Yaroslav

Yaroslav is a Slavic given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky and its variants. All may refer to:

Historical figures[]

Yaroslav I the Wise (978–1054), Grand Prince of Kiev, later King Jaroslav I of Kiev, and son of Vladimir the Great, founder of Yaroslav the city
Yaroslav II of Kiev (died 1180), son of Iziaslav II of Kiev
Yaroslav II of Vladimir (1191–1246), Grand Prince and son of Vsevolod the Big Nest and Maria Shvarnovna
Yaroslav of Tver (1220–1271), sometimes called Yaroslav III, Grand Prince and son of Yaroslav II of Vladimir

Contemporary people with the given name[]

Yaroslav[]

Yaroslav Amosov (born 1993), Ukrainian mixed martial arts fighter
Yaroslav Askarov (born 2002), Russian ice hockey player
Yaroslav Blanter (born 1967), Russian physicist
Yaroslav Levchenko (born 1987), Russian artist based in Greece
Yaroslav Paniot (born 1997), Ukrainian figure skater
Yaroslav Rakitskiy (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer
Yaroslav Senyshyn, also known as Slava, Canadian pianist, author, professor of philosophy of music aesthetics, philosophy, and moral education
Yaroslav Stetsko (1912-1986), leader of the Stepan Banderas Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN)

Yaroslava[]

Yaroslava Bondarenko (born 1997), Russian cyclist
Yaroslava Frolova (born 1997), Russian handball player
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (born 2001), Ukrainian high jumper.
Yaroslava Nechaeva, ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union, Russia, and Latvia
Yaroslava Pavlovich (born 1969), Belarusian rowing player
Yaroslava Plaviuk (born 1926), Ukrainian women's movement leader and activist
Yaroslava Shvedova (born 1987), Russian-born Kazakhstan tennis player
Yaroslava Yakushina (born 1993), Russian middleweight boxer

Jaroslav[]

Jaroslav Drobný, Czech tennis player
Jaroslav Foglar, Czech novelist
Jaroslav Halák, Slovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Hašek, Czech author
Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and inventor, recipient of the Nobel prize
Jaroslav Janiš, Czech race car driver
Jaroslav Janus, Slovak ice hockey player
Jaroslav Jakubovič, Czech jazz saxophonist
Jaroslav Levinský, Czech tennis player
Jaroslav Modrý, former Czech ice hockey player
Jaroslav Nešetřil, Czech mathematician
Jaroslav Pelikan, American Christian scholar
Jaroslav Pospíšil, Czech tennis player
Jaroslav Seifert, Czech poet, recipient of the Nobel prize
Jaroslav Špaček, Czech Ice Hockey player

Jarosław[]

Jarosław, Duke of Opole (c. 1143–1201), Duke Opole from 1173 and Bishop of Wrocław from 1198 until his death
Jarosław z Bogorii i Skotnik (c. 1276–1376), Polish nobleman and bishop, member of the Bogoriowie family of the Bogorya
Jarosław Dąbrowski (1836–1871), Polish nobleman, military officer, and political activist
Jarosław Hampel (born 1982), Polish Speedway rider
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894–1980), Polish writer, poet, essayist, dramatist and translator
Jarosław Kaczyński (born 1949), Polish politician, Prime Minister (2006-2007)
Jarosław Kukowski (born 1972), Polish contemporary painter
Jarosław Kukulski (1944–2010) Polish composer
Jarosław Wałęsa (born 1976), Polish politician and son of former Polish President Lech Wałęsa

Jarosława[]

Jarosława Jóźwiakowska (born 1937), Polish athlete who mainly competed in the high jump

Contemporary people with the surname[]

Yemelyan Yaroslavsky (Minei Gubelman), Soviet politician
Zev Yaroslavsky (born 1948), U.S. politician
Oleksandr Yaroslavsky (born 1959), Ukrainian businessman