Notable people named Boris
Knyaz Boris I of Bulgaria (852–889) was the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his death.
Tsar Boris II was ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire.
Tsar Boris III was ruler of the Kingdom of Bulgaria in the first half of the 20th century.
Boris and Gleb were Russian princes, murdered 1015, and first Russian saints.
Boris Becker, German professional tennis player
Boris Berezovsky, businessman and Russia's first billionaire
Boris Berezovsky (pianist), Russian pianist
Boris Berman, Russian pianist
Boris Christoff, Bulgarian opera singer
Boris Diaw, NBA basketball player for the Phoenix Suns
Boris Dlugosch, house music producer
Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia during the late 16th and early 17th centuries
Boris Grebenshchikov, Russian singer-songwriter and the leader of the band Aquarium
Boris Grishayev, Soviet marathon runner
Boris Jordan, US-born investor involved in Russia's economic privatization in 1992
Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, former MP for Henley-on-Thames and former Shadow Minister for Higher Education
Boris Yuliyevich Kagarlitsky, Russian academic and political dissident
Boris Karloff, actor in many horror films
Boris Kodjoe, American actor
Borys Lyatoshynsky, Ukrainian composer
Boris Mikšić, Croatian businessman and politician
Boris Pasternak, Russian author and a Nobel Prize Winner
Boris Said, American race car driver
Boris Sidis, Russian Psychiatrist
Boris Spassky, Russian chess player
Boris Starling, British novelist and screenwriter
Boris Tadić, Serbian president
Borys Tarasyuk, Ukrainian politician
Boris Titulaer, Dutch singer
Boris Trajkovski, former Macedonian president
Boris Vallejo, Fantasy artist
Boris Vian, French polymath.
Boris Williams, British musician and former member of The Cure
Boris Yeltsin was the first democratically elected president of Russia. He served in office from July 1991 to December 1999.
Boris Zaychuk, Soviet hammer thrower