Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Vitaly Ginzburg 2003 
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball
(basketball) Vitaly Fridzon 1985-
Olympic Medalists:
3 bronze, 2 gold
(bronze) Vitaliy Sorokin (a.k.a. Vitaly) 1956 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Vitaly Davydov 1964; 1968; 1972 ice hockey
(gold) Vitaliy Savin (a.k.a. Vitaly) 1988 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Vitaly Yurchik 2004 water polo
(bronze) Vitaly Fridzon 2012 basketball