19 Notable alumni of National Pedagogical Dragomanov University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
National Pedagogical Dragomanov University is ranked #8,073 in the world and #100 in Ukraine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from National Pedagogical Dragomanov University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National Pedagogical Dragomanov University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Oleksandr Valentynovych Potylchak
1965-. (aged 61)
historian
Oleksandr Valentynovych Potylchak is a researcher of Ukrainian history during World War II and the postwar period. He holds a doctoral degree of historical science (since 2006).
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2. Margaryta Pesotska
1991-. (aged 35)
table tennis player
Margaryta Volodymyrivna Pesotska is a Ukrainian table tennis player.
3. Anton Drobovych
1986-. (aged 40)
philosopher
Anton Drobovych is a Ukrainian philosopher and academic, expert in the field of communications, education and culture, who was the fourth head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.
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4. Dmytro Khorkin
1986-. (aged 40)
journalist
Dmitry Khorkin is a Ukrainian television and radio host and media manager, general producer of Ukrainian Radio. He is the main voice (narrator) of official events in Ukraine, well known as the voice of military parades. Merited artist of Ukraine. Board member of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine.
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5. Oleksiy Mustafin
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
writer
journalist
Oleksiy Mustafin is a Ukrainian media-manager, journalist, and politician.
6. Hennadii Kryvosheia
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Hennadii Kryvosheia is a Ukrainian politician. A People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIIIth convocation.
7. Oleksandr Sparynskyi
1954-. (aged 72)
musicologist
composer
film director
Alexander Sparinsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ио́сифович Спари́нский, Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Йо́сипович Спари́нський; is a Ukrainian musicologist, composer and producer. A member of Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers.
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8. Olena Shevchenko
1982-. (aged 44)
women's rights activist
LGBTQ rights activist
human rights defender
Olena Olehivna Shevchenko is a Ukrainian women's and LGBT rights activist. After working as a teacher, she co-founded the NGO Insight in 2007 to advocate for LGBT inclusiveness on feminist platforms. She started annual events including Women's Day March, Transgender Day of Remembrance and the Festival of Equality, to protest against discrimination against women and the LGBT community in Ukraine...
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9. Serhiy Pashynskyi
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Serhiy Volodymyrovych Pashynskyi is a Ukrainian politician and statesman. He has been a people's deputy of Ukraine of four convocations and is the chairman of the Committee on National Security and Defense Council.
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10. Olha Bohomolets
1966-. (aged 60)
dermatologist
patron of the arts
university teacher
singer
collector
Olha Vadymivna Bohomolets is a Ukrainian physician, singer and songwriter. She is an honoured Doctor of Ukraine, the founder and chief doctor of the Institute of Dermatology and Cosmetology.
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11. Roman Bezsmertnyi
1965-. (aged 61)
diplomat
politician
Roman Petrovych Bezsmertnyi is a Ukrainian politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine for four terms between 1994 and 2007. He also served as deputy head of the secretariat of the Ukrainian president and as ambassador of Ukraine to Belarus. Bezsmertnyi is also (in 2005) a former Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, responsible for administrative and territorial reform.
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12. Oleksandr Korniichuk
1905-1972 (aged 67)
playwright
journalist
diplomat
literary critic
screenwriter
Oleksandr Yevdokymovych Korniychuk was a Soviet and Ukrainian playwright, literary critic and state official.
13. Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Ivanna Orestivna Klympush-Tsintsadze is a Ukrainian politician and journalist, and former Vice-Prime-Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine. She was elected into the Verkhovna Rada in 2016 and 2019.
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14. Vladyslav Kaskiv
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Vladyslav Volodymyrovych Kaskiv is a Ukrainian businessman and politician currently serving as a member of the Zakarpattia Oblast Council from the proportional list of Opposition Platform — For Life since 2020. He previously served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from the proportional list of Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc from 2007 to 2012, and helped to organise the 2004 Orange...
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15. Olena Sotnyk
1982-. (aged 44)
lawyer
politician
Olena Serhijivna Sotnyk is a Ukrainian public figure, lawyer and politician, former Member of the Parliament of Ukraine from Samopomich ("Self-Reliance") Party. She was the secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on European integration; Sotnyk served as a Head of the Sub-committee on Approximation of Ukrainian Legislation to the EU Law. Shed co-chaired the Inter-Parliamentary Relations Unit with Belgium. She...
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16. Oleksandr Kuts
1976-. (aged 50)
military personnel
Olexander Ivanovych Kuts is a Ukrainian political military commander, a Major General, the Chief of the newly created Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts (21 August 2017 – 22 June 2018). He was the Head of the Office of the Security Service of Ukraine in Donetsk Oblast from March 25, 2015, to August 21,...
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17. Oksana Baiul
1977-. (aged 49)
figure skater
Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul-Farina is a Ukrainian retired competitive figure skater. She was the 1993 world champion and the 1994 Olympic champion in ladies' singles.
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18. Lina Kostenko
1930-. (aged 96)
writer
children's writer
poet
prose writer
Lina Vasylivna Kostenko is a Ukrainian poet, journalist, writer, publisher, and former Soviet dissident. A founder and leading representative of the Sixtiers poetry movement, Kostenko has been described as one of Ukraine's foremost poets and credited with reviving Ukrainian-language lyric poetry.
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19. Oksana Rubaniak
2003-. (aged 23)
writer
military personnel
poet
social activist
Oksana Volodymyrivna Rubaniak is a Ukrainian poet, writer, civic activist, servicewoman (lieutenant), platoon commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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