11 Notable alumni of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University is ranked #7,781 in the world and #95 in Ukraine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical 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 Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Yaryna Turchyn
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Yaryna Bohdanivna Turchyn is a director of the Institute of Humanities and Social Studies Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine of Lviv Polytechnic National University, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor.
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2. Oksana Tanasiv
1976-. (aged 50)
painter
Oksana Tanasiv, who also goes by the artist name OKSI, is a Ukrainian-American contemporary artist.
3. Olha Maslivets
1978-. (aged 48)
windsurfer
Olha Maslivets, Olga Maslivets (Russian: Ольга Викторовна Масливец), (born 23 June 1978 in Ternopil) is a Ukrainian-born Russian windsurfer who has competed at four Olympic Games (2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012). Her best result came in 2012, when she finished 4th in the women's RS-X event.
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4. Olena Bilosiuk
1987-. (aged 39)
biathlete
politician
Olena Bilosiuk (Ukrainian: Олена Білосюк, romanized: Olena Bilosiuk, née Olena Pidhrushna (Ukrainian: Олена Михайлівна Підгрушна, romanized: Olena Mykhailivna Pidhrushna; born 9 January 1987) is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is Olympic and World champion and multiple medalist in different high-level competitions. Pidhrushna is considered one of Ukraine's most successful winter sports athletes. She lives in Ternopil.
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5. Inna Derusova
1970-2022 (aged 52)
military personnel
Inna Mykolaivna Derusova was a Ukrainian military medic who was the first woman to be posthumously awarded the Hero of Ukraine distinction.
6. Stepan Barna
1979-. (aged 47)
military personnel
politician
Stepan Stepanovych Barna is a Ukrainian political activist and former member of the Verkhovna Rada for the Petro Poroshenko Bloc.
7. Mykhailo Tsymbaliuk
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Mykhailo Mykhailovych Tsymbaliuk is a Ukrainian retired lieutenant general of the Militsiya, politician, and legal professor currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine on the party list of Batkivshchyna since 29 August 2019. Previously, he served as Governor of Lviv Oblast from 21 December 2010 to 2 November 2011 and as Governor of Ternopil Oblast on two occasions, first...
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8. Vasyl Makhno
1964-. (aged 62)
poet
writer
translator
Vasyl Makhno is a Ukrainian poet, essayist, and translator. He is the author of nine collections of poetry, including Winter Letters and Other Poems, translated by Orest Popovych (Spuyten Duyvil, 2011) and, most recently, I want to be Jazz and Rock’n’Roll (Ternopil, Krok, 2013). He has also published two books of essays, The Gertrude Stein Memorial Cultural and Recreation Park...
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9. Iryna Sekh
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Iryna Ihorivna Sekh, is a Ukrainian politician, member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) from 2012 to 2014.
10. Ihor Yavorskyi
1959-. (aged 67)
association football player
association football coach
Ihor Petrovych Yavorskyi is a Ukrainian former footballer and football manager.
11. Oleh Barna
1967-2023 (aged 56)
teacher
politician
Oleh Stepanovych Barna was a Ukrainian human rights activist and politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. Barna fought during the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was killed in action on 17 April 2023. Honorary Citizen of Ternopil (2023, posthumously).
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