List of Famous people born in Ukraine
Alexei Bychenko
Alexei Bychenko is a Ukrainian-born Israeli figure skater. He represented Ukraine through 2009, and Israel thereafter. He is the 2016 European silver medalist and 2016 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist. He is the first Israeli skater to medal at the European Championships. Bychenko competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He placed fourth at 2018 Worlds.
Andrii Shypko
Shypko Andrii Fedorovych is a Ukrainian politician. He is a People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIIth and VIIIth convocations.
Oleksandr Tkachenko
Oleksandr Vladyslavovych Tkachenko is a Ukrainian media manager, journalist, producer and the long-term CEO of 1+1 Media Group. Tkachenko took part in the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election with the party Servant of the People. Tkachenko is Ukraine's Minister of Culture and Information Policy since June 4, 2020.
Georgiy Sudakov
Heorhiy Sudakov is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.
Vasyl Shkliar
Vasyl Mykolayovych Shkliar (Ukrainian: Василь Миколайович Шкляр; born 10 June 1951 in Hanzhalivka, Lysianka Raion is a Ukrainian writer and political activist. He is one of the most well known and widely read, contemporary Ukrainian authors. Some observers have even named him the “Father of the Ukrainian Bestseller”. The Committee of the Shevchenko National Prize declared him a Shevchenko Prize Laureate in 2011.
Valj Semerenko
Valentyna Oleksandrivna Semerenko, known also as Valya Semerenko and featuring in statistics as Valj Semerenko is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is Olympic and World champion, multiple World championships medalist and one of the most successful Ukrainian winter athletes.
Katja Petrowskaja
Katja Petrowskaja is a Kiev born German prose writer and journalist.
Ruslan Demchenko
Ruslan Mykhailovych Demchenko is a Ukrainian diplomat. He is an adviser to the President of Ukraine.
Igor Kakidzyanov
Igor Kakidzyanov is a former Defense Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). He was Commander-in-Chief of Popular Army, until captured by pro-Ukrainian paramilitaries on 7 May 2014.
Dmytro Nepohodov
Dmytro Nepohodov is a Ukrainian-born Kazakhstani football goalkeeper who plays for the Kazakhstani club FC Astana.