1. Moriz Rosenthal (1862)

Polish Pianist

One of Franz Liszt's most skilled pupils. He was respected and befriended by such luminaries as Johannes Brahms, Anton Rubinstein, and Camille Saint-Saëns.

2. Leopold Staff (1878)

Polish Poet

Polish modernist poet whose best-known poems include "Three Towns" and "The Bridge." He became vice president of the Polish Academy of Literature in 1933.

3. Paul Muni (1895)

Actor

Six-time Oscar nominee who won a Best Actor Award for his performance in the 1936 film, The Story of Louis Pasteur. The film chronicled the life of the doctor who...

4. Zbigniew Herbert (1924)

Polish Writer

Polish poet and author who rose to literary prominence during the post-World War II period. His literary works include Napis (Inscription) and Studium przedmiotu (Study of the Object).

5. Emanuel Ax (1949)

American Musician

One of the 21st century's most recognizable concert pianists. He was proficient with the works of many composers.

6. Anna Andres (1993)

Pageant Contestant

Beauty pageant title holder and model who was crowned as Miss Ukraine Universe 2014. Due to personal reasons, she resigned from competition for Miss Universe 2014, being replaced by Diana...

7. Elena Vesnina (1986)

Tennis Player

Russian tennis player who won Grand Slam doubles tournaments with partner Ekaterina Makarova at the 2013 French Open and the 2014 US Open. She is also the winner of WTA...

8. Ruslana (1973)

Ukrainian Singer

Award-winning multi-platinum Ukrainian singer who won the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest. That same year, she released the album Wild Dances, which went septuple-platinum.

9. Kira Soltanovich (1973)

Ukrainian American Comedian And

Ukrainian-American comedian and actress. She appeared on such reality television programs as Trapped, Prank Stars, and Girls Behaving Badly.

10. Danil Ishutin (1989)

Esports Player

Also known as Dendi, he is a professional gamer who became one of the world's best players of the online multiplayer game Dota 2. He is the winner of numerous...

11. Yuri Vovk (1988)

Ukrainian Chess Player

Ukrainian chess Grandmaster who has played in international tournaments.

12. Adrian Mikhalchishin (1954)

Chess Player

Ukrainian chess Grandmaster and coach who is well respected by chess masters around the world and has written over twenty books about the game he loves.

13. Oleksandr Petriv (1974)

Sport Shooter

Oleksandr Petriv is an Olympic shooter from Ukraine. He was born in Lviv Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union. He won a gold medal in the Men's 25 metre rapid fire...

14. Maksym Averin (1985)

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15. Roman Bondaruk (1974)

Olympic Pistol Shooter

Roman Romanovych Bondaruk is a Ukrainian sport shooter. He won two silver medals in rapid fire pistol at the 2006 ISSF World Cup series in Munich Germany and in Milan...

16. Ruslan Mostovyi (1974)

Footballer

Ruslan Mostovyi is a Ukrainian professional football player. Currently he plays for FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod.

17. Roman Mysak (1991)

Footballer

Roman Mysak is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Karpaty Lviv. Mysak is the product of the Karpaty Lviv Youth School System. His first trainer was...

18. Yuriy Virt (1974)

Footballer

Yuriy Mykolayovych Virt is a retired Ukrainian football goalkeeper who works for Ukrainian Premier League club Metalurh Donetsk as a goalkeeper coach.

19. Yuriy Hayduk (1985)

Ukrainian Luger

Yuriy Hayduk is a Ukrainian luger who has competed since 2003. Competing in two Winter Olympics he earned his best finish of 14th in the men's doubles event at Turin...

20. Yuriy Benyo (1974)

Footballer

Yuriy Benio is a professional Ukrainian former defender and current football assistant coach for FC Lviv. He played for FC Karpaty Lviv FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Metalurh Zaporizhia and...

21. Dmitri Stratan (1975)

Water Polo Player

Dmitri Ivanovich Stratan is a Soviet water polo forward. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics for the Ukrainian team that finished in 12th place. At the next two Olympics...

22. Sergi Daniv (1975)

American Soccer Player

Sergi Daniv is a Ukrainian soccer midfielder and coach who has spent most of his career in the United States. Sergi played at Wake Forest Daniv was an All-American for...

23. Mieczysław Horszowski (1892)

Polish Musician

Mieczysław Horszowski was a Polish-American pianist who had one of the longest careers in the history of the performing arts.

24. Roman Zakharkiv (1991)

Ukrainian Luger

Roman Zaharkiv is a Ukrainian luger who has competed since 2005. His best Luge World Cup finish was 17th in men's doubles at Calgary on 21 November 2009. Zaharkiv qualified...

25. Ihor Chuchman (1985)

Kazakhstani Footballer

Ihor Chuchman is a Kazakhstani football defender who currently playing for Irtysh Pavlodar in the Kazakhstan Premier League. He transferred to Illychivets Mariupol during the 2007–08 winter transfer season from...

26. Rose Rand (1903)

Austrian Philosopher

Rose Rand was an Austrian-American logician and philosopher. She was a member of the Vienna Circle.

27. Roman Pidkivka (1995)

Footballer

Roman Pidkivka is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Karpaty Lviv. Pidkivka is the product of the Karpaty Lviv Youth School System. In January 2011 he...

28. Zofia Batycka (Unknow)

Polish Model

Zofia Batycka was a Polish model and actress. She won the title of Miss Polonia 1930 and Miss Paramount 1931.

29. Stanisław Lem (1921)

Polish Science Fiction Author

Stanisław Lem was a Polish writer of science fiction philosophy and satire. His books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 27 million copies. He is known...

30. Solomiia Pavlychko (1958)

Ukrainian Literary Critic And Ph

Solomiia Dmytrivna Pavlychko was a Ukrainian literary critic philosopher and translator.

31. Franciszek Sulik (Unknow)

Polish-australian Chess Player

szek Sulik – 16 July 1997 Adelaide Australia) was a Polish-Australian chess master. Before World War II he lived in Lviv. In 1934 he tied for 2nd-3rd with Henryk Friedman...

32. Kateryna Lahno (1989)

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33. Edward Gerstenfeld (Unknow)

Chess Player

Edward Issakovich Gerstenfeld Rostov-on-Don USSR) was a Polish chess master. Born into a Jewish family in Lviv Galicia he took 3rd behind Henryk Friedman and Izaak Schächter in the Lviv...

34. Henryk Friedman (Unknow)

Polish Chess Player

Henryk Friedman was a Polish chess master. He lived in Lviv. In 1926–1934 Friedman won seven times in succession the Championship of Lviv but 1930 when he took 2nd...

35. Mikhailo Oleksienko (1986)

Ukrainian Chess Player

Mikhailo Oleksienko is a chess player from Ukraine who reached the rank of Grandmaster in 2005. He took his first significant placements in 2002 ranking at #2 and #5 respectively...

36. Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (1931)

Polish Chess Player

Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska was a Polish chess Woman Grandmaster. She was nine times Polish Champion. Krystyna tied for 15–16th at the Moscow 1955 Candidates Tournament which was won by Olga Rubtsova.

37. Marian Wróbel (Unknow)

Polish Chess Problemist

Marian Wróbel was a prominent Polish chess problemist of the mid-twentieth century. Between 1947 and 1950 he was considered the leading chess composer in the world. During his lifetime he...

38. Marta Litinskaya-Shul (1949)

Chess Grandmaster

Marta Litynska is a Ukrainian chess master. Born Marta Shul she was Soviet Women’s Champion in 1972 and Sub-Champion in 1971 1973 and 1974. She played in 2nd Interzonal Tournament...

39. Martyn Kravtsiv (1990)

Ukrainian Chess Player

Martyn Kravtsiv is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster. In 2006 he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Turkey. His major success...

40. Larisa Neiland (1966)

Tennis Player

Larisa Savchenko-Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Soviet Union and Latvia. A former world number-one ranked doubles player Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles and four...

41. Anna Zaporozhanova (1979)

Professional Tennis Player

Anna Oleksandrivna Zaporozhanova is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. She reached her highest ranking of World No. 209 in September 2000. In her career Anna won a total of 13...

42. Elena Vaytsekhovskaya (Unknow)

Diver

Elena Vaytsekhovskaya is a former Soviet diver and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal where she received a gold medal in platform diving. Since 1991...

43. Orest Tereshchuk (1981)

Tennis Player

Orest Tereshchuk is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine.

44. Bogusław Schaeffer (1929)

Polish Composer

Bogusław Julien Schaeffer is a Polish composer musicologist and graphic artist a member of the avantgarde Cracow Group of Polish composers alongside Krzysztof Penderecki and others. After studying violin...

45. Volodymyr Zastavnyi (1990)

Footballer

Volodymyr Zastavnyi is a Ukraine football defender who plays for FC Dacia Chișinău. Zastavnyi is a product of two Lviv Oblast youth sportive schools. In February 2014 he signed contract...

46. Sever Sternhell (1930)

Australian Chemist

Severyn Marcel Sever Sternhell is a Polish Jewish born Australian academic and organic chemist. He has been professor of Chemistry at the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of...

47. Roman Mann (Unknow)

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48. Anfisa Pochkalova (1990)

Ukrainian Fencer

Anfisa Pochkalova is a Ukrainian fencer. Pochkalova is a student at the Lviv State University of Physical Culture.

49. Andriy Shkil (1963)

Ukrainian Politician

Andriy Shkil is a Ukrainian politician.

50. Leon Piniński (1857)

Polish Jurist And Politician

Leon Piniński was a Polish scientist diplomat art historian and politician. A professor of Roman law and one-time rector of the Lwów University he devoted most of his life to...