List of Famous people born in Ukraine
Oleh Blokhin
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, or Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin, is a former Ukrainian and Soviet football player and manager. Blokhin was formerly a standout striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet Union.
Iryna Venediktova
Iryna Valentynivna Venediktova – is a Ukrainian politician, lawyer, Doctor of Law, Professor. On 17 March 2020, Venediktova was appointed as the Prosecutor General. She became the first female prosecutor in the history of Ukraine to chair the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Lola Melnick
Olga Ivanova Melnick is a Russian dancer, TV presenter and actress who made most of her career in Brazil, Chile and Argentina.
Isaak Khalatnikov
Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov was a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to many areas of theoretical physics, including general relativity, quantum field theory, as well as the theory of quantum liquids. He is well known for his role in developing the Landau-Khalatnikov theory of superfluidity and the so-called BKL conjecture in the general theory of relativity.
Oleksandr Turchynov
Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov is a Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, Baptist minister and economist. He is the former Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine.
Denis Shaforostov
Denis Alexandrovich Shaforostov, also known by his stage name Denis Stoff, is a Ukrainian musician best known for his work as a guitarist and vocalist of the Ukrainian metalcore group Make Me Famous and as the ex-lead vocalist of the British rock band Asking Alexandria during original singer Danny Worsnop's 18-month hiatus from the band.
Yevhen Seleznyov
Yevhen Oleksandrovich Seleznyov is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a striker for Kolos Kovalivka.
Tamara Press
Tamara Natanovna Press is a retired Soviet athlete who dominated the shot put and discus throw in the early 1960s. She won three gold and one silver medals at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and three European titles in 1958–1962. Between 1959 and 1965 she set 11 world records: five in the shot put and six in the discus. Domestically, she held 16 national titles, nine in the shot put (1958–66) and seven in the discus (1960–66).
Santa Dimopulos
Khrysanti Yanisivna Dimopulos, better known as Santa Dimopulos, is a Ukrainian singer of Assyrian-Ukrainian descent. The champion of the 2011 WBPF World Championship in the category "World Women Model Physique 165 cm+." The winner of a Ukrainian TV show Dancing with the Stars 2020.
Kateryna Dolzhykova
Kateryna Oleksandrivna Dolzhykova is a Ukrainian chess player holding the title Woman International Master (WIM).