page_title: Luhansk
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Luhansk / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Monument for Revolution Heroes in Luhansk Українська: Луганський Східний будинок зі шпилем This is a photo of a monument in Ukraine, number: 44-101-0013
context_page_description: Luhansk or Lugansk, formerly known as Voroshilovgrad, is a city in eastern Ukraine, near the border with Russia in the disputed Donbass Region. Luhansk is currently the capital and administrative center of the Luhansk People's Republic, an unrecognized nation that was established in 2014. Until its capture by LPR, Luhansk was the administrative center of the Luhansk Oblast.
context_section_description: Nikolay Shmatko (born 1943), sculptor, professor and painter.
  Sergey Bubka (born 1963), Soviet and Ukrainian pole vaulter, former World Record holder, and Olympic Champion
  Vasiliy Bubka (born 1960), Soviet and Ukrainian pole vaulter
  Vladimir Dal (1801–1872), Russian lexicographer
  Fedor Emelianenko (born 1976), a mixed martial arts champion
  Andriy Serdinov (born 1982), Ukrainian swimmer
  Kliment Voroshilov (1881–1969), Soviet military commander
  Mikhail Matusovsky (1915–1990), Soviet poet, songwriter
  Oleksandr Zavarov (born 1961), Soviet and Ukrainian football player and coach
  Valeriy Brumel (1942–2003), Soviet olympic champion
  Sergei Semak, Russian football player
  Viktor Onopko, Russian football player
  Yelyzaveta Bryzhina (Born 1989), Sprinter, Bronze Medal 4 × 100 m Relay London 2012
  T-DJ Milana (Julia Igorevna Rysina; born 1989), Ukrainian DJ, composer, dancer and model
  Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova (born 1969), 400m hurdler
caption: Monument for Revolution Heroes in Luhansk.
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