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Most Famous People from Ukraine

All 152,953
Ukraine 1,160
1,452 TS Taras Shevchenko Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Painter 1814–1861
2,307 KC Konstantin Chernenko Konstantin Chernenko Ukrainian Politician 1911–1985
3,249 AS Andriy Shevchenko Andriy Shevchenko Ukrainian Football b. 1976
4,955 TL Trofim Lysenko Trofim Lysenko Ukrainian Biologist 1898–1976
5,433 VK Vitali Klitschko Vitali Klitschko Ukrainian Politician b. 1971
6,566 VY Viktor Yanukovych Viktor Yanukovych Ukrainian Politician b. 1950
6,798 WK Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko Ukrainian Boxer b. 1976
7,612 SP Symon Petliura Symon Petliura Ukrainian Politician 1879–1926
8,915 IM Ivan Mazepa Ivan Mazepa Ukrainian Politician 1639–1709
9,976 SB Sergey Bubka Sergey Bubka Ukrainian Pole Vaulter b. 1963
11,249 J Jamala Jamala Ukrainian Singer b. 1983
12,538 AT Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Ukrainian Football b. 1979
12,784 AL Ani Lorak Ani Lorak Ukrainian Singer b. 1978
12,909 NO Nikolai Ostrovsky Nikolai Ostrovsky Ukrainian Writer 1904–1936
13,530 SK Sergey Karjakin Sergey Karjakin Ukrainian Chess b. 1990
14,356 MH Mykhailo Hrushevsky Mykhailo Hrushevsky Ukrainian Politician 1866–1934
14,624 OO Olga of Kiev Olga of Kiev Ukrainian Regent 890–969
16,989 LK Leonid Kravchuk Leonid Kravchuk Ukrainian Politician b. 1934
17,763 ML Mykola Lysenko Mykola Lysenko Ukrainian Conductor 1842–1912
17,825 SR Sofia Rotaru Sofia Rotaru Ukrainian Actor b. 1947
19,218 DO Daniel of Galicia Daniel of Galicia Ukrainian King 1201–1264
19,259 VI Vassily Ivanchuk Vassily Ivanchuk Ukrainian Chess b. 1969
19,860 BK Bohdan Khmelnytsky Bohdan Khmelnytsky Ukrainian Militar 1595–1657
21,781 BS Bohdan Stupka Bohdan Stupka Ukrainian Actor 1941–2012
22,505 ML Mykola Leontovych Mykola Leontovych Ukrainian Conductor 1877–1921
23,196 JS Josyf Slipyj Josyf Slipyj Ukrainian Priest 1892–1984
25,062 SR Serhiy Rebrov Serhiy Rebrov Ukrainian Football b. 1974
25,701 MK Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky Ukrainian Playwright 1864–1913
27,517 SZ Serhiy Zhadan Serhiy Zhadan Ukrainian Poet b. 1974
29,553 SL Svetlana Loboda Svetlana Loboda Ukrainian Singer b. 1982
29,855 OZ Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer) Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer) Ukrainian Football b. 1996
30,192 YS Yevhen Seleznyov Yevhen Seleznyov Ukrainian Football b. 1985
30,584 DC Dmytro Chygrynskiy Dmytro Chygrynskiy Ukrainian Football b. 1986
30,861 LK Lina Kostenko Lina Kostenko Ukrainian Poet b. 1930
31,492 MA Mykola Azarov Mykola Azarov Ukrainian Politician b. 1947
32,054 VL Vasyl Lomachenko Vasyl Lomachenko Ukrainian Boxer b. 1988
32,448 OK Olha Kobylianska Olha Kobylianska Ukrainian Writer 1863–1942
33,857 AS Andrey Sheptytsky Andrey Sheptytsky Ukrainian Priest 1865–1944
34,561 VC Viacheslav Chornovil Viacheslav Chornovil Ukrainian Politician 1937–1999
35,358 AK Andrey Kurkov Andrey Kurkov Ukrainian Writer b. 1961
36,128 PG Petro Grigorenko Petro Grigorenko Ukrainian Army 1907–1987
37,496 SA Sergey Aksyonov Sergey Aksyonov Ukrainian Politician b. 1972
38,239 YR Yaroslav Rakitskiy Yaroslav Rakitskiy Ukrainian Football b. 1989
38,496 ME Mischa Elman Mischa Elman Ukrainian Music 1891–1967
38,807 ZO Zlata Ognevich Zlata Ognevich Ukrainian Singer b. 1986
40,619 LL Levko Lukyanenko Levko Lukyanenko Ukrainian Politician 1928–2018
40,624 OH Oleh Husyev Oleh Husyev Ukrainian Football b. 1983
41,960 PK Panteleimon Kulish Panteleimon Kulish Ukrainian Writer 1819–1897
42,147 VS Volodymyr Shcherbytsky Volodymyr Shcherbytsky Ukrainian Politician 1918–1990
42,748 TK Tina Karol Tina Karol Ukrainian Singer b. 1985
42,980 LB Leonid Bykov Leonid Bykov Ukrainian Actor 1928–1979
44,824 VS Vasyl Stus Ukrainian Poet 1938–1985
45,213 K Kamaliya Kamaliya Ukrainian Singer b. 1977
45,960 MS Mykola Skrypnyk Mykola Skrypnyk Ukrainian Independence 1872–1933
46,335 TM Taras Mykhalyk Taras Mykhalyk Ukrainian Football b. 1983
46,363 TS Taras Stepanenko Taras Stepanenko Ukrainian Football b. 1989
47,780 PT Pavlo Tychyna Pavlo Tychyna Ukrainian Writer 1891–1967
49,673 OT Olena Teliha Olena Teliha Ukrainian Writer 1906–1942
49,930 MN Mika Newton Mika Newton Ukrainian Singer b. 1986
50,205 MD Mustafa Dzhemilev Mustafa Dzhemilev Ukrainian Politician b. 1943
50,434 ST Serhiy Tihipko Serhiy Tihipko Ukrainian Politician b. 1960
51,009 MT Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky Ukrainian Economist 1865–1919
51,802 SK Solomiya Krushelnytska Solomiya Krushelnytska Ukrainian Singer 1872–1952
52,336 AF Artem Fedetskyi Artem Fedetskyi Ukrainian Football b. 1985
53,711 SR Serhiy Rybalka Serhiy Rybalka Ukrainian Football b. 1990
57,541 DH Denys Harmash Denys Harmash Ukrainian Football b. 1990
58,071 PL Pavlo Lazarenko Pavlo Lazarenko Ukrainian Politician b. 1953
58,401 VS Viktor Skrypnyk Viktor Skrypnyk Ukrainian Football b. 1969
60,081 IS Igor Svyatoslavich Igor Svyatoslavich Ukrainian Prince 1151–1201
61,488 PD Petro Doroshenko Petro Doroshenko Ukrainian Militar 1627–1698
61,853 SS Sholom Schwartzbard Ukrainian Poet 1886–1938
62,338 MF Mykhaylo Fomenko Mykhaylo Fomenko Ukrainian Football b. 1948
65,942 LK Leonid Kadeniuk Leonid Kadeniuk Ukrainian Astronaut 1951–2018
67,805 AH Anatoliy Hrytsenko Anatoliy Hrytsenko Ukrainian Politician b. 1957
68,818 IP Ivan Puluj Ivan Puluj Ukrainian Physicist 1845–1918
68,908 VL Volodymyr Lytvyn Volodymyr Lytvyn Ukrainian Politician b. 1956
70,967 ID Ivan Drach Ivan Drach Ukrainian Screenwriter 1936–2018
75,344 F( Filaret (Denysenko) Filaret (Denysenko) Ukrainian Priest b. 1929
76,286 MK Mykola Khvylovy Mykola Khvylovy Ukrainian Writer 1893–1933
76,611 IS Ivan Sirko Ivan Sirko Ukrainian Militar 1610–1680
76,754 M Malbim Malbim Ukrainian Rabbi 1809–1879
76,847 AD Andrii Deshchytsia Andrii Deshchytsia Ukrainian Diplomat b. 1965
77,100 VS Vasyl Sukhomlynsky Vasyl Sukhomlynsky Ukrainian Teacher 1918–1970
79,762 BI Bohdan Ihor Antonych Bohdan Ihor Antonych Ukrainian Poet 1909–1937
81,363 LR Levko Revutsky Levko Revutsky Ukrainian Composer 1889–1977
81,954 YH Yevhen Hrebinka Yevhen Hrebinka Ukrainian Poet 1812–1848
82,266 NM Nikolai Malko Nikolai Malko Ukrainian Conductor 1883–1961
82,390 PC Pavlo Chubynsky Pavlo Chubynsky Ukrainian Poet 1839–1884
82,497 MI Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky Ukrainian Priest 1914–2000
82,713 IK Igor Krutoy Igor Krutoy Ukrainian Singer b. 1954
82,837 VM Viktor Medvedchuk Viktor Medvedchuk Ukrainian Lawyer b. 1954
83,397 NS Nikolai Shchelokov Ukrainian Politician 1910–1984
84,116 LT Lesia Tsurenko Lesia Tsurenko Ukrainian Player b. 1989
84,316 AG Anatoliy Golitsyn Ukrainian Running 1926–2008
84,702 BS Bohdan Shust Bohdan Shust Ukrainian Football b. 1986
84,845 KB Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko Ukrainian Player b. 1986
85,006 YM Yevhen Marchuk Yevhen Marchuk Ukrainian Politician b. 1941
85,256 IO Ilarion Ohienko Ilarion Ohienko Ukrainian Linguist 1882–1972
85,572 AL Andriy Lunin Andriy Lunin Ukrainian Football b. 1999
85,734 IB Ivan Bohun Ivan Bohun Ukrainian Soldier 1618–1664
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Inside Ukraine

1,160 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Ukraine during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births in Ukraine peaked in the 1980s with 165 people.

What Ukraine Is Known For

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Sports is Ukraine's biggest group — 33% of all notables (388).

Ukraine over-indexes on sports — 1.6× the global rate.

Ukraine under-produces film & tv — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Sports388
  2. Politics & Law239
  3. Writing138
  4. Religion80
  5. Science71
  6. Music63
  7. Art & Design60
  8. Military43
  1. Sports3881.6×
  1. Film & TV250.3×
  2. Other400.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Ukraine's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

  • Sports
  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Music
  • Other

Datelines

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