Famous Ukrainians

Born in Ruthenia (now Rohatyn, Ukraine) to a Ruthenian Orthodox priest, she was captured by Crimean Tatars during a slave raid and eventually taken via the Crimean slave trade to Istanbul, the Ottoman capital. She...

Natalia Zakharenko is the real name of this Hollywood star actress (“West Side Story” film had 11 Academy Award nominations). Her grandparents...

But Yarymovych knew the idea of space-based navigation was beautiful; it just wasn’t being sold right. He went to his...

April 25, 1945, the day American troops and the troops of the First Ukrainian Front met at the Elbe River, near...

Bill Mosienko (1921-1994) was a Ukrainian-Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for...

Joseph Vincent Charyk (September 9, 1920 – September 28, 2016) was widely credited as the founder of the geosynchronous communications satellite industry....

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Lelechenko is a beautiful Ukrainian last name because it derives from the Ukrainian word leleka which in English means stork. Unfortunately, many popular accounts...

Known as the “Swan of Odessa,” Baiul was one of the most graceful and artistically accomplished skaters in the history...

According to Wikipedia, his boxing career recorded 64 wins in 69 fights, of which 53 were by knockout. Throughout his...