol and of the Crimea
- Pyotr Slovtsov (1886–1934), Russian tenor
- Vladimir Dolgikh (born 1924), Russian politician
- Innokenty Smoktunovsky (1925–1994), Soviet actor
- Valentin Danilov (born 1948), Russian physicist
- Vladimir Shalaev (born 1957), American physicist of Russian descent
- Aleksandr Bushkov (born 1956), a best-selling Russian author
- Vyacheslav Butusov (born 1961), Russian singer and songwriter