List of Famous people born in Donetsk, Ukraine

Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko is a Soviet and Russian mathematician, professor at Moscow State University, well known as a topologist, and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of a pseudoscientific theory known as New Chronology, based on works of Russian-Soviet writer and freemason Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov. He is also a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (1991).

Serhii Volodymyrovych Cherniavskyi, or Serhiy Volodymyrovych Chernyavsʼkyy is a retired Ukrainian cyclist. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a world title in 2001 in the 4000 m team pursuit.

Serhiy Hennadiyovych Arbuzov is Ukraine's former First Deputy Prime Minister, who became interim Prime Minister following the resignation of Mykola Azarov on 28 January 2014. On 27 February 2014, Arbuzov was dismissed and Arseniy Yatsenyuk was elected as new Prime Minister.

Bogdan Bondariew is a former Ukrainian cyclist.

Lilia Oleksandrivna Podkopayeva is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast. She is the 1995 world all-around champion, and the 1996 Olympic all-around and floor exercise champion. Often thought of as a complete athlete, Podkopayeva was known for combining power, style, and balletic grace.

Vitaly Afanasevich Petrov is a Ukrainian athletics coach, mainly specialising in pole vault. He was the coach of legendary pole vaulters, like Sergey Bubka, Yelena Isinbayeva and Giuseppe Gibilisco. All three were world champions, with the first two also winning Olympic gold medals and setting world records.

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Sevidov is a Ukrainian football manager and former player. He played for clubs in Ukraine and Russia. He was appointed manager of struggling Vereya in January 2019, remaining in that capacity until late March 2019.

Yuri Viktorovich Kara, born on 12 November 1954 in Stalino, is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer.

Yukhym Leonidovych Zvyahilsky is a Ukrainian politician. He is the only member of Verkhovna Rada who was elected to parliament in eight elections.