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== Actors and comedians ==
== Actors and comedians ==
*[[Nick Adams (actor, born 1931)|Nick Adams]] – actor, screenwriter <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iu51AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ukrainian-American%22+%22Nick+Adams%22 |title=Nick Adams, the Ukrainian-American actor |access-date=2014-01-18|isbn=9781879001008 |last1=Dushnyck |first1=Walter |year=1991 }}</ref>
*[[Nick Adams (actor, born 1931)|Nick Adams]] – actor, screenwriter <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iu51AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ukrainian-American%22+%22Nick+Adams%22 |title=Nick Adams, the Ukrainian-American actor |access-date=2014-01-18|isbn=9781879001008 |last1=Dushnyck |first1=Walter |year=1991 |publisher=Ukrainian Congress Committee of America }}</ref>
* [[Odessa A'zion|Odessa Adlon]] – actress
* [[Nina Arianda]] – actress and Tony Award winner
* [[Nina Arianda]] – actress and Tony Award winner
* [[Anthony Atamanuik]] – actor and comedian
* [[Anthony Atamanuik]] – actor and comedian
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* [[Taissa Farmiga]] – actress
* [[Taissa Farmiga]] – actress
* [[Vera Farmiga]] – actress<ref>[http://www.looksmartfamilymeals.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_9_30/ai_64993864 Born and raised in New Jersey's insulated Ukrainian community, where she went to Ukrainian Catholic school, was in the Ukrainian Girl Scouts, and did Ukrainian folk dancing in the Catskills during summers Farmiga did not learn English until she was six] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928222926/http://www.looksmartfamilymeals.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_9_30/ai_64993864 |date=2011-09-28 }}</ref>
* [[Vera Farmiga]] – actress<ref>[http://www.looksmartfamilymeals.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_9_30/ai_64993864 Born and raised in New Jersey's insulated Ukrainian community, where she went to Ukrainian Catholic school, was in the Ukrainian Girl Scouts, and did Ukrainian folk dancing in the Catskills during summers Farmiga did not learn English until she was six] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928222926/http://www.looksmartfamilymeals.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_9_30/ai_64993864 |date=2011-09-28 }}</ref>
* [[John Hodiak]] – actor<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iu51AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ukrainian-American%22+%22Nick+Adams%22 |title=The Ukrainian heritage in America – Walter Dushnyck, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America – Google Books |date=September 17, 2008 |access-date=October 4, 2011|isbn=9781879001008 |last1=Dushnyck |first1=Walter }}</ref>
* [[John Hodiak]] – actor<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iu51AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Ukrainian-American%22+%22Nick+Adams%22 |title=The Ukrainian heritage in America – Walter Dushnyck, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America – Google Books |date=September 17, 2008 |access-date=October 4, 2011|isbn=9781879001008 |last1=Dushnyck |first1=Walter |publisher=Ukrainian Congress Committee of America }}</ref>
* [[Dustin Hoffman]] – actor, of Jewish descent
* [[Dustin Hoffman]] – actor, of Jewish descent
* [[Milla Jovovich]] – actress, supermodel and musician; born in Kyiv, to a Serbian father and a Russian mother
* [[Milla Jovovich]] – actress, supermodel and musician; born in Kyiv, to a Serbian father and a Russian mother
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* [[Laryssa Lauret]] – Broadway, television, and film actress, of Ukrainian descent<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/LaryssaLauret |title = Laryssa Lauret|website = [[Facebook]]}}</ref>
* [[Laryssa Lauret]] – Broadway, television, and film actress, of Ukrainian descent<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/LaryssaLauret |title = Laryssa Lauret|website = [[Facebook]]}}</ref>
* [[Olga Lezhneva]] – actress born in Kharkiv; Ukrainian mother
* [[Olga Lezhneva]] – actress born in Kharkiv; Ukrainian mother
* [[Traci Lords]] – actress born Nora Kuzma; her father was of Ukrainian ancestry<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-hTz_mt3vIQC&q=traci+lords+ukrainian&pg=PA4 |title=Traci Lords: Underneath It All – Traci Lords, Traci Elizabeth Lords – Google Books |date= 2004-06-29|access-date=October 4, 2011|isbn=9780060508210 |last1=Lords |first1=Traci }}</ref>
* [[Traci Lords]] – actress born Nora Kuzma; her father was of Ukrainian ancestry<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-hTz_mt3vIQC&q=traci+lords+ukrainian&pg=PA4 |title=Traci Lords: Underneath It All – Traci Lords, Traci Elizabeth Lords – Google Books |date= 2004-06-29|access-date=October 4, 2011|isbn=9780060508210 |last1=Lords |first1=Traci |publisher=Harper Collins }}</ref>
* [[Walter Matthau]] – actor, of Jewish descent
* [[Walter Matthau]] – actor, of Jewish descent
* [[Mike Mazurki]] – actor
* [[Mike Mazurki]] – actor
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* [[Lizabeth Scott]] – actress, second-generation Ukrainian on both sides
* [[Lizabeth Scott]] – actress, second-generation Ukrainian on both sides
* [[Amy Seimetz]] – actress
* [[Amy Seimetz]] – actress
* [[William Shatner]] - actor
* [[William Shatner]] – actor
* [[Isaac Liev Schreiber]] - actor
* [[Isaac Liev Schreiber]] – actor
* [[John Spencer (actor)|John Spencer]] – actor; Ukrainian–American on the maternal side<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2001/230131.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930013222/http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2001/230131.shtml|url-status=dead|title=following last Sunday's matinee performance and enthusiastically declared "Yes, I'm half Ukrainian."... he was Ukrainian on his mother's side. "My mother's maiden name was Bincarowski – I have no idea where the family came from in Ukraine – and my father's Irish. I think there may have been some Czech (ancestry) in my father's family – on his father's side – but I only found that out in the last six-seven years.|archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref>
* [[John Spencer (actor)|John Spencer]] – actor; Ukrainian–American on the maternal side<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2001/230131.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930013222/http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2001/230131.shtml|url-status=dead|title=following last Sunday's matinee performance and enthusiastically declared "Yes, I'm half Ukrainian."... he was Ukrainian on his mother's side. "My mother's maiden name was Bincarowski – I have no idea where the family came from in Ukraine – and my father's Irish. I think there may have been some Czech (ancestry) in my father's family – on his father's side – but I only found that out in the last six-seven years.|archive-date=September 30, 2007}}</ref>
* [[Anna Sten]] – actress
* [[Anna Sten]] – actress
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* [[Zoë Wanamaker]] – actress, played Susan Harper in the television series ''My Family''; father of Ukrainian Jewish extraction<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.brama.com/news/press/2004/07/040716leliw_zwanamaker.html |title = 'Madam Hooch' rides her broomstick in from Odesa: Actress Zoë Wanamaker offers a glimpse into her family history}}</ref>
* [[Zoë Wanamaker]] – actress, played Susan Harper in the television series ''My Family''; father of Ukrainian Jewish extraction<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.brama.com/news/press/2004/07/040716leliw_zwanamaker.html |title = 'Madam Hooch' rides her broomstick in from Odesa: Actress Zoë Wanamaker offers a glimpse into her family history}}</ref>
* [[Jeremy Allen White]] – actor
* [[Jeremy Allen White]] – actor
* [[Katheryn Winnick]] - actress
* [[Katheryn Winnick]] – actress
* [[Natalie Wood]] – actress
* [[Natalie Wood]] – actress
* [[Danika Yarosh]] – actress
* [[Danika Yarosh]] – actress
* [[Chris Zylka]] – actor
* [[Chris Zylka]] – actor


== Film, Media, Radio, Television ==
== Film, media, radio, television ==


* [[Juliya Chernetsky]] – TV personality<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2022 |title=100 Hottest Babes We Know You'll Drool Over |url=https://maximonline.com/sex-and-dating/hottest-babes/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622192210/http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=896 |archivedate=June 22, 2006}}</ref>
* [[Juliya Chernetsky]] – TV personality<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 26, 2022 |title=100 Hottest Babes We Know You'll Drool Over |url=https://maximonline.com/sex-and-dating/hottest-babes/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622192210/http://www.stuffmagazine.com/articles/index.aspx?id=896 |archivedate=June 22, 2006}}</ref>
* [[Edward Dmytryk]] (1908–1999) – film director who was amongst the Hollywood 10, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy-era Red Scare<ref>[http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume7/countries/ukraine.html Some Ukrainian Canadians have found success in the USA such as Hollywood film director Edward Dmytryk...] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060303022210/http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume7/countries/ukraine.html|date=2006-03-03}}</ref>
* [[Edward Dmytryk]] (1908–1999) – film director who was amongst the Hollywood 10, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who served time in prison for being in contempt of Congress during the McCarthy-era Red Scare<ref>[http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume7/countries/ukraine.html Some Ukrainian Canadians have found success in the USA such as Hollywood film director Edward Dmytryk...] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060303022210/http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume7/countries/ukraine.html|date=2006-03-03}}</ref>
* [[Andrea Feczko]] – TV personality
* [[Andrea Feczko]] – TV personality
* [[James Gray (director)|James Gray]]- director, producer and screenwriter, (Two lovers, Ad Astra) Jewish-Ukrainian
* [[James Gray (director)|James Gray]] – director, producer and screenwriter, (Two lovers, Ad Astra) Jewish-Ukrainian
* [[Basil Iwanyk]] – Hollywood producer, noted for producing films such as, Clash of the Titans, John Wick, We Are Marshall.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Sicario' Producer Reveals Movie's Original Ending : Related Articles {{!}} OOYUZ |url=http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=10096366 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923073352/http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=10096366 |archive-date=2016-09-23 |access-date=2016-07-30 |website=www.ooyuz.com}}</ref>
* [[Basil Iwanyk]] – Hollywood producer, noted for producing films such as, Clash of the Titans, John Wick, We Are Marshall.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Sicario' Producer Reveals Movie's Original Ending : Related Articles {{!}} OOYUZ |url=http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=10096366 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923073352/http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=10096366 |archive-date=2016-09-23 |access-date=2016-07-30 |website=www.ooyuz.com}}</ref>
* [[Kim Komando|Kim Kamando]] – radio personality
* [[Kim Komando|Kim Kamando]] – radio personality
* [[Taras Kulakov]] – [[life hack]] YouTuber better known as '''CrazyRussianHacker'''
* [[Tom Leykis]] – radio personality
* [[Tom Leykis]] – radio personality
* [[TechRax|Taras Maksimuk]] – YouTuber, created "TechRax" channel focused on destructive testing of technology, 7.6 million subscribers as of October 2022.
* [[TechRax|Taras Maksimuk]] – YouTuber, created "TechRax" channel focused on destructive testing of technology, 7.6 million subscribers as of October 2022.
* [[Andrij Parekh]] – cinematographer
* [[Andrij Parekh]] – cinematographer
* [[Matej Silecky]] - director, professional figure skater<ref>https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ukrainians-uprooted-as-children-by-world-war-ii-recall-their-journeys-of-survival.html (Retrieved 15 Feb. 2022).</ref><ref>https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2018/10/06/new-jersey-film-festival-premieres-matej-sileckys-baba-babee-skazala-grandmother-told-grandmother-this-sunday-october-7-2018/ (Retrieved 15 Feb. 2022)</ref><ref>https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/gallery/2017110943888/dancing-on-ice-professional-skaters/3/ (retrieved 15 Feb. 2022)</ref>
* [[Matej Silecky]] – director, professional figure skater<ref>https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/ukrainians-uprooted-as-children-by-world-war-ii-recall-their-journeys-of-survival.html (Retrieved 15 Feb. 2022).</ref><ref>https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/2018/10/06/new-jersey-film-festival-premieres-matej-sileckys-baba-babee-skazala-grandmother-told-grandmother-this-sunday-october-7-2018/ (Retrieved 15 Feb. 2022)</ref><ref>https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/gallery/2017110943888/dancing-on-ice-professional-skaters/3/ (retrieved 15 Feb. 2022)</ref>
* [[Steven Spielberg]] – director, producer and screenwriter, of Jewish descent
* [[Steven Spielberg]] – director, producer and screenwriter, of Jewish descent
* [[Gene Stupnitsky]] – writer and producer
* [[Gene Stupnitsky]] – writer and producer
* [[Alex Trebek]] - Television host
* [[Alex Trebek]] – television host
* [[DJ Vlad]] - Interviewer, journalist, YouTuber, and former disc jockey
* [[DJ Vlad]] – interviewer, journalist, YouTuber, and former disc jockey, of Jewish descent
* [[Kendra Wilkinson]] – TV personality
* [[Kendra Wilkinson]] – TV personality
* [[Nikocado Avocado]] - Youtuber, known for his Mukbangs


== Artists and designers ==
== Artists and designers ==
* [[Alexander Archipenko]] – artist, sculptor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/A/Archipen.asp |title=Ukrainian-American sculptor, b. Kiev |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |date=1964-02-02 |access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref>
* [[Alexander Archipenko]] – artist, sculptor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/A/Archipen.asp |title=Ukrainian-American sculptor, b. Kiev |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |date=1964-02-02 |access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref>
* [[Nudie Cohn]] – fashion designer, of Jewish descent
* [[Nudie Cohn]] – fashion designer, of Jewish descent
* [[John Eberson]] - Architect best known for his [[atmospheric theatre]] style theatres. His most notable surviving theatres include the [[Palace Theatre (Louisville, Kentucky)|Palace Theatre]], [[Forum Theatre|State Theatre]], [[Majestic Theatre (San Antonio)|Majestic Theatre]], [[Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas)|Orpheum Theatre]], [[Paramount Theatre (Anderson, Indiana)|Paramount Theatre]] and [[Tampa Theatre]].
* [[John Eberson]] – architect best known for his [[atmospheric theatre]] style theatres. His most notable surviving theatres include the [[Palace Theatre (Louisville, Kentucky)|Palace Theatre]], [[Forum Theatre|State Theatre]], [[Majestic Theatre (San Antonio)|Majestic Theatre]], [[Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas)|Orpheum Theatre]], [[Paramount Theatre (Anderson, Indiana)|Paramount Theatre]] and [[Tampa Theatre]].
* [[Paul Himmel]] – fashion and documentary photographer, of Jewish descent
* [[Paul Himmel]] – fashion and documentary photographer, of Jewish descent
* [[Jacques Hnizdovsky]] – stylized realist
* [[Jacques Hnizdovsky]] – stylized realist
* [[Peter Hujar]] - photographer
* [[Peter Hujar]] – photographer
* [[Andrei Kushnir]] – artist painter
* [[Andrei Kushnir]] – artist painter
* [[Abram Molarsky]] – impressionist painter, of Jewish descent
* [[Abram Molarsky]] – impressionist painter, of Jewish descent
* [[Luba Perchyshyn]] – [[Pysanka|pysanky]] maker, teacher, in Minneapolis
* [[Luba Perchyshyn]] – [[Pysanka|pysanky]] maker, teacher, in Minneapolis
* [[Janet Sobel]] – artist "drip painting"
* [[Janet Sobel]] – artist "drip painting"
* [[Jim Steranko]] – graphic artist, comic book writer/artist, historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator.
* [[Jim Steranko]] – graphic artist, comic book writer/artist, historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator
* [[Bill Tytla]] – original Disney animator
* [[Bill Tytla]] – original Disney animator


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== Government and civil servants==
== Government and civil servants==
* [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] – United States Supreme Court Justice
* [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] – US Supreme Court Justice
* [[Christopher A. Boyko]] – US District Court Judge
* [[Christopher A. Boyko]] – US District Court Judge
* [[Joseph V. Charyk]] – first Director of the US National Reconnaissance Office
* [[Joseph V. Charyk]] – first director of the US National Reconnaissance Office
* [[Lev Dobriansky]] – professor of economics at Georgetown University and anti-communist advocate, he served as [[United States Ambassador to the Bahamas]] from 1982 to 1986
* [[Lev Dobriansky]] – professor of economics at Georgetown University and anti-communist advocate, he served as [[United States Ambassador to the Bahamas]] from 1982 to 1986
* [[Paula Dobriansky]] – American foreign policy expert; has served in key roles as a diplomat and policy maker in the administrations of five U.S. presidents, both Democrat and Republican; specialist in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and political-military affairs
* [[Paula Dobriansky]] – American foreign policy expert; has served in key roles as a diplomat and policy maker in the administrations of five U.S. presidents, both Democrat and Republican; specialist in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and political-military affairs
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* [[Kateryna Yushchenko]] – former US State Department Official and former First Lady of Ukraine
* [[Kateryna Yushchenko]] – former US State Department Official and former First Lady of Ukraine


== Engineers and Business ==
== Engineers and business ==
* [[David Baszucki]] – Founder and CEO of the [[Roblox Corporation]], Canadian-born
* [[Bohdan Bejmuk]] – aerospace engineer
* [[Bohdan Bejmuk]] – aerospace engineer
* [[Martin Cooper (inventor)|Martin Cooper]] – American inventor, "father of the cell phone", of Jewish descent
* [[Martin Cooper (inventor)|Martin Cooper]] – American inventor, "father of the cell phone", of Jewish descent
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*[[Nicholas Minue]] – World War II Medal of Honor recipient
*[[Nicholas Minue]] – World War II Medal of Honor recipient
*[[Nicholas Oresko]] – World War II Medal of Honor recipient
*[[Nicholas Oresko]] – World War II Medal of Honor recipient
*[[Alexander Vindman]] - US Army lieutenant colonel serving as Director for European Affairs for the NSC
*[[Alexander Vindman]] – US Army lieutenant colonel serving as director for European affairs for the NSC


== Musicians ==
== Musicians ==
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*[[Lydia Artymiw]] – concert pianist and McKnight professor of piano
*[[Lydia Artymiw]] – concert pianist and McKnight professor of piano
*[[Renata Babak]] – opera singer
*[[Renata Babak]] – opera singer
*[[Alina Baraz]] – singer, songwriter, first Ukrainian in her family to be born in America
*[[Alina Baraz]] – singer-songwriter, first Ukrainian in her family to be born in America
*[[Leonard Bernstein]] – composer and conductor who was blacklisted in the 1950s, of Jewish descent
*[[Leonard Bernstein]] – composer and conductor who was blacklisted in the 1950s, of Jewish descent
*[[Michael Bolton]] – pop rock ballad singer and songwriter, of Jewish descent<ref>{{cite news|title = Grandfather was a plumber from Ukraine|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2015/07/16/michael-bolton-is-trying-to-save-detroit-yes-that-michael-bolton/}}</ref>
*[[Michael Bolton]] – pop rock ballad singer and songwriter, of Jewish descent<ref>{{cite news|title = Grandfather was a plumber from Ukraine|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2015/07/16/michael-bolton-is-trying-to-save-detroit-yes-that-michael-bolton/}}</ref>
*[[Neko Case]] – singer, songwriter, member of The New Pornographers
*[[Neko Case]] – singer-songwriter, member of The New Pornographers
*[[Maksim Chmerkovskiy]] – Ukrainian-born dancer and choreographer
*[[Maksim Chmerkovskiy]] – Ukrainian-born dancer and choreographer
*[[Kvitka Cisyk]] – soprano singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1998/159818.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033418/http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1998/159818.shtml|url-status=dead|title=OBITUARY: Kvitka Cisyk, 44, popular singer (04/12/98)|archivedate=September 30, 2007}}</ref>
*[[Kvitka Cisyk]] – soprano singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1998/159818.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033418/http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/1998/159818.shtml|url-status=dead|title=OBITUARY: Kvitka Cisyk, 44, popular singer (04/12/98)|archivedate=September 30, 2007}}</ref>
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*[[Jackie Evancho]] – classical crossover singer
*[[Jackie Evancho]] – classical crossover singer
*[[Bill Evans]] – jazz musician and composer
*[[Bill Evans]] – jazz musician and composer
*[[Marko Farion]] - opera singer, bandurist<ref>The Ukrainian Bandurist, http://ukrweekly.com/archive/1991/The_Ukrainian_Weekly_1991-22.pdf (retrieved 15 Feb. 2022).</ref>
*[[Anthony Fedorov]] – singer, finalist on season 4 of ''[[American Idol]]''<ref>[http://et.tv.yahoo.com/tv/11256/ Anthony Fedorov – or the Ukrainian cowboy, as Ryan introduced him – sang LONESTAR's I'm Already There]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[Anthony Fedorov]] – singer, finalist on season 4 of ''[[American Idol]]''<ref>[http://et.tv.yahoo.com/tv/11256/ Anthony Fedorov – or the Ukrainian cowboy, as Ryan introduced him – sang LONESTAR's I'm Already There]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[G-Eazy]] – songwriter-rapper
*[[G-Eazy]] – songwriter-rapper
*[[Stan Getz]] - jazz saxophonist and band leader, popularizer of cool and bossa nova sub-genres
*[[Stan Getz]] - jazz saxophonist and band leader, popularizer of cool and bossa nova sub-genres
*[[Vladimir Horowitz]] – Jewish Ukrainian [[pianist]]; widely regarded as one of the most successful pianists of the 20th century
*[[Vladimir Horowitz]] – Jewish Ukrainian [[pianist]]; widely regarded as one of the most successful pianists of the 20th century
*[[George Hrab]] – drummer, singer, songwriter and podcaster; often discusses his Ukrainian heritage on his podcast
*[[George Hrab]] – drummer, singer-songwriter and podcaster; often discusses his Ukrainian heritage on his podcast
*[[Eugene Hütz]] – musician and actor; lead singer of [[Gogol Bordello]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.7dvt.com/2005/hutz-pah |title=Hutz-pah! &#124; Seven Days |publisher=7dvt.com |access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Eugene Hütz]] – musician and actor; lead singer of [[Gogol Bordello]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.7dvt.com/2005/hutz-pah |title=Hutz-pah! &#124; Seven Days |publisher=7dvt.com |access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>
* [[George Komsky]] – solo vocalist
* [[George Komsky]] – solo vocalist
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*[[Valentina Lisitsa]] – Ukrainian-born pianist
*[[Valentina Lisitsa]] – Ukrainian-born pianist
*[[The Matys Brothers|Matys Brothers]] – rockabilly musical act
*[[The Matys Brothers|Matys Brothers]] – rockabilly musical act
*[[Nathan Milstein]] - Jewish Ukrainian-born American virtuoso violinist
*[[Nathan Milstein]] – Jewish Ukrainian-born American virtuoso violinist
*[[Peter Ostroushko]] – violinist and mandolinist
*[[Peter Ostroushko]] – violinist and mandolinist
*[[Wally Palmar]] – musician of [[The Romantics]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2005/250503.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033541/http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2005/250503.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Wally Palmar traversed this virgin landscape... to finally lay his eyes on the Ukrainian homeland|archivedate=September 30, 2007}}</ref>
*[[Wally Palmar]] – musician of [[The Romantics]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2005/250503.shtml|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033541/http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2005/250503.shtml|url-status=dead|title=Wally Palmar traversed this virgin landscape... to finally lay his eyes on the Ukrainian homeland|archivedate=September 30, 2007}}</ref>
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*[[Vyacheslav Polozov]] – opera singer
*[[Vyacheslav Polozov]] – opera singer
*[[Sviatoslav Richter]] – German Ukrainian pianist; widely regarded as one of the most successful pianists of the 20th century
*[[Sviatoslav Richter]] – German Ukrainian pianist; widely regarded as one of the most successful pianists of the 20th century
*[[Sam H. Stept]] – Broadway/Hollywood/big band composer based in America but born in Odessa in 1897
*[[Dorian Rudnytsky]] – cellist and composer; son of [[Maria Sokil]]; his father is Ukrainian<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1:79655820/Music+Scene~C~+Dorian+Rudnytskys+%22Costa+Blanca+Suite%22+premieres+in+Spain.html?refid=SEO This article is unavailable – HighBeam Research]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*[[Dorian Rudnytsky]] – cellist and composer; son of [[Maria Sokil]]; father is Ukrainian
*[[Melanie Safka]] – folk singer, performed at Woodstock
*[[Melanie Safka]] – folk singer, performed at Woodstock
*[[Nicole Scherzinger]] – pop singer, songwriter, member of The Pussycat Dolls and television music competition judge; of Ukrainian descent on her mother's side
*[[Nicole Scherzinger]] – pop singer-songwriter, member of The Pussycat Dolls and television music competition judge; of Ukrainian descent on her mother's side
*[[Christine Shevchenko]] – Ukrainian-born ballerina
*[[Christine Shevchenko]] – Ukrainian-born ballerina
*[[Maria Sokil]] – soprano singer
*[[Maria Sokil]] – soprano singer
*[[Dimitri Tiomkin]] -- film composer
*[[Dimitri Tiomkin]] – film composer
*[[Steven Tyler]] – singer-songwriter, frontman for Aerosmith<ref>{{Cite web|title = Steven Tyler promises to shake up Moscow during Aerosmith concert|url = http://rbth.com/arts/2013/11/18/steven_tyler_promises_to_shake_up_moscow_during_aerosmith_concert_31813.html|website = rbth.com|date = 18 November 2013|access-date = 2016-01-01}}</ref>
*[[Steven Tyler]] – singer-songwriter, frontman for Aerosmith<ref>{{Cite web|title = Steven Tyler promises to shake up Moscow during Aerosmith concert|url = http://rbth.com/arts/2013/11/18/steven_tyler_promises_to_shake_up_moscow_during_aerosmith_concert_31813.html|website = rbth.com|date = 18 November 2013|access-date = 2016-01-01}}</ref>
*[[Bruno Mars]]- singer-songwriter
*[[Peter Wilhousky]] – composer, educator and conductor
*[[Peter Wilhousky]] – composer, educator and conductor
*[[Your Old Droog]] – rapper
*[[Your Old Droog]] – rapper
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* [[Karina Smirnoff]] – dancer and choreographer, known for ''Dancing with the Stars''
* [[Karina Smirnoff]] – dancer and choreographer, known for ''Dancing with the Stars''
* [[Christine Shevchenko]] – ballet dancer
* [[Christine Shevchenko]] – ballet dancer
* [[Igor Youskevitch]] - ballet dancer
* [[Igor Youskevitch]] – ballet dancer


== Politicians ==
== Politicians ==
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*[[David E. Bonior|David E Bonior]] – former Michigan Congressman and Minority House Whip
*[[David E. Bonior|David E Bonior]] – former Michigan Congressman and Minority House Whip
*[[Walter Dudycz]] – former Illinois State Senator<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/mr-dudycz-goes-for-washington/|title=Mr. Dudycz Goes for Washington|date=October 18, 1990|website=Chicago Reader}}</ref>
*[[Walter Dudycz]] – former Illinois State Senator<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/mr-dudycz-goes-for-washington/|title=Mr. Dudycz Goes for Washington|date=October 18, 1990|website=Chicago Reader}}</ref>
*[[Eliot Engel]] - New York Congressman
*[[Eliot Engel]] – New York Congressman
* [[Mike Enzi]] – US Senator from Wyoming
*[[Mike Enzi]] – US Senator from Wyoming
*[[Maurice Hinchey]] – former New York Congressman (Ukrainian mother)<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hinchey got to Washington via the Thruway|url = http://m.recordonline.com/article/20001016/news/310169993|website = recordonline.com|access-date = 2016-01-19}}</ref>
*[[Maurice Hinchey]] – former New York Congressman (Ukrainian mother)<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hinchey got to Washington via the Thruway|url = http://m.recordonline.com/article/20001016/news/310169993|website = recordonline.com|access-date = 2016-01-19}}</ref>
*[[Martin Howrylak]] – Michigan State House of Representatives
*[[Martin Howrylak]] – Michigan State House of Representatives
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*[[Kirill Reznik]] – Maryland State House of Delegates
*[[Kirill Reznik]] – Maryland State House of Delegates
*[[Bob Schaffer]] – former Colorado Congressman<ref>{{Cite web|title=Build Ukraine |url=http://www.artukraine.com/old/buildukraine/schaffer6.htm |website=www.artukraine.com |access-date=2016-02-01 |first=Ruslan V. |last=OLKHOVSKIY |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006060354/http://www.artukraine.com/old/buildukraine/schaffer6.htm |archive-date=2013-10-06 }}</ref>
*[[Bob Schaffer]] – former Colorado Congressman<ref>{{Cite web|title=Build Ukraine |url=http://www.artukraine.com/old/buildukraine/schaffer6.htm |website=www.artukraine.com |access-date=2016-02-01 |first=Ruslan V. |last=OLKHOVSKIY |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006060354/http://www.artukraine.com/old/buildukraine/schaffer6.htm |archive-date=2013-10-06 }}</ref>
*[[Chuck Schumer]] - senior US senator from [[New York State|New York]]
*[[Chuck Schumer]] – senior US senator from [[New York State|New York]]
*[[John Shostak]] – former Connecticut State House of Representative
*[[John Shostak]] – former Connecticut State House of Representative
*[[Victoria Spartz]] – Indiana State Senator<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wthr.com/article/ukraine-native-to-serve-as-newest-state-senator|title = Ukraine native to serve as newest state senator|date = 7 September 2017}}</ref>
*[[Victoria Spartz]] – Indiana State Senator<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wthr.com/article/ukraine-native-to-serve-as-newest-state-senator|title = Ukraine native to serve as newest state senator|date = 7 September 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Herman Toll]] – former Pennsylvania Congressman
*[[Herman Toll]] – former Pennsylvania Congressman
*[[Paul Wellstone]] – former US Senator from Minnesota
*[[Paul Wellstone]] – former US Senator from Minnesota
*[[Kathleen Willey]] – major figure in the [[Monica Lewinsky]] and [[Paula Jones]] scandals; her father was of Ukrainian descent<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1v5e4lZiS08C&q=kathleen+willey+mike+matzuk&pg=PA8 |title=Target: Caught in the Crosshairs of Bill and Hillary Clinton - Kathleen Willey - Google Books |access-date=2013-10-25|isbn=9780974670164 |last1=Willey |first1=Kathleen |year=2007 }}</ref>
*[[Kathleen Willey]] – major figure in the [[Monica Lewinsky]] and [[Paula Jones]] scandals; her father was of Ukrainian descent<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1v5e4lZiS08C&q=kathleen+willey+mike+matzuk&pg=PA8 |title=Target: Caught in the Crosshairs of Bill and Hillary Clinton - Kathleen Willey - Google Books |access-date=2013-10-25|isbn=9780974670164 |last1=Willey |first1=Kathleen |year=2007 |publisher=WND Books }}</ref>


== Religious figures ==
== Religious figures ==
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*[[Joel Bolomboy]] – NBA basketball player
*[[Joel Bolomboy]] – NBA basketball player
*[[Ivan Borodiak]] – Argentine-born soccer player
*[[Ivan Borodiak]] – Argentine-born soccer player
*[[Sasha Chmelevski]]<ref>{{Citation | url = https://www.theobserver.ca/2015/04/20/get-to-know-a-little-more-about-sarnia-sting-first-round-draft-pick-sasha-chmelevski | title = Get to know a little more about Sarnia Sting first-round draft pick Sasha Chmelevski | author = Terry Bridge | date = 20 April 2015 | publisher = The Observer | location = [[Sarnia]]}}</ref> - NHL ice hockey player
*[[Sasha Chmelevski]]<ref>{{Citation | url = https://www.theobserver.ca/2015/04/20/get-to-know-a-little-more-about-sarnia-sting-first-round-draft-pick-sasha-chmelevski | title = Get to know a little more about Sarnia Sting first-round draft pick Sasha Chmelevski | author = Terry Bridge | date = 20 April 2015 | publisher = The Observer | location = [[Sarnia]]}}</ref> – NHL ice hockey player
*[[Wayne Chrebet]] – NFL football player
*[[Wayne Chrebet]] – NFL football player
*[[Jakob Chychrun]] – NHL hockey player
*[[Jakob Chychrun]] – NHL hockey player
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*[[Sasha Cohen]] – Olympic silver medalist [[figure skater]]; Ukrainian Jewish on the maternal side<ref>{{cite web|last=Mihoces |first=Gary |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/figureskating/2006-02-09-cover-cohen_x.htm |title=Alexandra Pauline Cohen, nicknamed Sasha by her Ukrainian-born mother, Galina |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=2006-02-13 |access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref>
*[[Sasha Cohen]] – Olympic silver medalist [[figure skater]]; Ukrainian Jewish on the maternal side<ref>{{cite web|last=Mihoces |first=Gary |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/figureskating/2006-02-09-cover-cohen_x.htm |title=Alexandra Pauline Cohen, nicknamed Sasha by her Ukrainian-born mother, Galina |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=2006-02-13 |access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref>
*[[Bill Cristall]] – Major League Baseball player
*[[Bill Cristall]] – Major League Baseball player
*[[Mike Ditka]] – NFL football player and coach;<ref>[http://web.archive.bibalex.org/web/20051212120201/http://www.ukraine-observer.com/articles/212/744 The year before, the Ukrainian American had been named coach of the year by Sporting News and the Associated Press]</ref> member of the Football Hall of Fame
*[[Mike Ditka]] – NFL football player and coach;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051212120201/http://www.ukraine-observer.com/articles/212/744 The year before, the Ukrainian American had been named coach of the year by Sporting News and the Associated Press]</ref> member of the Football Hall of Fame
*[[Jim Drucker]] (born 1952/1953), former Commissioner of the [[Continental Basketball Association]], former Commissioner of the [[Arena Football League]], and founder of NewKadia Comics
*[[Jim Drucker]] (born 1952/1953) – former Commissioner of the [[Continental Basketball Association]], former Commissioner of the [[Arena Football League]], and founder of NewKadia Comics
*[[Pete Emelianchik]] – NFL football player
*[[Pete Emelianchik]] – NFL football player
*[[Harry Fanok]] – Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite web|author1=Rory Costello|author2=Harry Fanok|url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/b8c4436a|title=Harry Fanok|publisher=sabr.org|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=February 11, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Harry Fanok]] – Major League Baseball pitcher<ref>{{cite web|author1=Rory Costello|author2=Harry Fanok|url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/b8c4436a|title=Harry Fanok|publisher=sabr.org|date=May 28, 2014|access-date=February 11, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Ruslan Fedotenko]] – Ukrainian-born NHL ice hockey player, US citizen
*[[Ruslan Fedotenko]] – Ukrainian-born NHL ice hockey player, US citizen
*[[Jim Furyk]] – professional golfer
*[[Jim Furyk]] – professional golfer
*[[Yury Gelman]] (born 1955) - Ukrainian-born American Olympic fencing coach
*[[Yury Gelman]] (born 1955) – Ukrainian-born American Olympic fencing coach
*[[Sam Gerson]] – Ukrainian-born Olympic wrestler
*[[Sam Gerson]] – Ukrainian-born Olympic wrestler
*[[Sloko Gill]] – NFL football player
*[[Sloko Gill]] – NFL football player
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*[[Arnold Horween]] – NFL football player, of Jewish descent
*[[Arnold Horween]] – NFL football player, of Jewish descent
*[[Ralph Horween]] – NFL football player, of Jewish descent
*[[Ralph Horween]] – NFL football player, of Jewish descent
*[[Nick Itkin]] - Olympic bronze medalist fencer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/07/20/nick-itkin-fencing-world-championships/|title=Nick Itkin joins U.S. foil fencing greats to win world championships medal|date=July 20, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Nick Itkin]] – Olympic bronze medalist fencer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/07/20/nick-itkin-fencing-world-championships/|title=Nick Itkin joins U.S. foil fencing greats to win world championships medal|date=July 20, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Chris Jericho]] – [[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]] professional wrestler and frontman for Fozzy, mother is of Ukrainian descent
*[[Chris Jericho]] – [[All Elite Wrestling|AEW]] professional wrestler and frontman for Fozzy, mother is of Ukrainian descent
*[[Kid Kaplan]] – boxer
*[[Kid Kaplan]] – boxer
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* [[Max Levchin]] – computer scientist and internet entrepreneur; co-founder (along with [[Peter Thiel]] and [[Elon Musk]]) and former chief technology officer of [[PayPal]]; founded a number of other technology companies, of Jewish descent.
* [[Max Levchin]] – computer scientist and internet entrepreneur; co-founder (along with [[Peter Thiel]] and [[Elon Musk]]) and former chief technology officer of [[PayPal]]; founded a number of other technology companies, of Jewish descent.
* [[Jane Lubchenco]] – [[environmental scientist]] and [[marine ecologist]], head of the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
* [[Jane Lubchenco]] – [[environmental scientist]] and [[marine ecologist]], head of the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
* [[Sonja Lyubomirsky]] – professor in the Department of Psychology at the [[University of California, Riverside]] researching positive psychology and happiness, an associate editor of the ''Journal of Positive Psychology'', and the author of ''[[The How of Happiness]]'', a book of happiness strategies backed by scientific research<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chass.ucr.edu/faculty_book/lyubomirsky/about_book.html |access-date=June 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608082712/http://chass.ucr.edu/faculty_book/lyubomirsky/about_book.html |archive-date=June 8, 2012 |title=How of Happiness - Sonja Lyubomirsky }}</ref>
* [[Sonja Lyubomirsky]] – professor in the department of psychology at the [[University of California, Riverside]] researching positive psychology and happiness, an associate editor of the ''Journal of Positive Psychology'', and the author of ''[[The How of Happiness]]'', a book of happiness strategies backed by scientific research<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chass.ucr.edu/faculty_book/lyubomirsky/about_book.html |access-date=June 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608082712/http://chass.ucr.edu/faculty_book/lyubomirsky/about_book.html |archive-date=June 8, 2012 |title=How of Happiness - Sonja Lyubomirsky }}</ref>
* [[Boris Magasanik]] – microbiologist and biochemist
* [[Boris Magasanik]] – microbiologist and biochemist
* [[Greg Mankiw]] – [[macroeconomist]]; chairman and professor of economics at [[Harvard University]]; known in academia for his work on [[New Keynesian economics]] and publishing the best-selling economics textbook ''Principles of Economics''; chairman 2003-2005 of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush; his was ranked the number one economics blog by US economics professors in a 2011 survey;<ref>Davis, William L, Bob Figgins, David Hedengren, and Daniel B. Klein. "Economic Professors' Favorite Economic Thinkers, Journals, and Blogs," ''Econ Journal Watch 8(2): 126-146'', May 2011. [http://econjwatch.org/articles/economics-professors-favorite-economic-thinkers-journals-and-blogs-along-with-party-and-policy-views]</ref> elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007; with David Card, was elected vice president of the American Economic Association for 2014
* [[Greg Mankiw]] – [[macroeconomist]]; chairman and professor of economics at [[Harvard University]]; known in academia for his work on [[New Keynesian economics]] and publishing the best-selling economics textbook ''Principles of Economics''; chairman 2003-2005 of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush; his was ranked the number one economics blog by US economics professors in a 2011 survey;<ref>Davis, William L, Bob Figgins, David Hedengren, and Daniel B. Klein. "Economic Professors' Favorite Economic Thinkers, Journals, and Blogs," ''Econ Journal Watch 8(2): 126-146'', May 2011. [http://econjwatch.org/articles/economics-professors-favorite-economic-thinkers-journals-and-blogs-along-with-party-and-policy-views]</ref> elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2007; with David Card, was elected vice president of the American Economic Association for 2014
* [[Bruce E. Melnick]] – Commander, USCG and NASA Astronaut
* [[Bruce E. Melnick]] – Commander, USCG and NASA Astronaut
* [[Jeffrey Miron]] – [[economist]] and outspoken [[Libertarianism|libertarian]]; chairman of the Department of Economics at [[Boston University]] 1992–1998;<ref>{{cite web|title=Prof. Jeffrey Alan Miron Ph.D.|url=http://www.fairness.com/resources/relation?relation_id=65734|publisher=Fairness.com|date=October 20, 2007|access-date=February 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710220328/http://www.fairness.com/resources/relation?relation_id=65734|archive-date=July 10, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> currently Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies at [[Harvard University]]'s Economics Department<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/miron |title=Faculty Profile |publisher=Economics.harvard.edu |access-date=2014-01-18 |archive-date=2009-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220193837/http://economics.harvard.edu/faculty/miron |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Jeffrey Miron]] – [[economist]] and outspoken [[Libertarianism|libertarian]]; chairman of the department of economics at [[Boston University]] 1992–1998;<ref>{{cite web|title=Prof. Jeffrey Alan Miron Ph.D.|url=http://www.fairness.com/resources/relation?relation_id=65734|publisher=Fairness.com|date=October 20, 2007|access-date=February 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710220328/http://www.fairness.com/resources/relation?relation_id=65734|archive-date=July 10, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> currently senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies at [[Harvard University]]'s Economics Department<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/miron |title=Faculty Profile |publisher=Economics.harvard.edu |access-date=2014-01-18 |archive-date=2009-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220193837/http://economics.harvard.edu/faculty/miron |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Alexander J. Motyl]] – historian, Professor of Political Science at [[Rutgers University]]
* [[Alexander J. Motyl]] – historian, professor of political science at [[Rutgers University]]
* [[Anna Nagurney]] – mathematician, economist, educator and author in the field of Operations Management; holds the John F. Smith Memorial Professorship in the [[Isenberg School of Management]] at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
* [[Anna Nagurney]] – mathematician, economist, educator and author in the field of Operations Management; holds the John F. Smith Memorial Professorship in the [[Isenberg School of Management]] at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
* [[Sherwin B. Nuland]] - scholar and author, father of [[Victoria Nuland]]
* [[Sherwin B. Nuland]] – scholar and author, father of [[Victoria Nuland]]
* [[Simon Ramo]] – physicist; Russian–Ukrainian
* [[Simon Ramo]] – physicist; Russian–Ukrainian
* [[Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper]] – Captain, USN and NASA Astronaut
* [[Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper]] – Captain, USN and NASA astronaut
* [[George Shevelov]] – professor; Ukrainian linguist
* [[George Shevelov]] – professor; Ukrainian linguist
* [[Frank Sysyn]] – professor of Ukrainian history
* [[Frank Sysyn]] – professor of Ukrainian history
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* [[Kiran Chetry]] – former CNN anchor
* [[Kiran Chetry]] – former CNN anchor
* [[Jerry Cooke (photographer)|Jerry Cooke]] – photojournalist
* [[Jerry Cooke (photographer)|Jerry Cooke]] – photojournalist
* [[Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko]] - Ukrainian fantasy fiction writers residing in the United States
* [[Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko]] – Ukrainian fantasy fiction writers residing in the United States
* [[Richard Ellmann]] – literary critic and biographer
* [[Richard Ellmann]] – literary critic and biographer
* [[Adrian Holovaty]] – journalist
* [[Adrian Holovaty]] – journalist
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== Other ==
== Other ==
* [[Vitaly Borker]], Internet criminal and cyberbully
* [[Vitaly Borker]] – Internet criminal and cyberbully
* [[John Demjanjuk]] – retired auto worker/war crimes defendant<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/0993/9309065.html |title=Court's acquittal of Ukrainian-American auto worker John Demjanjuk |publisher=Washington-report.org |access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref>
* [[John Demjanjuk]] – retired auto worker/war crimes defendant<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washington-report.org/backissues/0993/9309065.html |title=Court's acquittal of Ukrainian-American auto worker John Demjanjuk |publisher=Washington-report.org |access-date=2014-01-18}}</ref>
* [[Disappearance of Sky Metalwala|Sky Metalwala]] – Seattle-area child missing since 2011; born to a Ukrainian immigrant mother.
* [[Disappearance of Sky Metalwala|Sky Metalwala]] – Seattle-area child missing since 2011; born to a Ukrainian immigrant mother.
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[[Category:Lists of Ukrainian people|Americans]]
[[Category:Lists of Ukrainian people|Americans]]
[[Category:Lists of American people by ethnic or national origin|Ukrainian-Americans]]
[[Category:Lists of American people by ethnicity|Ukrainian-Americans]]
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[[Category:American people of Ukrainian descent|*]]
[[Category:Ukraine-related lists|Ukrainian Americans]]
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There are many Ukrainian-Americans in the United States, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Ukrainian American or must have references showing they are Ukrainian American and are sufficiently notable to merit a Wikipedia article.

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Actors and comedians

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Chess players

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Musicians

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Politicians

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Religious figures

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Sports figures

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Sasha Cohen
Ralph Horween
Igor Olshansky

Scientists and scholars

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Alexei Filippenko
Jane Lubchenco
Gregory Mankiw
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
Bruce E. Melnick, NASA astronaut and United States Coast Guard officer

Writers and journalists

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Chuck Palahniuk, an American freelance journalist and novelist of Ukrainian descent.

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References

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  37. ^ "Ukraine native to serve as newest state senator". 7 September 2017.
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  45. ^ "Nick Itkin joins U.S. foil fencing greats to win world championships medal". July 20, 2022.
  46. ^ "Matt Kuchar Tries To Explains the PGA to Nancy, Double Bogeys". 21 January 2014. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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