List of Famous people named Taras

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko, also known as Kobzar Taras, or simply Kobzar, was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, as well as folklorist and ethnographer. His literary heritage is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, the modern Ukrainian language, though the language of his poems was different from the modern Ukrainian language. All his diaries, letters, non-poetic literature, such as a novel, plays, some poems were in Russian. Shevchenko is also known for many masterpieces as a painter and an illustrator.

Taras Viktorovych Kutovy was a Ukrainian economist and politician.

Taras (von) Borodajkewycz, was a former member of the NSDAP and, after World War II, professor of economic history at the College of World Trade in Vienna. He remained an unrepentant supporter of Nazism after the war and the pro-fascist views he allegedly expressed in his university lectures in the 1960s sparked major student demonstrations in Vienna that resulted in at least one fatality.

Taras Kozak is a Ukrainian politician, state servant, businessman, media proprietor. People's Deputy of the 8th convocation, elected in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election from the Opposition Bloc party. People's Deputy of Ukraine of 9th convocation from the Opposition Platform — For Life party.

Taras Kacharaba is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slavia Prague, on loan from Slovan Liberec.

Taras Mykolayovych Stepanenko is a Ukrainian footballer, who is currently playing for FC Shakhtar Donetsk. He started his career at Metalurh Zaporizhya, making his debut in 2007, before joining Shakhtar in 2010.

Taras Petrynenko is a Ukrainian musician, People's Artist of Ukraine.

Taras Aleksandrovich Burlak is a Russian professional association footballer currently playing as centre-back for FC Arsenal Tula.

Taras Vyacheslavovych Chornovil is a Ukrainian politician and is a former deputy in the Verkhovna Rada.