List of personalities of the city of Zaporizhia
The following list contains people who were born in Zaporizhia 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 Zaporizhia
Until 1980
- Robert Lisovsky (1893–1982), Swiss graphic artist, painter, designer and set designer
- Alexander Ivchenko (1903–1968), Soviet aircraft engine designer
- Alexander Zfasman (1906–1971), Russian jazz bandleader, composer and pianist of swing
- Jakow Punkin (1921–1994), Soviet wrestler
- Abram Chasin (* 1923), Russian chess player
- Leonhard Froese (1924–1994), German educationalist
- Wolodymyr Dachno (1932–2006), animator, animation film director and screenwriter
- Polina Astachowa (1936–2005), Soviet gymnast
- Leonid Ivanov (* 1937), long-distance runner
- Oleksandr Pekluschenko (1954–2015), politician
- Valery Iwaschtschenko (* 1956), Ukrainian politician
- Larysa Golik (* 1958), painter and illustrator
- Vladimir Yashchenko (* 1959), high jumper
- Alexander Sisonenko (1959–2012), Soviet basketball player and formerly the greatest person
- Sergei Glasjew (* 1961), Russian economist and politician
- Jewhen Schachow (* 1962), football player and coach
- Andrei Xepkin (* 1962), handball player
- Natalja Borisovna Lebedewa (* 1964), figure skater
- Sergiusz Wołczaniecki (* 1964), Polish weightlifter
- Kostjantyn Hryhoryschyn (* 1965), oligarch
- Ljudmyla Suprun (* 1965), politician
- Yuri Kuzenko (* 1967), Russian actor
- Andrij Nataljuk (* 1971), handball player
- Volodymyr Polikarpenko (* 1972), triathlete
- Olena Schupina (* 1973), water diver
- Roman Wolodkow (* 1973), water diver
- Eva Neymann (* 1974), German-Ukrainian director
- Vita Nel (* 1975), South African beach volleyball player
- Olexander Streltsov (* 1975), bobsledder
- Estas Tonne (* 1975), guitar virtuoso
- Hanna Sorokina (* 1976), water diver
- Wita Stjopina (* 1976), high jumper
- Denys Sylantjew (* 1976), swimmer
- Vitaly Nat (* 1977), handball player
- Olena Antypina (* 1979), tennis player
- Eugen Bakumovski (* 1980), German national volleyball player
- Jewhen Hurkowskyj (* 1980), handball player
- Switlana Serbina (* 1980), water diver
- Olena Zinovieva (* 1980), weightlifter
From 1981
- Otar Dowschenko (* 1981), journalist, blogger and author
- Oleksij Haj (* 1982), football player
- Danylo Sapunow (* 1982), triathlete
- Armen Wardanyan (* 1982), Armenian or Ukrainian wrestler
- Stanislaw Bohusch (* 1983), soccer goalkeeper
- Sergei Schelmenko (* 1983), handball player
- Dmytro Newmywaka (born 1984), football player
- Artem Svjosdow (* 1984), handball player
- Stanislav Bakumovski (* 1984), German volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Serhiy Onufrijenko (* 1985), handball player
- Ismajil Sillach (* 1985), boxer
- Alyosha (* 1986), singer
- Viktor Kusnjezow (* 1986), long and triple jumper
- Olexandr Pedan (* 1986), handball player
- Anton Sakharov (* 1986), water diver
- Serhij Burka (* 1987), handball player
- Hennadij Komok (* 1987), handball goalkeeper
- Mychajlo Krywchykow (* 1987), handball player
- Denys Olijnyk (* 1987), football player
- Olexandr Scheweljow (* 1987), handball player
- Ewhenyja Schypkowa (* 1987), beach volleyball player
- Olexij Hantschew (* 1988), handball player
- Jewhen Konstantynow (* 1988), handball player
- Hanna Hazko-Fedussowa (* 1990), javelin thrower
- Jewhen Opanassenko (* 1990), football player
- Oleksandr Nadtoka (* 1991), rower
- Serhiy Popov (* 1991), beach volleyball player
- Serhij Sydortschuk (* 1991), football player
- Alexander Aharonov (* 1992), Israeli ice hockey goalkeeper
- Maksym Kowal (* 1992), soccer goalkeeper
- Alina Tschaplenko (* 1993), water diver