Shevchenko
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Shevchenko (alternative spellings Schevchenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko; Ukrainian: Шевченко) is a Ukrainian family name widely found in Ukraine, the former Soviet Union, and respective diasporas abroad. It may refer to:
- People
- Taras Shevchenko, a Ukrainian poet and artist, iconic figure of Ukrainian culture
- Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian footballer
- Dmitriy Shevchenko, a Russian discus thrower
- Irina Shevchenko, a Russian hurdler
- Tanya Szewczenko, a German figure skater of Ukrainian background
- Valentina Shevchenko, a Ukrainian cross-country skier
- Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian TV journalist and news anchor, vice-president of the National Television Company of Ukraine in April-October of 2005
- Places
- Shevchenko, fromer name of the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, in 1964–1992
- Fort-Shevchenko, a town in Kazakhstan
- Shevchenko Raion, a district of Kiev
- Kyiv Shevchenko University, the largest university in Ukraine
- Luhansk National Pedagogical Shevchenko University
- Shevchenko Scientific Society, an unofficial Ukrainian Academy of Sciences based in Lviv in western Ukraine.
- Shevchenko, Republic of Adygea, a village (khutor) in the Republic of Adygea, Russia
- Shevchenko, name of several rural settlements in Russia
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