List of Famous people born in Ukraine

Stanisław Jerzy Lec, born Baron Stanisław Jerzy de Tusch-Letz, was a Polish aphorist and poet. Often mentioned among the greatest writers of post-war Poland, he was one of the most influential aphorists of the 20th century, known for lyrical poetry and skeptical philosophical-moral aphorisms, often with a political subtext.

Andriy Yosypovych Bohdan is a Ukrainian lawyer and former Head of the Presidential Administration. On 21 May 2019 President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Bohdan to lead this office. Zelensky dismissed him on 11 February 2020.

Eugene Vodolazkin is a Russian scholar and author. Born in Kiev, in 1996 he graduated from the Philological Department of Kyiv University. In the same year he entered the postgraduate course at the Pushkin House under Dmitry Likhachov. In 2000 he defended his doctoral thesis ‘On Translation of “Chronicle of George Hamartolos”’.

Alexander Yefymovych Rodnyansky is a Ukrainian and Russian film director, film producer, television executive and businessman. Member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Ruslan Olehovych Ponomariov is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He was FIDE World Chess Champion from 2002 to 2004. He won the Ukrainian Chess Championship in 2011.

Ivan Redkach is a Ukrainian professional boxer.

Volodymyr Valeriyovych Ostapchuk is a Ukrainian television presenter, voice actor and radio host. He was born in Uman. Ostapchuk hosted Eurovision Song Contest 2017 alongside Oleksandr Skichko and Timur Miroshnychenko. It was the first time that the Eurovision Song Contest was presented by a male trio, and the second time, after the 1956 edition with a solo male presenter, that the contest didn't feature a female presenter.

Victoria Bulitko (Ukrainian: Булітко Вікторія Сергіївна; born 25 January 1983) is a Ukrainian film, television and theater actress.

Kostyantyn Mykolayovych Bocharov, better known by his stage name Mélovin (Меловін), is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. He first came to prominence after winning season six of X-Factor Ukraine.

Natalia Mogilevska - Ukrainian singer, songwriter, composer, actress and TV presenter, producer. National Artist of Ukraine (2004).