Volodymyr (, ; ) is a Ukrainian given name of

Old East Slavic Old East Slavic (traditionally also Old Russian) was a language (or a group of dialects) used by the East Slavs from the 7th or 8th century to the 13th or 14th century, until it diverged into the Russian language, Russian and Ruthenian language ...

origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is Володимѣръ ''Volodiměr'', which in other Slavic languages became

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(from ). Diminutives include Volodyk, Volodia and Vlodko. People named Volodymyr include: * Volodymyr the Great (aka St. Volodymyr, Volodymyr I of Kyiv), Grand Prince of Kyiv * Volodymyr Atamanyuk (born 1955), Soviet footballer * Volodymyr Bahaziy (1902–1942), Ukrainian nationalist * Volodymyr Barilko (born 1994), Ukrainian football striker * Volodymyr Bezsonov (born 1958), Ukrainian football manager and player * Volodymyr Boyko (1938–2015), Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician *

Volodymyr Chesnakov Volodymyr Hennadiyovych Chesnakov (; born 12 February 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, out ...

(born 1988), Ukrainian footballer * Volodymyr Demchenko (born 1981), Ukrainian sprinter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics * Volodymyr Dyudya (born 1983), Ukrainian racing cyclist * Volodymyr Gerun (born 1994), Ukrainian basketball player *

Volodymyr Groysman Volodymyr Borysovych Groysman (; born 20 January 1978) is a Ukrainian statesman, politician, and businessman. He served as the 16th Prime Minister of Ukraine from 14 April 2016, to 29 August 2019. From 2006 to 2014, he was the mayor of Vinny ...

(born 1978), Prime Minister of Ukraine (2016–19) *

Volodymyr Herashchenko Volodymyr Herashchenko (; ; born 27 April 1968) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player. Career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1985 for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He became secretary general of t ...

(born 1968), Ukrainian footballer *

Volodymyr Holubnychy Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy (; also spelt Vladimir Golubnichy, 2 June 1936 – 16 August 2021) was a Ukrainian race walker, who competed for the Soviet Union. He dominated the 20 kilometre race walk in the 1960s and 1970s, winning four Olym ...

(1936–2021), Ukrainian race walker *

Volodymyr Homenyuk Volodymyr Mykhaylovych Homenyuk (; born 19 July 1985) is a Ukrainian retired football forward. He has been nicknamed the Wayne Rooney of Crimea.

(born 1985), Ukrainian footballer *

Volodymyr Horbulin Volodymyr Pavlovych Horbulin ( Ukrainian: Володимир Павлович Горбулін; born 17 January 1939 in Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR) is a Soviet and Ukrainian politician, Head of the Council for Foreign and Security Policy, former s ...

(born 1939), Ukrainian politician, head of the

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, former secretary of the

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, former head of the

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Volodymyr Horilyi Volodymyr Ivanovych Horilyi (; born 11 October 1965) is a Soviet and Ukrainian retired football defender and a football coach. Career Horilyi played for a number of teams based in USSR including Tavriya Simferopol, Dynamo Kyiv, Zenit Lening ...

(born 1965), Soviet-Ukrainian football defender *

Volodymyr Huba Volodymyr Petrovych Huba (22 December 19383 December 2020) was a Ukrainian composer and poet. Career Born in Kyiv, he studied music at the Kyiv Conservatory (which is now the National Music Academy of Ukraine) with professors Levko Revutsky, ...

(1938–2020), Ukrainian composer *

Volodymyr Inozemtsev Volodymyr Inozemtsev (; 25 May 1964 – 4 February 2020) was a triple jumper from Ukraine. Career He set the current Ukrainian record in the event (17.90 m) on 20 June 1990 at a meet in Bratislava Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungaria ...

(born 1964), Ukrainian triple jumper *

Volodymyr Ivasyuk Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasiuk (, 4 March 1949 – 24–27 April 1979) was a Ukraine, Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet. He is the author and composer of the widely popular song "Chervona Ruta (song), Chervona Ruta" popularized by Sofia ...

(1949–1979), Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet * Volodymyr Kaliuzhniy (born 1972), Ukrainian fencer * Volodymyr Kaplychnyi (1944–2004), Soviet footballer of Jewish descent * Volodymyr Kedrowsky (1890–1970), political activist, diplomat, writer, and a colonel in the army of the

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* Volodymyr Kilikevych (born 1983), Ukrainian footballer * Volodymyr Kozyavkin (1947–2022), Ukrainian physician and scientist * Volodymyr Lozynskyi (1955–2020), Soviet-Ukrainian football coach and player *

Volodymyr Lukashenko Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Lukashenko (; often Vladimir as in Russian, born 14 February 1980) is a Ukrainian sabre fencer. Career He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Lukashenko won the silver medal in the sabre team event at the 2 ...

(born 1980), Ukrainian sabre fencer * Volodymyr Lyutyi (born 1962), Ukrainian football coach and player * Volodymyr Matvienko (born 1938), Ukrainian economist and politician *

Volodymyr Mykhailenko Volodymyr Oleksiyovych Mykhailenko (; born August 27, 1973) is a retired male decathlete from Ukraine, best known for winning the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the 2001 Summer Universiade The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the ...

(born 1973), Ukrainian decathlete * Volodymyr Nikolaychuk (born 1975), Ukrainian backstroke swimmer * Volodymyr Ohryzko (born 1956), Ukrainian diplomat,

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from 2007 to 2009 * Volodymyr Onyshchenko (born 1949), Soviet footballer * Volodymyr Parasyuk (born 1987), Ukrainian public figure * Volodymyr Pianykh (born 1951), Soviet footballer * Volodymyr Ploskina (1954–2010), Ukrainian professional footballer * Volodymyr Polovets, Ukrainian historian * Volodymyr Polyovyi (born 1985), Ukrainian football defender * Volodymyr Pryyomov (born 1986), Ukrainian football player * Volodymyr Raskatov (1957–2014), Ukrainian swimmer * Volodymyr Romaniuk (1925–1995), the

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of the

Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate The Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP; (UPTs-KP)) was an Orthodox church in Ukraine, in existence from 1992 to 2018. Its patriarchal cathedral was St Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv. After its unilateral declaration ...

* Volodymyr Rybin (born 1980), Ukrainian racing cyclist *

Volodymyr Sabodan Metropolitan Vladimir (Volodymyr; secular name Viktor Markianovich Sabodan, , , 23 November 1935 – 5 July 2014) was the Metropolitan of Kiev and the Exarch of Ukraine in the Patriarchate of Moscow, and, ''ex officio'', the head of the ...

(1935–2014), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church * Volodymyr Shatskykh (born 1981), Ukrainian former Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler *

Volodymyr Shcherbytsky Volodymyr Vasyliovych Shcherbytsky (17 February 1918 – 16 February 1990) was a Ukrainian Soviet politician who served as First Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party from 1972 to 1989. A close ally of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, Sh ...

(1918–1990), Ukrainian Communist and Soviet politician * Volodymyr Sosiura (1898–1965) Ukrainian poet * Volodymyr Starchyk (born 1980), Ukrainian racing cyclist * Volodymyr Sydorenko (born 1976) Ukrainian former boxer * Volodymyr Tkachenko (swimmer) (born 1965), Ukrainian swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics * Volodymyr Troshkin (1947–2020), Soviet-Ukrainian football player and coach *

Volodymyr Vynnychenko Volodymyr Kyrylovych Vynnychenko (; – March 6, 1951) was a Ukrainian statesman, political activist, writer, playwright and artist who served as the first List of prime ministers of Ukraine, prime minister of the Ukrainian People's Republic.< ...

(1880–1951), Ukrainian political activist, writer, playwright, artist, first

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* Volodymyr Yezerskiy (born 1976), Ukrainian football defender *

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who has served as the sixth and current president of Ukraine since 2019. He took office five years after the start of the Russo-Ukraini ...

(born 1978), current President of Ukraine, former actor and comedian * Volodymyr Zyuskov (born 1981), Ukrainian long jumper

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