Famous people who grew up or lived in Ukraine
3 notable people grew up or lived in Ukraine. Each listing explores the home and neighbourhood, and how the place shaped the person they became.
Svetlana Zakharova1979–1989
📍 Lutsk, Ukraine
Svetlana Zakharova was born in June 1979 in Lutsk, an old town on the Styr river in north-western Ukraine, known for its medieval Lubart's Castle. Her parents are Yuri and Halyna Zakharova…
Uliana Lopatkina1973–1983
📍 Kerch, Crimea
Uliana Lopatkina was born in October 1973 in Kerch, an ancient port city at the eastern tip of the Crimean peninsula, on the strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, with a history…
Volodymyr Zelenskyy1978–2000
📍 Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was born in January 1978 in Kryvyi Rih, a sprawling iron-mining city in central Ukraine, to a Russian-speaking Jewish family. His father, Oleksandr, is a professor of…