Leadership

• Boris Yeltsin (born 1931)

  Russian statesman who continued the democratic reform of the Soviet system begun by Mikhail Gorbachev.

  • President of Russia, 1991-1991 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Science and Philosophy

• Boris V. Volynov

  Soviet cosmonaut.

  • Cosmonaut on Soyuz 5 (1969), Soyuz 21 (1976) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Boris B. Yegorov

  Soviet cosmonaut.

  • Cosmonaut on Voskhod 1 (1964) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)

Sports

• Boris Becker (born 1967)

  German tennis player.

  • 1989 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
  • 1985-86, 1989 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
  • 1991, 1996 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
• Boris Gulko
  • 1994 U.S. Chess champion (see list of United States Chess Champions)
• Boris Selitsky

  Soviet athlete.

  • 1968 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 82.5kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)
• Boris Shakhlin

  Soviet athlete.

  • 1960 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Individual All Around (see list of Gold Medalists in the Individual All-around)
  • 1956 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Pommel Horse; 1960 gold medal winner for Horse Vault and Parallel Bars; 1964 gold medal winner for Horizontal Bars (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)
• Boris Shilkov

  Soviet athlete.

  • 1956 Olympic speed skating gold medal winner for 5000m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Speed Skating)
• Boris Spassky

  Soviet chess player.

  • 1969-72 World Chess champion (see list of World Chess Champions)

Stage and Screen

• Boris Badenov

  Fictional character.

  • From ''''The Bullwinkle Show'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
• Boris

  Fictional character.

  • From ''''Rugrats'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
• Boris Karloff (born 1887, died 1969)

  English actor known for his roles in horror films. Original name: William Pratt.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Boris Pasternak (born 1890, died 1960)

  Russian novelist and poet.

  • 1958 Nobel Prize winner for Literature (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature)
  • Wrote Doctor Zhivago (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)