Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretiak MSM (Russian: Владисла́в Алекса́ндрович Третья́к; born April 25, 1952 in the village Orudyevo in Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union, now Russia), was a goaltender on some of the most successful hockey teams of the Soviet Union and is considered one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of hockey. He is the current president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation.

Andrey Tikhonov (born October 16, 1970 in Korolyov, Moscow Oblast) is a Russian football midfielder who currently plays for FC Khimki in Russian First Division. Tikhonov is well-known as Spartak Moscow and Russia national football team player. Andrey Tikhonov holds records for most appearances (198) and most goals (61) for Spartak in Russian Premier League.

General of the Army Vladimir Sergeyevich Mikhaylov is a former commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force. Commander-in-Chief since 21 January 2002. Born in Koudinovo, Moscow oblast, Vladimir Mikhailov was educated at a local Machinery vocational school (1962), Yeysk Higher School of Pilots (gold degree, 1966), extra-mural courses at Gagarin Air Force Academy(1975).

Viktor Ivanovich Dorkin (October 3, 1953-March 31, 2006). Dorkin grew up in Novodevichinsky sovkhoz in Shigonsky District of Kuybyshev Oblast, Soviet Union. He obtained a degree in chemical engineering in 1976 from Kuybyshev Politechnical School. After graduation he was assigned to Lyubertsy Science and Research Institute of Chemical Technology. There, he worked hard, advancing from engineer to senior research officer and deputy chief of the 142th laboratory.

Vasily Grigoryevich Yakemenko is a Russian politician, creator and leader of several pro-government youth groups. In May 2000 he founded the movement Walking Together, which became well-known for its struggle against Vladimir Sorokin's books and the band Leningrad. In 2005 he became the leader of Nashi, a new pro-Putin youth movement.

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin (born July 30, 1953 in Fryazino, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Russian cosmonaut. He is married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978, and retired on October 17, 1994. He flew as a flight engineer on Soyuz TM-9.

Andrei Stepanov (born 16th March 1979 in Tallinn) is an Estonian footballer, who plays in the Russian Premier League for FC Khimki and plays the position of centre-back. He joined the Moscow Oblast-based club before the 2007 season from relegated FC Torpedo Moscow. He is an Estonia national football team regular with over 60 caps to his name, and often plays alongside Raio Piiroja in the national side at the heart of defence.

Vadim Valentinovich Yevseyev (born 8 January 1976 in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast) is a Russian international football defender. He plays for the Russian Premier League team Lokomotiv Moscow. Yevseyev started to play for the Dynamo football school. In 1990, after having been left out of the international tournament in France, he moved to the Lokomotiv school. After two years at Spartak Mytishchi, in 1993 he was invited to play for the reserve team of Spartak Moscow.

Alexandre Koriakine is a native of Moscow Oblast, Russia. He is best-known internationally as the co-founder of WikiMapia, a project to annotate Google Maps by using a wiki system. He graduated from Plekhanov Academy of Economics in 1998 and then studied French language and culture at the University of Lyon (Université Lumière, Lyon 2). In 1986 Koriakine became a member of the Young Pioneer organization, …

Albert Nikolayevich Shiryaev (Альберт Николаевич Ширяев, born October 12, 1934, Shchyolkovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia) is a Russian mathematician. He is known for his work in probability theory, statistics and financial mathematics. Graduated from Moscow State University in 1957, from that time till now he has been working in Steklov Mathematical Institute.

Pavel Grigorovich Chukhrai (Bykovo, Moscow Oblast, 14 October 1946) is a Russian film director, son of Grigori Chukhrai. His most successful film to date was "The Thief" (1997), nominated to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and winning the Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Directing.

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 29 and Soyuz T-6, he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes in space. Born in Ivanteyevka, Moscow Oblast on September 28, 1940. He is married with one child. He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 27 1973. He retired on November 3, 1993

Mikhail Nikolayevich Loginov (November 21, 1903, village of Ivanishinskiye Gorky (now in Staritsky District, Tver Oblast) - October 28, 1940, Miskhor, Crimean ASSR) was a prominent Soviet designer of anti-tank, air-defense, and other types of artillery, widely used during World War II. Being a chief of the designer bureau of 8th Kalinin Artillery plant in Kaliningrad (Moscow Oblast), he created, among others,45-mm anti-tank gun M1937 (53-K), 76-mm air-defense gun M1938, …

Alexander Andreyevich Prokhanov is a writer in Russia. He is a member of the secretariat of the Writers Union of the Russian Federation and the editor-in-chief of ultra-nationalist newspaper "Завтра" (Zavtra - "Tomorrow"). In the nationalist press, he is often referred to as the "leader of the patriotic opposition". After graduation from Moscow Aviation Institute in 1960, Prokhanov worked as a forester in Karelia and in the Moscow oblast.

Yuri Vasilievich Malyshev was born in the village Nikolayevsk, Stalingrad Oblast (Volgograd Oblast), Russian SFSR on August 27, 1941. Studied in Taganrog's high school N24, 1949-1959. Married with two children. Selected as a cosmonaut on May 7, 1967. Retired on July 20, 1988. Died on November 8, 1999 in Zvyozdny Gorodok, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation. Was Commander of Soyuz T-2 (June 5-9, 1980) and Soyuz T-11 (April 3-11, 1984).

Alexey Nikolaevitch Pleshakov (January 1, 1954). He was elected as the Head of the local government board of Dzerzhinsky on July 25, 2006 after Victor Dorkin was shot dead in early spring, 2006. Graduated from Moscow Institute of Chemical Industry in (1976) and was assigned to Lyubertsy Science and Research Institute of Chemical Technology in Dzerzhinsky city.

Viktoria Alexandrovna Mitina is a Russian politician. In 1998, 1991 and 1996 she was a representative of Boris Yeltsin during the parliamentary and presidential elections. In November 1997 – May 1998 she was a Deputy Chief of the Presidential Staff for regions, succeeded in 1998 by Vladimir Putin, in November 1998 – January 1999 she was President Yeltsin’s adviser. Now she is a Deputy Head of Moscow Oblast. She is a friend of Tatyana Dyachenko, Yeltsin’s daughter.

Arkady Nikitich Vorobyev (Russian: Аркадий Никитич Воробьёв; born October 3, 1924 in village Mordovo, Tambov Oblast) was a Russian Soviet middle-heavyweight, who won two Olympic gold medals in weightlifting. Arkady Vorobyov took part in the Great Patriotic War, serving in the Marines. After the war he worked on the restoration of the Odessa sea port and cleared the adjoining area of water of mines as a diver.

Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Rodionov, Russian soldier killed in Chechen captivity. Yevgeny Rodionov was born in a village Satino-Russkoye, near Podolsk, Moscow region. He was conscripted into the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 1995. Private Rodionov was sent to Chechnya and on February 13, 1996 he was captured by the Chechen rebels and held captive for more than three months.

Alexander Sergeevich Spirin (Russian: Александр Сергеевич Спирин) (born September 4, 1931) is a Russian biochemist, professor of Moscow State University, and director of Protein Research Institute (Puschino, Moscow Oblast). His primary scientific interests reside in the field of biochemistry of nucleic acids, and protein biosynthesis. In 1957 together with Andrey Nikolayevich Belozersky he conducted comparative analysis of bacterial DNA and RNA, …

Dmitry Nikolaevich Medvedev (August 22, 1898 - December 14, 1954), colonel, one of the leaders of Soviet partisan movement in western Russia and Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev was born in Bryansk in a steelworker's family. During the Russian Civil War joined the Red Army and in 1920 he joined the All-Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks). Between 1920 and 1935 worked in Cheka, OGPU and NKVD in Soviet Ukraine. In 1936 Dmitry Medvedev was sent as NKVD intelligence agent abroad.

Nikolay Rastorguev, Russian: Николай Вячеславович Расторгуев (born February 21, 1957, Bykovo, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union) is a Russian rock star and lead singer of the group Lubeh. In 1978, Nikolay was the soloist for the band (VIA in Russian) "Шестеро молодых," but his first claim to fame came during his 1980-1985 stint in the band "Leysi, …

Vladimir Alexandrovich Shamakhov (b. January 221952, in Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union) ia a Russian customs official. He got his education in Leningrad and in 1996 was appointed Chief of the Northwestern Directorate of the State Customs Committee of Russia. Since November 12004 he has been a First Deputy Chairman of the Federal Customs Service of Russia under Alexander Zherikhov and Andrey Belyaninov.

Gavriil Nikitich Gorelov (1880-1966) was a Russian painter. He was born in Pokrovskoye, Moscow Oblast and studied at the Penza Art College from 1898 to 1903 under the well known Itinerant Konstantin Savitsky. He subsequently studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts from 1903 to 1911 under the battle-painter Franz Alekseevitch Rubo and the most famous of Russian realists, Ilya Repin. For his diploma work he received the academy's highest honor, the Gold Medal.

Sergei Vasilyevich Gerasimov ("Сергей Васильевич Герасимов"; in Mozhaisk, current Moscow Oblast - 20 April 1964 in Moscow was a Soviet Russian painter. Sergei V. Gerasimov was one of the most important of all Soviet Artists. A student of Konstantin Korovin as a young artist he later went on to join the Makovets group.

Ivan Stepanovich Utrobin (born March 10 1934) was a former Soviet cross-country skier who competed during the early 1960's, training at VSS Trud in Moscow Oblast. He earned a bronze medal in the 4 x 10km relay at 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He also won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10km relay at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

Igor Nickolayevich Dvornikov (b. November 2, 1962 in Tomilino) is the head of the Local Government Board of the settlement of Tomilino settlement located in Lyuberetsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia since 2000, elected for his second term (five years) in September 2005. He is married with two children. Graduated from Moscow Institute "STANKIN" in 1985.

Vitold Anatolievich Kreyer (born 12 October,1932) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow Oblast. He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the triple jump where he won the bronze medal. He repeated this performance four years later in winning the bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy.

Sergey Budalov (born in 1949) is a retired high jumper who represented the Soviet Union. Budalov trained at Spartak in Moscow Oblast. He finished fourth at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal and eighth at the 1971 European Indoor Championships in Sofia. On national level he became Soviet champion in high jump on three occasions, setting a new championship record of 2.25 metres in 1976. <br>

Marina Zhirova (born 6 June, 1963) is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres, training at Trudovye Rezervy in Moscow Oblast. She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Galina Malchugina and Natalya Pomoschnikova.

Eduard Viktorovich Gushchin (born July 27,1940 in village Motygino, Motyginsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Shot Put. Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class, he trained at VSS Trud in Moscow Oblast. He competed for the USSR in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the Shot Put where he won the bronze medal.

Nikolay Lipkin is a Russian flatwater canoe racer and current (2006) world champion. In 2003 he was a member of the Russia Canadian canoe C-4 500m crew that won the junior world championships in Komatsu, Japan. He also claimed two individual (C-1) medals - silver over 500m and bronze in the 1000m. Lipkin's potential was shown at the European under-23 Championships in Poznań, …

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Boloshev (born March 12 1947 in Elektrogorsk, Moscow Oblast) was a Russian basketball player who won gold with the Soviet basketball team in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.