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The citizens of Donetsk are commonly called Donechyani ({{lang-uk|донеччани}}, {{lang-ru|дончани}}). The following is a list of famous people that were born or brought up in the city: Academics- Alexander Anoprienko, Professor of Computer Engineering
- Volodymyr Biletskyy, Ukrainian scientist.
- Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko, Russian Mathematician and lecturer at the Moscow University. Promoter of New Chronology.
- Valeriy Konovalyuk, an economist and businessman.
- Alexander Kuzemsky - Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist.
- Kirill Borisovich Tolpygo, Soviet physicist and a Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Artists- Viktor Burduk, an artist, a blacksmith.
- Pavlo Vigderhaus, Soviet architect, Monument to a Miner creator.
Athletes- Polina Astakhova, Ukrainian gymnast.
- Serhiy Bubka, Ukrainian pole vault athlete; Olympic Games champion: 1988; World Champion: 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, European Champion: 1986; Champion of the USSR: 1984, 1985.
- Yuriy Dehteryov, Soviet goalkeeper.
- Yuriy Gavrilov, Volleyball player, Olympic gold medallist.
- Julia Glushko (born 1990), Ukrainian-born Israeli tennis player
- Aleksandr Lebziak, Russian boxer.
- Denys Lyashko, footballer
- Natalya Mammadova, Azeri volleyball player.
- Ilya Mate, Olympic champion in 1980.
- Oleksiy Pecherov, a Ukrainian basketball player.
- Lilia Podkopayeva, a Ukrainian gymnast, and the 1996 Olympic All Around Champion
- Sergiy Rebrov, footballer.
- Viktor Smyrnov, Paralympic swimmer.
- Viktor Sidyak, fencing, first Soviet individual sabre Olympic gold medal in Munich 1972, multiple times winner of World Championships and Olympic medalist (1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980).
- Nadezhda Tkachenko, Olympic-gold winning pentathlete.
- Oleg Tverdovsky, Russian ice hockey player.
- Alexander Yagubkin, boxer.
- Oleg Vernyayev, Gymnast, Olympic gold medallist.
- Artem Yevlyanov, footballer
Business- Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's wealthiest businessman, founder of System Capital Management, No. 47 in Forbes{{-'}} The World's Billionaires.
- Serhiy Arbuzov, head of Ukrainian Bank.
- Akhat Bragin, businessman and mobster.
- Valeriy Konovalyuk, an economist and businessman.
- Ihor Sorkin, head of the Ukrainian National Bank.
Entertainers- Vera Filatova, actress.
- Yuri Kara, Russian film director and producer.
- Tatyana Kravchenko, Soviet and Russian actress.
- Make Me Famous - English language Metalcore band.
- Master SheFF, the leader of Bad Balance and creator of Russian hip hop.
- Siouzana Melikián, a Russian-Mexican actress.
- Vadim Pisarev, Ukrainian dancer and art Director of Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Solovyanenko.
- Aleksandr Revva, comedian.
- Denis Shaforostov, Ukrainian musician, vocalist for Asking Alexandria
- Oleg Stefan, Russian actor.
- Anatoliy Solovyanenko, Soviet opera singer.
- Vladimir Grigoryevich Zakharov, Soviet composer.
Journalists- Stanislav Aseyev, Ukrainian writer and journalist.
- Dmytro Gnap, journalist, investigating corruption.
- Oleksiy Matsuka, corruption investigator, Reporters Without Borders named Matsuka in its list of 100 Information Heroes.
Military- Fyodor Berezin, Russian-language science fiction writer and Deputy Minister of Defence of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- Mikhail Krichevsky, the last surviving World War I veteran who fought for the Russian Empire.
- Aleksandr Zakharchenko, Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.
Politicians- Zalman Aran (Aharonovich), Israeli social-democratic politician, minister of education (1955–1960) and (1963–1969).
- Mykola Azarov, former Prime Minister of Ukraine
- Nikita Khrushchev, General Secretary of the CPSU and Premier of the Soviet Union 1953–1964 (born in Kalinovka, Kursk Oblast, Russia but grew up in Yuzivka).
- Volodymyr Rybak, Mayor of Donetsk and Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada.
- Natan Sharansky, former Soviet dissident, anticommunist, Zionist, Israeli politician and writer.
- Petro Symonenko, head of the Communist Party of Ukraine.
- Viktor Yanukovych, deposed former president of Ukraine (due to Euromaidan Revolts of 2013–2014)
- Aleksandr Zakharchenko, Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.
Writers- Emma Andijewska, Ukrainian poet.
- Fyodor Berezin, Russian-language science fiction writer and Deputy Minister of Defence of the Donetsk People's Republic.
- Vladislav Adolfovitch Rusanov, Russian-language science fiction writer and chairman of the Donetsk People's Republic Writer's Union.
- Vasyl Stus, Ukrainian poet and publicist, one of the most active members of Ukrainian dissident movement.
Other- Yevgeny Khaldei, Soviet photographer.
- Dmytriy Leonidovich Cherniavskiy, senior manager and political adviser.
- Evgenij Miroshnichenko, Ukrainian chess player.
- Marina Tsvigun, religious sect leader, new age movement.
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