Namesakes
Vladimir I the Great
(a.k.a. Volodymyr) (m) c. 958-1015 
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars 980-1015
Saints (Vladimir of Kiev)
Volodymyr Pryjma
(m) 1906-1941
Saints
Vladimir Kuts
(a.k.a. Volodymyr) (m) 1927-1975
Olympic Medalists 1956 10000 m; 5000 m (gold)
Volodymyr Holubnychy
(m) 1936-2021
Olympic Medalists 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972 20 km walk (bronze/gold/silver)
Volodymyr Raskatov
(m) 1957-2014
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze/silver)
Volodymyr Tkachenko
(m) 1965-
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver)
Wladimir Klitschko
(a.k.a. Volodymyr) (m) 1976-
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Olympic Medalists 1996 boxing (gold)
Volodymyr Hroisman
(m) 1978-
Other Leaders 2016-2019 Ukraine (prime minister)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(m) 1978-
Other Leaders 2019- Ukraine (president)