List of Famous people named Yakiv

Yakiv Vasilyovich Smolii is a Ukrainian economist and banker and former Chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine. He was acting Governor of the National Bank from 11 May 2017 until the Ukrainian parliament elected him Governor on 15 March 2018. Smolii was dismissed by parliament on 3 July 2020 after he had tendered his resignation, he claimed he had done this as a result of long-standing political pressure.

Yakov Godorozha is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time Ukrainian national champion. He began learning to skate under the guidance of Georgi Starkov at the Ldinka rink in Odessa, and later trained in Dnipropetrovsk and Kiev, where he was coached by Marina Amirkhanova. At the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Godorozha earned a spot for Ukraine in the men's event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He finished 20th in Sochi. He retired from competition in August 2014.