Writers from Ukraine

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Ukrainians Writers of all time. This list of famous Ukrainians Writers 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 Writers.

1. #1

   

   Nikolai Gogol

   1809 - 1852

   HPI 82.82107 langs

   Nikolai Gogol is most famous for his short story "The Nose," which is about a man who wakes up one morning to find that his nose has...Read moreShow less

   Nikolai Gogol is most famous for his short story "The Nose," which is about a man who wakes up one morning to find that his nose has disappeared.

2. #2

   

   Mikhail Bulgakov

   1891 - 1940

   HPI 78.7390 langs

   Mikhail Bulgakov is most famous for his novel, The Master and Margarita.

3. #3

   

   Taras Shevchenko

   1814 - 1861

   HPI 78.66105 langs

   Taras Shevchenko is most famous for his poetry.

4. #4

   

   Joseph Conrad

   1857 - 1924

   HPI 78.2988 langs

   Joseph Conrad is most famous for his novel, Heart of Darkness.

5. #5

   

   Svetlana Alexievich

   b. 1948

   HPI 78.1498 langs

   Svetlana Alexievich is a Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction writer. She is most famous for her book The Unwomanly Face of...Read moreShow less

   Svetlana Alexievich is a Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction writer. She is most famous for her book The Unwomanly Face of War, which is a collection of interviews with women who served in the Soviet Army during World War II.

6. #6

   

   Stanisław Lem

   1921 - 2006

   HPI 77.5679 langs

   Stanisław Lem is most famous for his science fiction novels, which are often philosophical and humorous.

7. #7

   

   Anna Akhmatova

   1889 - 1966

   HPI 76.43102 langs

   Anna Akhmatova is most famous for her poetry.

8. #8

   

   Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

   1836 - 1895

   HPI 74.4743 langs

   Leopold von Sacher-Masoch is most famous for his novel "Venus in Furs," which tells the story of a man who is sexually aroused by being...Read moreShow less

   Leopold von Sacher-Masoch is most famous for his novel "Venus in Furs," which tells the story of a man who is sexually aroused by being humiliated, beaten, and enslaved by a woman.

9. #9

   

   Joseph Roth

   1894 - 1939

   HPI 74.1649 langs

   Joseph Roth was a German novelist who is most famous for his novel "The Radetzky March."

10. #10

    

    Sholem Aleichem

    1859 - 1916

    HPI 73.5548 langs

    Sholem Aleichem is most famous for his work Tevye the Dairyman, which tells the story of a Jewish milkman and his family in a Russian...Read moreShow less

    Sholem Aleichem is most famous for his work Tevye the Dairyman, which tells the story of a Jewish milkman and his family in a Russian village.