Shevchenko

Shevchenko (alternative spellings Schevchenko, Ševčenko, Shevcenko, Szewczenko, Chevchenko; Ukrainian: Шевченко), a family name of Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the Ukrainian word shvets (Ukrainian: швець), "cobbler/shoemaker", and the suffix -enko, denoting descent.

The surname may refer to:

• Artem Shevchenko (born 1977), Ukrainian TV journalist and manager, CEO of TVi channel
• Artyom Shevchenko (born 1988), Russian association football player
• Alexander Shevchenko (curler) (born 1971), Russian wheelchair curler
• Alexander Shevchenko (born 1992), Russian ice hockey player
• Aleksandr Shevchenko (1883–1948), Russian painter
• Alexandra Shevchenko (born 1988), founding member of the Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMEN
• Andriy Shevchenko (born 1976), Ukrainian former association football player and current politician
• Andriy Shevchenko (politician) (born 1976), Ukrainian journalist turned politician
• Arkady Shevchenko (1930–1998), Ukrainian Soviet diplomat who defected to the West
• Dmitriy Shevchenko (disambiguation), a name of several Russian people
• Igor Shevchenko (born 1985), Russian association football player
• Ihor Shevchenko (born 1971), Ukrainian politician
• Ihor Ševčenko (1922–2009), American philologist and historian of Ukrainian origin
• Inna Shevchenko (born 1990), the most high profile member of the Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMEN
• Irina Shevchenko (born 1975), Russian hurdler
• Leonid Shevchenko (born 1932), Russian coach and former Soviet association football player
• Lyudmyla Shevchenko (born 1970), Ukrainian team handball player
• Maksim Shevchenko (disambiguation) (Russian spelling), a name of several people from post-Soviet countries
• Mykyta Shevchenko (born 1993), Ukrainian football goalkeeper
• Oleksandr Shevchenko (1937–2016), Ukrainian scientist, jurist and politician
• Oleksiy Shevchenko (born 1992), Ukrainian association football player
• Olga Shevchenko (born 1979), Russian ski-orienteering competitor
• Serhiy Shevchenko (disambiguation), name of several people from Ukraine and post-Soviet countries
• Tanja Szewczenko (born 1977), German figure skater of Ukrainian background
• Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861), Ukrainian poet and artist, iconic figure of Ukrainian culture
• Valentyna Shevchenko (cross-country skier) (born 1975), Ukrainian cross-country skier
• Valentina Shevchenko (fighter) (born 1988), Kyrgyzstani-Peruvian mixed martial artist
• Valentyna Shevchenko (politician) (born 1935), Soviet politician
• Vasyl Shevchenko (1888–1964), Ukrainian bandurist
• Vitaliy Shevchenko (born 1951), Russian coach and former Soviet association football player
• Vladislav Shevchenko (disambiguation), name of several people
• Vyacheslav Shevchenko (born 1985), Ukrainian association football player
• Yegor Shevchenko (born 1978), Russian association football player
• Yelena Shevchenko (born 1971), Soviet artistic gymnast
• Yevhen Shevchenko (born 1987), Ukrainian association football player

See also

• Neko Case
• Shevchuk
• Shvets