People
- Boris (singer), pseudonym of French singer Philippe Dhondt
- Knyaz Boris I of Bulgaria (852–889) was the first Christian ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire, canonized after his death
- Tsar Boris II of Bulgaria (c. 931–977), ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire
- Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria (1894–1943), ruler of the Kingdom of Bulgaria in the first half of the 20th century
- Boris and Gleb, Kyivan Rus' princes murdered 1015, and first Russian saint
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- Jean-Pierre Boris, journalist at Radio France Internationale
- Paul Boris, retired Major League Baseball pitcher
- Trevor Boris, Canadian comedian and writer
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