List of Famous people born in Ukraine

Polina Denisovna Osipenko was a Soviet military pilot, most notable as the co-pilot who, together with Valentina Grizodubova and Marina Raskova on September 24–25, 1938 performed a non-stop flight between Moscow and the Sea of Okhotsk, setting a new distance record for non-stop flights operated by women. For this achievement, she and her two colleagues were named Hero of the Soviet Union, the first three women to receive highest military distinction in Soviet Union on 2 November 1938.

Valery Stepanovich Storozhik is a Soviet and Russian stage, voice and film actor. He was awarded title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1995).

Sonya Koshkina is the pen name of Ksenia Mykytivna Vasilenko, a Ukrainian journalist, who is also co-owner and editor-in-chief of the online publication, LB.ua

Vita Semerenko is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is Olympic champion in women's relay, Olympic medalist and multiple World championships medalist. She is one of the most successful Ukrainian winter athletes.

Andriy Yaroslavovych Melnyk is a Ukrainian diplomat who has served since January 12, 2015 as the Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany. He will remain in office until the end of September 2022, after which he will move to Kyiv. He has been an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary since 2016 and is a Doctor of Law.