Katerina Tikhonova
Family Member
Russian scientist and former acrobatic dancer. Her father is Vladimir Putin. She was Deputy Director of the Institute for Mathematical Research of Complex Systems at Moscow State University.
She dropped the Putin surname and adopted the name of her maternal grandmother. She earned a PhD in Physics and Mathematics.
She competed in acrobatic rock'n'roll. In 2014, she and her partner took second place at a Russian Championship.
Her former husband is Kirill Shamalov. Her mother is Lyudmila Putina. Her sister is named Dr. Maria Vorontsova.
She and Chelsea Clinton are both daughters of political figures.