List of Famous people born in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine

Yekaterina Pavlovna Peshkova, née Volzhina was a Soviet human rights activist and humanitarian, first wife of Maxim Gorky.

Demyan Serhiyovych Korotchenko was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who twice served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR.

Volodymyr Petrovych Kuts was a Soviet long-distance runner. He won the 5000 and 10000 m races at the 1956 Olympics, setting Olympic records in both events.

Yuri Alexandrovich Shaporin, PAU, was a Russian-Ukrainian Soviet composer.

Dmitry Nikolaevich Chechulin was a Russian Soviet architect, city planner, author, and leading figure of Stalinist architecture.

Klyment Vasilyovich Kvitka (1880-1953) was a Ukrainian musicologist and ethnographer, and the husband of poet Lesya Ukrainka.

Karl Burman sen. was an Estonian architect and painter.

Volodymyr Stelmakh — banker, economist, politician and Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine from January 21, 2000 – December 17, 2002 and December 16, 2004 – December 23, 2010.