These are the People born in the country of Ukraine, whether it be the modern country as we see it on the map, or a person born in that region before Ukraine came to be. And while tensions in the Crimean Peninsula are...tense...to say the least, at this moment, I have included those born in the Peninsula as a part of Ukraine, but that could change.
Entries:
- Fanya Kaplan, Tried to Assassinate Vladimir Lenin
- Hürrem Sultan, aka Roxelana, Wife of Süleyman the Magnificent
- Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Deadliest Female Sniper in History
- SSGT Mariya Oktyabrskaya, The Woman Who Built and Operated Fighting Girlfriend (A Tank)
- Nadezhda Popova, Night Witch and Pilot During World War II
- Simon Wiesenthal, The Nazi Hunter
- Turhan Hatice Sultan, Regent of the Ottoman Empire