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title full_name born died nationality occupation url
Leon Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein none 1940 Ukrainian Marxist revolutionary, political theorist and politician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Trotsky
Michael Malice Michael Krechmer 1976 n/a Ukrainian author, podcaster, columnist, anarchist and media personality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Malice
Victor Pinchuk Victor Mykhailovych Pinchuk 1960 n/a Ukrainian businessman and oligarch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Pinchuk
German Khan German Borisovich Khan 1961 n/a Ukrainian oligarch, billionaire, and businessman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Khan
Abraham Zapruder Abraham Zapruder 1905 1970 Ukrainian clothing manufacturer who witnessed the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Zapruder
Eugene Volokh Eugene Volokh 1968 n/a Ukrainian legal scholar known for his scholarship in American constitutional law and libertarianism as well as his prominent legal blog The Volokh Conspiracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Volokh
Yakov Smirnoff Yakov Naumovich Pokhis 1951 n/a Ukrainian comedian, actor and writer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Smirnoff
Volodymyr Groysman Volodymyr Borysovych Groysman 1978 n/a Ukrainian politician who was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 14 April 2016 to 29 August 2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Groysman
Lev Parnas Lev Parnas 1972 n/a Ukrainian businessman and associate of Rudy Giuliani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Parnas
Elina Svitolina Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina 1994 n/a Ukrainian professional tennis player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elina_Svitolina
Jan Koum Jan Koum 1976 n/a Ukrainian businessman and computer engineer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Koum
Gene Stupnitsky Gene Stupnitsky 1977 n/a Ukrainian film and television writer and producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Stupnitsky
Louis Eisenberg Louis R. Eisenberg 1876 none Ukrainian chess master https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Eisenberg
Max Levchin Maksymilian Rafailovych "Max" Levchin 1975 n/a Ukrainian software engineer and businessman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Levchin
Vadim Rabinovich Vadim Zinovyevich Rabinovich 1953 n/a Ukrainian Jewish businessman, politician, president of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress, leader of the For life party, presidential candidate in the 2014 elections and former deputy of the Ukraine VIII faction of the Opposition Bloc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadim_Rabinovich
Oksana Baiul Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul-Farina 1977 n/a Ukrainian retired competitive figure skater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oksana_Baiul
Maya Deren Maya Deren 1917 1961 Ukrainian experimental filmmaker and important promoter of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Deren
Clarice Lispector Clarice Lispector null null Ukrainian novelist and short story writer acclaimed internationally for her innovative novels and short stories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarice_Lispector
Jacob Golos Jacob Golos 1889 1943 Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary who became an intelligence operative in the United States on behalf of the USSR. A founding member of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), circa 1930 Golos became involved in the covert work of Soviet intelligence agencies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Golos
Theresa Malkiel Theresa Serber Malkiel 1874 1949 Ukrainian labor activist, suffragist, and educator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_Malkiel
Ruth Wisse Ruth R. Wisse 1936 n/a Ukrainian academic and is the Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University emerita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Wisse
Joseph Ruttenberg Joseph Ruttenberg, A.S.C. 1889 1983 Ukrainian photojournalist and cinematographer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ruttenberg
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Maksim "Maks" Aleksandrovich Chmerkovskiy 1980 n/a Ukrainian Latin–ballroom dance champion, choreographer, and instructor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maksim_Chmerkovskiy
Boris Sidis Boris Sidis 1867 1923 Ukrainian psychologist, physician, psychiatrist, and philosopher of education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Sidis
Andriy Voronin Andriy Viktorovych Voronin 1979 n/a Ukrainian professional football manager and a former player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Voronin
Fanny Kaplan Fanny Efimovna Kaplan 1890 1918 Ukrainian Jewish woman, Socialist-Revolutionary, and early Soviet dissident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Kaplan
Hennadiy Korban Hennadiy Olehovych Korban 1970 n/a Ukrainian businessman and politician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennadiy_Korban
Yukhym Zvyahilsky Yukhym Leonidovych Zvyahilsky 1933 2021 Ukrainian politician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukhym_Zvyahilsky
Vitas Vitaly Vladasovich Grachev 1979 n/a Ukrainian singer, songwriter and actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitas
Boris Thomashefsky Boris Thomashefsky 1868 1939 Ukrainian (later American) Jewish singer and actor who became one of the biggest stars in Yiddish theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Thomashefsky
Alexander Liberman Alexander Semeonovitch Liberman 1912 1999 Ukrainian magazine editor, publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Liberman
Anna Ushenina Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina 1985 n/a Ukrainian chess grandmaster who was Women's World Chess Champion from November 2012 to September 2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Ushenina
Michael Kogan Michael “Misha” Kogan 1920 1984 Ukrainian entrepreneur who founded the Japanese video game company Taito https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kogan
Mark Ivanir Mark Alexandrovich Ivanir null null Ukrainian actor, known for his character roles on American film and television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ivanir
Anna Hutsol Anna HutsolAnna Hutsol uses the Russian version null null Ukrainian activist and one of the founders of the radical feminist activist group FEMEN. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Hutsol
Valentin Chmerkovskiy Valentin Aleksandrovich "Val" Chmerkovskiy 1986 n/a Ukrainian professional dancer, best known for his appearances on the U.S. version of Dancing with the Stars, which he won twice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Chmerkovskiy
Tina Karol Tina Karol 1985 n/a Ukrainian singer, actress, and television presenter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Karol
Alexei Bychenko Alexei Bychenko 1988 n/a Ukrainian figure skater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Bychenko
Sam Zimbalist Sam Zimbalist 1901 1958 Ukrainian born American film producer and film editor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Zimbalist
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy 1978 n/a Ukrainian politician, actor and comedian who is the 6th and current president of Ukraine, serving since May 2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy
Igor Krutoy Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy 1954 n/a Ukrainian music composer, performer, producer and musical promoter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Krutoy
Pavel Eljanov Pavel Eljanov 1983 n/a Ukrainian chess grandmaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Eljanov
Dmitry Gordon Dmitry Illich Gordon 1967 n/a Ukrainian Journalist, interviewer, and politician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Gordon
Shura Cherkassky Shura Cherkassky 1909 1995 Ukrainian concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shura_Cherkassky
Leonid Trauberg Leonid Zakharovich Trauberg 1902 1990 Ukrainian film director and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Trauberg
Rosina Lhévinne Rosina Lhévinne 1880 1976 Ukrainian pianist and famed pedagogue born in Kiev, Ukraine, then a part of the Russian Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosina_Lhévinne
Moissaye Joseph Olgin Moissaye Joseph Olgin 1878 1939 Ukrainian writer, journalist, and translator in the early 20th century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moissaye_Joseph_Olgin
Alexander Rodnyansky Alexander Yefymovych Rodnyansky 1961 n/a Ukrainian film director, film producer, television executive and businessman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Rodnyansky
Eddie Gottlieb Edward Gottlieb 1898 1979 Ukrainian Jewish professional basketball coach and executive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gottlieb
Vladimir Tukmakov Vladimir Borisovich Tukmakov 1946 n/a Ukrainian chess grandmaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Tukmakov
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block Zhanna Pintusevich-Block 1972 n/a Ukrainian former world champion sprinter who competed in the Olympic Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhanna_Pintusevich-Block
Leo Motzkin Leo Motzkin 1867 1933 Ukrainian Zionist leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Motzkin
Vadim Perelman Vadim Perelman 1963 n/a Ukrainian film director https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadim_Perelman
Gennadiy Bogolyubov Gennadiy (Zvi Hirsch) Bogolyubov 1961 1962 Ukrainian billionaire businessman based in the United Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennadiy_Bogolyubov
Yossele Rosenblatt Josef "Yossele" Rosenblatt 1882 1933 Ukrainian chazzan (cantor) and composer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossele_Rosenblatt
Alexander Kipnis Alexander Kipnis none 1978 Ukrainian operatic bass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Kipnis
Boris Lozhkin Boris Lozhkin 1971 n/a Ukrainian businessperson and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Lozhkin
Igor Olshansky Igor Olshansky 1982 n/a Ukrainian former football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Olshansky
Anton Shynder Anton Shynder 1987 n/a Ukrainian football striker who plays for German club Schwabach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Shynder
Roman Ghirshman Roman Ghirshman 1895 1979 Ukrainian archeologist who specialized in ancient Persia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Ghirshman
Eduard Shifrin Eduard Volodymyrovych Shifrin 1960 n/a Ukrainian entrepreneur who is a co-owner of the Midland Group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Shifrin
Your Old Droog Your Old Droog null null Ukrainian rapper and producer from Brooklyn, New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Old_Droog
Hryhoriy Surkis Hryhoriy Surkis 1949 n/a Ukrainian businessman, one of five vice-presidents of UEFA since 24 May 2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hryhoriy_Surkis
Hennadiy Kernes Hennadiy Adolfovych Kernes 1959 2020 Ukrainian politician who was the Mayor of Kharkiv from 2010 until his death in 2020 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennadiy_Kernes
Yulia Meltzer Yudith "Yulia" Isaakovna Meltzer 1911 1968 Ukrainian Jewish ballerina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Meltzer
Ihor Surkis Ihor Mikhaylovich Surkis 1958 n/a Ukrainian businessman best known for being an owner and President of Dynamo Kyiv since 2002 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihor_Surkis
Lee Altus Lee Altus null null Ukrainian heavy metal guitarist currently playing in Exodus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Altus
Moshé Feldenkrais Moshé Pinchas Feldenkrais 1904 1984 Ukrainian engineer and physicist, known as the founder of the Feldenkrais Method, a system of physical exercise that aims to improve human functioning by increasing self-awareness through movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshé_Feldenkrais
Alla Korot Alla Korot 1970 n/a Ukrainian actress and dancer best known for her soap opera roles of Allie Doyle Martin on All My Children and Stacey Sloan on General Hospital: Night Shift https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alla_Korot
Vladimir Malaniuk Vladimir Pavlovich Malaniuk 1957 2017 Ukrainian chess grandmaster and three-time Ukrainian champion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Malaniuk
Gregor Rabinovitch Gregor Rabinovitch 1889 1953 Ukrainian film producer who worked for many years in the German film industry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_Rabinovitch
Bertha Kalich Bertha Kalich 1874 1939 Ukrainian Jewish-American actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Kalich
Mykhailo Dobkin Mykhailo Markovych Dobkin 1970 n/a Ukrainian politician, former governor of Kharkiv Oblast, former mayor of Kharkiv, Short bio of Mykhailo Dobkin, LIGA and a former deputy of the Ukrainian parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykhailo_Dobkin
Semen Altman Semen Yosypovych Altman 1946 n/a Ukrainian football coach and former goalkeeper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semen_Altman
David Shterenberg David Petrovich Shterenberg 1948 n/a Ukrainian painter and graphic artist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shterenberg
Vadim Gluzman Vadim Gluzman 1973 n/a Ukrainian classical violinist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadim_Gluzman
Milly Witkop Milly Witkop(-Rocker) 1877 1955 Ukrainian Jewish anarcho-syndicalist, feminist writer and activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milly_Witkop
Jacob Kramer Jacob Kramer 1892 1962 Ukrainian painter who spent all of his working life in England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Kramer
Oscar Feltsman Oscar Borisovich Feltsman 1921 2013 Ukrainian composer of Lithuanian Jewish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Feltsman
Irina Lenskiy Irina Lenskiy 1971 n/a Ukrainian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irina_Lenskiy
Yevhen Chervonenko Yevhen Alfredovych Chervonenko 1959 n/a Ukrainian politician and racing driver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevhen_Chervonenko
Menachem Nachum Twersky Menachem Nochum Twersky of Chernobyl 1730 1787 Ukrainian rabbi, and the founder of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menachem_Nachum_Twersky
Konstantin Lerner Konstantin Zaivelevich Lerner 1950 2011 Ukrainian chess grandmaster (GM) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Lerner
Viktor Kanevskyi Viktor Izrailyovych (Illich) Kanevskyi 1936 2018 Ukrainian football player and coach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Kanevskyi
Arnold Margolin Arnold Davydovich Margolin none 1956 Ukrainian diplomat, lawyer, active participant in Ukrainian and Jewish community and political affairs; attorney who became world-famous as the defense counsel for Mendel Beilis in the notorious Jewish blood libel trial in Kiev from 1911 to 1913 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Margolin
Moishe Lowtzky Moishe (Mojżesz) Lowtzky (Łowcki) null null Ukrainian chess master https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moishe_Lowtzky
Sonya Adler Sophia "Sonya" Adler 1862 1886 Ukrainian actress who was one of the first women to perform in Yiddish theater in Imperial Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonya_Adler
Alex Veadov Alex Veadov null null Ukrainian film and television actor of Ukrainian-Jewish ancestry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Veadov
Vasyl Krychevsky Vasyl Hryhorovych Krychevsky 1873 1952 Ukrainian painter, architect, art scholar, graphic artist, film art consultant, pedagogue and master of applied art and decorative art https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasyl_Krychevsky
Lev Rebet Lev Rebet 1912 1957 Ukrainian political writer and anti-communist during World War II. He was a key cabinet member in the Ukrainian government (backed by Stepan Bandera's faction of OUN) which proclaimed independence on June 30, 1941 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Rebet
Katerina Pisetsky Katerina "Katya" Pisetsky null null Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast who competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katerina_Pisetsky
Senya Fleshin Senya Fleshin 1894 1981 Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and photographer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senya_Fleshin
Yakov Vilner Yakov Vilner 1899 1931 Ukrainian chess master https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Vilner
Juan Friede Juan Friede Alter 1901 1990 Ukrainian historian of Jewish descent who is recognised as one of the most important writers about Colombian history, the Spanish conquests and a proponent of indigenism; the defense of the rights and descriptions of the oppression of indigenous people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Friede
Bill Weisband William Weisband, Sr. 1908 1967 Ukrainian cryptanalyst and NKVD agent (code name 'LINK'), best known for his role in revealing U.S. decryptions of Soviet diplomatic and intelligence codes to Soviet intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Weisband
Dmitri Klebanov Dmytro Lvovich Klebanov none 1987 Ukrainian composer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Klebanov
Volodymyr Kaplychnyi Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Kaplychnyi 1944 2004 Ukrainian association football defender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Kaplychnyi
Vitali Vitaliev Vitali Vitaliev null null Ukrainian journalist and writer who has worked in Russia, the United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Vitaliev
Friedrich Gorenstein Friedrich Gorenstein 1932 2002 Ukrainian Jewish author and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Gorenstein
Oleksandr Feldman Olexandr Borisovich Feldman 1960 n/a Ukrainian politician and public figure of Jewish origin, People's Deputy of Ukraine (since 2002), businessman, multi-millionaire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Feldman
Maksym Levytskyi Maksym Anatoliyovych Levytskyi 1972 n/a Ukrainian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maksym_Levytskyi
Olga Lenskiy Olga Lenskiy 1992 n/a Ukrainian sprinter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Lenskiy
Isaac Lipnitsky Isaac (Isaak) Oskarovich Lipnitsky (Lipnitski) 1923 1959 Ukrainian chess master https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Lipnitsky
Alexandre Eremenko Alexandre Eremenko 1954 n/a Ukrainian mathematician who works in the fields of complex analysis and dynamical systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Eremenko
Yury Gelman Yury Gelman 1955 n/a Ukrainian five-time Olympic fencing coach for the United States (Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio 2016), National Men's Sabre Coach, and Head Fencing Coach for 2001 NCAA champion St. John's University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yury_Gelman
Solomon Nikritin Solomon Nikritin 1898 1965 Ukrainian painter, avant-garde artist ( Neo-Primitivist, Constructivist), philosopher, and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Nikritin
Ivan Kulyk Ivan Yulianovych Kulyk 1897 1937 Ukrainian poet, writer, translator, diplomat and Communist Party activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Kulyk
Dmitry Piterman Dmitry Piterman 1963 n/a Ukrainian businessman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Piterman
Berl Broder Berl Broder 1817 1868 Ukrainian Jew born in Podkamen,https://archive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berl_Broder
Artur Kogan Artur Kogan 1974 n/a Ukrainian chess grandmaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur_Kogan
Nadia Meiher Nadiya Oleksandrivna Urzhumtseva 1982 n/a Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress, poet, television host and fashion designer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Meiher
Igor Gorin Igor Gorin 1904 1982 Ukrainian Jewish baritone and music teacher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Gorin
Soma Morgenstern Soma Morgenstern 1890 1976 Ukrainian Jewish writer and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_Morgenstern
Yevhen Heller Yevhen Heller 1974 n/a Ukrainian public figure, former People's Deputy of Ukraine, president of FC Zorya Luhansk (since 2009) and owner of "Ukrsplav" (non-ferrous metal recycling company) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevhen_Heller
David Vogel (author) David Vogel 1891 1944 Ukrainian Jewish poet, novelist, and diarist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Vogel_(author)
Abram Khavin Abram Leonidovich Khavin 1914 1974 Ukrainian chess master https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abram_Khavin
Yevhen Lapinsky Yevhen Valentinovich Lapinsky 1942 1999 Ukrainian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevhen_Lapinsky
Roman Bronfman Roman Bronfman 1954 n/a Ukrainian politician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Bronfman
Salomon Mandelkern Salomon Mandelkern 1846 1902 Ukrainian Jewish poet and author https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salomon_Mandelkern
Irina Zaritskaya Irina Zaritskaya 1939 2001 Ukrainian pianist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irina_Zaritskaya
Yefim Golyshev Yefim Golyshev , variously transliterated as Golyscheff, Golyschev, Golishiff, Golishev, etc., 8 September 1897 – 25 September 1970) null null Ukrainian painter and composer who was mainly active in Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yefim_Golyshev
Eduard Gurwits Eduard Yosipovich Gurvits 1948 n/a Ukrainian politician, Mayor of Odessa in 1994–1998 and from 2005 to 6 November 2010 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Gurwits
Genya Turovskaya Genya Turovskaya null null Ukrainian poet, translator and psychotherapist born in Kyiv, Ukraine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genya_Turovskaya
Reuben Ewing Reuben Ewing 1899 n/a Ukrainian Jewish-American baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_Ewing
Harold Willens Harold Willens 1914 2003 Ukrainian businessman and political activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Willens
George Komsky George Komsky null null Ukrainian tenor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Komsky
Issachar Ber Ryback Issachar Ber Ryback 1897 n/a Ukrainian Jewish-French painter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issachar_Ber_Ryback
Adolphe Féder Adolphe Féder 1886 1943 Ukrainian Jewish painter and illustrator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Féder
Andriy Oberemko Andriy Oleksandrovych Oberemko 1984 n/a Ukrainian professional association football player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andriy_Oberemko
Victor Buerger Victor Buerger (Berger) 1904 1996 Ukrainian chess player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Buerger
Mikhail Krichevsky Mikhail Efimovich Krichevsky 1897 2008 Ukrainian Jewish supercentenarian and the last surviving World War I veteran who fought for the Russian Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Krichevsky
Vladimir Zelenko Vladimir 1973 n/a Ukrainian family physician and author known for promoting a three drug combination of hydroxychloroquine, zinc sulfate and azithromycin as part of an experimental outpatient treatment for COVID-19 that he has promoted as the Zelenko Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Zelenko
Vitaly Portnikov Vitaly Portnikov 1967 n/a Ukrainian editor and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly_Portnikov
Inna Vernikov Inna Vernikov 1984 n/a Ukrainian attorney and politician serving as a Member of the New York City Council for the 48th District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inna_Vernikov
Aleksandr Zolotarev Aleksandr Zolotarev 1879 1938 Ukrainian politician, statesman and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Zolotarev
Netania Davrath Netania Davrath 1931 1987 Ukrainian soprano opera and concert singer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netania_Davrath
Manya Gordon Manya Gordon Strunsky 1882 1945 Ukrainian Russian-Empire-expatriot American historian and political activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manya_Gordon
Juda Grossman Juda Solomonovich Grossman 1883 1934 Ukrainian revolutionary anarchist, publicist and literary critic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juda_Grossman
William Edlin William Edlin 1878 1947 Ukrainian Jewish-American journalist, editor, and labor activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Edlin
Olga Taratuta Olga Taratuta 1876 1874 Ukrainian anarcho-communist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Taratuta
Ben-Zion Sternberg Ben-Zion (Benno) Sternberg 1894 1962 Ukrainian Zionist and signatory of the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Zion_Sternberg
Sam Gerson Samuel Norton Gerson 1895 1972 Ukrainian wrestler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Gerson
Alina Panova Alina Panova null null Ukrainian film and stage costume designer and producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alina_Panova
Annetta Grodner Annetta Grodner (or Gradner) null null Ukrainian Jewish singer and actress, the first prima donna in Yiddish theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annetta_Grodner
Semen Gluzman Semen (Semyon) Fishelevich Gluzman 1946 n/a Ukrainian psychiatrist and human rights activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semen_Gluzman
Vadym Gutzeit Vadim Gutzeit 1971 n/a Ukrainian sabre fencer, who was team Olympic champion in 1992, and won a bronze medal in the 1991 World Fencing Championships https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadym_Gutzeit
Leiba Dobrovskii Leyba-Itzko Dobrovsky or Dobrovskii 1910 1969 Ukrainian Jewish soldier of the Soviet Red Army who was captured prisoner and hid his ethnic identity to survive the Holocaust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiba_Dobrovskii
Oleg Maltsev (psychologist) Oleg Viktorovich Maltsev 1975 n/a Ukrainian Candidate of Sciences in psychology and philosophy, who teaches a variation of the Fate Analysis method developed by Hungarian psychoanalyst Leopold Szondi through his organization called Applied Sciences Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Maltsev_(psychologist)
Chaim Zimmerman Aharon Chaim Zimmerman 1914 1995 Ukrainian Orthodox rabbi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaim_Zimmerman
Harvey Leibenstein Harvey Leibenstein 1922 1994 Ukrainian economist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Leibenstein
Moishe Zilberfarb Moishe Zylberfarb null null Ukrainian politician, diplomat, and public activist of Jewish descent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moishe_Zilberfarb
Naum Levin Naum L. Levin 1933 n/a Ukrainian chess master and trainer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naum_Levin
Roman Pelts Roman Shlemovich Pelts 1937 n/a Ukrainian chess master, born in Odessa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Pelts
Borys Finkel Borys Arkadiyovych Finkel 1968 n/a Ukrainian retired professional footballer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borys_Finkel
Hava Volovich Hava Vladimirovna Volovich 1916 2000 Ukrainian writer, actress, puppet theater director and Gulag survivor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hava_Volovich
Svetlana Lazebnik Svetlana Lazebnik 1979 n/a Ukrainian researcher in computer vision who works as a professor of computer science and Willett Faculty Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlana_Lazebnik
Eduard Dubinski Eduard Isaakovich Dubinski 1935 1969 Ukrainian football defender who won 12 caps (international appearances) as a member of the Soviet Union national football team in the 1960s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Dubinski
Malka Heifetz Tussman Malka Heifetz Tussman 1893 1987 Ukrainian Yiddish poet and teacher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malka_Heifetz_Tussman
Oleksandr Dubinsky Oleksandr Dubinsky 1981 n/a Ukrainian journalist, politician, blogger, presenter of "Money" TV show on 1 + 1 channel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Dubinsky
Arthur Fields (photographer) Arthur Fields 1901 1994 Ukrainian street photographer, who took more than 180,000 photographs of pedestrians on the south end of Dublin's O'Connell Bridge, over more than 50 years https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Fields_(photographer)
Joseph S. Gruss Joseph Saul Gruss 1903 1993 Ukrainian financier, businessman, and philanthropist who supported Jewish education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_S._Gruss
Abram Zamikhovsky Abram Davidovich Zamikhovsky (Zamikhovski) 1908 1978 Ukrainian chess master and former national champion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abram_Zamikhovsky
Mordechai Hershman Mordecai Hershman 1888 1940 Ukrainian Jewish cantor ("chazzan") and singer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordechai_Hershman
Ruth Klüger-Aliav Ruth Klüger Aliav 1910 1980 Ukrainian Jewish Zionist activist, assisting in the Aliya Beth before and after World War II. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Klüger-Aliav
Ludwig Fainberg Leonid "Tarzan" Fainberg also known as Ludwig Lyosha Fainberg 1958 n/a Ukrainian mobster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Fainberg
Rachel Bespaloff Rachel Bespaloff 1895 1949 Ukrainian philosopher https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Bespaloff
Jakob Rudnik Jakob Rudnik 1894 1963 Ukrainian agent for the Otdel Mezhdunarodny Sviasy (OMS), which was the Communist International's clandestine International Liaison Department https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Rudnik
Sarah Bas Tovim Sarah Bas Tovim null null Ukrainian Jewish woman, author of Shloshe Shearim ("Three Portals") the most widely circulated of the tkhines, Yiddish-language prayer booklets intended mainly for Jewish women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Bas_Tovim
Iosif Pogrebyssky Iosif Benediktovich Pogrebyssky 1906 1971 Ukrainian chess master https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosif_Pogrebyssky
Lazar Zalkind Lazar Borisovich Zalkind 1886 1945 Ukrainian Jewish economist and chess problemist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazar_Zalkind
Leon Feinberg Leon Feinberg 1897 1969 Ukrainian Jewish-American Yiddish poet, writer, and journalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Feinberg
Leib Glantz Leib Glantz 1898 1964 Ukrainian lyrical tenor cantor (chazzan), Composer, Musicologist of Jewish music, Writer, Educator and Zionist leader https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leib_Glantz
Margarita Khemlin Margarita Khemlin 1960 2015 Ukrainian Jewish novelist and short-story writer, best known for her novel Klotsvog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarita_Khemlin
Hanna Hertsyk Hanna Hertsyk 1752 n/a Ukrainian Hetmana by marriage to Pylyp Orlyk, Hetman of Ukraine (r https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanna_Hertsyk
Olga Anstei Olga Nikolaevna Anstei also Olga Anstey 1912 1985 Ukrainian Jewish émigré poet from Kiev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Anstei
Emanuel Vahl Emanuel Vahl 1938 n/a Ukrainian composer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Vahl
Liudmila Titova Liudmila Titova null null Ukrainian Jewish poet from Kiev, wife of the poet Ivan Yelagin (Іван Єлагін) also from Kiev, whom she had first met as a schoolgirl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liudmila_Titova
Sidor Belarsky Sidor Belarsky 1898 1975 Ukrainian singer born to a Jewish family in Kryzhopol, Ukraine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidor_Belarsky
Abram A. Slutskin Abram A. Slutskin 1891 1950 Ukrainian scientist and professor who had a major role in shaping radio science in the Soviet Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abram_A._Slutskin
Zeev Latsky Ya'akov Ze'ev Latsky ("Bertoldi") 1881 1940 Ukrainian Jewish political and Yiddishist activist and briefly a Minister in the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeev_Latsky
Alexander Peli Alexander Peli 1915 2007 Ukrainian encyclopedist, the supervising editor of the Encyclopaedia Hebraica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Peli
Jacques Dicker Jacques Dicker 1879 1942 Ukrainian socialist politician and lawyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Dicker
Did Panas Petro Yukhymovych Vesklyarov better known by his nickname Did Panas n/a 1994 Ukrainian theater and television actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did_Panas
Rita Gluzman Rita Gluzman null null Ukrainian activist and convicted murderer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Gluzman
Dina Litovsky Dina Litovsky 1979 n/a Ukrainian photographer, living in New York City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dina_Litovsky
Ida Braiman Ida Braiman 1913 n/a Ukrainian Jewish garment worker killed while on strike for better working conditions in Rochester, New York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Braiman
Abraham A. Manievich Abraham A. Manievich 1881 1942 Ukrainian expressionist artist of Belarusian-Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_A._Manievich
Shachne Zohn Rabbi Sholom Shachne Zohn 1910 2012 Ukrainian born former dean of the Yeshiva Torah Vodaas, who later lived in Jerusalem, Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shachne_Zohn
Leon Sharf Leonid "Leon" Sharf 1982 n/a Ukrainian professional association football player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Sharf
Kateryna Samson Kateryna Samson 1988 n/a Ukrainian football goalkeeper currently playing for Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Women's League https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kateryna_Samson
Viktor Kaplun Viktor Hryhorovych Kaplun 1958 n/a Ukrainian retired and Soviet football player of Jewish ethnicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Kaplun
Leonid Pervomayskiy Leonid Pervomayskiy 1908 1973 Ukrainian Jewish poet, a winner of the 1946 Stalin Prize for literature and a member of the Communist party since 1954 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Pervomayskiy
Zvi Preigerzon Zvi-Gersh Preigerzon 1900 1969 Ukrainian Jewish author who specialized in historical prose of a historically fictional nature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvi_Preigerzon
Leo Wainstein Leo Wainstein 1883 1978 Ukrainian Jewish jurist and businessman who lived most part of his life in Finland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Wainstein
Abraham Coralnik Abraham Coralnik 1883 1937 Ukrainian Jewish-American Yiddish writer, journalist, and newspaper editor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Coralnik
Anatoly Shapiro Anatoly Pavlovich Shapiro 1913 2005 Ukrainian Jewish soldier of the Army of the Soviet Union, who led the first elements of the advancing army into the Nazi-developed Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, during the latter stages of World War II. He was awarded: two Orders of the Red Star; two Orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, for the Liberation of Kraków; the Order of the Patriotic War of the 2nd degree, and numerous other medals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Shapiro
A. Lutzky Aaron Zucker 1892 1957 Ukrainian Jewish Yiddish poet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Lutzky
Hennadiy Altman Hennadiy Semenovych Altman 1979 n/a Ukrainian retired football goalkeeper and current manager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennadiy_Altman
Mark Khaisman Mark Khaisman 1958 n/a Ukrainian visual artist who currently lives and works in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, having relocated to the United States in 1989 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Khaisman
Shimon Shteynberg Shimon Shteynberg 1887 1955 Ukrainian composer and a music director of the Ukrainian State Jewish Theatre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimon_Shteynberg
Natan Rybak Natan Rybak 1913 1978 Ukrainian poet and socialist-realist writer of Jewish origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natan_Rybak
Aaron of Trebowla Aaron ben Nathan Nata' of Trebowla null null Ukrainian Jewish author who flourished about the middle of the eighteenth century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_of_Trebowla
Pavlo Hertsyk Pavlo Semenovych Hertsyk none 1700 Ukrainian Cossack officer of Jewish origin, the colonel of the Poltava Regiment (1675-1677, 1683–1687, 1691–1695) of the Cossack Hetmanate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlo_Hertsyk
Alexander Gumberg Alexander Gumberg 1887 1939 Ukrainian of Jewish background who emigrated to the United States in 1903 and went on to become an important link between the Soviet regime and the USA following the Bolshevik seizure of power in 1917 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Gumberg
Judah Even Shemuel Judah Even Shemuel 1886 1976 Ukrainian lexicographer, whose English-Hebrew dictionary was known as The Kaufman Dictionary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judah_Even_Shemuel
Matvei Vaisberg Matvei Vaisberg 1958 n/a Ukrainian painter, graphic artist and book designer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matvei_Vaisberg
Oleksandr Rojtburd Oleksandr Rojtburd 1961 2021 Ukrainian artist of the Ukrainian New Wave and co-founder of the theory of the Ukrainian Transavantgard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Rojtburd
Pinkhus Rovner Pinkhus Rovner 1875 1919 Ukrainian Jewish Bolshevik revolutionary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkhus_Rovner
Israel Orenstein Israel Orenstein 1831 1905 Ukrainian Jewish novelist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Orenstein
Alexander (Aaron) Levin Alexander (Aaron) Levin 1968 n/a Ukrainian businessman and president of Kiev Jewish Community, founding president of the World Forum of Russian-Speaking Jewry and a leader of the US Russian-speaking community https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_(Aaron)_Levin
Maurice Gusman Maurice Gusman 1889 1980 Ukrainian - born American millionaire investor and philanthropist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Gusman
Hryhoriy Arshynov Hryhoriy (Grisha) Arshynov 1961 2020 Ukrainian Jewish civil engineer and activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hryhoriy_Arshynov
Vladimir Mikhailovich Yurovsky Vladimir Mikhailovich Yurovsky 1915 1972 Ukrainian film music composer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Mikhailovich_Yurovsky
Markiyan Dimidov Markiyan Dimidov null null Ukrainian concentration camp survivor who was only eight in 1943 when Nazis set fire to his 3-year-old sister, Feofania, in a shed in a Belarus forest, along with his grandmother, great-grandmother and 2-year old cousin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markiyan_Dimidov
Abraham Ludvipol Abraham Ludvipol 1865 1921 Ukrainian Hebrew journalist, translator, and Zionist activist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Ludvipol
Julia Kogan Julia Kogan null null Ukrainian operatic coloratura soprano, writer, and presenter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Kogan
Dmytro Serhiyovych Osadchyi Dmytro Osadchyi 1992 n/a Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for Tzeirei Umm al-Fahm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmytro_Serhiyovych_Osadchyi
Eugênio Chipkevitch Eugênio Chipkevitch 1954 n/a Ukrainian former physician and psychotherapist, convicted of sexually abusing adolescent patients at the "Paulista Adolescents Institute" in São Paulo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugênio_Chipkevitch
Vilen Barskyi Vilen Isaakovych Barskyi 1930 2012 Ukrainian artist (painter and graphic artist) and member of the Union of Artists of the USSR, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilen_Barskyi
Tanya Zolotoroff Nash Tanya Zolotoroff Nash 1898 1987 Ukrainian Deaf Rights activist who, after emigrating to the United States in 1904 from Ukraine, dedicated 35 years of her life advocating for, teaching, and creating safe spaces for the American Jewish Deaf and elderly deaf community https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanya_Zolotoroff_Nash
Manuil Shechtman Manuil Iosipovich Shechtman 1900 1941 Ukrainian painter of Jewish ancestry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuil_Shechtman
Oleksandr Zelensky Oleksandr Semenovych Zelensky 1947 n/a Ukrainian mining scientist who specializes in the automation of geological and surveying support https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Zelensky