11 Notable alumni of Odessa National Economics University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Odessa National Economics University is ranked #8,518 in the world and #108 in Ukraine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Odessa National Economics 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 Odessa National Economics University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Evgeny Sokolovsky
1978-. (aged 48)
motorcycle racer
sporting director
racing automobile driver
Evgeny "Zhenya" Vladimirovich Sokolovsky, also known as Yevgen Volodymyrovych Sokolovskiy, is a Ukrainian racing driver, team manager and businessman. In 2021, Sokolovsky won the Belgian touring car championship Belcar Endurance.
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2. Ruslan Tarpan
1971-. (aged 55)
patron of the arts
businessperson
entrepreneur
Ruslan Serafymovych Tarpan is a Ukrainian businessman, living in the United Arab Emirates. The founder of the "Incor-Group" company, Tarpan served as a member of the Odesa City Council from the pro-Russian Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine from 1994 to 2010, and was heavily involved in the rebuilding of monuments in Odesa. In 2010, Tarpan began construction on a deep-sea...
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3. Oleksandr Haidu
1976-. (aged 50)
entrepreneur
politician
Oleksandr Vasylovych Haidu is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 128th electoral district as a member of Servant of the People since 2019. Previously, he worked in vessel and freight management in the city of Odesa.
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4. Yuriy Bazhal
1950-. (aged 76)
economist
Bazhal, Yuriy is a Ukrainian scientist in a field of economic theory, innovations, and technological development; Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Academic (ANVSU) from 2010.
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5. Ihor Markov
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Ihor Olehovych Markov is a former pro-Russian Ukrainian entrepreneur, founder and chairman of the Rodina Party and is a former deputy of Ukrainian parliament as a member of the Party of Regions faction. Markov is wanted in Ukraine in connection with riots in Odesa that took place on 2 September 2007. He was arrested in Italy's Sanremo in August 2015....
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6. Tatiana Turanskaya
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
economist
Tatiana Mikhailovna Turanskaya is a Transnistrian politician who served as Prime Minister of Transnistria from 2013 to 2015. Prior to her tenure as prime minister she was active in the local affairs of Rîbnița, where she rose to become head of the local government. In 2019, she and seven other women associated with President Yevgeny Shevchuk were sentenced to eight...
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7. Gyunduz Mamedov
1974-. (aged 52)
prosecutor
jurist
Prosecutor General of Ukraine
Gyunduz Aidynovych Mamedov is an Azerbaijani-born Ukrainian lawyer and human rights activist who has served as Prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea since 22 August 2016, and also served as Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine from 18 October 2019 to 21 July 2021. In his position as Prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, he is the counterpart to...
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8. Leonid Klimov
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Leonid Mykhailovych Klimov is a Ukrainian parliamentarian, banker, and politician. He is a member of the Party of Regions in Verkhovna Rada (from November 2007) and a member of the Committee on National Security and Defense (from December 2007). He is also a member of the Party of Regions Council and chairman in the Odesa Oblast department of the Party...
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9. Halyna Mykhailiuk
1987-. (aged 39)
scientist
jurist
politician
Galyna Mykhailiuk is a Ukrainian lawyer and politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine as the 46th member of the party list of Servant of the People. As Member of Parliament, she holds a position of the Deputy Head of the Committee on Law Enforcement and Co-Head of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Groups on Interparliamentary Relations with...
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10. Larisa Bakurova
1985-. (aged 41)
model
television actor
actor
film actor
Larisa Angela Bakurova is a Ukrainian and Taiwanese actress and model. She is the first naturalized Taiwanese citizen of Ukrainian descent.
11. Oleksiy Kostusyev
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Oleksiy Oleksiiovych Kostusyev is a Ukrainian politician and former mayor of Odesa. Kostusyev is the father of fellow Ukrainian politician Oleksiy Honcharenko. Kostusyev divorced Oleksiy's mother when Oleksiy was three years old.
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