42 Notable alumni of
Dnipropetrovsk National University
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Dnipropetrovsk National University is 870th in the world, 306th in Europe, and 11th in Ukraine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 42 notable alumni from Dnipropetrovsk National University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Yulia Tymoshenko
- Occupations
- economistentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian politician, who served as Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2005, and again from 2007 until 2010; the first woman in Ukraine to hold that position. She has been a member of the Verkhovna Rada as People's Deputy of Ukraine several times between 1997 and 2007, and presently as of 2014, and was First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for the fuel and energy complex from 1999 to 2001. She is a Candidate of Economic Sciences.
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Leonid Kuchma
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- engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Leonid Danylovych Kuchma is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine, serving from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. The only president of Ukraine to serve two terms, his presidency was marked by economic stabilization and an improvement in Russia–Ukraine relations, but at the same time was accompanied by democratic backsliding and growth of the influence of Ukrainian oligarchs, as well as several scandals.
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Oles Honchar
- Years
- 1918-1995 (aged 77)
- Occupations
- criticshort story writerwriterprose writeropinion journalist
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Oleksandr "Oles" Terentiiovych Honchar was a Soviet and Ukrainian writer and public figure. He also was a veteran of World War II and member of the Ukrainian parliament.
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Hennadii Balashov
- Enrolled in Dnipropetrovsk National University
- Studied in 1985
- Occupations
- economistentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Hennadiy Viktorovych Balashov was a Ukrainian businessman, blogger, politician and leader of 5.10 political party. He was an advocate of a radical reform of Ukraine's tax system, so-called "Tax Paradise for humanity".
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Borys Filatov
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- lawyerpoliticianjournalist
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Borys Albertovych Filatov is a Ukrainian politician, journalist, lawyer, businessman, and the current mayor of Dnipro. In 2014 and 2015, he was a People's Deputy of Ukraine. He is one of the leaders and founders of the political party Proposition.
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Volodymyr Lytvyn
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- historianacademicpolitician
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Volodymyr Mykhailovych Lytvyn is a Ukrainian politician best known for being Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament. Having previously served in that position from 2002 until 2006, he was re-elected in December 2008 after his party agreed to join the former coalition of Yulia Tymoshenko in an expanded capacity and stayed Chairman until December 2012. From 1994 to 1999, Lytvyn was an aide to President Leonid Kuchma and, later, the head of his office.
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Serhii Plokhy
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- historian
- Biography
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Serhii Mykolayovych Plokhy is a historian and author. He is the Mykhailo Hrushevsky professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard University, where between 2013 and 2025 he also served as the director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute.
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Kyrylo Tymoshenko
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- politician
- Biography
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Kyrylo Vladlenovych Tymoshenko is a Ukrainian politician who served as deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine from May 21, 2019, to January 23, 2023. He was coordinator of Ukraine's Large Construction Infrastructure Development Program. Tymoshenko founded GOODMEDIA agency.
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Kyrylo Wyshynsky
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- journalisteditor-in-chief
- Biography
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Kirill Valeryevich Vyshinsky was a Ukrainian–Russian journalist. He was the director of RIA Novosti's Ukraine branch (2014–2018). In 2018, Vyshinsky was arrested in Ukraine on charges of treason. In September 2019 he was exchanged with Russia where he continued his journalistic career.
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Andriy Pavelko
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- politician
- Biography
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Andriy Vasylyovych Pavelko is a Ukrainian politician and sports official.
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Leonid Derkach
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- military personnelpolitician
- Biography
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Leonid Vasyliovych Derkach was a Soviet and Ukrainian politician, intelligence officer, and general who was Head of the Security Service of Ukraine from 22 April 1998 to 10 February 2001. Called the "Ukrainian Sorge" (Russian: "Украинский Зорге"), he headed one of the five groups in the Dnipropetrovsk Mafia. The Derkach family maintains very close relationships with Oleg Deripaska, Mikhail Fridman's Moscow-based Alfa Group and Petr Aven's Alfa-Bank.
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Volodymyr Horbulin
- Enrolled in Dnipropetrovsk National University
- Studied in 1957-1962
- Occupations
- chinovnikengineercomputer security engineerpolitician
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Volodymyr Pavlovych Horbulin is a Soviet and Ukrainian politician, Head of the Council for Foreign and Security Policy, former secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, former Head of the National Space Agency of Ukraine, Dr. of Engineering Science, Professor, member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Director of the Institute of National Security Problems at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. Hero of Ukraine, full Knight of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise. Member of the International Academy of Astronautics.
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Aleksandr Kabakov
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- editing staffopinion journalistcolumnistjournalistscreenwriter
- Biography
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Aleksandr Abramovich Kabakov (Russian: Александр Абрамович Кабаков; (22 October 1943 - 18 April 2020), was a Russian writer and journalist.
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Hanna Turčynova
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- docent
- Biography
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Hanna Volodymyrivna Turchynova is a Ukrainian educator who served as acting First Lady of Ukraine from February to June 2014, as the wife of Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov.
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Oxana Boturchuk
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- lecturerpara athletics competitorsprinter
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Oksana Boturchuk is a Paralympic athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category T12 sprint events.
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Anna Butkevich
- Occupations
- modeltelevision presenteractorradio personality
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Anna Butkevich is a Ukrainian TV and radio presenter, model, and actress.
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Sergey Nikolsky
- Enrolled in Dnipropetrovsk National University
- Studied in 1925-1929
- Occupations
- mathematicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Sergey Mikhailovich Nikolsky was a Soviet and Russian mathematician.
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Andriy Govorov
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- swimmer
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Andriy Andriyovych Govorov is a retired Ukrainian competitive swimmer who holds the 50 meters butterfly world record, European champion (2016 London) and bronze medalist in world championship (2017 Budapest).
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Mykyta Poturayev
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- politician
- Biography
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Mykyta Ruslanovych Poturaiev, is a Ukrainian politician, and former political and media consulting commentator who is currently serving as the member of the Verkhovna Rada since 29 August 2019.
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Igor Lopatonok
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- film producerpropagandistfilm director
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Igor Lopatonok is a film producer, holding US and Russian passports. He is known for his work in colorization and 3D conversion and as a documentary filmmaker.
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Mykhailo Zghurovskyi
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- computer scientist
- Biography
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Mykhailo Zakharovych Zghurovskyi is a Ukrainian scientist who served as Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine (1994–1999) and rector of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
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Lyubov Sirota
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- poetwriter
- Biography
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Lyubov Makarivna Sirota is a Ukrainian poet, writer, playwright, journalist and translator. As a former inhabitant of the city of Pripyat and an eyewitness (and victim) of the Chernobyl disaster, she has devoted a great part of her creative output to the 1986 catastrophe. She writes in both Ukrainian and Russian, and also translates from Ukrainian into Russian and vice versa. Her poems have been translated into many languages, including English.
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Viktor Kryvenko
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- politician
- Biography
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Viktor Mykolayovych Kryvenko is a Ukrainian politician.
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Elena Sharoykina
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
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Elena Sharoykina, is a Russian journalist, social communications and corporate consulting expert, environmental activist. She is director of the National Association for Genetic Safety (Moscow), and director of the Russian TV channel Tsargrad. Since 2020 she has been a Putin-appointed member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.
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Andriy Portnov
- Occupations
- historianediting staffuniversity teachertranslator
- Biography
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Andrii Volodymyrovych Portnov is a Ukrainian historian, essayist, and editor. In 2018–2025 he was the chair professor of entangled history of Ukraine at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder).. Portnov is a director of the PRISMA UKRAЇNA Research Network Eastern Europe. He specializes in Polish-Russian-Ukrainian history and memory studies.
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Valeriy Sushkevich
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- politician
- Biography
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Valeriy Mykhailovych Sushkevych is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine since 1998. He is president of the National Committee of Sports for the Disabled of Ukraine (National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine), head of the Ukrainian public socio-political association "National Assembly of Disabled of Ukraine", and president of the Association "Sports Industry of Ukraine."
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Artem Shevchenko
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- journalisttelevision presenteropinion journalistwar correspondent
- Biography
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Artem Valeriiovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian TV journalist and manager, and is also the CEO of TVi channel.
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Petro Tronko
- Occupations
- historianstatesperson
- Biography
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Petro Tymofiiovych Tronko was a Ukrainian academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and veteran of World War II.
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Olha Chervakova
- Years
- 1975-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Olha Valeriyivna Chervakova is a Ukrainian journalist and politician, who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine in the eighth convocation.
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Ruslan Strilets
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- civil servantpolitician
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Ruslan Strilets is a Ukrainian statesman and politician. On 14 April 2022, he was appointed as the Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine.
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Aleksandr Kapto
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- sociologistuniversity teacherjournalistdiplomatstatesperson
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Aleksandr Semyonovich Kapto was a Soviet, Russian and Ukrainian sociologist, political scientist, diplomat, journalist and politician. He earned a philosophy degree in 1967 and his Ph.D. in 1985. In 2008 he was head of the UNESCO International Board of the Institute of Socio-Political Research under the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).
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Aleksandr Medvedenko
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- singersongwritersinger-songwritertelevision presenterradio personality
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Aleksandr Dov, birth name Aleksandr Arkadyevich Medvedenko, (Russian: Медведенко, Александр Аркадьевич; born October 26, 1954) is a Ukrainian Soviet and Israeli singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster with Israel Radio International (Kan REKA). He immigrated to Israel in 1990.
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Denys Maslov
- Enrolled in Dnipropetrovsk National University
- Studied in 2000-2006
- Occupations
- juristjudgepolitician
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Denys Viacheslavovych Maslov is a Ukrainian judge, lawyer, politician and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy (since July 2022).
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Leonid Sergienko
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- politician
- Biography
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Leonid Hrygorovuch Serhienko was born on April 27, 1955, Mykolaivka, Pokrovske Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, USSR) — is a Ukrainian politician, people’s deputy of Ukraine of the IVth, VIIth convocations.
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Vladimir Okhotnik
- Occupations
- chess player
- Biography
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Vladimir Okhotnik is a French chess player of Ukrainian origin.
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Mykhailo Sokolov
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- politician
- Biography
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Sokolov Mykhaylo Volodymyrovych is a Ukrainian politician, People's Deputy of Ukraine between 2007 and 2012 and he returned to the Ukrainian parliament in December 2023.
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Hanna Lichman
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- managerpolitician
- Biography
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Hanna Vasylivna Lichman is a Ukrainian politician, and who has been a People's Deputy, having been elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019.
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Karekin Arutyunov
- Enrolled in Dnipropetrovsk National University
- Studied in 2005
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Karekin Arutyunov is a Ukrainian politician, former People's Deputy of Ukraine and businessman.
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Pavlo Khazan
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- deputyscientistpolitician
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Pavlo Khazan is a Ukrainian scientist, politician, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participant in the Russian War in Ukraine, co-founder of the environmental monitoring system, and a Deputy of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council (VII and VIII convocation).
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Alexander Belskiy
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- literary historian
- Biography
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Alexander Andreevich Belskiy was a Soviet specialist in literary criticism, Anglicist (he did researches in realism development in the English literature). Alexander Belskiy founded Perm school of research in non-Russian Philology. Also, he founded the Faculty of Philology at Perm State University and he was its first Dean in 1960–1964 and 1971–1977. Moreover, he founded the Department of Foreign literature at Perm State University, and he was its Head in 1965–1977. His famous student is Boris Proskurnin, the Dean of Faculty of Foreign languages and Literature at Perm State University.
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Volodymyr Koshmanenko
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- mathematician
- Biography
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Volodymyr Koshmanenko is a Ukrainian mathematician, professor, researcher of the Institute of Mathematics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
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Natalia Boytsun
- Enrolled in Dnipropetrovsk National University
- Studied in 1982
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Natalia Boytsun is a Ukrainian government official, economist and scientist.
