Notable Britons With Ukrainian Ancestry
| Name | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Elena Baltacha | tennis player |
| Sergei Baltacha Jr. | footballer |
| Nick Clegg | politician who is Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats |
| Lew Grade | showbusiness impresario and television company executive |
| Michael Grade | chief-executive of ITV, former chairman of the BBC |
| Marina Lewycka | novelist |
| Mark Pougatch | broadcast sports journalist, BBC |
| Peter Solowka | musician, guitarist with The Ukrainians and formerly The Wedding Present |
| Bohdan Tkachuk | CEO of Viglen Computers (part of Lord Alan Sugar's group of companies) |
| Zoë Wanamaker | US born actress, raised in Britain of Ukrainian and Russian descent |
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