List of Famous people born in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Bogdan Bondariew is a former Ukrainian cyclist.

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.

Oleksiy Pavlovych Torokhtiy is a Ukrainian weightlifter, an Olympic Gold Medalist in weightlifting until disqualified for a doping offence, winner of World and European Championships. Participant of two Olympic Games. Oleksiy is also a Member of European Weightlifting Federation Executive Committee, Deputy Chairman of Ukrainian National Olympic Commіttee Athletes Commission and the Vice-President of the Weightlifting Federation of Ukraine.

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.

Anastasiya Volodymyrivna Dmytryshyn is a Ukrainian badminton player. She was the women's doubles champion at the 2013 Slovak Open partnered with Darya Samarchants.