Engineers from Ukraine

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Ukrainians Engineers of all time. This list of famous Ukrainians Engineers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Ukrainians Engineers.

1. #1

   

   Sergei Korolev

   1906 - 1966

   HPI 73.6173 langs

   Sergei Korolev was a Russian engineer and one of the key figures in the Soviet space program. He is most famous for being the chief designer...Read moreShow less

   Sergei Korolev was a Russian engineer and one of the key figures in the Soviet space program. He is most famous for being the chief designer of the first satellite, Sputnik 1, and the first human-made object to orbit the Earth.

2. #2

   

   Valentin Glushko

   1908 - 1989

   HPI 66.7945 langs

   Valentin Glushko was a Russian rocket engineer and the head of the Soviet space program for many years. He is most famous for his work on...Read moreShow less

   Valentin Glushko was a Russian rocket engineer and the head of the Soviet space program for many years. He is most famous for his work on the Soviet Union's first intercontinental ballistic missile, the R-7.

3. #3

   

   Yuri Kondratyuk

   1897 - 1942

   HPI 66.2637 langs
4. #4

   

   Stephen Timoshenko

   1878 - 1972

   HPI 63.5024 langs
5. #5

   

   Borys Paton

   1918 - 2020

   HPI 62.6929 langs

   Boris Paton is most famous for his work on the theory of the electron. He was a Soviet physicist who was a member of the Soviet Academy of...Read moreShow less

   Boris Paton is most famous for his work on the theory of the electron. He was a Soviet physicist who was a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences and the author of many books and articles.

6. #6

   

   Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov

   1896 - 1964

   HPI 60.4024 langs
7. #7

   

   Arkhip Lyulka

   1908 - 1984

   HPI 56.5418 langs
8. #8

   

   Leonid Toptunov

   1960 - 1986

   HPI 55.6715 langs

   Leonid Toptunov was a Soviet senior nuclear engineer best known for his role in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, where he was the...Read moreShow less

   Leonid Toptunov was a Soviet senior nuclear engineer best known for his role in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, where he was the shift supervisor during the ill-fated safety test that led to the reactor explosion. His actions and decisions during the incident have been the subject of extensive analysis regarding the disaster's causes.

9. #9

   

   Markus Reiner

   1886 - 1976

   HPI 55.3918 langs
10. #10

    

    Georgy Langemak

    1898 - 1938

    HPI 55.3416 langs