# Oleg

Oleg (Russian: Олег), Oleh (Ukrainian: Олег), or Aleh (Belarusian: Алег) is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine, and Belаrus.

## Origins

Oleg derives from the Old Norse Helgi (Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equivalent is Olga. While Germanic in origin, "Oleg" is not very common outside Eastern European countries, while "Helge" and "Helga" are common names in Scandinavia.

## Russian pronunciation

Олег (Oleg) is pronounced [ɐˈlʲek] in Russian. The English pronunciation of Oleg is based on the transliteration of the Cyrillic alphabet, and overlooks four key features of the Russian pronunciation:
* The stress is on the second syllable. In spoken Russian, the initial short unstressed 'O' is reduced to [ɐ], similar to the 'a' as in 'about'.
* The 'л' (l) becomes palatalized to [lʲ] ─ that is, it gains a 'y'-like quality, and but is still most closely approximated by a plain English 'l'.
* The Russian letter 'e' is pronounced 'ye' as in 'yellow'.
* The final 'г' (g) is devoiced to [k].
Thus although English speakers tend to pronounce the name as 'Óh-legg', in Russian it sounds more like 'Al-yék', the equivalent of Alec.

## Ukrainian pronunciation

The Ukrainian pronunciation of the name 'Олег' is different from Russian, though the same Cyrillic letters are used in writing. Ukrainian 'Олег' is pronounced [oˈlɛɦ] and becomes 'Oleh' in English according to the transliteration rules.

## Belarusian spelling and pronunciation

In Belarusian, the name is spelled and pronounced as "Алег" [aˈlʲeɣ] so that the first letter changes to "A" according to the Belarusian feature of akannye. The last letter is also pronounced differently, which renders the Latin transliteration 'Aleh'.

## People named Oleg
### Rulers and nobles

* Oleg of Novgorod, 9th–10th-century leader and conqueror of Kievan Rus'
* Oleg of Drelinia (died 977), ruler of Drelinia
* Oleg of Novgorod, a Varangian prince who ruled all or part of the Rus' people during the late 9th and early 10th centuries
* Oleg I of Chernigov, Oleg Svyatoslavich of Tmutarakan, 11th–12th century Rurikid prince
* Oleg I of Ryazan, 13th-century prince of Ryazan Principality
* Oleg II of Ryazan, Grand Prince of Ryazan from 1350 to 1402
* Oleg III Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov) (c. 1147–1204)
* Oleg Yaroslavich (1161?–1189), Rurikid prince
* Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia (1892–1914), son of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia

### Others

* Oleg Akkuratov (born 1989), Russian musician and singer
* Oleg Aleksandrov (1937–1997), Soviet rower
* Oleg Alekseev (1953–2015), Soviet wrestler
* Oleg Alekseyev (politician) (born 1967), Russian politician
* Oleg Aleynik (born 1989), Russian professional football player
* Oleg Amirbayov (born 1986), Azerbaijani actor
* Oleg Andronic (born 1989), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Anfimov (1937–2019), Soviet engineer and politician
* Oleg Anikanov (1933–2021), Soviet military officer
* Oleg Anofriyev (1930–2018), Soviet and Russian stage and screen actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, poet
* Oleg Antonenko (born 1971), Belarusian professional ice hockey left wing
* Oleg Antonov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Artemyev (born 1970), Russian cosmonaut
* Oleg Asadulin (born 1971), Russian film director, screenwriter and producer
* Oleg Atkov (born 1949), Russian cosmonaut
* Oleg Avramov (born 1968), Russian footballer
* Oleg Babenkov (born 1985), Russian professional football player
* Oleg Bakhmatyuk (born 1974), Ukrainian businessman and politician
* Oleg Baklanov (1932–2021), Soviet/Ukrainian politician, scientist and businessman
* Oleg Baklov (born 1994), Russian footballer
* Oleg Balan (born 1969), Moldovan jurist and politician
* Oleg Basilashvili (born 1934), Soviet/Russian film and theatre actor
* Oleg Bejenar (1971–2023), Moldovan-Ukrainian football player and manager
* Oleg Belaventsev (born 1949), Russian military figure and statesman
* Oleg Belokonev (born 1965), Belarusian general
* Oleg Belov (born 1973), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Belozyorov (born 1969), Russian politician
* Oleg Belyakov (born 1972), Soviet football goalkeeper
* Oleg Berdos (born 1987), Moldovan road bicycle racer
* Oleg Bernov, musician and member of Russian-American rock band Red Elvises
* Oleg Besov (born 1933), Russian mathematician
* Oleg Betin (1950–2023), the governor of Oblast in Russia
* Oleg Bezuglov (born 1984), musical artist
* Oleg Blinov (born 1978), Russian cosmonaut
* Oleg Blokhin (born 1952), Ukrainian football coach
* Oleg Bodrug (born 1965), Moldovan politician
* Oleg Bogayev (born 1970), Russian playwright based in Yekaterinburg
* Oleg Bogomolov (born 1950), governor of Kurgan Oblast
* Oleg Bolkhovets (born 1976), Russian long-distance runner
* Oleg Boltin (born 1993), Kazakhstani professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler
* Oleg Bolyakin (born 1965), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
* Oleg Bondarik (born 1976), Belarusian cyclist
* Oleg Borisov (1929–1994), Russian film and theatre actor
* Oleg Botsiev, Ambassador of South Ossetia to Abkhazia
* Oleg Bovin (born 1946), Russian water polo player
* Oleg Boyko (born 1964), Russian businessman
* Oleg Bozhev (born 1961), Soviet speed skater
* Oleg Brega (born 1973), Moldovan journalist and activist
* Oleg Bryjak (1960–2015), Kazakhstani operatic bass-baritone
* Oleg Budargin (born 1960), governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in Russia
* Oleg Burlakov (1949–2021), Russian inventor, entrepreneur and billionaire
* Oleg Buryan (born 1959), Russian artist
* Oleg Butković (born 1979), Croatian politician
* Oleg Butman (born 1966), Russian jazz drummer
* Oleg Caetani (born 1956), conductor of Russian and Italian descent
* Oleg Cassini (1913–2006), French-born American fashion designer
* Oleg Chen (born 1988), Russian weightlifter
* Oleg Chernyshov (born 1986), Russian professional football player
* Oleg Chiritso (born 1964), Belarusian weightlifter
* Oleg Chirkunov (born 1958), governor of Perm Krai, Russia
* Oleg Chistyakov (born 1976), Russian professional football player
* Oleg Chizhov (born 1970), Russian serial killer and rapist
* Oleg Chmyrikov (born 1996), Belarusian professional footballer
* Oleg Chukhleba (born 1967), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Chukhontsev (born 1938), Russian poet
* Oleg Chuzhda (born 1985), Ukrainian cyclist
* Oleg Clonin (born 1988), Moldovan football player
* Oleg Crețul (born 1975), Moldovan judoka
* Oleg Dahl (1941–1981), Soviet actor
* Oleg Dal (1941–1981), Soviet actor
* Oleg Danilov (1949–2021), Russian playwright and screenwriter
* Oleg Davydov (born 1940), Russian economist
* Oleg Davydov (ice hockey) (born 1971), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Delov (born 1963), Russian professional football coach and a former player
* Oleg Dementiev (1938–1991), Russian chess player
* Oleg Denishchik (born 1969), triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Belarus
* Oleg Deripaska (born 1968), Russian business oligarch
* Oleg Dimitrov (born 1996), Bulgarian footballer
* Oleg Dimov (born 1968), Russian politician
* Oleg Dineyev (born 1987), Russian footballer
* Oleg Dmitrenko (born 1984), Russian professional football player
* Oleg Dmitriyev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Dobrodeev (born 1959), Russian journalist and media manager
* Oleg Dolmatov (born 1948), former Russian footballer and a current manager
* Oleg Dovgopol (born 1975), Transnistrian politician
* Oleg Dozmorov (born 1974), Russian writer and poet
* Oleg Drozdov (born 1966), Ukrainian architect, artist and teacher
* Oleg Dudarin (born 1945), Russian professional football coach and a former player
* Oleg Dulub (born 1965), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Dyomin (born 1947), former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Russian Federation
* Oleg Efrim (born 1975), Moldovan politician and jurist
* Oleg Emirov (1970–2021), Russian composer, arranger and keyboardist
* Oleg Engachev (born 1967), Qatari sports shooter
* Oleg Eremeev (1922–2016), Russian painter
* Oleg Fatun (born 1959), Russian former track and field sprinter
* Oleg Fediukov (born 1972), American ice dancer
* Oleg Felzer (1939–1998), Azerbaijani composer
* Oleg Fesov (born 1963), musical artist
* Oleg Fistican (born 1975), Moldovan footballer and manager
* Oleg Flentea (born 1964), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Fomenko (born 1972), Russian footballer
* Oleg Fotin (born 1945), Russian swimmer
* Oleg Gaidukevich (born 1977), Belarusian politician
* Oleg Galkin (1965–2003), Soviet and Ukrainian cyclist
* Oleg Garapuchik (born 1997), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Garin (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Gazenko (1918–2007), Soviet scientist and general officer
* Oleg Gazmanov (born 1951), Russian singer, composer and poet
* Oleg Gerasimenko (born 1990), Russian footballer
* Oleg Gogol (born 1968), Belarusian wrestler
* Oleg Golikov (born 1968), Russian politician
* Oleg Golovanov (1934–2019), Russian rower
* Oleg Goncharenko (1931–1986), Soviet speed skater
* Oleg Gordievsky (born 1938), Soviet KGB agent who defected to the UK
* Oleg Gorobiy (born 1971), Russian canoeist
* Oleg Goroshko (born 1989), Belarusian ice hockey player
* Oleg Govorun (born 1969), Russian politician
* Oleg Grabar (1929–2011), French archeologist and historian of Islamic art, working in the United States
* Oleg Grachev (born 1974), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Grams (born 1984), Russian handball player
* Oleg Grebnev (born 1968), Russian handball player
* Oleg Grigoryev (born 1937), Russian boxer
* Oleg Grinevsky (1930–2019), Russian diplomat
* Oleg Grishkin (born 1975), Russian cyclist
* Oleg Grushecki (born 1974), Belarusian writer and translator
* Oleg Gubanov (born 1977), Russian footballer
* Oleg Gubin (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Gudymo (born 1944), Transnistrian politician
* Oleg Gusev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Gutsol (born 1982), Ukrainian-Canadian internet entrepreneur
* Oleg Haslavsky (1948–2021), Russian poet, painter and translator
* Oleg Hromțov (born 1983), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Ichim (born 1979), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Imrekov (1962–2014), Russian footballer
* Oleg Isayenko (born 2000), Russian footballer
* Oleg Ishchenko (born 1994), rugby player
* Oleg Ishutkin (born 1975), Russian race walker
* Oleg Itskhoki (born 1983), Russian-American economist
* Oleg Ivaninsky, Russian politician
* Oleg Ivanov (born 1986), Russian footballer
* Oleg Ivanov (footballer, born 1967), Russian footballer
* Oleg Ivanovsky (1922–2014), Soviet aerospace engineer
* Oleg Ivenko (born 1996), Ukrainian ballet dancer and actor
* Oleg Izhboldin, Russian mathematician
* Oleg D. Jefimenko (1922–2009), Ukrainian-American physicist and Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University
* Oleg Juravlyov (born 1982), Uzbekistani painter
* Oleg Kagan (1946–1990), Soviet violinist
* Oleg Kalashnikov (1962–2015), Ukrainian politician
* Oleg Kalidov (born 1951), Soviet canoeist
* Oleg Kalugin (born 1934), Russian activist and KGB general
* Oleg Kalugin (footballer) (born 1989), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kamshylov (born 1969), Russian statesman and lawyer
* Oleg Kapustnikov (born 1972), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Karavaychuk (1927–2016), Russian composer
* Oleg Karavayev (1936–1978), Soviet wrestler
* Oleg Karpov (born 1965), Soviet equestrian
* Oleg Kazmirchuk (born 1968), Kyrgyzstani and Ukrainian footballer
* Oleg Kashin (born 1980), Russian journalist and writer
* Oleg Kechko (born 1967), Belarusian weightlifter
* Oleg Ken (1960–2007), Russian historian
* Oleg Kerensky (1905–1984), Russian civil engineer
* Oleg Khafizov (born 1959), Russian writer
* Oleg Khandayev (born 1964), Soviet hockey player
* Oleg Kharytonov (born 1988), Ukrainian canoeist
* Oleg Khlestov (1923–2021), Soviet diplomat
* Oleg Khlevniuk (born 1959), Russian historian
* Oleg Khmyl (born 1970), Belarusian ice hockey player
* Oleg Khodkov (born 1974), Russian handball player
* Oleg Khoma (born 1966), Ukrainian translator and historian
* Oleg Khopyorsky (born 1959), Olympic sailor from the Soviet Union
* Oleg Khorokhordin (born 1972), Russian politician
* Oleg Khorzhan (1976–2023), Transnistrian politician
* Oleg Khvatsovas (1967–2021), Belarusian sport shooter
* Oleg Khvostov (born 1972), Russian painter
* Oleg Kiselyov (born 1967), Russian handball player
* Oleg Komov (1932–1994), Russian sculptor
* Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (born 1964), Russian cosmonaut
* Oleg Grigoriyevich Kononenko (1938–1980), Soviet cosmonaut
* Oleg Kononov (born 1966), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kornienko (born 1973), Kazakhstani-Russian footballer
* Oleg A. Korolev (born 1968), Russian artist
* Oleg Kosarev (born 1966), Soviet-Russian serial rapist
* Oleg Koshevoy (1926–1943), Soviet partisan
and co-founder of the Soviet resistance group, the Young Guard
* Oleg Kostin (born 1992), Russian swimmer
* Oleg Kosyak (born 1975), Ukrainian gymnast and sports coach
* Oleg Kotov (born 1965), Russian physician and cosmonaut
* Oleg Kovalenko (ice hockey) (born 1975), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Kovalyov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Kozhemyakin (born 1995), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kozhemyako (born 1962), Russian politician
* Oleg Krasikov (born 1999), Russian curler
* Oleg Krasilnichenko (born 1997), Russian footballer
* Oleg Krishtal, Ukrainian neurophysiologist
* Oleg Krivonogov (1938–2021), Soviet and Russian diplomat
* Oleg Krivonosov (born 1961), Latvian chess player
* Oleg Kroshkin (1950–2020), Belarusian artist
* Oleg Krushin (1966–1992), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kryazhev (born 1970), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
* Oleg Kryoka (born 1987), Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
* Oleg Leonidovich Kryzhanovsky (1918–1997), Russian entomologist
* Oleg Kubarev (born 1966), Belarusian footballer and manager
* Oleg Kudryashov (1932–2022), Russian painter and printmaker
* Oleg Kukhta (born 1970), Russian singer songwriter
* Oleg Kuleshov (born 1974), Russian handball player
* Oleg Kuleshov (skier) (born 1976), Belarusian freestyle skier
* Oleg Kulik, Ukrainian-born Russian artist
* Oleg Kulkov (born 1978), Russian marathon runner
* Oleg Kurguskin (born 1966), Russian motorcycle speedway rider
* Oleg Kutscherenko (born 1968), Ukrainian-German wrestler
* Oleg Kuvaev (born 1967), Russian artist, designer and animator
* Oleg Kuvshinnikov (born 1965), Russian politician
* Oleg Kuzhlev (born 1966), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kuzmin (born 1981), Russian footballer
* Oleg Kuznetsov (serial killer), Soviet-Russian serial killer and rapist
* Oleg Ladik (born 1971), Ukrainian-born Canadian Olympic wrestler
* Oleg Lanin (born 1996), Russian footballer
* Oleg Lebedev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Leonov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Lepik (born 1973), Russian-born Estonian footballer
* Oleg Li (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Lidrik (born 1971), Russian footballer and official
* Oleg Lipchenko (born 1957), Canadian artist and illustrator
* Oleg Litvinenko (1973–2007), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Lobov (1937–2018), Russian politician
* Oleg Lomakin (1924–2010), Russian painter
* Oleg Losev (1903–
1942), Russian scientist and inventor
* Oleg Lotov (born 1975), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Lundstrem (1916–2005), Russian composer
* Oleg Lupanov (1932–2006), Russian mathematician
* Oleg Lyalin (1937–1995), Soviet agent who defected from the KGB
* Oleg Lyashko (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Lyubelskiy (1962–1994), Russian footballer
* Oleg Maisenberg (born 1945), Russian-Austrian pianist and teacher
* Oleg Makara (born 1954), former Czechoslovakian writer
* Oleg Makarevich, Russian general
* Oleg Makarov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Maltsev (born 1967), Russian judoka
* Oleg Maltsev (psychologist) (born 1975), Ukrainian psychologist
* Oleg Olegovich Malyukov (born 1985), Russian footballer and coach
* Oleg Manaev (born 1952), Belarusian sociologist
* Oleg Marichev (born 1945), Russian mathematician
* Oleg Markov (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
* Oleg Maskaev (born 1969), Russian-American boxer
* Oleg Matveychev (born 1970), Russian politician
* Oleg Matytsin (born 1964), Russian statesman
* Oleg Mavromati (born 1965), Russian artist-actionist and a filmmaker
* Oleg Medvedev (born 1985), Russian luger
* Oleg Mekhov (born 1966), Russian footballer
* Oleg Melnichenko (born 1973), Russian politician
* Oleg Menshikov (born 1960), Russian actor, theater director and singer
* Oleg Mikhaylov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Mikulchik (born 1964), Belarusian ice hockey player
* Oleg V. Minin (born 1960), Russian physicist
* Oleg Minko (1938–2013), Ukrainian painter
* Oleg Mirny (born 1963), Russian footballer and coach
* Oleg Miron (born 1956), Olympic sailor from the Soviet Union
* Oleg Mishukov (born 1980), Russian sprinter
* Oleg Mityaev (born 1956), Russian bard, musician and actor
* Oleg Mityaev (general), Russian major-general
* Oleg Moldovan (born 1966), Moldovan sport shooter
* Oleg Moliboga (1953–2022), Russian volleyball player and coach
* Oleg Morgun, Ukrainian separatist politician
* Oleg Morozov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Murachyov (born 1995), Russian footballer
* Oleg Murayenko, executed Kazakhstani serial killer
* Oleg Musin (born 1975), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Mutt (1920–1986), Estonian linguist and translator
* Oleg Mutu (born 1972), Romanian cinematographer and film producer
* Oleg Nagornov (born 1956), Russian physicist and mathematician
* Oleg Narinyan (born 1961), Russian curler and coach
* Oleg Naumenko (born 1986), Ukrainian wheelchair fencer
* Oleg Naumov, Russian mass murderer
* Oleg Nechayev (born 1971), Russian footballer
* Oleg Nedashkovskiy (born 1987), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Negrobov (1941–2021), Russian entomologist
* Oleg Neikirch (1914–1985), Bulgarian chess player
* Oleg Nejlik, Swedish singer
* Oleg Nikiforenko (born 2001), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Nikolaenko, Russian computer programmer, accused cyber-spammer
* Oleg Nikolayev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Nikulin (1970–2006), Russian footballer
* Oleg Nilov, Russian politician, Member of the State Duma
* Oleg Normatov (born 1981), Uzbekistani hurdler
* Oleg Novachuk (born 1971), Kazakh businessman, currently Chief Executive of Kazakhmys
* Oleg Novitskiy (born 1971), Russian cosmonaut
* Oleg Ogorodov (born 1972), Uzbekistani tennis player
* Oleg Orlov (born 1953), Russian human rights activist
* Oleg Oshenkov (1911–1976), Soviet footballer
* Oleg Ovsyannikov (born 1970), Russian ice dancer
* Oleg Oznobikhin, Russian footballer
* Oleg Pankov (born 1967), Ukrainian cyclist
* Oleg Panteleyev (1952–2016), Russian statesman
* Oleg Panyutin (born 1983), Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete
* Oleg Parada (born 1969), Russian footballer
* Oleg Pashinin (born 1974), Uzbekistani footballer
* Oleg Pavlov (1970–2018), Russian writer
* Oleg Pavlov (speed skater) (born 1966), Russian speed skater
* Oleg Penkovsky (1919–1963), Soviet colonel
* Oleg Perepelitsyn (born 1969), Russian footballer
* Oleg Perepetchenov (born 1975), Russian weightlifter
* Oleg Petrosyan, Russian serial killer
* Oleg Petrov (born 1971), Russian former ice hockey right winger
* Oleg Petrov (bobsleigh) (born 1967), Russian bobsledder
* Oleg Petrov (footballer) (born 1968), Russian footballer
* Oleg Pichugin (born 1974), Russian footballer and coach
* Oleg Piganovich (born 1985), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Pinchuk, Ukrainian artist
* Oleg Platonov (born 1950), Russian holocaust denier
* Oleg Platov (born 1983), Russian holocaust denier
* Oleg Podruzhko (born 1964), Russian footballer
* Oleg Pogodin (born 1965), Russian film director and screenwriter
* Oleg Pogudin (born 1968), Russian actor and singer
* Oleg Polyakov (born 1990), Russian footballer
* Oleg Polyarush (born 1977), Ukrainian footballer
* Oleg Ponomarev (born 1992), Russian Paralympic Nordic skier
* Oleg Ponomaryov (born 1991), Russian footballer
* Oleg Popov (1930–2016), Soviet and Russian clown and circus artist
* Oleg Postnov (born 1962), Russian author
* Oleg Pravilo (born 1988), Russian footballer
* Oleg Prezhdo (born 1970), Ukrainian-American physical chemist
* Oleg Prihodko, Ukrainian tennis player
* Oleg Prokofiev (1928–1998), Russian artist, son of Sergei Prokofiev
* Oleg Proleskovsky, Belarusian politician
* Oleg Protopopov (1932–2023), Russian figure skater
* Oleg Prudius (born 1972), Ukrainian professional wrestler known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov
* Oleh Psiuk (born 1994), Ukrainian rapper and songwriter, who is the founder and frontman of the rap group Kalush
* Oleg Pukhnatiy (born 1975), Uzbekistani swimmer
* Oleg Rabota (born 1990), Kazakhstani swimmer
* Oleg Radushko (born 1967), Belarusian footballer and coach
* Oleg Rayko, Soviet middle distance runner
* Oleg Reabciuk (born 1998), Moldovan footballer
* Oleg Reidman, Moldovan politician
* Oleg Riabokon (born 1973), Ukrainian lawyer and politician
* Oleg Roganov (born 1995), Russian footballer
* Oleg Romanishin (born 1952), Ukrainian chess player
* Oleg Romanov, Belarusian ice hockey player
* Oleg Romanov (politician), Belarusian politician
* Oleg Romantsev (born 1954), Russian footballer and manager
* Oleg Rozin (born 1965), Russian footballer
* Oleg Rudnov (1948–2015), Russian businessman
* Oleg Rukhlevich (born 1974), Belarusian swimmer
* Oleg Ryakhovskiy (1933–2023), Soviet triple jumper
* Oleg Rydny (born 1967), Russian footballer and coach
* Oleg Rykhlevich (born 1974), Belarusian freestyle swimmer
* Oleg Rylkov, Russian serial killer, serial rapist and pedophile
* Oleg Ryzhenkov (born 1967), Belarusian biathlete
* Oleg Sadikhov (born 1966), Israeli Olympic weightlifter
* Oleg Saitov (born 1974), Russian boxer
* Oleg Sakirkin (1966–2015), Kazakh and Soviet triple jumper
* Oleg Salenko (born 1969), Russian-Ukrainian footballer
* Oleg Salnikov (born 1975), Russian footballer
* Oleg Salyukov (born 1955), Russian army general
* Oleg Samatov (born 1965), Russian footballer
* Oleg Samorukov (born 1972), Russian footballer and coach
* Oleg Samsonov (born 1987), Russian footballer
* Oleg Sapožnin, Estonian sports official and sports personnel
* Oleg Saprykin (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Savchenko (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Savelyev (born 1965), Russian politician
* Oleg Seleznyov (1959–2021), Russian politician
* Oleg Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky (1906–1990), Soviet ornithologist
* Oleg Sentsov (born 1976), Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and activist
* Oleg Serbin (born 1982), Ukrainian librarian
* Oleg Serebrian (born 1969), Moldovan diplomat and politician
* Oleg Sergeyev (born 1968), Russian footballer
* Oleg Sergeyev (sprinter) (born 1975), Russian sprinter
* Oleg Shafarenko (born 1981), Ukrainian ice hockey player
* Oleg Shalayev (born 1992), Russian footballer
* Oleg Shamaev (born 1982), Uzbekistani alpine skier
* Oleg Shargorodsky (born 1969), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Shatov (born 1990), Russian footballer
* Oleg Shatskikh (born 1974), Uzbekistani footballer
* Oleg Shatunov (born 1967), Russian volleyball player
* Oleg Shcherbakov (born 1966), Russian association football player
* Oleg Shein (born 1972), Russian politician
* Oleg Shelestenko (born 1972), Spanish canoeist
* Oleg Shelyutov (born 1988), Russian footballer
* Oleg Shenin (1937–2009), Soviet politician
* Oleg Shevtsov (born 1971), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Shinkaryov (born 1965), Russian footballer and official
* Oleg Shteynikov (born 1985), Kazakhstani freestyle swimmer
* Oleg Shupliak (born 1967), Ukrainian artist
* Oleg Shutov (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer
* Oleg Skopintsev (born 1984), Russian handball player
* Oleg Skorkin (born 1961), Russian footballer
* Oleg Skripochka (born 1969), Russian engineer and cosmonaut
* Oleg Skrypka (born 1964), Ukrainian musician, vocalist, composer, and leader of the group Vopli Vidoplyasova
* Oleg Smolin (born 1952), Russian politician and philosopher
* Oleg Smirnov (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Sobirov (born 1981), Uzbekistani footballer
* Oleg Sokolov (born 1956), Russian historian and convinced murder
* Oleg Soldatov (born 1963), Russian conductor
* Oleg Solodovnik (born 1966), Russian and Ukrainian futsal coach
* Oleg Solomakhin (born 1971), Belarusian rower
* Oleg Solovyov (born 1973), Ukrainian footballer
* Oleg Soskovets (born 1949), Russian politician
* Oleg Starykh, Russian physicist
* Oleg Starynskyi, Ukrainian football manager
* Oleg Stefan (born 1959), Ukrainian-born American actor
* Oleg Stepanenko (born 1939), Ukrainian hurdler
* Oleg Stepanov (1939–2010), Russian judoka
* Oleg Stepko (born 1994), Ukrainian and Azerbaijani artistic gymnast
* Oleg Stogov (born 1965), Russian footballer
* Oleg Stoyanovskiy (born 1996), Russian beach volleyball player
* Oleg Strakhanovich (born 1979), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Strizhakov (born 1963), Russian long-distance runner
* Oleg Strizhenov (1929–2025), Soviet and Russian actor
* Oleg Sudakov (born 1962), musical artist
* Oleg Sukhoruchenko (born 1965), Russian bobsledder
* Oleg Sushkov, Australian nuclear physicist
* Oleg Suvorov (born 1997), Russian footballer
* Oleg Sveshnikov, Soviet rower
* Oleg Svyatoslavich (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Syomin (born 1974), Russian footballer
* Oleg Syrokvashko (1961–2016), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Tabakov (1935–2018), Soviet and Russian actor
* Oleg Tabunov (born 1969), Russian footballer
* Oleg Taktarov, (born 1967) Russian mixed martial artist and actor
* Oleg Tamarin (1937–2005), Russian composer
* Oleg Tarabanov (born 1997), Russian footballer
* Oleg Tarnovschi (born 1992), Moldovan canoeist
* Oleg Ten (born 1975), Russian serial killer
* Oleg Teryokhin (born 1970), Russian footballer
* Oleg Teziev, South Ossetian politician
* Oleg Timofeyev (born 1963), American musicologist
* Oleg Tinkov (born 1967), Russian entrepreneur and businessman
* Oleg Tolbanov (born 1947), Russian physicist
* Oleg Tolmachev (1919–2008), Soviet ice hockey player and coach
* Oleg Tolstikov, Soviet Air Force colonel general
* Oleg Tonoritchi (born 1973), Moldovan cyclist
* Oleg Trifonov (born 1981), Russian footballer
* Oleg Troshin (born 1964), Soviet racewalker
* Oleg Troyanovsky (1919–2003), Soviet diplomat
* Oleg Trubachyov (1930–2002), Soviet and Russian linguist
* Oleg Tsaryov (born 1970), Ukrainian-Russian politician, businessman and separatist
* Oleg Tselkov (1934–2021), Russian nonconformist artist
* Oleg Tsepkin, Russian politician
* Oleg Tsokov (1971–2023), Russian general
* Oleg Tsvetkovskiy (born 1970), Uzbekistani swimmer
* Oleg Țulea (born 1980), Moldovan politician
* Oleg Tverdovsky (born 1976), Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Tyurin (1937–2010), Russian rower
* Oleg Umurzakov (1967–2021), Russian footballer
* Oleg Valenchuk (born 1960), Russian politician
* Oleg Valjalo (born 1970), Croatian politician
* Oleg Vasilenko (born 1973), Russian professional football manager
* Oleg Vasiliev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Velyky (1977–2010), German handball player
* Oleg Veretelnikov (born 1972), Uzbekistani decathlete
* Oleg Veretennikov (born 1970), Russian footballer
* Oleg Verniaiev (born 1993), Ukrainian gymnast
* Oleg Vernigorov (born 1972), Russian footballer
* Oleg Vikulov (born 1987), Russian diver
* Oleg Vinogradov (born 1937), Russian choreographer and educator
* Oleg Vinogradov (rower) (born 1984), Estonian rower
* Oleg Viro (born 1948), Russian mathematician
* Oleg Vlasov (born 1984), Russian footballer
* Oleg Volkov, Russian pianist
* Oleg Volokh, Belarusian footballer and manager
* Oleg Voloshyn (born 1981), Russian-Ukrainian journalist, political pundit, and former government official
* Oleg Voskoboynikov (born 1971), Kazakhstani footballer
* Oleg Voyko (born 1980), Ukrainian ice dancer
* Oleg Vyshniakov (born 1965), Ukrainian businessman and public figure
* Oleg Vyugin (born 1952), Russian economist and professor
* Oleg Wirth, Russian serial killer
* Oleg Woolf, Moldovan-Soviet writer
* Oleg Yakovlev (disambiguation), several people
* Oleg Yankovsky (1944–2009), Soviet and Russian actor
* Oleg Yashin (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Yefremov (1927–2000), Soviet and Russian actor and producer
* Oleg Yelyshev (born 1971), Russian footballer
* Oleg Yem (born 1974), Kazakhstani weightlifter
* Oleg Yeprintsev (born 1962), Russian footballer
* Oleg Yeremeyev, Kazakhstani ice hockey player
* Oleg Yermakov (born 1961), Russian writer
* Oleg Yermolin (born 1972), Russian luger
* Oleg Yerofeyev (1940–2022), Russian navy admiral
* Oleg Yeryomin (born 1967), Russian footballer
* Oleg Yesayan (born 1946), Armenian politician and diplomat
* Oleg Yevdokimov (born 1994), Belarusian footballer
* Oleg Yevenko (born 1991), Belarusian ice hockey player
* Oleg Yolkin (born 1986), Russian footballer
* Oleg Zagorodnev (born 1959), Russian field hockey player
* Oleg Zaikin, Russian serial killer
* Oleg Zaionchkovsky (born 1959), Russian author
* Oleg Zatsarinny (1953–2021), Ukrainian-American theoretical and computational physicist
* Oleg Zaytsev (1939–1993), Russian ice hockey player
* Oleg Zelenin (born 1989), Russian footballer
* Oleg Zemlyakov (born 1993), Kazakhstani cyclist
* Oleg Zernikel (born 1995), German pole vaulter
* Oleg Zhegoyev (born 1945), Soviet canoeist
* Oleg Zherebetskyy (born 1986), Ukrainian luger
* Oleg Zhestkov (born 1987), Russian canoeist
* Oleg Zhivetin (born 1964), Russian painter
* Oleg Zhivotnikov (born 1967), Russian footballer
* Oleg Zhukov (born 1976), Russian bicycle racer
* Oleg Zhukovskiy (born 1970), Belarusian high jumper
* Oleg Znarok (born 1963), Latvian ice hockey player
* Oleg Zoteyev (born 1989), Uzbekistani footballer
* Oleg Zurabiani (born 1957), Georgian judoka
* Oleg Zykov (born 1970), Russian footballer and coach

## Fictional characters
### Film

* Oleg, Don Shirley's cellist in Green Book, played by Dimiter D. Marinov

### Television

* Vanko Oleg Golishevsky, on 2 Broke Girls
* Oleg Igorevich Burov, a Soviet KGB officer played by Costa Ronin on The Americans
* Oleg the Prophet, ruler of Kiev, played by Danila Kozlovsky on Vikings (based on Oleg of Novgorod)
* Oleg Mikcic, portrayed by Karl Herlinger on season 7 of Dexter

### Video games

* Oleg, the original name of Teach from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
* Oleg Kirlov, the character in video games Saints Row: The Third, Saints Row IV, Agents of Mayhem