List of Famous people born in Ukraine
Alexander Rovt
Alexander Rovt is an American billionaire businessman and real estate investor who made his fortune in the trade and manufacture of fertilizer in the former Soviet Union. He identifies as Carpathian.
Valentina Sharykina
Valentina Dmitrievna Sharykina is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of Russia (2000).
Sergei Sobolev
Serhiy Vladyslavovych Sobolev is a Ukrainian politician. He is a member of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) and acting Batkivshchyna faction leader.
Boris Shefir
Sergey Shefir
Serhiy Nakhmanovych Shefir is a Ukrainian politician and film director. He is the founder of Quarter-95 Studio. Since 25 May 2019 he is the First Assistant to the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In September 2021 he survived an assassination attempt.
Volodymyr Viytyshyn
Archbishop Volodymyr Viytyshyn is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch as an Archbishop-Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Ivano-Frankivsk since 2 June 2005. Previously he served as a Coadjutor Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi from 13 May 2003 until 12 December 2004 and as an Eparchial Bishop of the same Kolomyia-Chernivtsi from 12 December 2004 until 2 June 2005.
Vitaly Petrov
Vitaly Afanasevich Petrov is a Ukrainian athletics coach, mainly specialising in pole vault. He was the coach of legendary pole vaulters, like Sergey Bubka, Yelena Isinbayeva and Giuseppe Gibilisco. All three were world champions, with the first two also winning Olympic gold medals and setting world records.
Oleh Shamshur
Oleh Shamshur is a Ukrainian diplomat. Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States (2005-2010). Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to France (2014-2020). Permanent Representative of Ukraine to UNESCO (2014-2020).
Yana Shemyakina
Yana Volodymyrivna Shemyakina is a Ukrainian épée fencer. An Olympic champion at the 2012 Games, she also earned bronze individually at the World Championships in 2014, as well as bronze in 2015 in the team event.