28 Notable alumni of V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University is ranked #6,227 in the world and #63 in Ukraine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National 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 V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Dimal
1986-. (aged 40)
singer
songwriter
rapper
Gulyayev Dmitry Igorevich, better known by his stage name Dimal /dɪmʌl/ (Russian: Димал), is a half-Russian, half-Ukrainian rapper, singer and songwriter based in Malta. He is also the founder and (CEO) of Russian Muziq Mafia Records in Ukraine.
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2. Svetlana Savchenko
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Svetlana Borisovna Savchenko born on 24 June 1965), is a Russian and former Ukrainian politician who is a former member of parliament of the State Duma of the VII convocation, as a member of the State Duma Committee on Culture from 5 October 2016 to 12 October 2021.
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3. Aleksandr Terentyev
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Alexander Vasilyevich Terentyev is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.
4. Serhiy Ivanov
1952-. (aged 74)
military personnel
deputy
politician
Serhiy Anatoliiovych Ivanov is a Ukrainian politician.
5. Natalya Malenko
1959-. (aged 67)
scientist
Natalya Fyodorovna Malenko is a Russian politician who has been a Member of the State Council of Crimea since 30 September 2020.
6. Gennady Samokhin
1971-. (aged 55)
geographer
Gennady Viktorovich Samokhin is a Crimean speleologist who holds the depth world record of cave diving in a sump at −2,196 meters, attained while exploring the Krubera Cave in 2012. He was educated and works in the Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University (now Crimean Federal University).
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7. Lenur Temirov
1990-. (aged 36)
amateur wrestler
Lenur Serverovych Temirov is a Crimean Tatar amateur Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the men's lightweight category for Ukraine.
8. Mikhail Afanasyev
1982-. (aged 44)
jurist
politician
Mikhail Sergeyevich Afanasev, is a Russian and former Ukrainian politician and lawyer who is currently the 6th Head of Simferopol [ru; uk] since 22 March 2022.
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9. Irek Zinnurov
1969-. (aged 57)
water polo player
politician
Irek Khaydarovich Zinnurov is a Russian water polo player of Tatar origin who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won four Russian titles as a captain of the Kazan club Sintez. After retirement from competitions, in 2010, he became its vice-president, and in 2011...
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10. Teyfuq Abdul
1915-1945 (aged 30)
military officer
Teyfuq Amitovich Abdul was a Crimean Tatar Hero of the Soviet Union who served as the commander of the 2nd battalion of the 175th Guards Rifle Regiment during the World War II.
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11. Yelena Protsenko
1968-. (aged 58)
jurist
Yelena Stepanovna Protsenko, is a Ukrainian-born Russian politician and lawyer who had served as the 4th head of Simferopol from 2019 to 2021.
12. Anatoliy Zayaev
1931-2012 (aged 81)
association football player
association football coach
Anatoliy Zayaev was a Soviet football player and a Ukrainian coach. Merited Coach of Ukraine.
13. Valeriy Petrov
1955-2022 (aged 67)
association football player
association football coach
Valeriy Pavlovych Petrov was a Soviet football player and Ukrainian coach.
14. Gennady Bakharev
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Gennady Sergeyevich Bakharev, is a Russian and former Ukrainian politician who had served as the 1st Head of Simferopol from 2014 to 2017 in annexed Crimea.
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15. Kateryna Altabayeva
1956-. (aged 70)
statesperson
politician
Yekaterina Borisovna Altabayeva, is a Russian politician. Member of the Federation Council from the executive authority from Russian-controlled Sevastopol, since 2 October 2020, she also served as the member from the legislative authority of Sevastopol from 2019 to 2020.
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16. Bakharev Konstantin
1972-. (aged 54)
journalist
politician
Konstantin Mikhailovich Bakharev, is a Russian and former Ukrainian politician and journalist. He has been a member of parliament of the Russian State Duma, since 5 October 2016, and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets since 24 October 2019. He is also a member of the Presidium of the General Council of the United Russia party,...
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17. Daniel Kluger
1951-2025 (aged 74)
science fiction writer
guitarist
lyricist
journalist
translator
Daniel Kluger (Russian: Даниэль (Даниил) Мусеевич Клугер; 8 October 1951 – 3 April 2025) was an Israeli writer in science fiction and detective genres. He wrote in Russian.
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18. Tamila Tasheva
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
human rights defender
Tamila Ravilivna Tasheva is a Ukrainian activist and politician serving as a Member of the Verkhovna Rada since 25 November 2024. She also served as the Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea from 2022 to 2024.
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19. Ruslan Balbek
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Ruslan Ismailovich Balbek is a Russian politician, economist. Candidate of political sciences (2019).
20. Pavlo Kazarin
1983-. (aged 43)
journalist
television presenter
opinion journalist
radio personality
Pavlo Volodymyrovych Kazarin is a Ukrainian bilingual journalist, publicist, and philologist-literary critic.
21. Mykola Bahrov
1931-2015 (aged 84)
wartime collaboration
geographer
politician
Mykola Vasylyovych Bahrov was a Soviet and Ukrainian politician. He was a chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea in 1990–1994 and Governor of Crimea Oblast 1989–1991.
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22. Cyril Sinelnikov
1901-1966 (aged 65)
university teacher
nuclear physicist
physicist
Kyrylo Dmytrovych Synelnykov was a Soviet and Ukrainian physicist who participated in the Soviet atomic bomb project.
23. Kseniya Simonova
1985-. (aged 41)
painter
Kseniya Oleksandrivna Paskar is a Ukrainian performance artist; she is involved in sand animation, graphic design, illustration, cinema, and literature. She is a Merited Artist of Ukraine and rose to prominence in 2009 after winning Ukraine's Got Talent. She is the only one to receive two Golden Buzzers on two "The Champions" series of the Got Talent franchise: America's Got...
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24. Kirill Shchelkin
1911-1968 (aged 57)
nuclear physicist
Kirill Ivanovich Shchelkin was a Soviet physicist of Armenian origin in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons who made theoretical and experimental contribution in combustion and gas dynamics.
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25. Mark Donskoy
1901-1981 (aged 80)
screenwriter
film director
director
actor
Mark Semyonovich Donskoy was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and studio administrative head.
26. Alexander Ponomarenko
1964-. (aged 62)
entrepreneur
investor
Alexander Anatolyevich Ponomarenko is a Russian–Cypriot billionaire businessman who made his fortune in banking, sea ports, commercial real estate and airport construction.
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27. Pavel Shperov
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Pavel Valentinovich Shperov is a Russian and former Ukrainian politician. He was a deputy of the State Duma of the VII convocation from 5 October 2016 until 12 October 2021.
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28. Igor Kurchatov
1903-1960 (aged 57)
physicist
politician
university teacher
nuclear physicist
Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov was a Soviet physicist who played a central role in organizing and directing the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons. He has been called the "father of the Russian atomic bomb".
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