given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine, and Belаrus.
Origins
''Oleg'' derives from the
Old Norse
Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...
''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equivalent is
Olga
Olga may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha
* Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga"
Places
Russia
* Olga, Russia ...
. While Germanic in origin, "Oleg" is not very common outside Eastern European countries, while "Helge" and "Helga" are common names in Scandinavia.
Russian pronunciation
Олег (Oleg) is pronounced ˈlʲekin Russian. The English pronunciation of Oleg is based on the transliteration of the Cyrillic alphabet, and overlooks four key features of the Russian pronunciation:
# The stress is on the second syllable. In spoken Russian, the initial short unstressed 'O' is
reduced
Reduction, reduced, or reduce may refer to:
Science and technology Chemistry
* Reduction (chemistry), part of a reduction-oxidation (redox) reaction in which atoms have their oxidation state changed.
** Organic redox reaction, a redox reacti ...
to similar to the 'a' as in 'about'.
# The 'л' (l) becomes palatalized to ʲ─ that is, it gains a 'y'-like quality, and but is still most closely approximated by a plain English 'l'.
# The Russian letter 'e' is pronounced 'ye' as in 'yellow'.
# The final 'г' (g) is
devoiced
Voice or voicing is a term used in phonetics and phonology to characterize speech sounds (usually consonants). Speech sounds can be described as either voiceless (otherwise known as ''unvoiced'') or voiced.
The term, however, is used to ref ...
to
Thus although English speakers tend to pronounce the name as 'Óh-legg', in Russian it sounds more like 'Al-yék', the equivalent of
Alec
Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. It may be a shortened form of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include:
People
* Alec Aalto (1942–2018), Finnish diplomat
* Alec Acton ...
.
Ukrainian pronunciation
The Ukrainian pronunciation of the name 'Олег' is different from Russian, though the same Cyrillic letters are used in writing. Ukrainian 'Олег' is pronounced ˈlɛɦand becomes 'Oleh' in English according to the transliteration rules.ТАБЛИЦЯ транслітерації українського алфавіту латиницею kmu.gov.ua
Belarusian spelling and pronunciation
In
Belarusian
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
, the name is spelled and pronounced as "Алег" ˈlʲeɣso that the first letter changes to "A" according to the Belarusian feature of akannye. The last letter is also pronounced differently, which renders the Latin transliteration 'Aleh'.
People named Oleg
Rulers and nobles
*
Oleg the Wise
Oleg (, ; ; died 912), also known as Oleg the Wise, was a Varangians, Varangian prince of the Rus' people, Rus' who became Grand Prince of Kiev, prince of Kiev, and laid the foundations of the Kievan Rus' state.
According to the ''Primary Chr ...
, 9th–10th-century leader and conqueror of Kievan Rus'
*
Oleg of Drelinia
Oleg Sviatoslavich (; died 977) was the prince of the Drevlians from 970 until his death in 977. He was the second son of Sviatoslav I of Kiev of the Rurik dynasty.
Biography
Oleg's date of birth is not known, but it is probably before 957. Svia ...
(died 977), ruler of Drelinia
*
Oleg I of Chernigov
Oleg Svyatoslavich (Russian language, Russian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Олег Святославич; 1052 – 1 August 1115), nicknamed Gorislavich (Гориславич, literally "of famous woe") was a prince from Kievan Ru ...
, Oleg Svyatoslavich of Tmutarakan, 11th–12th century Rurikid prince
* Oleg I of Ryazan, 13th-century prince of Ryazan Principality
*
Oleg II of Ryazan
Oleg II Ivanovich (died 1402) was Prince of Ryazan and Grand Prince of Ryazan from 1350 to 1402.
He is best known for his rivalry with Prince Dmitry of Moscow and his mysterious role in Battle of Kulikovo
The Battle of Kulikovo () was fou ...
, Grand Prince of Ryazan from 1350 to 1402
*
Oleg III Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov)
Oleg III Svyatoslavich (c. 1147–1204) was a Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus,.
* was the first East Slavs, East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th c ...
(c. 1147–1204)
*
Oleg Yaroslavich
Oleg Yaroslavich "Nastasich" (after 1161 – 1189) was Prince of Galicia (1187; 1189).
Life
Oleg was the illegitimate son of Prince Yaroslav Osmomysl by his mistress, Nastaska, a daughter of a local boyar. The Galician boyars had his mother bu ...
(1161?–1189), Rurikid prince
*
Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia
Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia ( – ) was the fourth son and fifth child of Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich (1858-1915).
He died of wounds received fighting against the Imperial German Army during World War I.
Early life
Prince ...
(1892–1914), son of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
Others
*
Oleg Akkuratov
Oleg Borisovich Akkuratov (; born 21 October 1989 in Yeysk, Soviet Union) is a Russian pianist, jazz improviser and singer who has amaurosis – complete blindness. He is a virtuoso performer of jazz and classical works and a laureate of the Pr ...
(born 1989), Russian musician and singer
*
Oleg Aleksandrov
Oleg Aleksandrov (Russian name: Олег Александров; 13 July 1937 – 1997) was a Soviet rower. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome with the men's coxed four where they came fourth. At the 1961 European Rowing Champ ...
(1937–1997), Soviet rower
*
Oleg Alekseev
Oleg Aleksandrovich Alekseev (Russian:Олег Александрович Алексеев) (27 March 1953 – 30 July 2015) was a Soviet wrestler. An ethnic Buryat, he engaged in wrestling as a child under influence from his elder brother ...
(1953–2015), Soviet wrestler
*
Oleg Alekseyev (politician)
Oleg Aleksandrovich Alekseyev (; born 21 December 1967) is a Russian politician. He has served as a deputy in the Saratov Oblast Duma twice, and is currently a member of the Federation Council from Saratov
Saratov ( , ; , ) is the largest ...
(born 1967), Russian politician
*
Oleg Aleynik
Oleg Igorevich Aleynik (; born 8 February 1989) is a Russian former professional footballer.
Club career
He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Metallurg Lipetsk on 17 August 2009 in a game against FC Sibir Novosibirsk.
...
(born 1989), Russian professional football player
*
Oleg Amirbayov
Oleg Arnoldovich Amirbayov (; born December 16, 1986) is an Azerbaijani theatre and film actor, TV host, and journalist of Russian descent.
Life
Oleg Arnoldovich Amirbayov was born on December 16, 1986, in Baku, then capital of Azerbaijani ...
(born 1986), Azerbaijani actor
*
Oleg Andronic
Oleg Andronic (born 6 February 1989) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
Club
He made his debut on 16 March 2008 against Olimpia Bălţi and scored his first goal from a penalty in the same match. In 2008, he became th ...
(born 1989), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Anfimov (1937–2019), Soviet engineer and politician
* Oleg Anikanov (1933–2021), Soviet military officer
*
Oleg Anofriyev
Oleg Andreyevich Anofriyev (sometimes spelled Anofriev, ; 20 July 193028 March 2018), PAR, was a Soviet and Russian theatreРусский драматический театр: Энциклопедия / Под общ. ред. М. И. Андрее ...
(1930–2018), Soviet and Russian stage and screen actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, poet
*
Oleg Antonenko
Oleg Vladimirovich Antonenko () (born 1 July 1971 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Belarusian professional former ice hockey left wing.
Antonenko began playing professional in 1988 with Dynamo Minsk of the Soviet League. He has a ...
(born 1971), Belarusian professional ice hockey left wing
*
Oleg Antonov (disambiguation) Oleg Antonov may refer to:
* Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer) (1906–1984), Soviet aircraft designer
* Oleg Antonov (volleyball)
Oleg Yaroslavovich Antonov (; born 28 July 1988) is a Russian-born Italian volleyball player, a member of the Itali ...
, several people
*
Oleg Artemyev
Oleg Germanovich Artemyev (; born December 28, 1970) is a Russian people, Russian Astronaut, Cosmonaut for the Russian Federal Space Agency. He was selected as part of the RKKE-15 Cosmonaut group in 2003. He was a flight engineer of Expedition 39 ...
(born 1970), Russian cosmonaut
* Oleg Asadulin (born 1971), Russian film director, screenwriter and producer
*
Oleg Atkov
Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov (Russian: Оле́г Ю́рьевич Атько́в; born 9 May 1949) is a Russian cardiologist and former Soviet cosmonaut. With a doctorate from the Russian Academy of Medical Science, Atkov was chosen to be the health ...
(born 1949), Russian cosmonaut
*
Oleg Avramov
Oleg Viktorovich Avramov (; born 3 October 1968 in Bryansk) is a former Russian football player.
Honours
;Vedrich Rechytsa
*Belarusian Cup
The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football cl ...
(born 1968), Russian footballer
*
Oleg Babenkov
Oleg Mikhailovich Babenkov (; born 21 June 1985) is a Russian former professional football player.
Club career
He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg on 9 May 2005 in a game against FC Avangard ...
(born 1985), Russian professional football player
*
Oleg Bakhmatyuk
Oleg Bakhmatiuk ( Ukrainian: Олег Бахматюк, born August 14, 1974) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, former billionaire. He is the owner of the agricultural vertically integrated company UkrLandFarming and one of the largest egg producers i ...
(born 1974), Ukrainian businessman and politician
*
Oleg Baklanov
Oleg Dmitriyevich Baklanov (, ; 17 March 1932 – 28 July 2021) was a Soviet politician, and high functionary in government and industry. He was a scientist and businessman. As Minister of General Machine Building, he was responsible for the So ...
(1932–2021), Soviet/Ukrainian politician, scientist and businessman
*
Oleg Baklov
Oleg Yuryevich Baklov (; born 20 October 1994) is a Tajikistani football player who plays for Russian club Ufa and the Tajikistan national team.
Club career
He made his professional debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC S ...
(born 1994), Russian footballer
*
Oleg Balan
Oleg Balan (born 27 November 1969) is a Moldovan jurist and politician who served as Ministry of Internal Affairs (Moldova), Minister of Internal Affairs of Moldova between 18 February 2015 and 20 January 2016.
From December 2014 until 18 Februar ...
(born 1969), Moldovan jurist and politician
*
Oleg Basilashvili
Oleg Valerianovich Basilashvili (born 26 September 1934) is a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1984.
Biography
Childhood
He was born to a family of mixed Russians, Russian, Pol ...
(born 1934), Soviet/Russian film and theatre actor
* Oleg Bejenar (1971–2023), Moldovan-Ukrainian football player and manager
* Oleg Belaventsev (born 1949), Russian military figure and statesman
* Oleg Belokonev (born 1965), Belarusian general
* Oleg Belov (born 1973), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Belozyorov (born 1969), Russian politician
* Oleg Belyakov (born 1972), Soviet football goalkeeper
* Oleg Berdos (born 1987), Moldovan road bicycle racer
*
Oleg Bernov
Igor & The Red Elvises (formerly known as Limpopo) are an American cult band that performs funk rock, surf, rockabilly, reggae, folk rock, disco and traditional Russian styles of music. They were founded in California in 1995 and are based in Lo ...
, musician and member of Russian-American rock band Red Elvises
* Oleg Besov (born 1933), Russian mathematician
*
Oleg Betin
Oleg Ivanovich Betin (; 25 August 1950 – 17 June 2023)governor of Oblast in Russia
* Oleg Bezuglov (born 1984), musical artist
* Oleg Blinov (born 1978), Russian cosmonaut
*
Oleg Blokhin
Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin, or Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin (, ; born 5 November 1952), is a Ukrainian former football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of his generation, Blokhin was a standout striker for Dynamo ...
(born 1952), Ukrainian football coach
*
Oleg Bodrug
Oleg Bodrug (born 23 February 1965) is a Moldovan politician, vice-president of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, co-chair of the Liberal Reformist Party.
Biography
Oleg Bodrug was born on 23 February 1965 in the city of Chisinau. He ...
(born 1965), Moldovan politician
* Oleg Bogayev (born 1970), Russian playwright based in Yekaterinburg
* Oleg Bogomolov (born 1950), governor of Kurgan Oblast
* Oleg Bolkhovets (born 1976), Russian long-distance runner
*
Oleg Boltin
Oleg Igorevich Boltin (born February 10, 1993) is a Kazakh professional wrestler and former freestyle wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where he performs under the ring name and is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in ...
(born 1993), Kazakhstani professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler
* Oleg Bolyakin (born 1965), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
*
Oleg Bondarik
Oleg Bondarik (born 22 August 1976) is a Belarusian cyclist. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and co ...
(born 1976), Belarusian cyclist
*
Oleg Borisov
Oleg Ivanovich Borisov (8 November 192928 April 1994, born Albert Ivanovich Borisov) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1978).
Biography
Childhood and youth
Oleg Borisov was born Albert Ivanovich Boriso ...
(1929–1994), Russian film and theatre actor
* Oleg Botsiev, Ambassador of South Ossetia to Abkhazia
* Oleg Bovin (born 1946), Russian water polo player
*
Oleg Boyko
Oleg Viktorovich Boyko (; born 28 September 1964) an international investor and resides in Switzerland, Chairman of Finstar Financial Group.
Education
Oleg Boyko was born in Moscow in 1964 and educated at the Moscow Aviation Institute beginning ...
(born 1964), Russian businessman
* Oleg Bozhev (born 1961), Soviet speed skater
*
Oleg Brega
Oleg Brega (born October 26, 1973) is a Moldovan journalist, activist and filmmaker from Chişinău, the Republic of Moldova. He has been the president of the Moldovan public activism group Hyde Park since 2003. Oleg Brega hosts the show "Inamic ...
(born 1973), Moldovan journalist and activist
*
Oleg Bryjak
Oleg Bryjak (, 27 October 1960 – 24 March 2015) was a Kazakhstani-German bass-baritone opera singer. Born in Jezkazgan, Kazakh SSR, into an ethnic Ukrainian family, he moved to Germany in 1991 to join the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. From ...
(1960–2015), Kazakhstani operatic bass-baritone
*
Oleg Budargin
Oleg Mikhaylovich Budargin (; born November 16, 1960) was the governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in Russia. He took office in February 2003 after having won elections the previous month with 70% of the vote. He was previously the mayor of Nori ...
(born 1960), governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in Russia
* Oleg Burlakov (1949–2021), Russian inventor, entrepreneur and billionaire
*
Oleg Buryan
Oleg Yuriyevich Buryan (; born 1959, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine) is a Russian artist, who lived in Moscow from the 1980s. In 2012, he moved to St-Petersburg, where he joined the St-Petersburg Union of Artists. He belongs to the first generation of post ...
(born 1959), Russian artist
*
Oleg Butković
Oleg Butković (born 4 May 1979) is a Croatian politician serving as Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure since 2016. He assumed the position in the cabinet of Tihomir Orešković and continued to hold the position in the f ...
(born 1979), Croatian politician
*
Oleg Butman
Oleg Butman (born 9 July 1966 in Leningrad ) is a Russian jazz drummer. The younger brother of Igor Butman, a well-known jazz saxophonist, he is best known for his performances with Eric Marienthal and more recently with the Oleg Butman Quartet. H ...
(born 1966), Russian jazz drummer
*
Oleg Caetani
Oleg Caetani (born 5 October 1956) is an Italian conductor.
Life and career
Born in Lausanne, Caetani is the son of Igor Markevitch (1912-1983) and Donna Topazia Caetani (1921–1990), Markevitch's second wife and a descendant of a very old aris ...
(born 1956), conductor of Russian and Italian descent
*
Oleg Cassini
Oleg Cassini (11 April 1913 – 17 March 2006) was a fashion designer born to an aristocratic Russian family with maternal Italian ancestry. He came to the United States as a young man after starting as a designer in Rome, and quickly got w ...
(1913–2006), French-born American fashion designer
*
Oleg Chen
Oleg Borisovich Chen (; born 22 November 1988) is a Russian weightlifter. He is a two-time European Champion.
His father was Korean and his mother was half Hungarian half Russian. When he was 11 his family moved to Novosibirsk; Chen now resides ...
(born 1988), Russian weightlifter
* Oleg Chernyshov (born 1986), Russian professional football player
*
Oleg Chiritso
Oleg Vladislavovich Chiritso (Олег Владиславович Чирицо, also transliterated Chiritsa, born 1 April 1964) is a Belarusian male former weightlifter, who competed in the 99 kg category and represented Belarus at interna ...
(born 1964), Belarusian weightlifter
* Oleg Chirkunov (born 1958), governor of Perm Krai, Russia
* Oleg Chistyakov (born 1976), Russian professional football player
*
Oleg Chizhov
Oleg Yurievich Chizhov (in some sources mistakenly called Andrey Kryukov) (; born 14 March 1970), known as The Birsky Maniac (), is a Russian rapist and serial killer. He committed a series of brutal murders, committing one of the crimes with a ...
(born 1970), Russian serial killer and rapist
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Oleg Chmyrikov
Oleg Chmyrikov (; ; born 8 February 1996) is a Belarusian professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Ameri ...
(born 1996), Belarusian professional footballer
*
Oleg Chukhleba
Oleg Nikolayevich Chukhleba (; born 5 November 1967) is a former Kazakhstani association football, football player.
External links
*
1967 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Petropavl
Soviet men's footballers
FC Kyzylzhar players
FC K ...
(born 1967), Kazakhstani footballer
*
Oleg Chukhontsev
Oleg Grigoryevich Chukhontsev ( rus, Оле́г Григо́рьевич Чухо́нцев, p=ɐˈlʲeɡ ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɕʊˈxontsɨf, a=Olyeg Grigor'yevich Chuhonczyev.ru.vorb.oga; born 1938 in Pavlovskiy Posad) is a Russian poet, ...
(born 1938), Russian poet
* Oleg Chuzhda (born 1985), Ukrainian cyclist
*
Oleg Clonin
Oleg Clonin (born 4 February 1988) is a Moldovan football player who plays for FC Ungheni. In 2013, he made his debut in a match against Kyrgyzstan national football team
The Kyrgyzstan national football team (; ), officially recognised by F ...
(born 1988), Moldovan football player
*
Oleg Crețul
Oleg Crețul (born 21 February 1975) is a Moldovan judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and c ...
(born 1975), Moldovan judoka
*
Oleg Dahl
Oleg Ivanovich Dal (; 25 May 1941 – 3 March 1981) was a Soviet Russian stage and film actor.
He acted in films, from classics of drama to fairy tales and adventures. His most popular works included ''Zhenya, Zhenechka and Katyusha'' (1967), ...
(1941–1981), Soviet actor
* Oleg Dal (1941–1981), Soviet actor
* Oleg Danilov (1949–2021), Russian playwright and screenwriter
* Oleg Davydov (born 1940), Russian economist
*
Oleg Davydov (ice hockey)
Oleg Davydov (born 16 March 1971) is a Russian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Lille ...
(born 1971), Russian ice hockey player
*
Oleg Delov
Oleg Leonidovich Delov (; born 25 May 1963) is a former Russian professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1981 for FC Avangard Kursk
FC Avangard Kursk is an association foo ...
(born 1963), Russian professional football coach and a former player
* Oleg Dementiev (1938–1991), Russian chess player
* Oleg Denishchik (born 1969), triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Belarus
*
Oleg Deripaska
Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska (; born 2 January 1968) is a Russian oligarch and billionaire. Deripaska began his career as a metals trader after the breakup of the Soviet Union. He used accumulated funds from trading to acquire stakes in the Sa ...
(born 1968), Russian business oligarch
*
Oleg Dimitrov
Oleg Dimitrov ( Bulgarian: Олег Димитров; born 6 March 1996) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kyustendil.
Career
Youth career
Born in Kyustendil, Dimitrov started his career in the local team Velbazhd Kysten ...
(born 1996), Bulgarian footballer
* Oleg Dimov (born 1968), Russian politician
* Oleg Dineyev (born 1987), Russian footballer
* Oleg Dmitrenko (born 1984), Russian professional football player
*
Oleg Dmitriyev (disambiguation) Oleg Dmitriyev may refer to:
* Oleg Dmitriyev (footballer, born 1973), Russian football player
* Oleg Dmitriyev (footballer, born 1995)
Oleg Sergeyevich Dmitriyev (; born 18 November 1995) is a Russian football player who plays for FC Volgar A ...
, several people
*
Oleg Dobrodeev
Oleg Borisovich Dobrodeev (born October 28, 1959, Moscow) is a Russian journalist and media manager, general director of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK).
Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as a propagan ...
(born 1959), Russian journalist and media manager
*
Oleg Dolmatov
Oleg Vasilyevich Dolmatov (Russian: Олег Васильевич Долматов; born 29 November 1948) is a Russian football manager and a former player who is coaching at the academy of PFC CSKA Moscow.
Honors
* Soviet Top League winner: ...
(born 1948), former Russian footballer and a current manager
*
Oleg Dovgopol
Oleg Anatolievich Dovgopol (; born 14 October 1975) is a Transnistrian politician serving as the mayor of Tiraspol and Dnestrovsc since 23 December 2016.
Biography
Dovgopol was born on 14 October 1975 in Bershad, Ukrainian SSR, USSR and move ...
(born 1975), Transnistrian politician
*
Oleg Dozmorov
Oleg Dozmorov ( rus, Оле́г Вита́льевич До́зморов, p=ɐˈlʲek vʲɪˈtalʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ˈdozmərəf, a=Olyeg Vital'yevich Dozmorov.ru.vorb.oga; born 1974 in Yekaterinburg, Soviet Union) is a Russian writer and poet, the au ...
(born 1974), Russian writer and poet
*
Oleg Drozdov
Oleh Drozdov (; born September 12, 1966) is a Ukrainian architect, artist, and educator. Founder of the architectural bureau Drozdov&Partners and co-founder of the Kharkiv School of Architecture.
Biography
Oleh Drozdov was born on September ...
(born 1966), Ukrainian architect, artist and teacher
* Oleg Dudarin (born 1945), Russian professional football coach and a former player
* Oleg Dulub (born 1965), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Dyomin (born 1947), former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Russian Federation
* Oleg Efrim (born 1975), Moldovan politician and jurist
*
Oleg Emirov
Oleg Emirov (8 September 1970 – 5 December 2021) was a Russian composer, arranger, and keyboardist.
References
External links
*
1970 births
2021 deaths
Russian male composers
Russian film score composers
Russian producers
Russ ...
(1970–2021), Russian composer, arranger and keyboardist
*
Oleg Engachev
Oleg Engachev (; born 1967) is a Russian-born shooter who competes for Qatar
Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Pen ...
(born 1967), Qatari sports shooter
* Oleg Eremeev (1922–2016), Russian painter
* Oleg Fatun (born 1959), Russian former track and field sprinter
* Oleg Fediukov (born 1972), American ice dancer
* Oleg Felzer (1939–1998), Azerbaijani composer
* Oleg Fesov (born 1963), musical artist
* Oleg Fistican (born 1975), Moldovan footballer and manager
* Oleg Flentea (born 1964), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Fomenko (born 1972), Russian footballer
* Oleg Fotin (born 1945), Russian swimmer
* Oleg Gaidukevich (born 1977), Belarusian politician
* Oleg Galkin (1965–2003), Soviet and Ukrainian cyclist
* Oleg Garapuchik (born 1997), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Garin (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Gazenko (1918–2007), Soviet scientist and general officer
* Oleg Gazmanov (born 1951), Russian singer, composer and poet
* Oleg Gerasimenko (born 1990), Russian footballer
* Oleg Gogol (born 1968), Belarusian wrestler
* Oleg Golikov (born 1968), Russian politician
* Oleg Golovanov (1934–2019), Russian rower
* Oleg Goncharenko (1931–1986), Soviet speed skater
* Oleg Gordievsky (born 1938), Soviet KGB agent who defected to the UK
* Oleg Gorobiy (born 1971), Russian canoeist
* Oleg Goroshko (born 1989), Belarusian ice hockey player
* Oleg Govorun (born 1969), Russian politician
* Oleg Grabar (1929–2011), French archeologist and historian of Islamic art, working in the United States
* Oleg Grachev (born 1974), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Grams (born 1984), Russian handball player
* Oleg Grebnev (born 1968), Russian handball player
* Oleg Grigoryev (born 1937), Russian boxer
* Oleg Grinevsky (1930–2019), Russian diplomat
* Oleg Grishkin (born 1975), Russian cyclist
* Oleg Grushecki (born 1974), Belarusian writer and translator
* Oleg Gubanov (born 1977), Russian footballer
* Oleg Gubin (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Gudymo (born 1944), Transnistrian politician
* Oleg Gusev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Gutsol (born 1982), Ukrainian-Canadian internet entrepreneur
* Oleg Haslavsky (1948–2021), Russian poet, painter and translator
* Oleg Hromțov (born 1983), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Ichim (born 1979), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Imrekov (1962–2014), Russian footballer
* Oleg Isayenko (born 2000), Russian footballer
* Oleg Ishchenko (born 1994), rugby player
* Oleg Ishutkin (born 1975), Russian race walker
* Oleg Itskhoki (born 1983), Russian-American economist
* Oleg Ivaninsky, Russian politician
* Oleg Ivanov (born 1986), Russian footballer
* Oleg Ivanov (footballer, born 1967), Russian footballer
* Oleg Ivanovsky (1922–2014), Soviet aerospace engineer
* Oleg Ivenko (born 1996), Ukrainian ballet dancer and actor
* Oleg Izhboldin, Russian mathematician
* Oleg D. Jefimenko (1922–2009), Ukrainian-American physicist and Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University
* Oleg Juravlyov (born 1982), Uzbekistani painter
* Oleg Kagan (1946–1990), Soviet violinist
* Oleg Kalashnikov (1962–2015), Ukrainian politician
* Oleg Kalidov (born 1951), Soviet canoeist
* Oleg Kalugin (born 1934), Russian activist and KGB general
* Oleg Kalugin (footballer) (born 1989), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kamshylov (born 1969), Russian statesman and lawyer
* Oleg Kapustnikov (born 1972), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Karavaychuk (1927–2016), Russian composer
* Oleg Karavayev (1936–1978), Soviet wrestler
* Oleg Karpov (born 1965), Soviet equestrian
* Oleg Kazmirchuk (born 1968), Kyrgyzstani and Ukrainian footballer
* Oleg Kashin (born 1980), Russian journalist and writer
* Oleg Kechko (born 1967), Belarusian weightlifter
* Oleg Ken (1960–2007), Russian historian
* Oleg Kerensky (1905–1984), Russian civil engineer
* Oleg Khafizov (born 1959), Russian writer
* Oleg Khandayev (born 1964), Soviet hockey player
* Oleg Kharytonov (born 1988), Ukrainian canoeist
* Oleg Khlestov (1923–2021), Soviet diplomat
* Oleg Khlevniuk (born 1959), Russian historian
* Oleg Khmyl (born 1970), Belarusian ice hockey player
* Oleg Khodkov (born 1974), Russian handball player
* Oleg Khoma (born 1966), Ukrainian translator and historian
* Oleg Khopyorsky (born 1959), Olympic sailor from the Soviet Union
* Oleg Khorokhordin (born 1972), Russian politician
* Oleg Khorzhan (1976–2023), Transnistrian politician
* Oleg Khvatsovas (1967–2021), Belarusian sport shooter
* Oleg Khvostov (born 1972), Russian painter
* Oleg Kiselyov (born 1967), Russian handball player
* Oleg Komov (1932–1994), Russian sculptor
* Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (born 1964), Russian cosmonaut
* Oleg Grigoriyevich Kononenko (1938–1980), Soviet cosmonaut
* Oleg Kononov (born 1966), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kornienko (born 1973), Kazakhstani-Russian footballer
* Oleg A. Korolev (born 1968), Russian artist
* Oleg Kosarev (born 1966), Soviet-Russian serial rapist
* Oleg Koshevoy (1926–1943), Soviet partisan
and co-founder of the Soviet resistance group, the Young Guard
* Oleg Kostin (born 1992), Russian swimmer
* Oleg Kosyak (born 1975), Ukrainian gymnast and sports coach
* Oleg Kotov (born 1965), Russian physician and cosmonaut
* Oleg Kovalenko (ice hockey) (born 1975), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Kovalyov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Kozhemyakin (born 1995), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kozhemyako (born 1962), Russian politician
* Oleg Krasikov (born 1999), Russian curler
* Oleg Krasilnichenko (born 1997), Russian footballer
* Oleg Krishtal, Ukrainian neurophysiologist
* Oleg Krivonogov (1938–2021), Soviet and Russian diplomat
* Oleg Krivonosov (born 1961), Latvian chess player
* Oleg Kroshkin (1950–2020), Belarusian artist
* Oleg Krushin (1966–1992), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kryazhev (born 1970), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
* Oleg Kryoka (born 1987), Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
* Oleg Leonidovich Kryzhanovsky (1918–1997), Russian entomologist
* Oleg Kubarev (born 1966), Belarusian footballer and manager
* Oleg Kudryashov (1932–2022), Russian painter and printmaker
* Oleg Kukhta (born 1970), Russian singer songwriter
* Oleg Kuleshov (born 1974), Russian handball player
* Oleg Kuleshov (skier) (born 1976), Belarusian freestyle skier
* Oleg Kulik, Ukrainian-born Russian artist
* Oleg Kulkov (born 1978), Russian marathon runner
* Oleg Kurguskin (born 1966), Russian motorcycle speedway rider
* Oleg Kutscherenko (born 1968), Ukrainian-German wrestler
* Oleg Kuvaev (born 1967), Russian artist, designer and animator
* Oleg Kuvshinnikov (born 1965), Russian politician
* Oleg Kuzhlev (born 1966), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kuzmin (born 1981), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kuznetsov (serial killer), Soviet-Russian serial killer and rapist
* Oleg Ladik (born 1971), Ukrainian-born Canadian Olympic wrestler
* Oleg Lanin (born 1996), Russian footballer
* Oleg Lebedev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Leonov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Lepik (born 1973), Russian-born Estonian footballer
* Oleg Li (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Lidrik (born 1971), Russian footballer and official
* Oleg Lipchenko (born 1957), Canadian artist and illustrator
* Oleg Litvinenko (1973–2007), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Lobov (1937–2018), Russian politician
* Oleg Lomakin (1924–2010), Russian painter
* Oleg Losev (1903–1942), Russian scientist and inventor
* Oleg Lotov (born 1975), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Lundstrem (1916–2005), Russian composer
* Oleg Lupanov (1932–2006), Russian mathematician
* Oleg Lyalin (1937–1995), Soviet agent who defected from the KGB
* Oleg Lyashko (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Lyubelskiy (1962–1994), Russian footballer
* Oleg Maisenberg (born 1945), Russian-Austrian pianist and teacher
* Oleg Makara (born 1954), former Czechoslovakian writer
* Oleg Makarevich, Russian general
* Oleg Makarov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Maltsev (born 1967), Russian judoka
* Oleg Maltsev (psychologist) (born 1975), Ukrainian psychologist
* Oleg Olegovich Malyukov (born 1985), Russian footballer and coach
* Oleg Manaev (born 1952), Belarusian sociologist
* Oleg Marichev (born 1945), Russian mathematician
* Oleg Markov (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
* Oleg Maskaev (born 1969), Russian-American boxer
* Oleg Matveychev (born 1970), Russian politician
* Oleg Matytsin (born 1964), Russian statesman
* Oleg Mavromati (born 1965), Russian artist-actionist and a filmmaker
* Oleg Medvedev (born 1985), Russian luger
* Oleg Mekhov (born 1966), Russian footballer
* Oleg Melnichenko (born 1973), Russian politician
* Oleg Menshikov (born 1960), Russian actor, theater director and singer
* Oleg Mikhaylov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Mikulchik (born 1964), Belarusian ice hockey player
* Oleg V. Minin (born 1960), Russian physicist
* Oleg Minko (1938–2013), Ukrainian painter
* Oleg Mirny (born 1963), Russian footballer and coach
* Oleg Miron (born 1956), Olympic sailor from the Soviet Union
* Oleg Mishukov (born 1980), Russian sprinter
* Oleg Mityaev (born 1956), Russian bard, musician and actor
* Oleg Mityaev (general), Russian major-general
* Oleg Moldovan (born 1966), Moldovan sport shooter
* Oleg Moliboga (1953–2022), Russian volleyball player and coach
* Oleg Morgun, Ukrainian separatist politician
* Oleg Morozov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Murachyov (born 1995), Russian footballer
* Oleg Murayenko, executed Kazakhstani serial killer
* Oleg Musin (born 1975), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Mutt (1920–1986), Estonian linguist and translator
* Oleg Mutu (born 1972), Romanian cinematographer and film producer
* Oleg Nagornov (born 1956), Russian physicist and mathematician
* Oleg Narinyan (born 1961), Russian curler and coach
* Oleg Naumenko (born 1986), Ukrainian wheelchair fencer
* Oleg Naumov, Russian mass murderer
* Oleg Nechayev (born 1971), Russian footballer
* Oleg Nedashkovskiy (born 1987), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Negrobov (1941–2021), Russian entomologist
* Oleg Neikirch (1914–1985), Bulgarian chess player
* Oleg Nejlik, Swedish singer
* Oleg Nikiforenko (born 2001), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Nikolaenko, Russian computer programmer, accused cyber-spammer
* Oleg Nikolayev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Nikulin (1970–2006), Russian footballer
* Oleg Nilov, Russian politician, Member of the State Duma
* Oleg Normatov (born 1981), Uzbekistani hurdler
* Oleg Novachuk (born 1971), Kazakh businessman, currently Chief Executive of Kazakhmys
* Oleg Novitskiy (born 1971), Russian cosmonaut
* Oleg Ogorodov (born 1972), Uzbekistani tennis player
* Oleg Orlov (born 1953), Russian human rights activist
* Oleg Oshenkov (1911–1976), Soviet footballer
* Oleg Ovsyannikov (born 1970), Russian ice dancer
* Oleg Oznobikhin, Russian footballer
* Oleg Pankov (born 1967), Ukrainian cyclist
* Oleg Panteleyev (1952–2016), Russian statesman
* Oleg Panyutin (born 1983), Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete
* Oleg Parada (born 1969), Russian footballer
* Oleg Pashinin (born 1974), Uzbekistani footballer
* Oleg Pavlov (1970–2018), Russian writer
* Oleg Pavlov (speed skater) (born 1966), Russian speed skater
* Oleg Penkovsky (1919–1963), Soviet colonel
* Oleg Perepelitsyn (born 1969), Russian footballer
* Oleg Perepetchenov (born 1975), Russian weightlifter
* Oleg Petrosyan, Russian serial killer
* Oleg Petrov (born 1971), Russian former ice hockey right winger
* Oleg Petrov (bobsleigh) (born 1967), Russian bobsledder
* Oleg Petrov (footballer) (born 1968), Russian footballer
* Oleg Pichugin (born 1974), Russian footballer and coach
* Oleg Piganovich (born 1985), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Pinchuk, Ukrainian artist
* Oleg Platonov (born 1950), Russian holocaust denier
* Oleg Platov (born 1983), Russian holocaust denier
* Oleg Podruzhko (born 1964), Russian footballer
* Oleg Pogodin (born 1965), Russian film director and screenwriter
* Oleg Pogudin (born 1968), Russian actor and singer
* Oleg Polyakov (born 1990), Russian footballer
* Oleg Polyarush (born 1977), Ukrainian footballer
* Oleg Ponomarev (born 1992), Russian Paralympic Nordic skier
* Oleg Ponomaryov (born 1991), Russian footballer
* Oleg Popov (1930–2016), Soviet and Russian clown and circus artist
* Oleg Postnov (born 1962), Russian author
* Oleg Pravilo (born 1988), Russian footballer
* Oleg Prezhdo (born 1970), Ukrainian-American physical chemist
* Oleg Prihodko, Ukrainian tennis player
* Oleg Prokofiev (1928–1998), Russian artist, son of Sergei Prokofiev
* Oleg Proleskovsky, Belarusian politician
* Oleg Protopopov (1932–2023), Russian figure skater
* Oleg Prudius (born 1972), Ukrainian professional wrestler known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov
* Oleh Psiuk (born 1994), Ukrainian rapper and songwriter, who is the founder and frontman of the rap group Kalush (rap group), Kalush
* Oleg Pukhnatiy (born 1975), Uzbekistani swimmer
* Oleg Rabota (born 1990), Kazakhstani swimmer
* Oleg Radushko (born 1967), Belarusian footballer and coach
* Oleg Rayko, Soviet middle distance runner
* Oleg Reabciuk (born 1998), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Reidman, Moldovan politician
* Oleg Riabokon (born 1973), Ukrainian lawyer and politician
* Oleg Roganov (born 1995), Russian footballer
* Oleg Romanishin (born 1952), Ukrainian chess player
* Oleg Romanov, Belarusian ice hockey player
* Oleg Romanov (politician), Belarusian politician
* Oleg Romantsev (born 1954), Russian footballer and manager
* Oleg Rozin (born 1965), Russian footballer
* Oleg Rudnov (1948–2015), Russian businessman
* Oleg Rukhlevich (born 1974), Belarusian swimmer
* Oleg Ryakhovskiy (1933–2023), Soviet triple jumper
* Oleg Rydny (born 1967), Russian footballer and coach
* Oleg Rykhlevich (born 1974), Belarusian freestyle swimmer
* Oleg Rylkov, Russian serial killer, serial rapist and pedophile
* Oleg Ryzhenkov (born 1967), Belarusian biathlete
* Oleg Sadikhov (born 1966), Israeli Olympic weightlifter
* Oleg Saitov (born 1974), Russian boxer
* Oleg Sakirkin (1966–2015), Kazakh and Soviet triple jumper
* Oleg Salenko (born 1969), Russian-Ukrainian footballer
* Oleg Salnikov (born 1975), Russian footballer
* Oleg Salyukov (born 1955), Russian army general
* Oleg Samatov (born 1965), Russian footballer
* Oleg Samorukov (born 1972), Russian footballer and coach
* Oleg Samsonov (born 1987), Russian footballer
* Oleg Sapožnin, Estonian sports official and sports personnel
* Oleg Saprykin (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Savchenko (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Savelyev (born 1965), Russian politician
* Oleg Seleznyov (1959–2021), Russian politician
* Oleg Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky (1906–1990), Soviet ornithologist
* Oleg Sentsov (born 1976), Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and activist
* Oleg Serbin (born 1982), Ukrainian librarian
* Oleg Serebrian (born 1969), Moldovan diplomat and politician
* Oleg Sergeyev (born 1968), Russian footballer
* Oleg Sergeyev (sprinter) (born 1975), Russian sprinter
* Oleg Shafarenko (born 1981), Ukrainian ice hockey player
* Oleg Shalayev (born 1992), Russian footballer
* Oleg Shamaev (born 1982), Uzbekistani alpine skier
* Oleg Shargorodsky (born 1969), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Shatov (born 1990), Russian footballer
* Oleg Shatskikh (born 1974), Uzbekistani footballer
* Oleg Shatunov (born 1967), Russian volleyball player
* Oleg Shcherbakov (born 1966), Russian association football player
* Oleg Shein (born 1972), Russian politician
* Oleg Shelestenko (born 1972), Spanish canoeist
* Oleg Shelyutov (born 1988), Russian footballer
* Oleg Shenin (1937–2009), Soviet politician
* Oleg Shevtsov (born 1971), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Shinkaryov (born 1965), Russian footballer and official
* Oleg Shteynikov (born 1985), Kazakhstani freestyle swimmer
* Oleg Shupliak (born 1967), Ukrainian artist
* Oleg Shutov (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer
* Oleg Skopintsev (born 1984), Russian handball player
* Oleg Skorkin (born 1961), Russian footballer
* Oleg Skripochka (born 1969), Russian engineer and cosmonaut
* Oleg Skrypka (born 1964), Ukrainian musician, vocalist, composer, and leader of the group Vopli Vidoplyasova
* Oleg Smolin (born 1952), Russian politician and philosopher
* Oleg Smirnov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Sobirov (born 1981), Uzbekistani footballer
* Oleg Sokolov (born 1956), Russian historian and convinced murder
* Oleg Soldatov (born 1963), Russian conductor
* Oleg Solodovnik (born 1966), Russian and Ukrainian futsal coach
* Oleg Solomakhin (born 1971), Belarusian rower
* Oleg Solovyov (born 1973), Ukrainian footballer
* Oleg Sõnajalg (1959–2025), Estonian entrepreneur
* Oleg Soskovets (born 1949), Russian politician
* Oleg Starykh, Russian physicist
* Oleg Starynskyi, Ukrainian football manager
* Oleg Stefan (born 1959), Ukrainian-born American actor
* Oleg Stepanenko (born 1939), Ukrainian hurdler
* Oleg Stepanov (1939–2010), Russian judoka
* Oleg Stepko (born 1994), Ukrainian and Azerbaijani artistic gymnast
* Oleg Stogov (born 1965), Russian footballer
* Oleg Stoyanovskiy (born 1996), Russian beach volleyball player
* Oleg Strakhanovich (born 1979), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Strizhakov (born 1963), Russian long-distance runner
* Oleg Strizhenov (1929–2025), Soviet and Russian actor
* Oleg Sudakov (born 1962), musical artist
* Oleg Sukhoruchenko (born 1965), Russian bobsledder
* Oleg Sushkov, Australian nuclear physicist
* Oleg Suvorov (born 1997), Russian footballer
* Oleg Sveshnikov, Soviet rower
* Oleg Svyatoslavich (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Syomin (born 1974), Russian footballer
* Oleg Syrokvashko (1961–2016), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Tabakov (1935–2018), Soviet and Russian actor
* Oleg Tabunov (born 1969), Russian footballer
* Oleg Taktarov, (born 1967) Russian mixed martial artist and actor
* Oleg Tamarin (1937–2005), Russian composer
* Oleg Tarabanov (born 1997), Russian footballer
* Oleg Tarnovschi (born 1992), Moldovan canoeist
* Oleg Ten (born 1975), Russian serial killer
* Oleg Teryokhin (born 1970), Russian footballer
* Oleg Teziev, South Ossetian politician
* Oleg Timofeyev (born 1963), American musicologist
* Oleg Tinkov (born 1967), Russian entrepreneur and businessman
* Oleg Tolbanov (born 1947), Russian physicist
* Oleg Tolmachev (1919–2008), Soviet ice hockey player and coach
* Oleg Tolstikov, Soviet Air Force colonel general
* Oleg Tonoritchi (born 1973), Moldovan cyclist
* Oleg Trifonov (born 1981), Russian footballer
* Oleg Troshin (born 1964), Soviet racewalker
* Oleg Troyanovsky (1919–2003), Soviet diplomat
* Oleg Trubachyov (1930–2002), Soviet and Russian linguist
* Oleg Tsaryov (born 1970), Ukrainian-Russian politician, businessman and separatist
* Oleg Tselkov (1934–2021), Russian nonconformist artist
* Oleg Tsepkin, Russian politician
* Oleg Tsokov (1971–2023), Russian general
* Oleg Tsvetkovskiy (born 1970), Uzbekistani swimmer
* Oleg Țulea (born 1980), Moldovan politician
* Oleg Tverdovsky (born 1976), Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Tyurin (1937–2010), Russian rower
* Oleg Umurzakov (1967–2021), Russian footballer
* Oleg Valenchuk (born 1960), Russian politician
* Oleg Valjalo (born 1970), Croatian politician
* Oleg Vasilenko (born 1973), Russian professional football manager
* Oleg Vasiliev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Velyky (1977–2010), German handball player
* Oleg Veretelnikov (born 1972), Uzbekistani decathlete
* Oleg Veretennikov (born 1970), Russian footballer
* Oleg Verniaiev (born 1993), Ukrainian gymnast
* Oleg Vernigorov (born 1972), Russian footballer
* Oleg Vikulov (born 1987), Russian diver
* Oleg Vinogradov (born 1937), Russian choreographer and educator
* Oleg Vinogradov (rower) (born 1984), Estonian rower
* Oleg Viro (born 1948), Russian mathematician
* Oleg Vlasov (born 1984), Russian footballer
* Oleg Volkov, Russian pianist
* Oleg Volokh, Belarusian footballer and manager
* Oleg Voloshyn (born 1981), Russian-Ukrainian journalist, political pundit, and former government official
* Oleg Voskoboynikov (born 1971), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Voyko (born 1980), Ukrainian ice dancer
* Oleg Vyshniakov (born 1965), Ukrainian businessman and public figure
* Oleg Vyugin (born 1952), Russian economist and professor
* Oleg Wirth, Russian serial killer
* Oleg Woolf, Moldovan-Soviet writer
* Oleg Yakovlev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Yankovsky (1944–2009), Soviet and Russian actor
* Oleg Yashin (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Yefremov (1927–2000), Soviet and Russian actor and producer
* Oleg Yelyshev (born 1971), Russian footballer
* Oleg Yem (born 1974), Kazakhstani weightlifter
* Oleg Yeprintsev (born 1962), Russian footballer
* Oleg Yeremeyev, Kazakhstani ice hockey player
* Oleg Yermakov (born 1961), Russian writer
* Oleg Yermolin (born 1972), Russian luger
* Oleg Yerofeyev (1940–2022), Russian navy admiral
* Oleg Yeryomin (born 1967), Russian footballer
* Oleg Yesayan (born 1946), Armenian politician and diplomat
* Oleg Yevdokimov (born 1994), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Yevenko (born 1991), Belarusian ice hockey player
* Oleg Yolkin (born 1986), Russian footballer
* Oleg Zagorodnev (born 1959), Russian field hockey player
* Oleg Zaikin, Russian serial killer
* Oleg Zaionchkovsky (born 1959), Russian author
* Oleg Zatsarinny (1953–2021), Ukrainian-American theoretical and computational physicist
* Oleg Zaytsev (1939–1993), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Zelenin (born 1989), Russian footballer
* Oleg Zemlyakov (born 1993), Kazakhstani cyclist
* Oleg Zernikel (born 1995), German pole vaulter
* Oleg Zhegoyev (born 1945), Soviet canoeist
* Oleg Zherebetskyy (born 1986), Ukrainian luger
* Oleg Zhestkov (born 1987), Russian canoeist
* Oleg Zhivetin (born 1964), Russian painter
* Oleg Zhivotnikov (born 1967), Russian footballer
* Oleg Zhukov (born 1976), Russian bicycle racer
* Oleg Zhukovskiy (born 1970), Belarusian high jumper
* Oleg Znarok (born 1963), Latvian ice hockey player
* Oleg Zoteyev (born 1989), Uzbekistani footballer
* Oleg Zurabiani (born 1957), Georgian judoka
* Oleg Zykov (born 1970), Russian footballer and coach
Fictional characters
Film
* Oleg, Don Shirley's cellist in Green Book (film), ''Green Book'', played by Dimiter D. Marinov
Television
* Vanko Oleg Golishevsky, on ''2 Broke Girls''
* Oleg Igorevich Burov, a Soviet KGB officer played by Costa Ronin on ''The Americans''
* Oleg the Prophet, ruler of Kiev, played by Danila Kozlovsky on Vikings (2013 TV series), ''Vikings'' (based on Oleg of Novgorod)
* Oleg Mikcic, portrayed by Karl Herlinger on season 7 of Dexter (TV series), ''Dexter''
Video games
* Oleg, the original name of Teach from ''Xenoblade Chronicles 3''
* Oleg Kirlov, the character in video games ''Saints Row: The Third'', ''Saints Row IV'', ''Agents of Mayhem''
References
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