- Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) - Russian poet, lived and studied in Kiev
- Sholom Aleichem (1859-1916) - Yiddish writer; lived in Kiev for many years
- Prof. Nikolay Amosov (1913-) - famous surgeon
- Oleg Antonov (1906-1984) - aero-constructor
at KPI:
1920s
- Isaac Babel (1894-1941) - Soviet writer; studied at Kiev University
- Menakhem Beilis (1874-1934) - a victim of a show-trial of Jews in Kiev. Find out more here
- Aleksanr Beretti (1816-1895) - architect; spent most of his life in Kiev
Buildings built by him:
First Gymnasium1900s
Anatomic Theater1900s
St. Vladimir Cathedral (1862-82)1900s|1999
- Vikentiy Beretti (1781-1842) - architect; spent most of his life in Kiev
Buildings built by him:
University Main Building (1837-42)1900s|1943|1980s|1999
Institute for the nobel women (1838-42) 1960s|1999 - M. Bohomolov (?-?) - mathematician
- Brodskiys Family - wealthy jewsih businessmen
- Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) - Russian writer
(1999)[Building where he spent most of his childhood]
(1910s)[Neighborhood where he lived for some time]
(1900s)[Secondary School that he attended, First Gymnasium]/[school yard]
Kiev-City
White Guard
Autobiography
- Volodimir Ivanovich Vernadskij (1863-1945) - famous academician
- Aleksander Dovzenko (1894-1956) - movie director
- Ilya Ehrenburg (1891-1967) - Russian writer
- V. M. Glushkov (1923-1982) - Academician, the author of fundamental works in cybernetics, mathematics and computer science
- Vladislav Gorodetzkiy (1863-1930) - architect
Buildings built by him:
Gorodetzkiy House (1901-02)1910s
Museum of Ukrainian Art, Building of (1897-1900)1900s|1993|1999
St. Nicolas Catholic Church1910s, 1910s||1980s
Karaim Kenasa (1900)1910s
- M. Grushevskiy (1866-1934) - historian, first president of Ukrainian Republic (1917-18)
- Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) - pianist
- Ephraim Katzir (1916-) - biophysicist/ 4th President of Israel
- Sergei P. Korolev (1906-1966) - aeronautical engineer
- Aleksander Kuprin (1870-1938) - Russian writer; lived in Kiev for some time
(1995)[Building where he lived for several years]
Kievan types
Wonderful Doctor
- A. V. Lunacharskiy (1875-1933)- academician
- Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912) - composer
monument -
1999 - Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935) - one of the greatest Russian Cubist movement painter.
- Golda Meir (1898-1978) - Prime Minister of Israel
- Dmitriy Mendeleyev (1834-1907) - chemist; taught at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute
- Petro Mohyla (1596-1647)- Metropolitan of Kiev (XVIIc)
- Ivan Nechuy-Levitzkiy (1838-1918) - Ukrainian writer
- Panikovskiy - the world most famous bagger
Monument on a corner of Prorznaya and Kreschatik
1999
The Twelve Chairs by Ilf and Petrov [
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The Golden Calf by Ilf and Petrov [Amazon.com] - Boris Paton (1918-) - scientist
- Evgeniy Paton (1870-1953) - scientist
- Konstantin Paustovskiy (1892-1968)- Russian writer
- N. E. Pirogov (1810-81)- famous surgeon
- Evgeniy Primakov (1929-) - politician/ prime Minister of Russia
- Maxym Rylskiy (1895-1964) - Ukrainian poet
- Vladimir Shainskiy (1925-) - famous Soviet composer
- Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) - Ukrainian poet/writer; taught at Kiev University for 2 years.
Several Paintings of Kiev by him:
,
His house in Kiev: article
monument:1990s
- Igor Sikorsky (1889-1972) - aero-constructor
- Sholom Aleikhim (1859 — 1916) - the best known yiddish writer
- M. Sklifosofskiy (?-?) - specialist in medicine; taught at Kiev University
- Hryhoriy Skovoroda (1722-1794) - writer/philosopher; student at the Kiev Mohyla Academy
monument on the Kontraktova sq:
1990s
- Viktor Vasneczov (1848-1926) - painter; worked in Kiev for more then 10 years
Interior of St. Volodimir's Cathedral, The Baptism of Kievans
- Ostap Vishnya (1889-1956) - Ukrainian writer/humorist; lived in Kiev for several years
- Vladimir (?-1015) - prince of Kiev
- Yaroslav the Wise (978-1054) - prince of Kiev