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Most Famous Ukrainian Athletes

Sports 388
Ukraine 1,160
3,249 AS Andriy Shevchenko Andriy Shevchenko Ukrainian Football b. 1976
6,798 WK Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko Ukrainian Boxer b. 1976
12,538 AT Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Ukrainian Football b. 1979
13,530 SK Sergey Karjakin Sergey Karjakin Ukrainian Chess b. 1990
19,259 VI Vassily Ivanchuk Vassily Ivanchuk Ukrainian Chess b. 1969
25,062 SR Serhiy Rebrov Serhiy Rebrov Ukrainian Football b. 1974
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
32,054 VL Vasyl Lomachenko Vasyl Lomachenko Ukrainian Boxer b. 1988
38,239 YR Yaroslav Rakitskiy Yaroslav Rakitskiy Ukrainian Football b. 1989
40,624 OH Oleh Husyev Oleh Husyev Ukrainian Football b. 1983
46,335 TM Taras Mykhalyk Taras Mykhalyk Ukrainian Football b. 1983
46,363 TS Taras Stepanenko Taras Stepanenko Ukrainian Football b. 1989
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
58,401 VS Viktor Skrypnyk Viktor Skrypnyk Ukrainian Football b. 1969
62,338 MF Mykhaylo Fomenko Mykhaylo Fomenko Ukrainian Football b. 1948
84,116 LT Lesia Tsurenko Lesia Tsurenko Ukrainian Player b. 1989
84,702 BS Bohdan Shust Bohdan Shust Ukrainian Football b. 1986
84,845 KB Kateryna Bondarenko Kateryna Bondarenko Ukrainian Player b. 1986
85,572 AL Andriy Lunin Andriy Lunin Ukrainian Football b. 1999
86,299 KK Kyrylo Kovalchuk Kyrylo Kovalchuk Ukrainian Football b. 1986
86,410 AL Alex Len Alex Len Ukrainian Basket b. 1993
87,110 VK Vasyl Kobin Vasyl Kobin Ukrainian Football b. 1985
87,342 AB Andriy Bal Andriy Bal Ukrainian Football 1958–2014
88,108 YS Yevhen Selin Yevhen Selin Ukrainian Football b. 1988
95,321 ND Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska Ukrainian Athletic b. 1982
97,459 PY Pavlo Yakovenko Pavlo Yakovenko Ukrainian Football b. 1964
105,911 OB Olha Bryzhina Olha Bryzhina Ukrainian Sprint b. 1963
107,484 VY Vadym Yevtushenko Ukrainian Football b. 1958
107,504 DK Dmytro Khomchenovskyi Dmytro Khomchenovskyi Ukrainian Football b. 1965
110,601 MS Maryan Shved Maryan Shved Ukrainian Football b. 1997
111,719 VO Volodymyr Onyshchenko Volodymyr Onyshchenko Ukrainian Football b. 1949
112,967 VM Vitaliy Mandzyuk Vitaliy Mandzyuk Ukrainian Football b. 1986
114,913 VT Vadym Tyshchenko Vadym Tyshchenko Ukrainian Football 1963–2015
119,647 IO Ivan Ordets Ivan Ordets Ukrainian Football b. 1992
120,790 VP Viktor Pasulko Ukrainian Football b. 1961
122,383 VS Valentyna Semerenko Valentyna Semerenko Ukrainian Athlete b. 1986
125,228 VF Valeriy Fedorchuk Valeriy Fedorchuk Ukrainian Football b. 1988
127,812 VM Valentin Mankin Ukrainian Sport 1938–2014
129,545 SS Serhiy Skachenko Ukrainian Football b. 1972
138,619 OH Oleksandr Horshkov Oleksandr Horshkov Ukrainian Football b. 1970
148,100 VB Vitaliy Buyalskyi Vitaliy Buyalskyi Ukrainian Football b. 1993
153,725 YA Yevhen Arzhanov Yevhen Arzhanov Ukrainian Runner b. 1948
156,250 IH Ivan Heshko Ukrainian Runner b. 1979
159,416 AN Aleksandr Nedovyesov Aleksandr Nedovyesov Ukrainian Player b. 1987
162,634 OY Oleg Yashchuk Ukrainian Football b. 1977
163,505 YC Yevhen Chumak Yevhen Chumak Ukrainian Football b. 1995
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Inside Ukraine Athletes

388 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous ukraine athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Ukraine Athletes peaked in the 1980s with 134 people.

What Ukraine Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Ukraine Athletes's biggest group — 60% of all notables (234).

Ukraine Athletes over-index on athlete — 17.7× the global rate.

  1. Football234
  2. Athletic31
  3. Athlete16
  4. Sport16
  5. Wrestler15
  6. Player10
  7. Runner9
  8. Weightlifter8
  1. Athlete1617.7×
  2. Weightlifter816.3×
  3. Chess612.0×
  4. Runner98.8×
  5. Athletic318.4×
  6. Rower88.3×
  7. Wrestler157.8×
  8. Football2346.5×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Ukraine Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.