Shevchenko

Shevchenko (alternative spellings Schevchenko, Ševčenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko; Ukrainian: Шевченко), a family name of Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the Ukrainian word shvets (Ukrainian: швець), "tailor", and the suffix -enko, denoting descent. It may refer to:

People
  • Artem Shevchenko
    • Artyom Shevchenko, Russian footballer
  • Oleksandr Shevchenko
    • Aleksandr Shevchenko, Russian painter
  • Andriy Shevchenko
    • Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer
    • Andriy Vitaliyovych Shevchenko, Ukrainian journalist turned politician
  • Arkady Shevchenko, Ukrainian Soviet diplomat who defected to the West
  • Dmytro Shevchenko
    • Dmitriy Igorevich Shevchenko, Russian discus thrower
    • Dmitriy Stepanovich Shevchenko, Russian fencer
  • Ihor Shevchenko
    • Igor Shevchenko, Russian footballer
    • Ihor Ševčenko, American philologist and historian of Ukrainian origin
  • Iryna Shevchenko
    • Irina Shevchenko, Russian hurdler
  • Leonid Shevchenko, Russian football coach
  • Lyudmyla Shevchenko, Ukrainian team handball player
  • Maksym Shevchenko
    • Maksim Igorevich Shevchenko, Kazahakhtani footballer
    • Maksim Aleksandrovich Shevchenko, Russian footballer
  • Oleksiy Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer
  • Olha Shevchenko
    • Olga Shevchenko, Russian ski-orienteering competitor
  • Serhiy Shevchenko
    • Sergei Yakovlevich Shevchenko, Kazhakhstani ex-footballer, champion of Ukraine 1992, currently a football coach
    • Serhiy Vasylyovych Shevchenko, Ukrainian ex-footballer, currently a football coach
  • Tetyana Shevchenko
    • Tanja Szewczenko, German figure skater of Ukrainian background
  • Taras Shevchenko
    • Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet and artist, iconic figure of Ukrainian culture
    • Taras Shevchenko (performer), Russian performer
  • Valentyna Shevchenko
    • Valentyna Yevhenivna Shevchenko, Ukrainian cross-country skier
    • Valentyna Semenivna Shevchenko, Soviet politician
  • Vasyl Shevchenko, Ukrainian bandurist
  • Vitaliy Shevchenko, Russian former footballer
  • Vladyslav Shevchenko
    • Vladislav Shevchenko, Russian astronomer
  • Yehor (Yuriy) Shevchenko
    • Yegor Shevchenko, Russian footballer
  • Yevhen Shevchenko, Ukrainian footballer

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