Namesakes
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 2 gold, 1 gold/silver/bronze, 1 silver, 1 silver/gold
(silver/gold) Valeriy Brumel 1960; 1964 high jump 
(gold/silver/bronze) Valeriy Borzov 1972; 1976 200 m; 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Valeriy Miloserdov 1976; 1980 basketball
(bronze) Valeriy Pidluzhnyy 1980 long jump
(gold) Valeriy Goborov 1988 basketball
(gold) Valeriy Borchin 2008 20 km walk
(silver) Valeriy Andriytsev 2012 wrestling
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Valeriy Pustovoitenko 1997-1999 Ukraine