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Oleg

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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.

01Origins

Oleg derives from the Old Norse Helgi (Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine counterpart is Olga.

02People named Oleg

Rulers and nobles

Oleg the Wise, 9th-10th-century leader and conqueror of Kievan Rus'
Oleg of Dereva (died 977), prince of the Derevlians
Oleg I of Chernigov, Oleg Svyatoslavich of Tmutarakan, 11th-12th century Rus' prince and progenitor of the Olgovichi of Chernigov
Oleg I of Ryazan, 13th-century prince of Ryazan
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), prince of Galicia
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 Belakovsky (1921-2015), Soviet sports doctor
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 (1940-2006), 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 (1938-2025), 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 (1944-2024), 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 (born 1966), 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) (1969-2000), 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 (1945-2026), Russian-Austrian pianist and teacher
Oleg Makara (born 1954), Slovak director and writer
Oleg Makarevich (born 1962), 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 (born 1967), 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 (born 1984), Swedish singer
Oleg Nikiforenko (born 2001), Belarusian footballer
Oleg Nikolaenko (born 1987), Russian computer programmer, accused cyber-spammer
Oleg Nikolayev (disambiguation), several people
Oleg Nikulin (1970-2006), Russian footballer
Oleg Nilov (born 1962), 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 (born 2002), 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 (born 1977), 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 (born 1960), 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 (born 1997), 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 (born 1945), Soviet middle distance runner
Oleg Reabciuk (born 1998), Moldovan footballer
Oleg Reidman (born 1952), 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 (ice hockey) (born 1970), Belarusian ice hockey player
Oleg Romanov (politician) (born 1975), Belarusian politician
Oleg Romantsev (born 1954), Russian footballer and manager
Oleg Rozin (born 1965), Russian footballer
Oleg Rudnov (1948-2015), Russian businessman
Oleg Rukhlevich (1974-2023), 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 (1931-2014), 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 (1961-2025), 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 Sõnajalg (1959-2025), Estonian entrepreneur
Oleg Soskovets (born 1949), Russian politician
Oleg Starykh, Russian physicist
Oleg Starynskyi (born 1985), 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 (born 1948), 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 (1905-1971), 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 (born 1965), 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 (born 1958), Russian pianist
Oleg Volokh (born 1942), 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 (1954-2011), 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 (born 1979), 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 (1972-2006), 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

03Fictional 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

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Oleg of Novgorod.jpg by Viktor Vasnetsov, Public domain

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