Ukrainian Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a former Soviet/Ukrainian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 S

Is a former Soviet/Ukrainian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Is a Ukrainian team handball goalkeeper. She received a bronze medal as captain for the Ukrainian na

Is a Ukrainian team handball goalkeeper. She received a bronze medal as captain for the Ukrainian national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens

Is a Moldovan-Russian actress, the daughter of Svetlana Toma.

Is a Moldovan-Russian actress, the daughter of Svetlana Toma.

Is a Belarusian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He became the first Belarusian to w

Is a Belarusian cross country skier who has competed since 2005. He became the first Belarusian to win a medal at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships by winning a silver medal in the men's 15 km. This he achieved at the 2007 World Championships without

A Belarusian journalist, writer and historian-encyclopedist.Worked as a maintenance engineer at the

A Belarusian journalist, writer and historian-encyclopedist.Worked as a maintenance engineer at the Minsk Computer Plant, then at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. In the beginning of 1990th, changed his occupation to that of an importer of home and professional electronic equipment for Belarus. Traveled frequently in the North, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Far East, in the Western Europe and United Arab Emirates, became a successful businessman.

An Iranian shot putter of Belarusian origin. She acquired Iranian nationality after marrying an Iran

An Iranian shot putter of Belarusian origin. She acquired Iranian nationality after marrying an Iranian athlete Peiman Rajabi.

Was a Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. He was one of the leaders of the

Was a Ukrainian-born Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. He was one of the leaders of the Russian October Revolution, second only to Lenin. During the early days of the Soviet Union, he served first as People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs and

Is a computer scientist. He studied under Andrey Kolmogorov.He is well known for his work in randomn

Is a computer scientist. He studied under Andrey Kolmogorov.He is well known for his work in randomness in computing, algorithmic complexity and intractability, average-case complexity[1], foundations of mathematics and computer science, algorithmic probability, theory of computation, and information theory.

Is a former Soviet/Belarusian weightlifter. Taranenko trained at VSS Uradzhai in Minsk. His first ma

Is a former Soviet/Belarusian weightlifter. Taranenko trained at VSS Uradzhai in Minsk. His first major success took place at the 1980 Olympics, when, competing for the USSR, he won the gold medal in the 110 kilogram class with a 422.5 kg total. He was un

Is a Moldovan politician. He is the Minister of Education in Vlad Filat Cabinet.

Is a Moldovan politician. He is the Minister of Education in Vlad Filat Cabinet.

A Belarusian discus thrower.He won a silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, finishe

A Belarusian discus thrower.He won a silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships in Munich and twelfth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. He also competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, but failed to qualify from his pool.

Was the second President of Ukraine from July 19, 1994, to January 23, 2005. The last five years of

Was the second President of Ukraine from July 19, 1994, to January 23, 2005. The last five years of his presidency were mired in controversy when tape recordings of him seemingly discussing the possible murder of journalist Georgiy R. Gongadze appeared. Gongadze disappeared in September 2000 and opposition politician Oleksandr Moroz brought them to light two months later in November.

Is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He trained

Is a Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He trained at Vodnik in Gomel. Along with teammate Sergei Makarenko, Geishtor won the first Olympic gold medal by a Belarusian competitor. The two won the C-2 1000 m

Is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970,

Is a former Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970, and flew as Commander on Soyuz 35, Soyuz 40 and Soyuz T-7, logging 200 days, 14 hours, and 45 minutes in space before his retirement on June 13, 1987.

Is the world's tallest living man, according to Guinness World Records 2008. He is a certified veter

Is the world's tallest living man, according to Guinness World Records 2008. He is a certified veterinarian and veterinary surgeon and lives with his mother in the village of Podolyantsi, Ukraine. Leonid Stadnyk's excessive growth began after brain surgery when he was 14 years old. He developed a pituitary gland tumor which caused the gland to secrete large amounts of growth hormone, resulting in what doctors describe as acromegalic gigantism.

Is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals o

Is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

A professional football player from Belarus who currently plays for Russian club FC Saturn Moscow Ob

A professional football player from Belarus who currently plays for Russian club FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. Before coming to that club in 2008, he played for Karpaty Lviv for 2 years.Kovel made his debut with the Belarus national football team in a friendly match against Turkey on 18 August 2004, entering as a second half substitute.[1][2]

Is a Ukrainian politician. He was the first President of Ukraine from early December 1991 to July 19

Is a Ukrainian politician. He was the first President of Ukraine from early December 1991 to July 1994. Kravchuk was born in Velykyi Zhytyn (now Rivne Oblast), which was part of Poland at the time of his birth, but became part of Ukraine after World War II when he was a child. He joined the Communist Party of Ukraine in 1958 and rose through the ranks of the party and its agitprop department.

Is the most famous and influential contemporary Soviet Ukrainian composer to emerge in Kiev during t

Is the most famous and influential contemporary Soviet Ukrainian composer to emerge in Kiev during the 1950s. Leonid studied economics at Kyiv University (1951–1956), and from 1954 composition with Boris Lyatoshynsky and Lev Revutsky at Kyiv Conservatory

Is a Belarusian judoka.

Is a Belarusian judoka.

Is a Ukrainian football coach. He was formerly a midfielder for the USSR national football team and

Is a Ukrainian football coach. He was formerly a midfielder for the USSR national football team and competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Buryak played for a number of teams in the Soviet Union, most notably for Dynamo Kyiv. As a player he had a tremendous impact on his team, similar to what Pavel Nedved or Zinedine Zidane had on theirs. Leonid Buryak has coached the Ukrainian national football team in the past. He is currently a sporting director for Dynamo Kyiv.

Was a Romanian poet, journalist, and politician from the Republic of Moldova, who advocated for the

Was a Romanian poet, journalist, and politician from the Republic of Moldova, who advocated for the reunion of Bessarabia with Romania. She published 24 volumes of poetry and prose and was a prolific translator of key works from world literature into Romanian.

Is considered by many to be the most important Ukrainian theater director of the twentieth century.

Is considered by many to be the most important Ukrainian theater director of the twentieth century. He formed together with Vsevolod Meyerhold, Yevgeny Vakhtangov and several other directors the Soviet theater avantgarde in the 1920s and 30s. Kurbas was b

Is a Ukrainian painter, poet, playwright and performer. He is most famous (or infamous) for his absu

Is a Ukrainian painter, poet, playwright and performer. He is most famous (or infamous) for his absurd, highly satirical, and at times politically incorrect and obscene short plays. Their average duration is five to fifteen minutes, with one exception. Po

Is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 169, which she reached

Is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 169, which she reached on August 16, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 116, also achieved on August 16, 2010. To date, Lesya has won two singles and eight doubles tennis title