Ukrainian Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Was a Polish rabbi, author and Holocaust survivor, who served as Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish

Was a Polish rabbi, author and Holocaust survivor, who served as Chief Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Jewish community in Mexico. He was born into a rabbinic family in Tyrawa Woloska, a shtetl in the Austrian province of Galicia between the cities of Sanok and Przemysl (now southeast Poland) in 1896.

A Belarusian ice dancer. He competes with wife Ksenia Shmirina. They were married in 2007 and began

A Belarusian ice dancer. He competes with wife Ksenia Shmirina. They were married in 2007 and began skating together that year. He previously competed with Alexandra Maksimova, with whom he teamed up in 2005 and was the 2006 Belarusian national silver medalists.

A Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Torpedo Zhodino.

A Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Torpedo Zhodino.

Is a Ukrainian-born American comedian and painter. He was popular with American audiences in the 198

Is a Ukrainian-born American comedian and painter. He was popular with American audiences in the 1980s for comedy performances in which he used irony and word play to contrast life under the Communist regime in his native Soviet Union with life in the Uni

Was a Ukrainian chess master. Vilner won the Odessa chess championships four times (1918, 1923, 1925

Was a Ukrainian chess master. Vilner won the Odessa chess championships four times (1918, 1923, 1925, and 1928). He won the Ukrainian championships three times; at Kiev 1924 (ahead of Fedor Bohatirchuk), at Kharkov 1925 (ahead of Nikolai Sorokin), and at Odessa 1928 (with Vladimir Kirillov). He also won at Odessa 1926 (ahead of Russo), and at Kiev 1929 (with Bohatirchuk).

Was a Belarusian writer, People's Poet of the Byelorussian SSR (1926), and member (1928) and vice-pr

Was a Belarusian writer, People's Poet of the Byelorussian SSR (1926), and member (1928) and vice-president (from 1929) of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences.

Was a Soviet politician.Gamarnik was born in Zhytomyr in a Jewish family as Yakov Borisovich Puhdiko

Was a Soviet politician.Gamarnik was born in Zhytomyr in a Jewish family as Yakov Borisovich Puhdikovitch. He attended the Institute of Psychology and Neurology of St.Petersburg, Kiev University. In 1917 he became the member and a secretary of the Kiev committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He went through many Communist Party positions, both civil and military, e.g. a First Secretary of the Belarusian Communist Party of Belorussia from December 1928 to October 1929.[1]

A football player from Belarus who plays for FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya in Ukrainian Premier League.Ti

A football player from Belarus who plays for FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya in Ukrainian Premier League.Tigorev played for the Belarus national football team in four qualifying matches for the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament.[1]

Is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold.

Is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold. Her gold medals came in the 200 meter individual medley and the 400 meter individual medley at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics; her silver medal came in the 800 meter freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She has also won ten titles at swimming's world championships, nineteen european championship titles.

Is an Ukrainian fencer (specialised in Épée) who won Bronze during the 2009 European Fencing Champ

Is an Ukrainian fencer (specialised in Épée) who won Bronze during the 2009 European Fencing Championships.

Was a famous Belarusian poet and writer. Arguably the most famous Belarusian nationalist, Kupala pro

Was a famous Belarusian poet and writer. Arguably the most famous Belarusian nationalist, Kupala promoted the dying Belarusian language and attempted to further shield it against russification.

Was a famous Belarusian writer. Yanka Maur was actually his pseudonym, while his real name was Ivan

Was a famous Belarusian writer. Yanka Maur was actually his pseudonym, while his real name was Ivan Mikhailavich Fiodarau (Belarusian: ???´? ????´?????? ???????). His son, Fiodar Fiodarau, was a famous Belarusian physicist.

A Belarusian libertarian economist and politician.He currently works as President of the Scientific

A Belarusian libertarian economist and politician.He currently works as President of the Scientific Research Mises Center and is Deputy Chairman of the United Civil Party of Belarus.He graduated from the Minsk State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages in 1991 and finished postgradual doctoral studies at the Belarusian State University. He later studied at various educational programmes abroad.

Is a professional Ukrainian football defender.

Is a professional Ukrainian football defender.

Is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing for FC Terek Grozny.

Is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing for FC Terek Grozny.

Is a professional Ukrainian football defender who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club

Is a professional Ukrainian football defender who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club FC Karpaty Lviv. He is the product of the Karpaty Lviv Youth School System.

Was a Ukrainian poet, priest, and member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. Yaroslav Lesiv was born in

Was a Ukrainian poet, priest, and member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. Yaroslav Lesiv was born in the village of Luzhkiv, (Ukrainian ??????), in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Western Ukraine. In 1965, he joined the Ukrainian National Front, an underground organization working for Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union. On March 29, 1965, his membership in this organization was discovered, and Lesiv was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

Is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League clu

Is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club FC Karpaty Lviv. He is the product of the Karpaty Lviv Youth School System.

Is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing as a defender for Shakhtar Donetsk. He is also a member

Is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing as a defender for Shakhtar Donetsk. He is also a member of the Ukraine national football team, he made his first team appearance for Ukraine national football team on October 10, 2009 and scored his first goal on October 14 of the same year.

Is a professional Ukrainian football striker who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club F

Is a professional Ukrainian football striker who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club FC Karpaty Lviv. He is the product of the Karpaty Lviv Youth School System.

Is a retired Soviet football player and current Ukrainian coach. He is a recordsman of the FC Sparta

Is a retired Soviet football player and current Ukrainian coach. He is a recordsman of the FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk - 530 played matches for club, including 516 league games.

Is a Ukrainian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian First League club FC Nyva Ternopil.

Is a Ukrainian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian First League club FC Nyva Ternopil.

Is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for FC Arsenal Kyiv Reserves and Youth Tea

Is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for FC Arsenal Kyiv Reserves and Youth Team.

A Belarusian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam La Française des Jeux.

A Belarusian road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam La Française des Jeux.

A Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Minsk.

A Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Minsk.