List of Famous people named Yuriy

Yuri Nikolaevich Arabov is a Russian screenwriter, writer, poet and educator. He is known for his long-lasting collaboration with Alexander Sokurov. He is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1999).

Yuri Ivanovich Kayurov is a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1979). Winner of two USSR State Prizes. One of the most famous performers of the role of Lenin in film and on stage.

Yuriy Volodymyrovych Cheban is a retired Ukrainian sprint canoeist. He is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion in C-1 200 metres.

Yurii-Bohdan Romanovych Shukhevych is a far-right Ukrainian politician, member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, political prisoner, son of Roman Shukhevych. He is a former long serving leader of the Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian National Self Defence. Shukhevych spent over 30 years in the Soviet prisons and concentration camps. In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Shukhevych was elected into the Ukrainian parliament for Radical Party.

Yuriy Mykolayovych Bereza is a Ukrainian politician and the commander of the Dnipro Battalion. In September 2014, he was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, 3rd class. Representing People's Front, he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. In the July 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election Bereza was not re-elected. As an independent candidate in constituency 24 he gained 7.55% of the vote and lost the election to Dmytro Kysylevskyi of the party Servant of the People

Yuriy Vilyovych Maksymov is a Ukrainian football coach of Vorskla Poltava and a former midfielder. His career achievements saw him inducted into the Viktor Leonenko Hall of Fame in March 2012.

Yuriy Yaroslavovych Stets is a Ukrainian journalist and politician. He was appointed to the post of Minister of Information Policy at the formation of the Second Yatsenyuk Government on 2 December 2014. He resigned one year later because he felt he had "met all the targets". He withdrew his letter of resignation on 4 February 2016, and continued in the post. On 31 May 2017 Stets wrote a letter of resignation for health reasons and went on sick leave the same day. Eventually Stets stayed on as Minister until on 29 August 2019 the Honcharuk Government was installed. This government abolished the whole Ministry of Information Policy altogether.

Yurii Karmazin, is a Ukrainian politician and judge.

Yuriy Vynnychuk is a Ukrainian journalist, writer and editor.

Yuriy Habovda is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.