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. 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 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, 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
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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 (died 977), ruler of Drelinia
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 (born 1989), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Anfimov (1937–2019), Soviet engineer and politician
* Oleg Anikanov (1933–2021), Soviet military officer
* Oleg Anofriyev (1930–2018), Soviet and Russian stage and screen actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, poet
* Oleg Antonenko (born 1971), Belarusian professional ice hockey left wing
* Oleg Antonov (disambiguation), 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 (born 1949), Russian cosmonaut
* Oleg Avramov (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 (born 1974), Ukrainian businessman and politician
* Oleg Baklanov (1932–2021), Soviet/Ukrainian politician, scientist and businessman
* Oleg Baklov (born 1994), Russian footballer
* Oleg Balan (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, 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 (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 (born 1993), Kazakhstani professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler
* Oleg Bolyakin (born 1965), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
* Oleg Bondarik (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 (born 1964), Russian businessman
* Oleg Bozhev (born 1961), Soviet speed skater
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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 (1960–2015), Kazakhstani operatic bass-baritone
* Oleg Budargin (born 1960), governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in Russia
* Oleg Burlakov (1949–2021), Russian inventor, entrepreneur and billionaire
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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
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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 (born 1966), Russian jazz drummer
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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
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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 (born 1988), Russian weightlifter
* Oleg Chernyshov (born 1986), Russian professional football player
* Oleg Chiritso (born 1964), Belarusian weightlifter
* Oleg Chirkunov (born 1958), governor of Perm Krai, Russia
* Oleg Chistyakov (born 1976), Russian professional football player
* Oleg Chizhov (born 1970), Russian serial killer and rapist
* Oleg Chmyrikov (born 1996), Belarusian professional footballer
* Oleg Chukhleba (born 1967), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Chukhontsev (born 1938), Russian poet
* Oleg Chuzhda (born 1985), Ukrainian cyclist
* Oleg Clonin (born 1988), Moldovan football player
* Oleg Crețul (born 1975), Moldovan judoka
* Oleg Dahl (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) (born 1971), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Delov (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 ...
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 (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 (born 1974), Russian writer and poet
* Oleg Drozdov (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
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1970 births
2021 deaths
Russian male composers
Russian film score composers
Russian producers
Russ ...
(1970–2021), Russian composer, arranger and keyboardist
* Oleg Engachev (born 1967), Qatari sports shooter
*
Oleg Eremeev
Oleg Arcadievich Eremeev (; 28 September 1922 – 16 March 2016) was a Soviet Russian painter, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, a full member of the Academy of Arts of the Russian Federation (2001), a head of the Repin Institute of ...
(1922–2016), Russian painter
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Oleg Fatun
Oleg Nikolayevich Fatun (; born 11 November 1959) is a Russian former track and field sprinter. He won bronze medals in the 4×100 metres relay at the Goodwill Games in 1990 and 1994. He also represented Russia at the 1993 World Championships in ...
(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
Oleg Georgievich Goncharenko (, ) (18 August 1931 – 16 December 1986), Distinguished Master of Sports of the USSR, was the first male Soviet speed skater to become World Allround Champion.
Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Oleg Goncharenko made hi ...
(1931–1986), Soviet speed skater
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Oleg Gordievsky
Oleg Antonovich Gordievsky (; 10 October 1938 – 4 March 2025) was a colonel of the KGB who became KGB resident-designate (''rezident'') and bureau chief in London.
Gordievsky was a double agent, providing information to the British Secret ...
(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
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Oleg Grabar
Oleg Grabar (November 3, 1929 – January 8, 2011) was a French-born art historian and archeologist, who spent most of his career in the United States, as a leading figure in the field of Islamic art and architecture in the Western academ ...
(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
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Oleg Grebnev
Oleg Nikolayevich Grebnev (, born 4 February 1968) is a retired Russian team handball player who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 ...
Oleg Gutsol
Oleg Gutsol (born February 3, 1982) is a Ukrainian-Canadian Internet entrepreneur, co-founder and former CEO of the photography social network and photo distribution platform 500px.
Education
Gutsol was born in Kyiv, Ukraine and moved to Canada ...
(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
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Oleg Isayenko
Oleg Igorevich Isayenko (; born 31 January 2000) is a Russian football player who plays as a right midfielder. He can also play as a right-back or left-back.
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Krasno ...
Oleg Kalugin
Oleg Danilovich Kalugin (; born 6 September 1934) is a former KGB general (stripped of his rank and awards by a Russian Court decision in 2002). He was during a time, head of KGB political operations in the United States and later a critic of ...
(born 1934), Russian activist and KGB general
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Oleg Kalugin (footballer)
Oleg Vladimirovich Kalugin (; born 23 December 1989) is a Russian football midfielder who plays for FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo.
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for FC Avangard Kursk on 16 April 2013 in a game against ...
(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
Oleg Alexander Kerensky CBE FRS (; 16 April 1905 – 25 June 1984) was a Russian-British civil engineer, one of the foremost bridge designers of his time.
Kerensky was born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, the son of future Russian prime m ...
(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
Oleg Vitalyevich Khlevniuk (; born 7 July 1959 in Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian historian of the Soviet Union.
Career
He completed his Candidate of Sciences thesis on cultural change among Soviet urban workers between 1926–1939 at ...
(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
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (; ; born 21 June 1964) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has flown to the International Space Station five times as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard Soyuz TMA-12, as a flight engineer on Expedition 30 and command ...
Oleg Kononov
Oleg Georgiyevich Kononov (, , born 23 March 1966) is a Belarusian–Russian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Torpedo Moscow.
Playing career
Oleg Kononov began his playing career in RSFSR at Iskra Smolensk ...
(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
Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov () was born on 27 October 1965 in Simferopol, Crimean oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. After a career as a physician assigned to the Soviet space program, he joined the Russian cosmonaut corps. He has flown three long duratio ...
(born 1965), Russian physician and cosmonaut
* Oleg Kovalenko (ice hockey) (born 1975), Russian ice hockey player
*
Oleg Kovalyov (disambiguation) Oleg Kovalyov may refer to:
* Aleh Kavalyow (born 1987), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Ivanovich Kovalyov (1948–2020), Russian politician, governor of Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast (, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a ...
Oleg Krivonogov
Oleg Viktorovich Krivonogov (; 27 July 1938 – 7 May 2021) was a Soviet and Russian diplomat. He served in various diplomatic roles from 1961 onwards, and was Ambassador of Russia to Luxembourg between 1997 and 2001.
Career
Krivonogov was bor ...
(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
Oleg Leonidovich Kryzhanovsky (28 May 1918, Ekaterinburg – 15 June 1997) was a Soviet entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera especially Carabidae and Histeridae.
Kryzhanovsky published more than 250 scientific works including 6 monographs (fo ...
(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
Oleg Mikhaylovich Kuleshov (, born 15 April 1974) is a former Russian handball player and current coach who won both the World Championship and European Championship. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...
(born 1974), Russian handball player
* Oleg Kuleshov (skier) (born 1976), Belarusian freestyle skier
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Oleg Kurguskin
Oleg Anatolyevich Kurguskin (; born 11 April 1966, in Elista) is a Russian motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Russia team at 2001 and 2005 Speedway World Cup.
Career
Kurguskin won the silver medal at the Soviet Union champion ...
Oleg Litvinenko
Oleg Litvinenko (; 23 November 1973 – 19 November 2007) was a Kazakh international footballer from Taraz, who played as a forward.
Career
Club
In 1998, Litvinenko was banned from football for one-year, after playing for FC Irtysh Pavlodar ...
(1973–2007), Kazakhstani footballer
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Oleg Lobov
Oleg Ivanovich Lobov (; 7 September 1937 – 6 September 2018) was a Russian politician who served as acting First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic from 19 April 1991 to 15 November 1 ...
(1937–2018), Russian politician
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Oleg Lomakin
Oleg Leonidovich Lomakin (; 29 August 1924 – 25 March 2010) was a Russian Soviet realist painter, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (former Leningrad). He was regarded as one of the major representative ...
(1924–2010), Russian painter
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Oleg Losev
Oleg Vladimirovich Losev (sometimes spelled ''Lossev'' or ''Lossew'' in English; ; 10 May 1903 – 22 January 1942) was a Russian and Soviet scientist and inventor
An English translatio M. A. Novikov (January 2004) "Oleg Vladimirovich Losev ...
(1903–1942), Russian scientist and inventor
* Oleg Lotov (born 1975), Kazakhstani footballer
*
Oleg Lundstrem
Oleg Leonidovich Lundstrem (also spelled Lundstroem, Lundström, ; 2 April 1916, Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Chita — 14 October 2005, Korolyov, Moscow Oblast, Korolyov, Moscow Oblast) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian jazz composer and cond ...
Oleg Matytsin
Oleg Vasilyevich Matytsin (, born 19 May 1964) is a Russian professor and doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Education and Honoured Doctor of Beijing Sport University, serving as Member of State Duma and C ...
(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
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Oleg Mikhaylov (disambiguation) Oleg Mikhaylov may refer to:
* Oleg Mykhaylov (born 1968), Ukrainian sport shooter
* Oleg Mikhailov (politician) (born 1987), Russian politician
* (born 1930), Soviet footballer
* (1932–2013), Soviet and Russian writer
* (1936–1991), ...
, 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
Oleg Moldovan (born 27 October 1966 in Chişinău) is a former sport shooting, sport shooter from Moldova. He won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in the 10 m Running Target event. He was beaten by Yang Ling of China by 0.1 of a point.
...
(born 1966), Moldovan sport shooter
* Oleg Moliboga (1953–2022), Russian volleyball player and coach
*
Oleg Morgun
Oleg Valerievich Morgun (; born 19 March 1967) is a Russian–Ukrainian pro-Russian politician, collaborator and former police officer serving as the ''de facto'' mayor of Mariupol since January 2023.
Life
Morgun is from Vinnytsia where he wo ...
, 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
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Oleg Nedashkovskiy
Oleg Nedashkovskiy (; born 9 September 1987) is a Kazakhstani footballer. He played in one match for the Kazakhstan national football team in 2013.
Career
Nedashkovskiy made his international debut for Kazakhstan on 4 June 2013 in a friendly in ...
Oleg Nikulin
Oleg Anatolyevich Nikulin (; born 8 February 1970; died 17 January 2006 in Novosibirsk) was a Russian football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to scor ...
(1970–2006), Russian footballer
* Oleg Nilov, Russian politician, Member of the State Duma
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Oleg Normatov
Oleg Normatov (; born September 4, 1981, in Tashkent) is an Uzbekistani sprint hurdler. Normatov represented Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the 110 m hurdles. He ran in the first heat against six other a ...
(born 1981), Uzbekistani hurdler
* Oleg Novachuk (born 1971), Kazakh businessman, currently Chief Executive of Kazakhmys
* Oleg Novitskiy (born 1971), Russian cosmonaut
*
Oleg Ogorodov
Oleg Ogorodov (Олег Огородов; born 16 July 1972) is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996, ...
(born 1972), Uzbekistani tennis player
* Oleg Orlov (born 1953), Russian human rights activist
* Oleg Oshenkov (1911–1976), Soviet footballer
*
Oleg Ovsyannikov
Oleg Vladimirovich Ovsyannikov (; born 23 January 1970) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Anjelika Krylova, he is the 1998 Olympic silver medalist and two-time (1998, 1999) World champion.
Career
As a four-year-old, ...
Oleg Penkovsky
Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky (; 23 April 1919 – 16 May 1963), codenamed Hero (by the CIA) and Yoga (by MI6) was a Soviet military intelligence (GRU) colonel during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Penkovsky informed the United States and the U ...
Oleg Perepetchenov
Oleg Perepetchenov (born September 6, 1975) is a Russian powerlifter and former weightlifter.
In the 2001 and 2002 World Weightlifting Championships, Perepetchenov won the silver medal in the Men's 77 kg weight category. Perepetchenov com ...
(born 1975), Russian weightlifter
* Oleg Petrosyan, Russian serial killer
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Oleg Petrov
Oleg Viktorovich Petrov (''Олег Викторович Петров''; born April 18, 1971) is a Russian former ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1992 and 2003.
Professional career
Petrov was drafte ...
(born 1971), Russian former ice hockey right winger
* Oleg Petrov (bobsleigh) (born 1967), Russian bobsledder
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Oleg Petrov (footballer)
Oleg Petrov (; born 29 May 1968) is a retired Russian professional Association football, footballer.
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Soviet men's footballers
Russian men's footballers
Russian expatriate men's footballers
Exp ...
(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
Oleg Konstantinovich Popov (, 31 July 1930 – 2 November 2016) was a Soviet and Russian clown and circus artist. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1969.
Early life
Popov was born on 31 July 1930, the son of a clock-repairman. At a ...
(1930–2016), Soviet and Russian clown and circus artist
* Oleg Postnov (born 1962), Russian author
* Oleg Pravilo (born 1988), Russian footballer
*
Oleg Prezhdo
Oleg V. Prezhdo (born 1970) is a Ukrainian–American physical chemist whose research focuses on non-adiabatic molecular dynamics and time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). His research interests range from fundamental aspects of sem ...
(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
Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov (; 16 July 1932 – 31 October 2023) was a Russian pair skater who represented the Soviet Union. With his wife Ludmila Belousova he was a two-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968) and four-time World champion (1965–19 ...
(1932–2023), Russian figure skater
* Oleg Prudius (born 1972), Ukrainian professional wrestler known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov
*
Oleh Psiuk
Oleh Romanovych Psiuk (; born 16 May 1994), also known by his stage name Psiuchyi Syn ( – a portmanteau of his family name and ''suchyi syn'', ), is a Ukrainian rapper and songwriter, who is the founder and frontman of the rap group Kalush (r ...
(born 1994), Ukrainian rapper and songwriter, who is the founder and frontman of the 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
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Oleg Reabciuk
Oleg Reabciuk (born 16 January 1998) is a Moldovan professional association football, footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club FC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow and the Moldova national football team, Moldova national t ...
(born 1998), Moldovan footballer
*
Oleg Reidman
Oleg Reidman (; born 21 May 1952) is a Moldovan politician, currently serving in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.
Biography
He is one of the leaders of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova. He is a close acquaintance o ...
Oleg Romantsev
Oleg Ivanovich Romantsev (; born 4 January 1954) is a Soviet Union, Soviet/Russian former international Association football, footballer and Coach (sport), coach who is currently an advisor for FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. Romantsev was acclaimed fo ...
(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
Aleh Rukhlevich or Oleg Rukhlevich (, ; born 2 July 1974 in Minsk, USSR) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain. He repr ...
(born 1974), Belarusian freestyle swimmer
* Oleg Rylkov, Russian serial killer, serial rapist and pedophile
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Oleg Ryzhenkov
Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov (; born 15 December 1967) is a former Belarusian biathlete.
Biathlon results
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
:''*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start b ...
(born 1967), Belarusian biathlete
* Oleg Sadikhov (born 1966), Israeli Olympic weightlifter
* Oleg Saitov (born 1974), Russian boxer
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Oleg Sakirkin
Oleg Evgyenevich Sakirkin (; 23 January 1966 – 18 March 2015) was a triple jumper from Shymkent, Ongutsik Qazaqstan, who represented the USSR and later Kazakhstan. His greatest achievement came in 1987 when he won the World Championship b ...
(1966–2015), Kazakh and Soviet triple jumper
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Oleg Salenko
Oleg Anatolyevich Salenko (, ; born 25 October 1969) is a Russian-Ukrainian former footballer who played as a forward. He scored a record five goals in a group-stage match in the 1994 World Cup, helping him earn the Golden Boot as joint-top t ...
(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
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Oleg Saprykin
Oleg Dmitrievich Saprykin (; born February 12, 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Saprykin played with HC Dynamo Moscow, SKA Saint Petersburg, HC Sochi and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. He played in the 2009 KHL All-Star Game ...
Oleg Seleznyov
Oleg Viktorovich Seleznyov (, 22 July 1959 – 6 October 2021) was a Russian politician. He served as the member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly as the representative for the executive authority of Adygea from 2017 until his ...
(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
Oleg Vyacheslavovich Sergeyev (; born 29 March 1968) is a Russian football coach and a former player who is the manager of FC Dynamo Barnaul.
Honours
PFC CSKA Moscow
* Soviet Premier League winner: 1991.
* Soviet Premier League runner-up: 19 ...
Oleg Shatunov
Oleg Shatunov (born 21 February 1967) is a former Russian male volleyball player. He was part of the Russia men's national volleyball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, ...
(born 1967), Russian volleyball player
* Oleg Shcherbakov (born 1966), Russian association football player
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Oleg Shein
Oleg Vasilyevich Shein (; born March 21, 1972 in Astrakhan, RSFSR, USSR) is a Russian trade union, social and political activist. He was a left-wing deputy of the State Duma
The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly (Russia) ...
(born 1972), Russian politician
*
Oleg Shelestenko
Oleg Shelestenko (born October 6, 1972) is a Ukrainian-born Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, paired with José Alfredo Bea
José Alfredo Bea García (born October 14, 1969) is a S ...
(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
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Oleg Smirnov (disambiguation) Oleg Smirnov may refer to:
* Oleg Aleksandrovich Smirnov (b. 1964), Soviet and Russian footballer with FC Spartak Moscow, FC Rotor Volgograd and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl
* Oleg Igorevich Smirnov (b. 1967), Transnistrian politician
* Oleg Smirnov (ice ho ...
Oleg Stefan
Oleg Stefan ''né'' Oleg Stepanovich Shtefanko (; born September 7, 1959) is a Soviet and Russian actor who gained popularity in Russia after moving there to study acting. He later established himself as an American film actor following his emigr ...
(born 1959), Ukrainian-born American actor
* Oleg Stepanenko (born 1939), Ukrainian hurdler
* Oleg Stepanov (1939–2010), Russian judoka
*
Oleg Stepko
Oleg Stepko (, born 25 March 1994 in Zaporizhzhya) is a Ukrainian (until 2014), Azerbaijani (2014–2018) and Russian (since March 2018) gymnast.
Career
Oleg competed for the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's artistic team ...
(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
Oleg Aleksandrovich Strizhenov (; 10 August 1929 – 9 February 2025) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1988.
Biography
Strizhenov was born in Blagoveshchensk in 1929. His family moved ...
Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov (; 17 August 1935 – 12 March 2018) was a Soviet and Russian actor and the Artistic Director of the Moscow Chekhov Art Theatre. People's Artist of the USSR (1988).
Biography
Tabakov was born in Saratov into a family of do ...
(1935–2018), Soviet and Russian actor
* Oleg Tabunov (born 1969), Russian footballer
*
Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov (; born 26 August 1967) is a Russian actor and retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He was a practitioner of Sambo (martial art), Sambo and Judo and competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride ...
, (born 1967) Russian mixed martial artist and actor
* Oleg Tamarin (1937–2005), Russian composer
* Oleg Tarabanov (born 1997), Russian footballer
*
Oleg Tarnovschi
Oleg Tarnovschi (born 10 April 1992) is a Moldovan sprint canoeist. He competed in the men's C-1 200 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially brande ...
(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
Oleg Yuryevich Tinkov (, ) is a Russian-born former billionaire, entrepreneur and businessman.
Tinkov is the founder of a network of shops of household appliances ''Technoshock'', frozen food factories ''Daria'', brewing companies and network of ...
(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
Oleg Nikolayevich Trubachyov (also transliterated as Trubachev or Trubačev, ; 23 October 1930, in Stalingrad – 9 March 2002, in Moscow) was a Russian linguist. A researcher of the etymology of Slavic languages and Slavic onomastics, he was co ...
(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
Oleg Fedorovych Tverdovsky (; born 18 May 1976) is a Russians, Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played professionally from 1994 to 2013. He was selected 2nd overall by the Anaheim Ducks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 1994 NH ...
(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
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Oleg Vasiliev (disambiguation) Oleg Vasiliev or Vassiliev may refer to:
* Oleg Vasiliev (figure skater) (born 1959), Soviet/Russian figure skater
* Oleg Vassiliev (painter) (1931–2013), Russian painter
{{hndis, Vasiliev, Oleg ...
Oleg Verniaiev
Oleg Yuriyovych Verniaiev (; born 29 September 1993) is a Ukrainian artistic gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic parallel bars champion and individual all-around silver medalist. Verniaiev is also the 2014 World parallel bars champion, the 201 ...
Oleg Volokh
Oleg Antonovich Volokh (; born 8 April 1942) is a Belarusian former Association football, football manager and footballer.
Early life
Volokh was born in 1942 in Kolyma, Russia. He was born to a Belarusian father.
Style of play
Volokh mainly oper ...
, Belarusian footballer and manager
* Oleg Voloshyn (born 1981), Russian-Ukrainian journalist, political pundit, and former government official
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Oleg Voskoboynikov
Oleg Voskoboynikov (born 4 July 1971) is a Kazakh former football player who played for the Kazakhstan national football team as a goalkeeper.
Voskoboynikov has made 24 appearances for the Kazakhstan national football team
The Kazakhstan nat ...
Oleg Yankovsky
Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (; 23 February 1944 – 20 May 2009) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian actor who excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he became, together with , the last person to be nam ...
(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
Oleg Vyacheslavovich Yelyshev (; born 30 May 1971) is a former Russian professional football player.
Club career
He played for several clubs in Europe and Asia, including Baltika Kaliningrad and Fakel Voronezh in the Soviet First League, Dy ...
Don Shirley
Donald Walbridge Shirley (January 29, 1927 – April 6, 2013) was an American classical and jazz pianist and composer. He recorded many albums for Cadence Records during the 1950s and 1960s, experimenting with jazz with a classical influen ...
's cellist in ''Green Book'', played by Dimiter D. Marinov
Television
* Vanko Oleg Golishevsky, on ''
2 Broke Girls
''2 Broke Girls'' (stylized as ''2 Broke Girl$'') is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 19, 2011, to April 17, 2017. The series was produced for Warner Bros. Television and created by Michael Patrick King and Whitn ...
''
* Oleg Igorevich Burov, a Soviet KGB officer played by
Costa Ronin
Konstantin "Costa" Ronin (; born 3 February 1979) is a Russian actor and cinematographer, best known for appearances in '' Red Dog'', as Gregorovich on the SBS drama '' East West 101'', as Oleg Igorevich Burov in the FX drama ''The Americans' ...
on ''
The Americans
''The Americans'' is an American historical drama, period spy fiction, spy drama television series created by Joe Weisberg for FX (TV channel), FX. It aired for six seasons from 2013 to 2018. Weisberg and Joel Fields also served as showrunners ...
''
* Oleg the Prophet, ruler of
Kiev
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
, played by
Danila Kozlovsky
Danila Valeryevich Kozlovsky (; born 3 May 1985) is a Russian actor and director. His most famous roles in films include Vampire Academy and Soulless, as well as the TV series Vikings. During his career he achieved international popularity in E ...
Oleg of Novgorod
Oleg (), Oleh (), or Aleh () is an Slavic peoples, East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine, and Belаrus.
Origins
''Oleg'' derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' (Helge (name), Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "ble ...
)
* Oleg Mikcic, portrayed by Karl Herlinger on season 7 of ''Dexter''
Video games
* Oleg, the original name of Teach from ''
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
''Xenoblade Chronicles 3'' is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is an installment in the open-world '' Xenoblade Chronicles'' series, itself a part of the larger '' Xe ...
Saints Row IV
''Saints Row IV'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Volition and published by Deep Silver. It is the sequel to 2011's '' Saints Row: The Third'', the fourth installment of the '' Saints Row'' series, and the final main installment i ...