Oleg
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Oleg Oleh , or Aleh
is a Slavic
given name
. It derives from the Old Norse
Helgi (Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equivalent is Olga
.
Aleh
Aleh is a transliteration from Belarusian Алег of the Eastern Slavic name Oleg. It is sometimes spelled as "Aleg"....
is a Slavic
Slavic peoples
The Slavic people are an Indo-European panethnicity living in Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, North Asia and Central Asia. The term Slavic represents a broad ethno-linguistic group of people, who speak languages belonging to the Slavic language family and share, to varying degrees, certain...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It derives from the Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
Helgi (Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equivalent is Olga
Olga (name)
Olga is a female given name, derived from Old Norse name Helga. It is used in Russia , Ukraine , Belarus , Poland, Czech Republic, Greece , Finland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia , Iceland, and Latin America. The Russian male equivalent is Oleg .Name days Olga is a female given name, derived from Old...
.
People named Oleg
- Oleg of NovgorodOleg of NovgorodOleg of Novgorod was a Varangian prince who ruled all or part of the Rus' people during the early 10th century....
, 9th–10th century leader and conqueror of Kievan Rus' - Oleg of Bryansk, 13th century prince of Bryansk and Chernigov, declared a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church
- Oleg of Ryazan, 14th century prince of Ryazan Principality
- Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia, Russian Royalty
- Oleg AleynikOleg AleynikOleg Igorevich Aleynik is a Russian professional football player, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Rotor Volgograd.-External links:*...
(born 1989), Russian professional football player - Oleg AndronicOleg AndronicOleg Andronic is a Moldovan footballer. He plays for Zimbru Chişinău. He is the elder brother of Gheorghe Andronic and cousin of Valeriu Andronic....
(born 1989), Moldovan footballer - Oleg AnofriyevOleg AnofriyevOleg Andreyevich Anofriyev is a Soviet and Russian stage and screen actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, poet. He was born in Gelendzhik, but spent all his life in Moscow and graduated from Moscow Art Theatre in 1954...
(born 1930), Soviet and Russian stage and screen actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, poet - Oleg AntonenkoOleg AntonenkoOleg Vladimirovich Antonenko is a Belarusian professional ice hockey left wing. He currently plays for Molot-Prikamye Perm of the Russian Major League....
(born 1971), Belarusian professional ice hockey left wing - Oleg AntonovOleg AntonovOleg Konstantinovich Antonov was a Soviet aircraft designer, the founder of Antonov ASTC, a world-famous aircraft company in Ukraine, later named in his honour.-Early life:...
(1906–1984), Soviet aircraft designer, founder of Antonov ASTC - Oleg AtkovOleg AtkovOleg Yur'yevich At'kov is a Soviet cosmonaut. He is married with one child....
(born 1949), Russian cosmonaut - Oleg BabenkovOleg BabenkovOleg Mikhailovich Babenkov is a Russian professional football player. He plays for FC Gornyak Uchaly.-External links:*...
(born 1985), Russian professional football player - Oleg BaklanovOleg BaklanovOleg Dmitriyevich Baklanov was a Soviet politician, high functionary in government and industry, and is now a scientist and businessman....
(born 1932), Soviet politician, scientist and businessman - Oleg BasilashviliOleg BasilashviliOleg Valerianovich Basilashvili is a well-known Soviet/Russian film and theatre actor of Georgian and Polish origin, as well as political figure in the former Soviet Union and in the new Russia.-Childhood:...
(born 1934), Soviet/Russian film and theatre actor - Oleg BelyakovOleg BelyakovOleg Gennad'yevich Belyakov was born on 2 February 1972 in Uzbekistan to Russian parents. He is a goalkeeper. He played for several clubs in Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Azerbayjan....
(born 1972), goalkeeper - Oleg Berdos (born 1987), Moldovan road bicycle racer
- Oleg BerezinOleg BerezinOleg Valeryevich Berezin is a Russian professional football player. As of August 2009, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC FSA Voronezh.-External links:*...
(born 1987), Russian professional football player - Oleg Bernov, musician and member of Russian-American rock band Red Elvises
- Oleg BetinOleg BetinOleg Ivanovich Betin is the governor of Tambov Oblast in Russia. He was a member of Our Home – Russia party. In 1995 he became governor. He was re-elected on December 7, 2003 with around 70% of the votes cast. Under Betin, Tambov Oblast provided food shipments to war-torn Chechnya in...
(born 1950), the governor of Tambov Oblast in Russia - Oleg BlokhinOleg BlokhinOleh Volodymyrovych "Oleg" Blokhin is a Ukrainian football coach and current head coach of the Ukrainian national team. Blokhin was formerly a standout striker for Dynamo Kyiv and the Soviet national team...
(born 1952), Ukrainian football coach - Oleg BodrugOleg Bodrug- Biography :Oleg Bodrug is a member of Union of Journalists of Moldova and has been the director of "Prut Internaţional" Publishing house since 1992. He has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2009.- External links :* * * -References:...
(born 1965), Moldovan politician - Oleg BogayevOleg BogayevOleg Anatolyevich Bogayev , born 1970, is a Russian playwright based in Yekaterinburg. He has been described by Moscow Times theatre critic John Freedman as "one of the first and best-known students to graduate from [Nikolai] Kolyada’s playwriting course at the Yekaterinburg State Theatre...
(born 1970), Russian playwright based in Yekaterinburg - Oleg BogomolovOleg BogomolovOleg Alexeyevich Bogomolov is the governor of Kurgan Oblast. He was born in Petukhovo, Kurgan Oblast, Russia on October 4, 1950. He became a member of the duma of the Kurgan Oblast in 1994. He has been governor of Kurgan Oblast since 1996, being re-elected in 2000. He is a member of the Communist...
, governor of Kurgan Oblast - Oleg BolkhovetsOleg BolkhovetsOleg Bolkhovets is a Russian long-distance runner. He won the 2004 California International Marathon and competed in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*...
(born 1976), Russian long-distance runner - Oleg BorisovOleg BorisovOleg Ivanovich Borisov was a Russian film and theatre actor whose honors included the title of People's Artist of the USSR , two USSR State Prizes as well as the Volpi Cup .-Childhood and Youth:...
(1929–1994), Russian film and theatre actor - Oleg BozhevOleg BozhevOleg Felevich Bozhev is a former speed skater. He trained at VSS Trud.-Short biography:Competing for the Soviet Union, Oleg Bozhev had his best year in 1984 when he won a bronze medal on the 1,500 m at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, became World Allround Champion ten days later, became...
, (born 1961), former speed skater - Oleg BudarginOleg BudarginOleg Mikhaylovich Budargin was the governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in Russia. He took office in February 2003 after having won elections the previous month with 70% of the vote. He was previously the mayor of Norilsk....
(born 1960), governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in Russia - Oleg BuryanOleg BuryanOleg Yuriyevich Buryan , born 1959, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, is a Russian artist, who lives in Moscow. Since 2003 O. Buryan is a member of the Moscow Union of artists.-Biography:Oleg Buryan is a well-known artist...
(born 1959), Russian artist - Oleg BykovOleg BykovOleg Andreyevich Bykov is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC FSA Voronezh.-External links:*...
(born 1987), Russian professional football player - Oleg CaetaniOleg CaetaniOleg Caetani is a conductor of Ukrainian and Italian descent. He is the son of Igor Markevitch and Donna Topazia Caetani, Markevitch's second wife, who is descended from a Roman family that included the early 14th-century Pope Boniface VIII. Caetani has chosen to use his mother's family name to...
(born 1956), conductor of Russian and Italian descent - Oleg CassiniOleg CassiniOleg Cassini was a French-born American fashion designer noted for being chosen by Jacqueline Kennedy to design her state wardrobe in the 1960s....
(1913–2006), French-born American fashion designer - Oleg ChepchugovOleg ChepchugovOleg Andreyevich Chepchugov is a Russian professional football player. In 2011, he last played for FC Sibiryak Bratsk in the Russian Second Division.-External links:*...
(born 1989), Russian professional football player - Oleg ChernyshovOleg ChernyshovOleg Vladimirovich Chernyshov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Zvezda Ryazan.-External links:*...
(born 1986), Russian professional football player - Oleg ChirkunovOleg ChirkunovOleg Anatolyevich Chirkunov b. November 15, 1958 in Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia is the governor of Perm Krai.-Early life:He graduated from Perm State Technical University in 1981 and from the Law Department of Perm State University in 1988. He received his PhD in economics in...
(born 1958), governor of Perm Krai, Russia - Oleg ChistyakovOleg ChistyakovOleg Sergeyevich Chistyakov is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played for FC Dynamo Vologda.-External links:*...
(born 1976), Russian professional football player - Oleg CretulOleg CretulOleg Cretul is a Moldovan judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
(born 1975), Moldovan judoka - Oleg Dahl (1941–1981), Soviet actor
- Oleg DelovOleg DelovOleg Leonidovich Delov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1981 for FC Avangard Kursk.-References:...
(born 1963), Russian professional football coach and a former player - Oleg DenishchikOleg DenishchikOleg Denishchik is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Belarus. His personal best jump was 17.53 metres, achieved in July 1991 in Kyiv.-Achievements:-External links:...
(born 1969), retired triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Belarus - Oleg DeripaskaOleg DeripaskaOleg Vladimirovich Deripaska is the Russian Chief executive officer of Basic Element company and a member of the Board of Directors and CEO of United Company RUSAL, a Russian aluminium industry company...
(born 1968), Russian business oligarch - Oleg DineyevOleg DineyevOleg Aleksandrovich Dineyev is a Russian footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Salyut Belgorod in the Russian Second Division.-References:...
(born 1987), Russian footballer - Oleg DmitrenkoOleg DmitrenkoOleg Petrovich Dmitrenko is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Dynamo Barnaul in the Russian Second Division.-External links:*...
(born 1984), aussian professional football player - Oleg DmitriyevOleg DmitriyevOleg Vladimirovich Dmitriyev is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1990 for FC Zenit Leningrad.-Honours:...
(born 1973), retired Russian professional footballer - Oleg DolmatovOleg DolmatovOleg Vasilyevich Dolmatov is a former Russian footballer and a current manager.- Honors :* Soviet Top League winner: 1976 .* Soviet Cup winner: 1977....
(born 1948), former Russian footballer and a current manager - Oleg DudarinOleg DudarinOleg Ivanovich Dudarin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is currently a technical director with FC Energiya Volzhsky.-External links:*...
(born 1945), Russian professional football coach and a former player - Oleg DyominOleg DyominOleg Alekseyevich Dyomin is a former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.Dyomin was appointed to the post as ambassador of Ukraine to Russia by Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko in March 2006, and held the post in Moscow until his retirement on 4...
(born 1947), former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Russian Federation - Oleg GordievskyOleg GordievskyOleg Antonovich Gordievsky , CMG , is a former Colonel of the KGB and KGB Resident-designate and bureau chief in London, who was a secret agent of the British Secret Intelligence Service from 1974 to 1985.-Early career:Oleg Gordievsky attended the Moscow State Institute of International...
(born 1938), KGB agent who defected to the UK - Oleg GrabarOleg GrabarOleg Grabar was a French-born art historian and archeologist, who spent most of his career in the United States, as a leading figure in the field of Islamic art and architecture.-Academic career:...
(born 1929), archeologist and historian of Islamic art - Oleg IshutkinOleg IshutkinOleg Ishutkin is a retired male race walker from Russia. He represented his native country at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics and just missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in the men's 50 km race. Among his other achievements was a silver medal from the 50 km walk at the...
(born 1975), Russian race walker - Oleg D. JefimenkoOleg D. JefimenkoOleg Dmitrovich Jefimenko - physicist and Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University.-Biography:...
(1922–2009), physicist and Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University - Oleg A. KorolevOleg A. KorolevOleg A. Korolev is Russian artist whose paintings have beenexhibited and represented in the private and corporate art collections of Russia, Europe, North America, and Australia.- Education :...
(born 1968), Russian artist - Oleg NejlikOleg NejlikOleg Nejlik better known as just Oleg is a Swedish singer of Russian origin and based in Åkersberga, Sweden, who took part in Idol 2011, the eight season of the Swedish version of Idol. He sang "Elektropop", his own composition in the audition of in the premiere show on 4 September 2011 and was an...
, a Swedish singer - Oleg PenkovskyOleg PenkovskyOleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, codenamed HERO ; April 23, 1919, Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Soviet Russia, – May 16, 1963, Soviet Union), was a colonel with Soviet military intelligence in the late 1950s and early 1960s who informed the United Kingdom and the United States about the Soviet Union...
(1919–1963), Soviet colonel - Oleg PogudinOleg PogudinOleg Evgenevich Pogudin is a remarkable Russian singer, TV presenter and actor, noted for his distinctive vocal and artistic style of interpretation of Russian romances and traditional folk songs.-Biography:...
(born 1968), Russian actor and singer - Oleg PrudiusOleg PrudiusOleg Aleksandrovich Prudius is a Ukrainian American professional wrestler, also known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov . Since competing for WWE, he won the WWE Tag Team Championships with Santino Marella on one occasion...
(born 1972), Ukrainian professional wrestler known by his ring nameVladimir Kozlov - Oleg RykhlevichOleg RykhlevichOleg Rykhlevich is a retired freestyle swimmer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Atlanta, Georgia .-References:*...
(born 1974), Belarusian freestyle swimmer - Oleg ShteynikovOleg ShteynikovOleg Vyacheslavovich Shteynikov is a male freestyle swimmer from Kazakhstan, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in 55th place in the men's 50m freestyle event.-References:*...
(born 1985), Kazakhstani freestyle swimmer - Oleg TverdovskyOleg TverdovskyOleh Fedorovych "Oleg" Tverdovsky is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League .-Early years:...
(born 1976), is a Ukrainian-Russian professional ice hockey defenceman - Oleg VelykyOleg VelykyOleg Velyky was a German team handball player. He was a World champion from 2007 with the German national team ....
(1977–2010), German handball player - Oleg VishnepolskyOleg VishnepolskyOleg Vishnepolsky is the author of IBM's S2 Spreadsheet. Vishnepolsky also authored TCP/IP stacks for OS/2 and IBM POS terminals. He also is known as an aphorist , , - S2 spreadsheet :...
(born 1957), prominent computer scientist and executive - Oleg I of ChernigovOleg I of ChernigovOleg Svyatoslavich of Chernigiv , sometimes also styled as of Tmutarakan, was a Rurikid prince whose equivocal adventures ignited political unrest in Kievan Rus at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries....
, Oleg Svyatoslavich of Tmutarakan, 11th–12th century Rurikid prince - Oleg III Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov)Oleg III Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov)Oleg III Svyatoslavich was a Rus' prince . His baptismal name was Feodosy. He was prince of Vshchizh , of Novgorod-Seversk , and of Chernigov .-His life:...
(c. 1147–1204) - Oleg of DreliniaOleg of DreliniaOleg was a Rurikid ruler of the Drevlyans from 969 to his death in 977. He was the second son of Sviatoslav I of Kiev.Date of birth is not known, but is probably before 957. Sviatoslav split up his domains, and gave the Drevlyan lands to Oleg. Oleg and his brother Yaropolk went to war after their...
, ruler of Drelinia
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- OlegBogatyr class cruiserThe Bogatyr-class were a group of protected cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Unusually for the Russian navy, two ships of the class were built for the Baltic Fleet and two ships for the Black Sea Fleet.- Ships :...
, a cruiser of the Imperial Russian and Soviet navies