List of heroes of Ukraine


The article uses the latest official Romanization of Ukrainian on resolution of the Government of Ukraine.
This is a list of individuals who have been presented with the title Hero of Ukraine in reverse chronological order.


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Number of awards by years

, the total number of awards is 462.
Out of all recipients, 202 have a distinction of the "Order of the Gold Star" and 260 have a distinction of the "Order of the State". Number of awards that were given posthumously is 179. There are 197 recipients who still alive. By gender, 428 of the recipients are men.
The youngest recipient is a Ukrainian paralimpian athlete Viktor Smyrnov who was 18 years and 78 days old. The oldest recipient - Maksym Hulyi received the award on his 100-year birthday.
The only non-citizen awarded the award and for whom specifically an exclusion was made at parliamentary level was Belarusian Mikhail Zhyzneuski in June 2017. There are however 17 other individuals who were awarded the Hero of Ukraine and who were never citizens of Ukraine as they died before Ukraine obtained its independence. Among them are Avgustyn Voloshyn, Stepan Bandera, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Vasyl Stus, liquidators Mykola Vashchuk, Vasyl Ihnatenko, Oleksandr Lelechko, Mykola Tytenok, Volodymyr Tishura.
There are 17 heroes of Ukraine who previously were awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour.

2020

Total number of awards: 5.

2019

Total number of awards: 14.

2018

Total number of awards: 4.

2017

Total number of awards: 10.

2016

Total number of awards: 12.

2015

Total number of awards: 21.

2014

Total number of awards: 110.

2013

Total number of awards: 11.

2012

Total number of awards: 10.

2011

Total number of awards: 11.

2010

Total number of awards: 11. Some of the awards have come into question. See Hero of Ukraine: Controversial awards for more details.

2009

Total number of awards: 27.

2008

Total number of awards: 18.

2007

Total number of awards: 25. Some of the awards have come into question. See Hero of Ukraine: Controversial awards for more details.

2006

Total number of awards: 25.

2005

Total number of awards: 17.

2004

Total number of awards: 41. Some of the awards have come into question. See Hero of Ukraine: Controversial awards for more details.

2003

Total number of awards: 16.

2002

Total number of awards: 25.

2001

Total number of awards: 20.

2000

Total number of awards: 9.

1999

Total number of awards: 19.

1998

Total number of awards: 1.