Switzerland

Alexander Popov

Sprint king who rewrote what speed means.

Alexandra Kosteniuk

The queen who conquered chess on two continents.

Andrei Baronov

Russian co-founder of Veeam Software — one of the world's leading data protection companies

Martha Argerich

Buenos Aires piano legend whose mother has Russian-Jewish roots — the greatest living pianist

Ratmir Timashev

Russian co-founder of Veeam Software — built one of the world's largest enterprise software companies

Serguei Beloussov

Leningrad-born co-founder of Acronis and Parallels — one of the most successful Russian tech entrepreneurs

Stanislav Smirnov

St. Petersburg-born mathematician who won the Fields Medal and teaches in Geneva

Viktor Korchnoi

Leningrad grandmaster who defected mid-match and fought Fischer and Karpov for the world crown

Xenia Tchoumitcheva

Zino Davidoff

Born in Geneva to parents from Novhorod-Siverskyi, Ukraine — built the world's greatest luxury tobacco brand

Andrei Melnichenko

Belarus-born fertilizer and coal magnate whose sailing superyacht is the world's largest

Gennady Timchenko

Putin's oldest business associate — co-founded Gunvor and became one of the world's top commodity traders

Viktor Vekselberg

Bought back the Fabergé eggs for Russia — Renova Group founder and Switzerland-based billionaire

Slava Bykov

Chelyabinsk-born world champion who became Switzerland's greatest ice hockey coach

Viktorija Golubic

Swiss WTA professional with Yugoslav-Russian roots — Zurich-born and Swiss national team stalwart