Notable People of Volga German Descent
- Harold W. Bauer, USMC aviator
- Tom Daschle, politician
- Jean Bethke Elshtain, professor
- Zhanna Friske, singer
- Andre Geim, physicist and 2010 Nobel laureate
- German Gref, banking executive and politician
- Gabriel Heinze, football player
- Oscar Ibañez, football player
- Chris Isaak, singer, actor
- Boris Rauschenbach, scientist, physicist
- Eduard Rossel, politician
- Alfred Schnittke, composer
- Lawrence Welk, musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario
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