List of Famous people born in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Igor Kakidzyanov is a former Defense Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). He was Commander-in-Chief of Popular Army, until captured by pro-Ukrainian paramilitaries on 7 May 2014.

Vitaliy Yuriyovych Khomutynnik is a Ukrainian businessman, President and Head of the Board of the Ukrainian Golf Federation.

Maksym Malyshev is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Konstantin Anatoliyevich Bakun is a Ukrainian volleyball player of Russian citizenship, member of the Russia men's national volleyball team, Ukrainian Champion, Russian Champion (2020).

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

Oleksander Mykolayovych Rzhavsky was a candidate in the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election, nominated by the "United Family" Party, of which he is the head. Presidential candidate in 1999, when he won 0.37% of the votes, and finished in 9th place. He was vice-chair of the board of Montazhspetsbank in 1996–97, and president of Koral Bank in 1997–98. In his program, he promised to establish order in Ukraine, using the methods of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Darya Tkachenko is a Russian, formerly Ukrainian, draughts player holding the FMJD titles of FMJD Master (MF) and Women's International Grandmaster (GMIF). She is four-time women's world champion and twice women's European champion in international draughts. In 2016, she also won the women's world championship of Turkish draughts.

Leonid Grigorevich Petrovsky was a Soviet lieutenant general. He was the oldest son of Grigory Petrovsky. He was born in what is now Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. He was promoted to Komkor from Komdiv in 1937. While in command of forces in Central Asia, he was removed from command and expelled from the army. He was not executed like many of his colleagues. In 1940, he was reinstated in the army. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Star and the Order of the Patriotic War. Less than a month after his death, his younger brother, Peter was executed on September 11, despite a request from his father for his release.

Oleksandr Viktorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian dentist, businessman and son of the former President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. He has notably become one of the richest men in the country during his father's time in office, leading a group known as "the family" and a conglomerate called Management Assets Company. Since the ouster as President of his father he lives in Russia. He is married and has two sons Viktor born 2000 and Oleksandr born 2009.

Sergei Sergeevich Bubka is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. He was a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team and was coached by Tibor Toth, who is also the former coach of Sergiy Stakhovsky. Bubka is the son of pole vaulter Sergey Bubka.