List of Famous people born in Ukraine

Mikhail Borisovich Kislyuk, is a Ukrainian-born Russian politician who had last served as the 1st Governor of Kemerovo Oblast from 1991 to 1997. He was head of the Federal Service for the Regulation of Natural Monopolies in Transport from 1997 to 1998. He is also a member of the Democratic Party of Russia.

Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko is a Soviet and Russian mathematician, professor at Moscow State University, well known as a topologist, and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of a pseudoscientific theory known as New Chronology, based on works of Russian-Soviet writer and freemason Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov. He is also a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (1991).

Serhiy Leshchenko is a Ukrainian journalist, politician and public figure, Member of Parliament. A member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Corruption Prevention and Counteraction. From 2002 until 2014 Serhiy was working as a Deputy Editor-in-Chief and as a special correspondent for Ukrayinska Pravda online newspaper.

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Danylyuk is Ukrainian public figure, lawyer, human rights activist. Coordinator of the public movement "Spilna Sprava". Chief Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Valeriy Heletey on a voluntary basis from July 15 to November 5, 2014.

Oleh Yaroslavovych Tyahnybok is a Ukrainian politician who is a former member of the Verkhovna Rada and the leader of the nationalist far-right Svoboda political party. Previously he was elected councilman of the Lviv Oblast Council for the second session.

Dmitry Vadimovich Sablin is a Russian politician who has served as a member of the State Duma since 2003, for the United Russia party. He previously served as a member of the Federation Council. He is the first deputy chairman of the Fighting Fraternity veterans organizations.

Serhiy Lovochkin is a Ukrainian politician, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine. Over 20 years, he has held various leading posts in civil service as well as top corporate positions. Currently Lovochkin is Member of the Parliament of Ukraine.

Vladimir Sergeyevich Vysotsky Russian: Владимир Серге́евич Высоцкий, Ukrainian: Володимир Сергійович Висоцький Volodymyr Serhiyovych Vysotsky; was a Russian admiral and Commander of the Russian Northern Fleet. On 12 September 2007, Vysotsky was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, succeeding Vladimir Masorin who retired at age 60 the same day.

Aderinsola Khabib Eseola is a Ukrainian professional association football player who plays as striker.

Yury Karlovich Olesha was a Russian and Soviet novelist. He is considered one of the greatest Russian novelists of the 20th century, one of the few to have succeeded in writing works of lasting artistic value despite the stifling censorship of the era. His works are delicate balancing acts that superficially send pro-Communist messages but reveal far greater subtlety and richness upon a deeper reading. Sometimes, he is grouped with his friends Ilf and Petrov, Isaac Babel, and Sigismund Krzhizhanovsky into the Odessa School of Writers.