Namesakes
Gennadi Volnov
(m) 1939-2008 
Olympic Medalists 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972 basketball (silver/bronze/gold)
Gennadi Karponosov
(m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1980 figure skating (gold)
Hennadiy Avdyeyenko
(a.k.a. Gennadi) (m) 1963-
Olympic Medalists 1988 high jump (gold)