List of personalities of the city of Kharkiv
The following list contains people who were born in Kharkiv as well as those who temporarily lived and worked there, each listed chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Personalities born in Kharkiv
Until 1850
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- Wassili Sergejewitsch Komlischinski (1785–1841), Ukrainian-Russian physicist and university professor
- Peter von Köppen (1793–1864), geographer, statistician and ethnographer
- Pyotr Sokalski (1832–1887), Russian composer and musicologist
- Alexander Danilewski (1838–1923), Russian physician and biochemist
- Nikolai Beleljubski (1845–1922), Russian civil engineer
- Achilles Alferaki (1846–1919), Russian composer and politician of Greek descent
1851 to 1880
- Ivan Manschura (1851-1893); Ethnographer, folklorist and poet
- Nikolai Sergejew (1855-1919), Russian landscape painter
- Alexander Mischon (1858–1921), Russian photographer and director
- Alexander Siloti (1863–1945), Russian pianist, composer and conductor
- Lyubow Chawkina (1871–1949), Russian-Soviet library scientist , bibliographer and university professor
- Olga Dobiasch-Roschdestvenskaja (1874–1939), Russian historian, mediaevalist and university professor
- Eugen Schauman (1875–1904), Finnish nationalist and assassin
- Ivan Alschewskyj (1876–1917), opera singer
- Hnat Chotkewytsch (1878–1938), writer, historian, bandura player, composer and ethnographer
- Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877–1952), composer
- Boleslaw Jaworski (1877–1942), Russian musicologist, composer and university professor
- Boris Savinkov (1879–1925), Russian politician, terrorist and author
1881 to 1890
- Boris Alexandrowitsch Schteifon (1881–1945), Russian general
- Eugen Zotow (1881–1953), Russian painter, photographer and philosopher
- Natalija Polonska-Wassylenko (1884–1973), historian
- Ida Rubinstein (1885–1960), Russian dancer, actress and choreographer
- Sergei Rudenko (1885–1969), Russian archaeologist
- Vladimir Tatlin (1885–1953), Russian painter and architect
- Vladimir Burljuk (1886–1917), Russian-Ukrainian painter, graphic artist and illustrator of futuristic books
- Barbara Karinska (1886–1983), American costume designer
- Lasar Salkind (1886–1945), Soviet chess composer
- Leonid Bulachowskyj (1888–1961), linguist and philologist
- Aron Salkind (1888–1936), Russian psychiatrist, neurologist and pedologist
- Konstantin Shayne (1888–1974), Russian-American actor
- Elizabeth Shoumatoff (1888–1980), American portrait painter
- Theodor Hetzer (1890–1946), German art historian
1891 to 1900
- Ivan Meshlauk (1891–1938), Soviet politician and the first general secretary of the Turkmen SSR
- Jurij Meschenko (1892–1969), Soviet-Ukrainian bibliographer, literary scholar, historian and collector
- Valery Meshlauk (1893–1938), Soviet politician and chairman of Gosplan
- Mykola Barabaschow (1894–1971), astronomer and university rector
- Marija Denissowa-Schtschadenko (1894–1944), Russian-Soviet artist and sculptor.
- Wassili Jermilow (1894–1968), painter and designer
- Roman Ghirshman (1895–1979), French archaeologist of Ukrainian origin
- Majk Johansen (1895–1937), Ukrainian writer
- Joseph Schillinger (1895–1943), Russian-American composer, composition teacher and music theorist
- Léo Lania (1896–1961), German-Russian journalist and writer
- Otto von Struve (1897–1963), Russian-American astronomer of German descent
- Olga Niewska (1898–1943), Russian-Polish sculptor
- Boris Artzybasheff (1899–1965), American illustrator of Russian origin
- Marcelle de Manziarly (1899–1989), Franco-Russian composer and pianist
1901 to 1910
- AM Cassandre (1901–1968), French graphic designer, typographer, painter, set designer and teacher
- Alexander Braunschtein (1902–1986), Russian biochemist
- Woldemar Koch (1902–1983), economist
- Dov Kopelman (1905–2011), Russian-Swiss Charedian rabbi
- Nikolai Tichonow (1905–1997), Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
- Wladimir Kaplunowski (1906–1969), Soviet director and production designer
- Klavdija Schulschenko (1906–1984), Soviet singer
- Arie Aroch (1908–1974), Israeli painter and diplomat
- Janina Lewandowska (1908–1940), Polish pilot in World War II
- Valentina Grisodubowa (1909–1993), Soviet aviator and officer (colonel)
- Jerzy Toeplitz (1909–1995), Polish film historian
- Pawel Batizki (1910–1984), Soviet military, Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Alexander Kakowin (* 1910), Russian chess composer and patent expert
1911 to 1920
- Yevhen Lasarenko (1912–1979), geologist, mineralogist and university rector
- Bolesław Lewandowski (1912–1981), Polish composer and conductor
- Wadim Sokolowski (1912–1978), Russian engineer and mechanics professor
- Jura Soyfer (1912–1939), Austrian political writer
- Vladimir Berestetsky (1913–1977), Russian physicist
- Anatoly Gurevich (1913–2009), Soviet interpreter and GRU agent
- Vsevolod Setschkareff (1914–1998), Russian-German literary scholar and Slavist
- Naum Samoilowitsch Landkof (1915-2004), Ukrainian mathematician
- Jewgeni Lifschitz (1915–1985), Soviet physicist
- Alexander Mejerow (1915–1975), Russian science fiction writer of the Soviet era
- Nikolai Tschaikin (1915–2000), composer, bayanist and teacher
- Jelisaveta Chechik (1916–2015), architect and artist
- Nikolai Getman (1917–2004), Ukrainian-Russian painter
- Benjamin Levich (1917–1987), Soviet-American physical chemist
- Ilja Lifschitz (1917–1982), Soviet theoretical physicist, solid-state physicist, polymer physicist and university professor
- Valentina Serova (1917–1975), Soviet film and theater actress
- Wladimir Gall (1919–2011), Soviet cultural officer and university lecturer
- Heorhij Schewel (1919–1989), Soviet-Ukrainian politician
1921 to 1930
- Solomon Apt (1921-2010), Russian writer and translator
- Akiwa Jaglom (1921–2007), Russian mathematician and physicist
- Isaak Jaglom (1921–1988), Russian mathematician
- Tamara Jeligulashvili (1921–1984), Soviet architect
- Evgeni Landis (1921–1997), Soviet mathematician and computer scientist
- Waclaw Orlikowsky (1921–1995), Ukrainian-Swiss ballet master
- Juri Golfand (1922–1994), Russian theoretical physicist
- Vladimir Martschenko (* 1922), Ukrainian mathematician
- Maja Turowskaja (1924–2019), Russian theater scholar, film critic, film historian, screenwriter and cultural scientist
- Jurij Bedsyk (1925–2008), Ukrainian-Soviet writer
- Eleonora Lichtenberg (* 1925), Soviet-Russian architect
- Mark Taimanow (1926–2016), Russian-Soviet pianist and chess player
- Ihor Dmytrenko (1928–2009), Soviet low-temperature physicist
- Vitaly Margulis (1928–2011), Soviet pianist and music teacher
- Larissa Bogoras (1929–2004), literary scholar and dissident
- Wiktor Kowarski (1929–2000), Soviet-Moldovan theoretical physicist, biophysicist and university professor
- Valerian Tatarskii (1929–2020), Russian-American physicist
- Luba Edlina (* 1930), Russian pianist and music teacher
1931 to 1940
- Valentina Borok (1931–2004), mathematician
- Oleg Goncharenko (1931–1986), Soviet speed skater
- Emanuil Kaner (1931–1986), Soviet-Ukrainian physicist and university professor
- Mark Asbel (1932–2020), Russian-Ukrainian physicist and university professor
- Oleg Baklanov (* 1932), Soviet politician
- Viktor Jerjomenko (1932–2017), physicist and university professor
- Nina Woronel (* 1932), physicist and writer
- Ivan Bjeljajew (* 1935), Soviet athlete
- Lyudmila Gurchenko (1935–2011), Russian actress and singer
- Igor Guberman (* 1936), Russian-speaking writer and poet
- Vladimir Kaluschin (1936–2003), Russian European champion in correspondence chess
- Valentin Bondarenko (1937–1961), Soviet fighter pilot and aspiring astronaut
- Fridrich Bruk (* 1937), Soviet-Ukrainian composer of Russian-German descent
- Yuri Pojarkow (1937-2017), Soviet-Ukrainian volleyball player
- Tamara Press (* 1937), Soviet shot putter and discus thrower
- Wassyl Anissimow (* 1938), athlete
- Alexander Vaisman (1938–2019), chess player and trainer
- Boris Mikhailov (* 1938), photographer
- Boris Khanukov (* 1939), German chess player of Soviet origin
- Irina Press (1939-2004), Soviet athlete in the 1960s
1941 to 1950
- Igor Belikow (1941–2015), Soviet officer and honorary citizen of Magdeburg
- Hennadij Blesnizow (* 1941), Ukrainian pole vaulter
- Viktor Putyatin (* 1941), Soviet fencer
- Michael Kugel (* 1946), Russian violist and composer
- Yuri Nesterenko (* 1946), Russian mathematician
- Suren Arakelow (* 1947), Russian mathematician
- Robert Schechter (* 1947), Soviet-Ukrainian physicist and university professor
- Serhij Krawzow (* 1948), Soviet cyclist
- Alexander Vilenkin (* 1949), Russian-American theoretical physicist
1951 to 1960
- Anatolij Schwarz (* 1951), poet, writer, playwright and publicist
- Leonid Tschernowezkyj (* 1951), politician, mayor of Kiev (2006–2012)
- Michail Steinberg (1952–1976), Soviet chess master
- Sergei Sviatchenko (* 1952), painter
- Vladimir Wasjutin (1952–2002), Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian nationality
- Wadym Rabinowytsch (born 1953), businessman
- Volodymyr Bessonow (* 1958), Soviet football player
- Vladimir Drinfeld (* 1954), mathematician
- Konstantin Popov (* 1958), Russian-German guitarist
- Marija Shtscherbyna (* 1958), mathematical physicist
- Michail Gurewitsch (* 1959), first Belgian, now Turkish chess master
- Hennadij Kernes (* 1959), mayor of Kharkiv since 2010
- Mikhail Lyubich (* 1959), Russian-American mathematician
- Mychajlo Tyschko (* 1959), Soviet fencer
- Vladimir Astrachanzew (* 1960), violinist
- Inna Bohoslowska (* 1960), politician
- Alexander Csernyin (* 1960), Hungarian and Soviet chess master
- Daniel Kramer (* 1960), Ukrainian-Russian jazz pianist
1961 to 1970
- Oleksandr Hnylyzkyj (1961–2009), painter
- Irina Schramko (* 1961), Soviet-Ukrainian early historian, archaeologist and university professor
- Lyudmyla Dschyhalowa (* 1962), Soviet-Ukrainian sprinter
- Igor Novikov (* 1962), American chess player
- Alexander Milstein (* 1963), writer, translator and visual artist
- Valery Schyrjajew (* 1963), Swiss-Ukrainian ice hockey player and coach
- Svetlana Jitomirskaya (* 1966), Russian-American mathematician
- Alexander Berelowitsch (* 1967), chess player and trainer
- Sergei Petrenko (* 1968), Russian ice hockey player
- Wita Pawlysch (* 1969), track and field athlete
- Boris Alterman (* 1970), Israeli chess grandmaster
- Mychajlo Dobkin (* 1970), politician
- Vitaly Lytwynenko (* 1970), ice hockey player
- Wadym Slivchenko (* 1970), ice hockey player
1971 to 1980
- Ze'ev Elkin (* 1971), Israeli politician
- Borys Loschkin (* 1971), media mogul and politician
- Ihor Rajnin (* 1973), politician
- Denys Berezovsky (* 1974), Ukrainian rear admiral and Russian deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet
- Serhiy Daniltschenko (* 1974), boxer
- Alina Simone (* 1974), American singer and author
- Natalija Holowkina (* 1975), badminton player
- Olexandr Horjajinow (* 1975), football player
- Oleksij Masikin (* 1975), heavyweight boxer
- Konstantin Lifschitz (* 1976), Russian pianist
- Svetlana Grankowskaja (* 1976), Russian track cyclist and four-time world champion
- Roman Salnykow (* 1976), ice hockey player
- Andrij Dykan (* 1977), soccer goalkeeper
- Valery Honcharov (* 1977), gymnast and Olympic champion
- Natalija Jessypenko (* 1977), badminton player
- Wassyl Polonyzkyj (* 1977), ice hockey player
- Olha Aleksandrowa (* 1978), chess player
- Jana Dementjewa (* 1978), rower
- Dmytro Jakuschyn (* 1978), ice hockey player and coach
- Michael Prusikin (* 1978), German chess grandmaster of Ukrainian origin
- Hennadij Razin (* 1978), Russian-Ukrainian ice hockey player
- Oleksandr Serdyuk (* 1978), archer
- Ihor Snitko (* 1978), swimmer
- Oleh Tymchenko (* 1978), ice hockey player
- Andrij Bilezkyj (* 1979), right-wing extremist politician
- Maxym Kalynytschenko (* 1979), football player
- Kirill Pletnjow (* 1979), Russian actor
- Anton But (* 1980), Russian ice hockey player
- Artem Hnidenko (born 1980), ice hockey player
- Denys Issajenko (* 1980), ice hockey player
- Denis Schwidki (* 1980), Russian-Ukrainian ice hockey player
- Vitaly Vishnevsky (* 1980), Russian-Ukrainian ice hockey player
1981 to 1990
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- Marina Baranova (* 1981), German-Ukrainian pianist
- Denis Denissow (* 1981), Russian ice hockey player
- Olga Krasko (* 1981), Russian actress
- Kateryna Monsul (* 1981), Ukrainian football referee
- Wiktor Ruban (* 1981), archer
- Oleksandr Kutscher (* 1982), football player
- Tetjana Perebyjnis (* 1982), tennis player
- Andrij Wynokurow (* 1982), cyclist
- Tetjana Bilenko (* 1983), table tennis player
- Pavel Eljanow (* 1983), chess grandmaster
- Kateryna Serdjuk (* 1983), archer
- Valery Atrashchenkov (* 1984), badminton player
- Andrejs Perepļotkins (* 1984), Latvian football player of Ukrainian origin
- Daniel Zlotin (* 1984), director, producer, cameraman and film editor
- Serhij Kurtschenko (* 1985), entrepreneur and sports official
- Olqa İsmayılova (* 1985), Azerbaijani and Belarusian track cyclist
- Sergej Onopko (* 1985), German actor of Ukrainian origin
- Natalija Solotuchina (* 1985), hammer thrower
- Anna Uschenina (* 1985), chess player
- Anna Kobtsewa (* 1986), badminton player
- Valery Sokolow (* 1986), violinist
- Vadim Garbuzov (* 1987), Canadian-Austrian dancer of Ukrainian origin
- Oleksandr Hwosdyk (* 1987), boxer
- Maryna Konjewa (* 1987), Taekwondoin
- Oleksandr Palamar (* 1987), billiards player
- Oleksandr Poliwoda (* 1987), racing cyclist
- Olexij Pryhorow (* 1987), water diver
- Ioann Sucharjew (* 1987), Counter-Strike player
- Danylo Teslenko (* 1987), e-athlete
- Sergei Botscharnikow (* 1988), Russian and Belarusian biathlete
- Maria Diptan (* 1988), badminton player
- Anton Makarenko (* 1988), football player
- Heorhij Natarow (* 1988), badminton player
- Dmytro Zavadskyi (* 1988), badminton player
- Yevhen Tymoshenko (* 1988), poker player
- Bohdan Bondarenko (* 1989), high jumper
- Yevgeniy Breyger (* 1989), poet
- Valery Lebed (* 1989), football player
- Ksenija Lewkowska (* 1989), professional triathlete
- Kateryna Serdjuk (* 1989), cross-country skier
- Mykyta Buzenko (born 1990), ice hockey player
- Olexander Torjanyk (* 1990), ice hockey player
- Olena Woronina (* 1990), fencer
1991 to 2000
- Anton Kovalyov (* 1992), chess player
- Henadij Natarow (* 1992), badminton player
- Yelisaveta Sharka (* 1992), badminton player
- Aljona Sotnykowa (* 1992), tennis player
- Anastasija Wassyljewa (* 1992), tennis player
- Anahit Barseghjan (* 1994), swimmer
- Mychailo Shevchuk (* 1994), ice hockey player
- Kateryna Tabaschnyk (* 1994), high jumper and former heptathlete
- Maryna Kylypko (* 1995), pole vaulter
- Semen Novikow (* 1997), wrestler
2001 to 2010
- Daria Lopatetska (* 2003), tennis player
Kharkiv-related personalities
- Gregorius Skoworoda (1722–1794), philosopher, poet and musician
- Johann Baptist Schad (1758–1834), professor in Kharkiv
- Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob (1759–1827), professor in Kharkiv, member of the Tsar's legal commission
- Vasily Karasin (1773–1842), statesman, writer, inventor, educator and enlightener and founder of the University of Kharkiv
- Alexander Sassjadko (1779–1837), general and developer of rocket projectiles, spent his twilight years in Kharkiv and died here
- Petro Hulak-Artemowskyj (1790-1865), professor in Kharkiv
- Albert Junkelmann (? –1874) German pianist and composer, professor of music at the kaiserl. Institute of Kharkov
- Ivan Sokolow (1823–1910), genre and portrait painter
- Max Helfferich , Russian Макс Gелферих (1828–1901), German machine manufacturer in Kharkiv
- Oleksij Altschewskyj (1835–1901), entrepreneur, banker and philanthropist lived with his family in Kharkiv
- Chrystyna Altschewska (1841–1920), teacher and organizer of Sunday schools in Kharkiv
- Viktor Lwowitsch Kirpitschow (1845–1913), professor and university rector in Kharkiv
- Serhij Wassylkiwskyj (1854–1917), painter and art historian, worked in Kharkiv
- Dmytro Bahalij (1857–1932), Ukrainian historian, university rector of the University of Kharkiv and mayor of the city.
- Mykola Skrypnyk (1872–1933), Ukrainian-Soviet politician
- Sergei Bernstein (1880–1968), Russian mathematician, professor in Kharkiv
- Mykola Chwylowyj (1893–1933), place of residence and death and place of work of the Ukrainian writer and publicist
- Wassyl Ellan-Blakytnyj (1894–1925), Ukrainian writer, journalist and revolutionary
- Lew Landau (1908–1968), Soviet physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- Wassyl Ahibalow (1913–2002), Ukrainian-Soviet sculptor
- Volodymyr Serhjejew (1914–2009), Soviet missile designer
- Mykola Muchin-Koloda (1916–1962), sculptor and professor
- Lyubov Schewzowa (1924–1943), partisan of the Young Guard
- Eduard Limonow (1943–2020), Russian writer, politician and dissident
- Serhij Schadan (* 1974), Ukrainian writer, poet and translator