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What other famous people have been sanctioned by Russia?

Actor Morgan Freeman
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Russia imposed a new list of sanctioned people on Monday, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller as well as a number of senators.

Russia has previously handed out sanctions against Americans — dating back to before their invasion of Ukraine in February.

Actor Morgan Freeman
Actor Morgan Freeman

Here are some notable examples of the nearly 1,000 people banned by Russia.

Joe Biden

The U.S. president was sanctioned in March 2022 shortly after he described Russian president Vladimir Putin as a war criminal. His son Hunter was also barred from entering Russia.

Hillary Clinton

The former secretary of state was on the list with Biden. He criticized Vladimir Putin a number of times during her career.

Kamala Harris

The vice president was slapped with a travel ban in April.

George Stephanopoulos

The ABC News anchor was on the same list as Harris. ABC was one of many outlets to curb back operations in Russia after the country passed a new law that fined or jailed journalists and organizations for reporting “fake news” about the military.

Mark Zuckerberg

The Meta CEO and Facebook founder was also included on the list with Harris after restrictions on Russian media was limited on Facebook. Russia banned Facebook and Instagram for extremism in response.

George Soros

The philanthropist was banned in 2015 after Russia declared a pro-democracy charity he funded was a threat to Russia’s security.

Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez and Madonna

The pop icons were banned in a decade ago after promoting gay rights at separate concerts in the country.

Morgan Freeman

Russia sanctioned Freeman in May after he recorded a video about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Rob Reiner

Reiner was banned for directing Freeman’s video.

Oprah Winfrey

The former TV host has also been critical of the invasion and was included on the list with Freeman.

“The courage of the Ukrainian people has lit a fire within people all over the world — count me among them,” she wrote in March.