Actors
Natalie Wood
Nick Adams
George Dzundza
David Duchowny
Vera Farmiga
John Hodiak
Dustin Hoffman
Danny Kaye
Mila Kunis
Walter Matthau
Mike Mazurki
Mel Brooks
George Montgomery
Leonard Nimoy
Jack Palance
Sylvester Stallone
Anna Sten
Paul Muni
Milla Jovovich
Olga Kurylenko
Yakov Smirnoff
Zvi Scooler
Bernie Siegel
John Hodiak
Artists and designers
Alexander Archipenko– artist, sculptor
Nudie Cohn– fashion designer/ sequined country western cowboy suits
Paul Himmel- fashion/ documentary photographer
Jacques Hnizdovsky- stylized realist
Bill Tytla- original Disney animator
Jim Steranko- comic book artist/ illustrator
Andy Warhol- artist
Louise Nevelson- sculptor
Boris Aronson- set designer
Valentina Sanina Schlee- haute couture designer to the stars
Arthur “Weegee” Fellig- photographer
David Burlyuk- artist
Peter Hujar- photographer
Engineers and business
Bohdan Bejmuk- aerospace engineer, NASA Constellation, Boeing Space Shuttle, Sea Launch; International Academy of Aeronautics
Martin Cooper– “father of the (handheld) cell phone”
William Dzus– inventor of Dzus turnlock fasteners for aircraft
Igor Sikorsky– helicopter designer and manufacturer, National Medal of Science
Nick Holonyak- inventor of the LED, laser diode, p-n-p-n switch, National Inventors Hall of Fame
Steve Wozniak- co-founder of Apple Inc.
Andrew Kay- invented digital voltmeter, founded Non Linear Systems, President/ CEO of now defunct Kaypro computer manufacturers
Max Levchin– computer scientist, internet entrepreneur; co-founder of PayPal; other tech companies
Jan Koum- founder of WhatsApp
Igor Pasternak- founder and CEO of airship manufacturers Worldwide Aeros and NADATS
Paul Eremenko- technology executive/ innovator, United Technologies Research Center, Airbus Silicon Valley, Google Project Ara, DARPA
Jay Pritzker- founder Hyatt Hotels
O. John Skubiak – President of DeVry University
Harry Winston- businessman, jeweler
Taras Maksimuk- Tech destroyer of YouTube, 5.7 million subscribers.
Daniel Milstein– author, founder and CEO of Gold Star Financial Group
Irwin and Harry Chanin- NYC builders, major construction/ development
Military officers and war heroes
Mykola Bizun, Ivan
Officers Joseph Krynicky, Ivan Mara, Andrey Ripka, Julius Koblansky, Petro Semen, and I. H. Yarosh
Brig General John Basil Turchyn- Civil War, Chickamauga
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper– Captain, USN and NASA Astronaut
Bruce E. Melnick- Commander, USCG and NASA Astronaut
Michael Strank- World War II, flag raiser at Iwo Jima
Jeremy M. Boorda- US Admiral, Chief of Naval Operations
Bohdan Danyliw – US Brigadier General, Air Force Systems Command
Orest L. Kohut – Brigadier General US Air Force
Leonid Kondratiuk – Brigadier General in the Massachusetts 26th National Guard (WWI)
Walter A. Kostecki M.D. – US Army Medical Corps Major; World War II POW, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts and two Army Commendation Medals
Nicholas S. H. Krawciw– US Army Major General
William Lukash M.D. – Rear Admiral and Physician in Naval Medical Corps; White House Physician for four sitting Presidents, from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jimmy Carter
Stephen M. Mellnik – US Army Brigadier General; World War II POW
Nicholas Minue- World War II Medal of Honor
Nicholas Oresko- World War II Medal of Honor
Russ Zajtchuk, MD – Major General, US Army Medical Corp
Musicians
Irving Berlin- composer
Vladimir Horowitz- pianist
Leonard Bernstein-composer, conductor
Barbara Streisand- singer, songwriter, actress, filmmaker
Michael Bolton- pop rock ballad singer, songwriter
Ivan Doroschuk- lead vocalist, founding member of Men Without Hats
Bob Dylan– singer-songwriter, poet (paternal grandparents)
Bill Evans- jazz musician, pianist and composer
Stan Getz- saxophonist, composer
Herbie Mann- flute, sax, bass clarinet, composer, recording exec
G-Eazy- songwriter, rapper
Eugene Hütz– musician, actor; lead singer of Gogol Bordello
Lenny Kravitz– singer, instrumentalist
Matys Brothers- rockabilly musical act
Peter Ostroushko- violinist, mandolinist
Wally Palmar– founder, musician,The Romantics
Andy Babiuk- founder, bassist, Chesterfield Kings
Peter Zaremba- singer, Fleshtones
Melanie Safka- folk singer, performed at Woodstock
Steven Tyler– singer-songwriter, Aerosmith (maternal lineage)
Peter Yarrow- composer, guitar and vocal, Peter, Paul and Mary
Phil Spitalny- composer, bandleader all-female orchestra
Leo Ornstein- pianist, composer, teacher of John Coltrane and Jimmy Smith
Isaac Stern- violinist, Grammy Award, Kennedy Center Honors
Public Figures
Gary Johnson- former Governor of New Mexico, candidate for US President 2016 (maternal grandparents)
Ed Koch, Mayor, New York City
Bud Selig- Major League Baseball commissioner
Historical Figures
Samuel Adams (Samyilo Adamovich) – founding father of American Republic and signatory to Declaration of Independence
Lavrenty Bohun- doctor who accompanied Capt. John Smith to Jamestown VA in 1609
Rev. Agapius Honcharenko- founder/ publisher Alaska Herald newspaper (1868) in San Francisco, driving force behind Secretary Seward’s purchase of Alaska from Tsar of Moscow.
Nikolai Sudzilovsky (Rusel)- doctor who organized Hawaiian Medical Society and in 1901 elected to Hawaiian Senate
Abraham Zapruder- filmed JFK assassination on home movie camera
Sports figures
Baseball
Nestor Chylak– umpire; National Baseball Hall of Fame
Ed Vargo- umpire, World Series and All Stars
Bill Cristall- pitcher, Cleveland, 1901
Harry Fanok- relief pitcher, St Louis Cardinals, 1963-4
Paul Konerko- LA Dodgers, Reds, White Sox captain
Charlie Metro- Tigers and Phila A’s 1940’s; manager
Evan Longoria- third base; Tampa Bay Rays (maternal lineage)
Richie Scheinblum- All Star outfielder, MVP American League 1971
Andy Seminick- All Star, 1949, Phillies, Reds
Art Shamsky- outfield, Reds, Oakland A’s Cubs, Mets; Israel Baseball League manager
Phil Weintraub (1907–1987) – first base & outfield, NY Giants, Phillies, Reds
Basketball
Flip Saunders– Detroit Pistons head coach, Timberwolves, Wizards
Wally Szczerbiak– Timberwolves, Celtics, Sonics, Cavs
Football
Wayne Chrebet– wide receiver, Jets
Mike Ditka– tight end, coach; Hall of Fame, Super Bowl
Charles “Buckets” Goldenberg, All-Pro, Packers (1933-45), pro wrestler
Sloko Gill- Lions, 1942
Arnold Horween- back and center, Racine/ Chicago Cardinals, 1920’s; Harvard coach
Ralph Horween- All American Harvard Crimsons 1920’s, Racine/ Chicago Cardinals
Mike Kostiuk- tackle, Cleveland Rams, Lions, Buffalo Bisons 1940’s
Bronko Nagurski– Bears; All Pro, Football Hall of Fame, Wrestling Hall of Fame
Igor Olshansky– defensive end, Chargers, Cowboys, Dolphins
Steve Romanik- quarterback, Bears, Cardinals
Hockey
Wayne Gretzky– center; “The Great One”, Oilers, Kings, Blues, Rangers; US-CA dual citizen
Keith Tkachuk- left wing, Jets, Coyotes, Blues, Thrashers, scored over 1,000 pts. lifetime
Johnny Bucyk- All Star, Stanley Cup; Red Wings, Bruins
Vic Stasiuk- left wing; Blackhawks, Red Wings, Bruins
Terry Sawchuk- goaltender, All Star, Stanley Cup, Hall of Fame; Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Bruins, Kings, Rangers
Bill Mosienko- right wing, Black Hawks, All Star, Hall of Fame, hat trick in 21 seconds.
Ruslan Fedotenko– left wing, Stanley Cup, Flyers, Lightning, Islanders, Penguins, Rangers
Steve Konowalchuk- left wing, Capitals, Avalanche
Jakob Chychrun- defense, Arizona Coyotes
Bob Kudelski- center, Kings, Senators, Panthers
Soccer
brothers Gene and Walt Chyzowych- US National Soccer Team coaches, members National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Hall of Fame
Dima Kovalenko– MLS Conference Championship
Eugene Starikov- NY Cosmos, Indy Eleven
Golf
Jim Furyk- 2003 US Open
Matt Kuchar- PGA Tour
Steve Melnyk- US and British Amateur
Mike Souchak- PGA Tour and Ryder Cup
Figure Skating
Sasha Cohen– Olympic silver medalist figure skater
Boxing
Stephen Halaiko- 1928 Olympics silver medal, lightweight, 74-35-11 with 22 KO’s
Kid Kaplan– World Featherweight Champion 1925, 108-22-13 with 28 KO’s
Chuck Wepner- Heavyweight, “The Real Rocky”, “The Bayonne Bleeder”
Dmitry Salita– Welterweight, “Star of David”, 38-35-2
Terry Liskevych- US Olympics Womens Volleyball coach, bronze, 1992
Lenny Krayzelburg- backstroke Olympic swimmer 2000 & 2004, world record holder, 4 gold medals
George Varoff- pole vaulter, AAU World Record holder
Scientists & Scholars
Arthur F. Burns- economist, Federal Reserve Chairman, Ambassador to West Germany, Chairman of Council of Economic Advisors
Ludwig von Mises- non interventionist economist, professor, Mont Pelerin Society founder
Gabriel Almond- professor of political science; founder Princeton University’s Center of International Studies
Alexei Filippenko– astrophysicist, University of California, Berkeley; developed Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope; 2006 US Professor of the Year Award; member National Academy of Sciences in 2009; frequently featured on the History Channel series The Universe
Konstantin Frank– viticulturist and winemaker, developed thriving viticulture/ wine industry of NYS.
Milton Friedman- economist, Nobel Prize in Economics, sequential sampling
George Gamow– astrophysicist, cosmologist, theoretical physicist, children’s author, first suggested hydrogen fusion as source of solar energy
George Kistiakowsky- physical chemistry professor, member of Manhattan Project, National Medal of Sciences, U.S. President’s Medal of Merit
Jane Lubchenco – environmental scientist/ marine ecologist, head of NOAA
Simon Kuznets- Nobel prize in economics, modern economic development
Greg Mankiw – macroeconomist; Chairman/ Professor of Economics at Harvard University; New Keynesian economics, chairman 2003-2005 of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush;
Dr Albert Bandura- social cognitive theory psychologist
Zelman Waxman- Nobel Prize in physiology/ medicine (antibiotics), also antifouling paints for Navy, enzymes in laundry detergents
Lyubomyr Romankiw- IBM scientist, engineer, invented magnetic data recording heads computer breakthrough
Michael I. Yarymovych – Chief Scientist of the US Air Force and NASA Scientist
Arnold Zellner– economist; statistician; founder, International Society of Bayesian Analysis
Wilhelm Reich- psychoanalyst
Noam Chomsky- linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist
Writers and journalists
Mike Royko- Chicago based columnist, humorist, journalist, Pulitzer Prize
Henry Roth- novelist, short story writer, Call It Sleep
Jerry Cooke- photojournalist, founding member American Society of Media Photographers
Steve Ditko– comic book writer, co-creator of Marvel’s Spider Man and Dr Strange, created Mr. A.
Richard Ellmann- literary critic, biographer, National Book Award for Non Fiction
Adrian Holovaty- journalist, crime mapping programmer
Olena Kalytiak Davis- awarded poet, lawyer
Dzvinia Orlowsky- noted poet, translator, professor
Chuck Palahniuk–transgressive fiction novelist, journalist, essayist, “Fight Club”, “Lullaby”
Anna Politkovskaya- investigative journalist, writer, human rights activist, assassinated by Kremlin
Michael Smerconish– radio and TV presenter, CNN host, newspaper columnist, lawyer
Neale Donald Walsch– author “Conversations with God”
Michael Pocalyko- novelist, investment banker
Philip Roth- novelist, short story writer, National Book award, Pulitzer Prize
Norman Podhoretz- writer for Commentary, Hudson Institute
Hollywood
David O. Selznick- producer, screenwriter, film studio exec, “Gone with the Wind” Oscar
Steven Spielberg- director, producer and screenwriter, multiple awards throughout world
Stanley Kubrick- director, Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, 2001 Space Odyssey, The Shining, Spartacus, Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, The Killing, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, Paths of Glory
Otto Preminger- theater and film director
Billy Wilder- producer, director, screenwriter, Some Like It Hot, The Seven Year Itch, The Apartment
Norman Lear- TV producer; All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, Good Times, Maude, Mary Hartman, One Day at a Time
Paul Mazursky- comedic writer/ director
Louis B. Mayer- Hollywood studio head
Bud Barsky- early independent film producer
Edward Dmytryk- film director, “The Caine Mutiny”
Andrij Parekh- cinematographer
Alex Trebek- Jeopardy game show host
Boris Sagal- film director; The Omega Man, Rich Man Poor Man
Louis Sobol- producer, actor, Broadway columnist
David Victor- TV producer, writer; Marcus Welby MD, Gunsmoke, Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Theater and Performance
Lee Strasberg- actor, director, theater practitioner
David Copperfield- illusionist / magician
Vasyl Avramenko– dancer, balletmaster/choreographer, film producer, director
Maurice Schwartz- Yiddish Art Theater, NY
Sol Hurok- impresario
Bill Mazer- sportscaster