Mariupol Abram Budanov (1886–1929) a Ukrainian anarchist military commander Diana Hajiyeva (born 1989), singer who represented Azerbaijan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Konstantin Ivashchenko (born 1963) politician and businessman, de facto Mayor of Mariupol Felix Krivin (1928–2016) a Soviet, Ukrainian and Israeli poet, author and screenwriter. Arkhip Kuindzhi (1842–1910), a Ukrainian landscape painter of Pontic Greek descent. Leonid Lukov (1909–1963) a Soviet film director and screenwriter. Ivan Ivanovich Mavrov (1936–2009), physician Julie Pelipas (born 1984) a Ukrainian stylist and local fashion director of Vogue Vyacheslav Polozov (born 1950), opera singer and professor of voice Alexander Sakharoff (1886–1963), Russian Empire dancer, teacher and choreographer; emigrated to France. Olgierd Straszyński (1903–1971), Polish conductor. Mykola Trofymenko (born 1985), Ukrainian academic political scientist. Voron Viacheslav (born 1967), singer, composer and music producer Viacheslav Voron (born 1967), singer-songwriter of the Russian and Ukrainian chanson Sergey Voychenko (1955–2004), Belarusian artist and designer. Alfred Wintle MC (1897–1966) a British military officer and one of London's great eccentrics. Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi (born 1959) a wealthy Ukrainian businessman. Anna Zatonskih (born 1978), Ukrainian American chess player Andrei Zhdanov (1896–1948), Soviet politician and cultural ideologist. Sport Sergei Baltacha, (born 1958), former 1988 European Football Championship runner-up Oleksandr Haydash (born 1967) former Ukrainian Russian football striker with 437 club caps. Oleh Kyryukhin (born 1975) a light flyweight boxer, bronze medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Alexander Oleinik (born 1986) kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter Vyacheslav Oliynyk (born 1966) Ukrainian wrestler and gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics Eduard Piskun (born 1967) is a Ukrainian former football player with over 450 club caps Viktor Prokopenko (1944–2007) a Ukrainian football player and coach Ihor Radivilov (born 1992), Olympic, world and European medalist in gymnastics Oleksandr Sydorenko (1960–2022), individual medley swimmer, gold medallist at the 1980 Summer Olympics Tetiana Ustiuzhanina (born 1965) competitive rower, team bronze medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics Oleksandr Volkov (born 1961) a former Soviet footballer with 515 club caps and Ukrainian football manager. International relations Twinning with Saint Petersburg Some Russian cities are twinned with ones in occupied Ukraine, in particular, Saint Petersburg is twinned with Mariupol. An art symbol of the twinning was unveiled on Palace Square in Saint Petersburg, defaced and removed. Notes References External links in English Official website welcome-to-mariupol.org.ua – Welcome to Mariupol! – support and assistance for foreign visitors Ilyich Mariupol steel and iron works photos of Mariupol photo Mariupol: panoramic photos of