Berdyansk - Notable Residents

Notable Residents

  • Olga Kurylenko, a model and actor, and James Bond girl in Quantum of Solace, was born and raised in Berdyansk.
  • Polina Osypenko, a Hero of the Soviet Union, was born in a nearby Osypenko village. Polina Osypenko was a military pilot, who set several flight world records including the longest non-stop flight ever completed by a woman in 1938.
  • Vladimir Havkin (1860–1930), a well-known doctor. He created the first effective anti-cholera vaccine. He also made a large contribution to the struggle against bubonic plague which involved Bombay (India) in 1898
  • Isaak Brodsky (1883–1939), a painter, a teacher and organizer of Art education in 30th years of 20th century. He was an Honoured Artist of the Russian SFSR and a member of the Union of Russian Artists
  • Joel Engel (1868—1927), composer, teacher and organizer, one of the founders of the Jewish art music movement.
  • Mikhail Voskresensky (1935), a pianist, People's Artist of Russia, professor at the Moscow State Conservatory
  • Lidiya Chernysheva (1912-1875), a ballet dancer, People's Artist of the USSR
  • Tatyana Nazarova (1960), People’s Artist of Ukraine and Russia, prima- actress of Lesya Ukrainka National Academic Theater of Russian Drama (Kiev)
  • Tatyana Prorochenko (1952), an athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, an olympic champion (in 1976 and 1980)
  • Vitaly Papazov (1980), a champion (in 2002) and the world record-holder on powerlifting
  • Roman Sevasteev, the World (in 1993) Champion on heavy athletics
  • Peter Jansen, (1852–1923) born in Berdyansk, rancher and founder of Jansen, Nebraska, State Representative and Senator

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