List of Famous people born in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Oleh Protasov
Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the 1980s; his 28 goals for the Soviet Union are second in the team's history, behind Oleh Blokhin's 42. It should be considered that his first name is often spelled as Oleg on most of international rosters, particularly during his playing career.
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Volodko is a tennis player from Ukraine. She was the doubles champion in 2008 at the Australian Open, partnering her sister Alona Bondarenko. Kateryna is the younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria and Alona.
Vladimir Tkachyov
Vladimir A. Tkachyov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Yevhenia Tymoshenko
Eugenia (Yevhenia) Oleksandrivna Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist who is the President of the Association of Public Organizations "Social Protection". She is the daughter of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Valentin Reznichenko
Valentyn Mykhaylovych Reznichenko, is a Ukrainian government official who is since 11 December 2020 Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. He had already served as Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast from March 2015 until June 2019. Reznichenko was the Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast before being appointed as the Dnipropetrovsk governor.
Anton Pliesnoi
Anton Pliesnoi is a Georgian and Ukrainian weightlifter competing in the 94 kg division until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Oleksandr Tymoshenko
Oleksander Hennadiyovych Tymoshenko is the husband of former Ukrainian prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko and a businessman. Tymoshenko owns an egg farm and is the founder of two companies producing equipment for medical institutions. According to his wife, Tymoshenko only does business outside Ukraine "after all the events that took place in Ukraine" and owns a "construction business".
Oleksandr Kubrakov
Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kubrakov is a Ukrainian economist, civil servant and politician. From 20 May 2021 he is a Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
Alona Bondarenko
Alona Volodymyrivna Bondarenko Dyachok is a Ukrainian tennis player. Her younger sister Kateryna Bondarenko also plays on the WTA Tour.
Dmytro Ivanisenya
Dmytro Oleksandrovych Ivanisenya is a Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara.