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{{short description|Given name}}
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|gender=Male
|meaning=Holy
|region=[[Eastern Europe]]
|origin=Old Norse
|related names=[[Olga (name)|Olga]], [[Helge (name)|Helge]]
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'''Oleg''' ({{langx|ru|Олег}}), '''Oleh''' ({{langx|uk|Олег}}), or '''[[Aleh]]''' ({{langx|be|Алег}}) is an [[Slavic peoples|East Slavic]] [[given name]]. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine and Belаrus. It derives from the [[Old Norse]] ''Helgi'' ([[Helge (name)|Helge]]), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equivalent is [[Olga (name)|Olga]]. While Germanic in origin, "Oleg" is not very common outside Eastern European countries, while "Helge" and "Helga" are common names in Scandinavia.
==Russian pronunciation==
Олег (Oleg) is pronounced [ɐ'''ˈ'''lʲek] in Russian. The English pronunciation of Oleg is based on the [[Romanization of Russian|transliteration of the Cyrillic alphabet]], and overlooks four key features of the Russian pronunciation:
# The stress is on the second syllable. In spoken Russian, the initial short unstressed 'O' is [[Vowel reduction|reduced]] to [ɐ], similar to the 'a' as in 'about'.
# The 'л' (l) becomes [[Palatalization (sound change)|palatalized]] to [lʲ] ─ that is, it gains a 'y'-like quality, and but is still most closely approximated by a plain English 'l'.
# The Russian letter 'e' is pronounced 'ye' as in 'yellow'.
# The final 'г' (g) is [[Devoicing|devoiced]] to [k].
Thus although English speakers tend to pronounce the name as 'Óh-legg', in Russian it sounds more like 'Al-yék', the equivalent of [[Alec]].
==Ukrainian pronunciation==
The Ukrainian pronunciation of the name 'Олег' is different from Russian, though the same Cyrillic letters are used in writing. Ukrainian 'Олег' is pronounced [o'''ˈ'''lɛɦ] and becomes 'Oleh' in English according to the transliteration rules.<ref>[https://www.kmu.gov.ua/ua/npas/243262567 ТАБЛИЦЯ транслітерації українського алфавіту латиницею]. kmu.gov.ua {{in lang|uk}}</ref>
== Belarusian spelling and pronunciation ==
In [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]], the name is spelled and pronounced as "Алег" [a'''ˈ'''lʲeɣ] so that the first letter changes to "A" according to the Belarusian feature of [[Belarusian phonology|akannye]]. The last letter is also pronounced differently, which renders the Latin transliteration 'Aleh'.
==People named Oleg==
=== Rulers and nobles ===
* [[Oleg of Novgorod]], 9th–10th-century leader and conqueror of Kievan Rus'<!-- This is the correct name; see [[Kievan Rus']]. -->
* [[Oleg of Drelinia]] (died 977), ruler of Drelinia
* [[Oleg I of Chernigov]], Oleg Svyatoslavich of Tmutarakan, 11th–12th century Rurikid prince
* [[Oleg III Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov)]] (c. 1147–1204)
* [[Oleg Yaroslavich]] (1161?–1189), Rurikid prince
* [[Oleg I of Ryazan]], 13th-century prince of Ryazan Principality
* [[Prince Oleg Konstantinovich of Russia]] (1892–1914), Russian royalty
=== Others ===
* [[Oleg Akkuratov]] (born 1989), Russian musician and singer
* [[Oleg Aleksandrov]] (1937–1997), Soviet rower
* [[Oleg Alekseev]] (1953–2015), Soviet wrestler
* [[Oleg Alekseyev (politician)]] (born 1967), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Aleynik]] (born 1989), Russian professional football player
* [[Oleg Amirbayov]] (born 1986), Azerbaijani actor
* [[Oleg Andronic]] (born 1989), Moldovan footballer
* [[Oleg Anfimov]] (1937–2019), Soviet engineer and politician
* [[Oleg Anikanov]] (1933–2021), Soviet military officer
* [[Oleg Anofriyev]] (1930–2018), Soviet and Russian stage and screen actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter, film director, poet
* [[Oleg Antonenko]] (born 1971), Belarusian professional ice hockey left wing
* [[Oleg Antonov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Artemyev]] (born 1970), Russian cosmonaut
* [[Oleg Asadulin]] (born 1971), Russian film director, screenwriter and producer
* [[Oleg Atkov]] (born 1949), Russian cosmonaut
* [[Oleg Avramov]] (born 1968), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Babenkov]] (born 1985), Russian professional football player
* [[Oleg Bakhmatyuk]] (born 1974), Ukrainian businessman and politician
* [[Oleg Baklanov]] (1932–2021), Soviet/Ukrainian politician, scientist and businessman
* [[Oleg Baklov]] (born 1994), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Balan]] (born 1969), Moldovan jurist and politician
* [[Oleg Basilashvili]] (born 1934), Soviet/Russian film and theatre actor
* [[Oleg Bejenar]] (1971–2023), Moldovan-Ukrainian football player and manager
* [[Oleg Belaventsev]] (born 1949), Russian military figure and statesman
* [[Oleg Belokonev]] (born 1965), Belarusian general
* [[Oleg Belov]] (born 1973), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Belozyorov]] (born 1969), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Belyakov]] (born 1972), Soviet football goalkeeper
* [[Oleg Berdos]] (born 1987), Moldovan road bicycle racer
* [[Oleg Bernov]], musician and member of Russian-American rock band Red Elvises
* [[Oleg Besov]] (born 1933), Russian mathematician
* [[Oleg Betin]] (1950–2023), the [[Head of Administration of Tambov Oblast|governor of Oblast]] in Russia
* [[Oleg Bezuglov]] (born 1984), musical artist
* [[Oleg Blinov]] (born 1978), Russian cosmonaut
* [[Oleg Blokhin]] (born 1952), Ukrainian football coach
* [[Oleg Bodrug]] (born 1965), Moldovan politician
* [[Oleg Bogayev]] (born 1970), Russian playwright based in Yekaterinburg
* [[Oleg Bogomolov]] (born 1950), governor of Kurgan Oblast
* [[Oleg Bolkhovets]] (born 1976), Russian long-distance runner
* [[Oleg Boltin]] (born 1993), Kazakhstani professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler
* [[Oleg Bolyakin]] (born 1965), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Bondarik]] (born 1976), Belarusian cyclist
* [[Oleg Borisov]] (1929–1994), Russian film and theatre actor
* [[Oleg Botsiev]], Ambassador of South Ossetia to Abkhazia
* [[Oleg Bovin]] (born 1946), Russian water polo player
* [[Oleg Boyko]] (born 1964), Russian businessman
* [[Oleg Bozhev]] (born 1961), Soviet speed skater
* [[Oleg Brega]] (born 1973), Moldovan journalist and activist
* [[Oleg Bryjak]] (1960–2015), Kazakhstani operatic bass-baritone
* [[Oleg Budargin]] (born 1960), governor of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug in Russia
* [[Oleg Burlakov]] (1949–2021), Russian inventor, entrepreneur and billionaire
* [[Oleg Buryan]] (born 1959), Russian artist
* [[Oleg Butković]] (born 1979), Croatian politician
* [[Oleg Butman]] (born 1966), Russian jazz drummer
* [[Oleg Caetani]] (born 1956), conductor of Russian and Italian descent
* [[Oleg Cassini]] (1913–2006), French-born American fashion designer
* [[Oleg Chen]] (born 1988), Russian weightlifter
* [[Oleg Chernyshov]] (born 1986), Russian professional football player
* [[Oleg Chiritso]] (born 1964), Belarusian weightlifter
* [[Oleg Chirkunov]] (born 1958), governor of Perm Krai, Russia
* [[Oleg Chistyakov]] (born 1976), Russian professional football player
* [[Oleg Chizhov]] (born 1970), Russian serial killer and rapist
* [[Oleg Chmyrikov]] (born 1996), Belarusian professional footballer
* [[Oleg Chukhleba]] (born 1967), Kazakhstani footballer
* [[Oleg Chukhontsev]] (born 1938), Russian poet
* [[Oleg Chuzhda]] (born 1985), Ukrainian cyclist
* [[Oleg Clonin]] (born 1988), Moldovan football player
* [[Oleg Crețul]] (born 1975), Moldovan judoka
* [[Oleg Dahl]] (1941–1981), Soviet actor
* [[Oleg Dal]] (1941–1981), Soviet actor
* [[Oleg Danilov]] (1949–2021), Russian playwright and screenwriter
* [[Oleg Davydov]] (born 1940), Russian economist
* [[Oleg Davydov (ice hockey)]] (born 1971), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Delov]] (born 1963), Russian professional football coach and a former player
* [[Oleg Dementiev]] (1938–1991), Russian chess player
* [[Oleg Denishchik]] (born 1969), triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Belarus
* [[Oleg Deripaska]] (born 1968), Russian business oligarch
* [[Oleg Dimitrov]] (born 1996), Bulgarian footballer
* [[Oleg Dimov]] (born 1968), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Dineyev]] (born 1987), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Dmitrenko]] (born 1984), Russian professional football player
* [[Oleg Dmitriyev (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Dobrodeev]] (born 1959), Russian journalist and media manager
* [[Oleg Dolmatov]] (born 1948), former Russian footballer and a current manager
* [[Oleg Dovgopol]] (born 1975), Transnistrian politician
* [[Oleg Dozmorov]] (born 1974), Russian writer and poet
* [[Oleg Drozdov]] (born 1966), Ukrainian architect, artist and teacher
* [[Oleg Dudarin]] (born 1945), Russian professional football coach and a former player
* [[Oleg Dulub]] (born 1965), Belarusian footballer
* [[Oleg Dyomin]] (born 1947), former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Russian Federation
* [[Oleg Efrim]] (born 1975), Moldovan politician and jurist
* [[Oleg Emirov]] (1970–2021), Russian composer, arranger and keyboardist
* [[Oleg Engachev]] (born 1967), Qatari sports shooter
* [[Oleg Eremeev]] (1922–2016), Russian painter
* [[Oleg Fatun]] (born 1959), Russian former track and field sprinter
* [[Oleg Fediukov]] (born 1972), American ice dancer
* [[Oleg Felzer]] (1939–1998), Azerbaijani composer
* [[Oleg Fesov]] (born 1963), musical artist
* [[Oleg Fistican]] (born 1975), Moldovan footballer and manager
* [[Oleg Flentea]] (born 1964), Moldovan footballer
* [[Oleg Fomenko]] (born 1972), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Fotin]] (born 1945), Russian swimmer
* [[Oleg Gaidukevich]] (born 1977), Belarusian politician
* [[Oleg Galkin]] (1965–2003), Soviet and Ukrainian cyclist
* [[Oleg Garapuchik]] (born 1997), Belarusian footballer
* [[Oleg Garin (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Gazenko]] (1918–2007), Soviet scientist and general officer
* [[Oleg Gazmanov]] (born 1951), Russian singer, composer and poet
* [[Oleg Gerasimenko]] (born 1990), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Gogol]] (born 1968), Belarusian wrestler
* [[Oleg Golikov]] (born 1968), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Golovanov]] (1934–2019), Russian rower
* [[Oleg Goncharenko]] (1931–1986), Soviet speed skater
* [[Oleg Gordievsky]] (born 1938), Soviet KGB agent who defected to the UK
* [[Oleg Gorobiy]] (born 1971), Russian canoeist
* [[Oleg Goroshko]] (born 1989), Belarusian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Govorun]] (born 1969), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Grabar]] (1929–2011), French archeologist and historian of Islamic art, working in the United States
* [[Oleg Grachev]] (born 1974), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Grams]] (born 1984), Russian handball player
* [[Oleg Grebnev]] (born 1968), Russian handball player
* [[Oleg Grigoryev]] (born 1937), Russian boxer
* [[Oleg Grinevsky]] (1930–2019), Russian diplomat
* [[Oleg Grishkin]] (born 1975), Russian cyclist
* [[Oleg Grushecki]] (born 1974), Belarusian writer and translator
* [[Oleg Gubanov]] (born 1977), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Gubin]] (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Gudymo]] (born 1944), Transnistrian politician
* [[Oleg Gusev (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Gutsol]] (born 1982), Ukrainian-Canadian internet entrepreneur
* [[Oleg Haslavsky]] (1948–2021), Russian poet, painter and translator
* [[Oleg Hromțov]] (born 1983), Moldovan footballer
* [[Oleg Ichim]] (born 1979), Moldovan footballer
* [[Oleg Imrekov]] (1962–2014), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Isayenko]] (born 2000), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Ishchenko]] (born 1994), rugby player
* [[Oleg Ishutkin]] (born 1975), Russian race walker
* [[Oleg Itskhoki]] (born 1983), Russian-American economist
* [[Oleg Ivaninsky]], Russian politician
* [[Oleg Ivanov]] (born 1986), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Ivanov (footballer, born 1967)]], Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Ivanovsky]] (1922–2014), Soviet aerospace engineer
* [[Oleg Ivenko]] (born 1996), Ukrainian ballet dancer and actor
* [[Oleg Izhboldin]], Russian mathematician
* [[Oleg D. Jefimenko]] (1922–2009), Ukrainian-American physicist and Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University
* [[Oleg Juravlyov]] (born 1982), Uzbekistani painter
* [[Oleg Kagan]] (1946–1990), Soviet violinist
* [[Oleg Kalashnikov]] (1962–2015), Ukrainian politician
* [[Oleg Kalidov]] (born 1951), Soviet canoeist
* [[Oleg Kalugin]] (born 1934), Russian activist and KGB general
* [[Oleg Kalugin (footballer)]] (born 1989), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Kamshylov]] (born 1969), Russian statesman and lawyer
* [[Oleg Kapustnikov]] (born 1972), Kazakhstani footballer
* [[Oleg Karavaychuk]] (1927–2016), Russian composer
* [[Oleg Karavayev]] (1936–1978), Soviet wrestler
* [[Oleg Karpov]] (born 1965), Soviet equestrian
* [[Oleg Kazmirchuk]] (born 1968), Kyrgyzstani and Ukrainian footballer
* [[Oleg Kashin]] (born 1980), Russian journalist and writer
* [[Oleg Kechko]] (born 1967), Belarusian weightlifter
* [[Oleg Ken]] (1960–2007), Russian historian
* [[Oleg Kerensky]] (1905–1984), Russian civil engineer
* [[Oleg Khafizov]] (born 1959), Russian writer
* [[Oleg Khandayev]] (born 1964), Soviet hockey player
* [[Oleg Kharytonov]] (born 1988), Ukrainian canoeist
* [[Oleg Khlestov]] (1923–2021), Soviet diplomat
* [[Oleg Khlevniuk]] (born 1959), Russian historian
* [[Oleg Khmyl]] (born 1970), Belarusian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Khodkov]] (born 1974), Russian handball player
* [[Oleg Khoma]] (born 1966), Ukrainian translator and historian
* [[Oleg Khopyorsky]] (born 1959), Olympic sailor from the Soviet Union
* [[Oleg Khorokhordin]] (born 1972), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Khorzhan]] (1976–2023), Transnistrian politician
* [[Oleg Khvatsovas]] (1967–2021), Belarusian sport shooter
* [[Oleg Khvostov]] (born 1972), Russian painter
* [[Oleg Kiselyov]] (born 1967), Russian handball player
* [[Oleg Komov]] (1932–1994), Russian sculptor
* [[Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko]] (born 1964), Russian cosmonaut
* [[Oleg Grigoriyevich Kononenko]] (1938–1980), Soviet cosmonaut
* [[Oleg Kononov]] (born 1966), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Kornienko]] (born 1973), Kazakhstani-Russian footballer
* [[Oleg A. Korolev]] (born 1968), Russian artist
* [[Oleg Kosarev]] (born 1966), Soviet-Russian serial rapist
* [[Oleg Koshevoy]] (1926–1943), Soviet partisan
and co-founder of the Soviet resistance group, the Young Guard
* [[Oleg Kostin]] (born 1992), Russian swimmer
* [[Oleg Kosyak]] (born 1975), Ukrainian gymnast and sports coach
* [[Oleg Kotov]] (born 1965), Russian physician and cosmonaut
* [[Oleg Kovalenko (ice hockey)]] (born 1975), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Kovalyov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Kozhemyakin]] (born 1995), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Kozhemyako]] (born 1962), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Krasikov]] (born 1999), Russian curler
* [[Oleg Krasilnichenko]] (born 1997), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Kravchenko]] (1971–2020), Belarusian diplomat
* [[Oleg Krishtal]], Ukrainian neurophysiologist
* [[Oleg Krivonogov]] (1938–2021), Soviet and Russian diplomat
* [[Oleg Krivonosov]] (born 1961), Latvian chess player
* [[Oleg Kroshkin]] (1950–2020), Belarusian artist
* [[Oleg Krushin]] (1966–1992), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Kryazhev]] (born 1970), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Kryoka]] (born 1987), Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler
* [[Oleg Leonidovich Kryzhanovsky]] (1918–1997), Russian entomologist
* [[Oleg Kubarev]] (born 1966), Belarusian footballer and manager
* [[Oleg Kudryashov]] (1932–2022), Russian painter and printmaker
* [[Oleg Kukhta]] (born
1970), Russian singer songwriter
* [[Oleg Kuleshov]] (born 1974), Russian handball player
* [[Oleg Kuleshov (skier)]] (born 1976), Belarusian freestyle skier
* [[Oleg Kulik]], Ukrainian-born Russian artist
* [[Oleg Kulkov]] (born 1978), Russian marathon runner
* [[Oleg Kurguskin]] (born 1966), Russian motorcycle speedway rider
* [[Oleg Kutscherenko]] (born 1968), Ukrainian-German wrestler
* [[Oleg Kuvaev]] (born 1967), Russian artist, designer and animator
* [[Oleg Kuvshinnikov]] (born 1965), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Kuzhlev]] (born 1966), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Kuzmin]] (born 1981), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Kuznetsov (serial killer)]], Soviet-Russian serial killer and rapist
* [[Oleg Ladik]] (born 1971), Ukrainian-born Canadian Olympic wrestler
* [[Oleg Lanin]] (born 1996), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Lebedev (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Leonov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Lepik]] (born 1973), Russian-born Estonian footballer
* [[Oleg Li]] (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Lidrik]] (born 1971), Russian footballer and official
* [[Oleg Lipchenko]] (born 1957), Canadian artist and illustrator
* [[Oleg Litvinenko]] (1973–2007), Kazakhstani footballer
* [[Oleg Lobov]] (1937–2018), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Lomakin]] (1924–2010), Russian painter
* [[Oleg Losev]] (1903–
1942), Russian scientist and inventor
* [[Oleg Lotov]] (born 1975), Kazakhstani footballer
* [[Oleg Lundstrem]] (1916–2005), Russian composer
* [[Oleg Lupanov]] (1932–2006), Russian mathematician
* [[Oleg Lyalin]] (1937–1995), Soviet agent who defected from the KGB
* [[Oleg Lyashko (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Lyubelskiy]] (1962–1994), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Maisenberg]] (born 1945), Russian-Austrian pianist and teacher
* [[Oleg Makara]] (born 1954), former Czechoslovakian writer
* [[Oleg Makarevich]], Russian general
* [[Oleg Makarov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Maltsev]] (born 1967), Russian judoka
* [[Oleg Maltsev (psychologist)]] (born 1975), Ukrainian psychologist
* [[Oleg Olegovich Malyukov]] (born 1985), Russian footballer and coach
* [[Oleg Manaev]] (born 1952), Belarusian sociologist
* [[Oleg Marichev]] (born 1945), Russian mathematician
* [[Oleg Markov]] (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
* [[Oleg Maskaev]] (born 1969), Russian-American boxer
* [[Oleg Matveychev]] (born 1970), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Matytsin]] (born 1964), Russian statesman
* [[Oleg Mavromati]] (born 1965), Russian artist-actionist and a filmmaker
* [[Oleg Medvedev]] (born 1985), Russian luger
* [[Oleg Mekhov]] (born 1966), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Melnichenko]] (born 1973), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Menshikov]] (born 1960), Russian actor, theater director and singer
* [[Oleg Mikhaylov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Mikulchik]] (born 1964), Belarusian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg V. Minin]] (born 1960), Russian physicist
* [[Oleg Minko]] (1938–2013), Ukrainian painter
* [[Oleg Mirny]] (born 1963), Russian footballer and coach
* [[Oleg Miron]] (born 1956), Olympic sailor from the Soviet Union
* [[Oleg Mishukov]] (born 1980), Russian sprinter
* [[Oleg Mityaev]] (born 1956), Russian bard, musician and actor
* [[Oleg Mityaev (general)]], Russian major-general
* [[Oleg Moldovan]] (born 1966), Moldovan sport shooter
* [[Oleg Moliboga]] (1953–2022), Russian volleyball player and coach
* [[Oleg Morgun]], Ukrainian separatist politician
* [[Oleg Morozov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Murachyov]] (born 1995), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Murayenko]], executed Kazakhstani serial killer
* [[Oleg Musin]] (born 1975), Kazakhstani footballer
* [[Oleg Mutt]] (1920–1986), Estonian linguist and translator
* [[Oleg Mutu]] (born 1972), Romanian cinematographer and film producer
* [[Oleg Nagornov]] (born 1956), Russian physicist and mathematician
* [[Oleg Narinyan]] (born 1961), Russian curler and coach
* [[Oleg Naumenko]] (born 1986), Ukrainian wheelchair fencer
* [[Oleg Naumov]], Russian mass murderer
* [[Oleg Nechayev]] (born 1971), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Nedashkovskiy]] (born 1987), Kazakhstani footballer
* [[Oleg Negrobov]] (1941–2021), Russian entomologist
* [[Oleg Neikirch]] (1914–1985), Bulgarian chess player
* [[Oleg Nejlik]], Swedish singer
* [[Oleg Nikiforenko]] (born 2001), Belarusian footballer
* [[Oleg Nikolaenko]], Russian computer programmer, accused cyber-spammer
* [[Oleg Nikolayev (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Nikulin]] (1970–2006), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Nilov]], Russian politician, Member of the State Duma
* [[Oleg Normatov]] (born 1981), Uzbekistani hurdler
* [[Oleg Novachuk]] (born 1971), Kazakh businessman, currently Chief Executive of Kazakhmys
* [[Oleg Novitskiy]] (born 1971), Russian cosmonaut
* [[Oleg Ogorodov]] (born 1972), Uzbekistani tennis player
* [[Oleg Orlov]] (born 1953), Russian human rights activist
* [[Oleg Oshenkov]] (1911–1976), Soviet footballer
* [[Oleg Ovsyannikov]] (born 1970), Russian ice dancer
* [[Oleg Oznobikhin]], Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Pankov]] (born 1967), Ukrainian cyclist
* [[Oleg Panteleyev]] (1952–2016), Russian statesman
* [[Oleg Panyutin]] (born 1983), Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete
* [[Oleg Parada]] (born 1969), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Pashinin]] (born 1974), Uzbekistani footballer
* [[Oleg Pavlov]] (1970–2018), Russian writer
* [[Oleg Pavlov (speed skater)]] (born 1966), Russian speed skater
* [[Oleg Penkovsky]] (1919–1963), Soviet colonel
* [[Oleg Perepelitsyn]] (born 1969), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Perepetchenov]] (born 1975), Russian weightlifter
* [[Oleg Petrosyan]], Russian serial killer
* [[Oleg Petrov]] (born 1971), Russian former ice hockey right winger
* [[Oleg Petrov (bobsleigh)]] (born 1967), Russian bobsledder
* [[Oleg Petrov (footballer)]] (born 1968), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Pichugin]] (born 1974), Russian footballer and coach
* [[Oleg Piganovich]] (born 1985), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Pinchuk]], Ukrainian artist
* [[Oleg Platonov]] (born 1950), Russian holocaust denier
* [[Oleg Platov]] (born 1983), Russian holocaust denier
* [[Oleg Podruzhko]] (born 1964), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Pogodin]] (born 1965), Russian film director and screenwriter
* [[Oleg Pogudin]] (born 1968), Russian actor and singer
* [[Oleg Polyakov]] (born 1990), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Polyarush]] (born 1977), Ukrainian footballer
* [[Oleg Ponomarev]] (born 1992), Russian Paralympic Nordic skier
* [[Oleg Ponomaryov]] (born 1991), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Popov]] (1930–2016), Soviet and Russian clown and circus artist
* [[Oleg Postnov]] (born 1962), Russian author
* [[Oleg Pravilo]] (born 1988), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Prezhdo]] (born 1970), Ukrainian-American physical chemist
* [[Oleg Prihodko]], Ukrainian tennis player
* [[Oleg Prokofiev]] (1928–1998), Russian artist, son of Sergei Prokofiev
* [[Oleg Proleskovsky]], Belarusian politician
* [[Oleg Protopopov]] (1932–2023), Russian figure skater
* [[Oleg Prudius]] (born 1972), Ukrainian professional wrestler known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov
* [[Oleh Psiuk]] (born 1994), Ukrainian rapper and songwriter, who is the founder and frontman of the rap group [[Kalush (rap group)|Kalush]]
* [[Oleg Pukhnatiy]] (born 1975), Uzbekistani swimmer
* [[Oleg Rabota]] (born 1990), Kazakhstani swimmer
* [[Oleg Radushko]] (born 1967), Belarusian footballer and coach
* [[Oleg Rayko]], Soviet middle distance runner
* [[Oleg Reabciuk]] (born 1998), Moldovan footballer
* [[Oleg Reidman]], Moldovan politician
* [[Oleg Riabokon]] (born 1973), Ukrainian lawyer and politician
* [[Oleg Roganov]] (born 1995), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Romanishin]] (born 1952), Ukrainian chess player
* [[Oleg Romanov]], Belarusian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Romanov (politician)]], Belarusian politician
* [[Oleg Romantsev]] (born 1954), Russian footballer and manager
* [[Oleg Rozin]] (born 1965), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Rudnov]] (1948–2015), Russian businessman
* [[Oleg Rukhlevich]] (born 1974), Belarusian swimmer
* [[Oleg Ryakhovskiy]] (1933–2023), Soviet triple jumper
* [[Oleg Rydny]] (born 1967), Russian footballer and coach
* [[Oleg Rykhlevich]] (born 1974), Belarusian freestyle swimmer
* [[Oleg Rylkov]], Russian serial killer, serial rapist and pedophile
* [[Oleg Ryzhenkov]] (born 1967), Belarusian biathlete
* [[Oleg Sadikhov]] (born 1966), Israeli Olympic weightlifter
* [[Oleg Saitov]] (born 1974), Russian boxer
* [[Oleg Sakirkin]] (1966–2015), Kazakh and Soviet triple jumper
* [[Oleg Salenko]] (born 1969), Russian-Ukrainian footballer
* [[Oleg Salnikov]] (born 1975), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Salyukov]] (born 1955), Russian army general
* [[Oleg Samatov]] (born 1965), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Samorukov]] (born 1972), Russian footballer and coach
* [[Oleg Samsonov]] (born 1987), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Sapožnin]], Estonian sports official and sports personnel
* [[Oleg Saprykin]] (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Savchenko (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Savelyev]] (born 1965), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Seleznyov]] (1959–2021), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky]] (1906–1990), Soviet ornithologist
* [[Oleg Sentsov]] (born 1976), Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and activist
* [[Oleg Serbin]] (born 1982), Ukrainian librarian
* [[Oleg Serebrian]] (born 1969), Moldovan diplomat and politician
* [[Oleg Sergeyev]] (born 1968), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Sergeyev (sprinter)]] (born 1975), Russian sprinter
* [[Oleg Shafarenko]] (born 1981), Ukrainian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Shalayev]] (born 1992), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Shamaev]] (born 1982), Uzbekistani alpine skier
* [[Oleg Shargorodsky]] (born 1969), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Shatov]] (born 1990), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Shatskikh]] (born 1974), Uzbekistani footballer
* [[Oleg Shatunov]] (born 1967), Russian volleyball player
* [[Oleg Shcherbakov]] (born 1966), Russian association football player
* [[Oleg Shein]] (born 1972), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Shelestenko]] (born 1972), Spanish canoeist
* [[Oleg Shelyutov]] (born 1988), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Shenin]] (1937–2009), Soviet politician
* [[Oleg Shevtsov]] (born 1971), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Shinkaryov]] (born 1965), Russian footballer and official
* [[Oleg Shteynikov]] (born 1985), Kazakhstani freestyle swimmer
* [[Oleg Shupliak]] (born 1967), Ukrainian artist
* [[Oleg Shutov]] (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer
* [[Oleg Skopintsev]] (born 1984), Russian handball player
* [[Oleg Skorkin]] (born 1961), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Skripochka]] (born 1969), Russian engineer and cosmonaut
* [[Oleg Skrypka]] (born 1964), Ukrainian musician, vocalist, composer, and leader of the group [[Vopli Vidoplyasova]]
* [[Oleg Smolin]] (born 1952), Russian politician and philosopher
* [[Oleg Smirnov (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Sobirov]] (born 1981), Uzbekistani footballer
* [[Oleg Sokolov]] (born 1956), Russian historian and convinced murder
* [[Oleg Soldatov]] (born 1963), Russian conductor
* [[Oleg Solodovnik]] (born 1966), Russian and Ukrainian futsal coach
* [[Oleg Solomakhin]] (born 1971), Belarusian rower
* [[Oleg Solovyov]] (born 1973), Ukrainian footballer
* [[Oleg Soskovets]] (born 1949), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Starykh]], Russian physicist
* [[Oleg Starynskyi]], Ukrainian football manager
* [[Oleg Stefan]] (born 1959), Ukrainian-born American actor
* [[Oleg Stepanenko]] (born 1939), Ukrainian hurdler
* [[Oleg Stepanov]] (1939–2010), Russian judoka
* [[Oleg Stepko]] (born 1994), Ukrainian and Azerbaijani artistic gymnast
* [[Oleg Stogov]] (born 1965), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Stoyanovskiy]] (born 1996), Russian beach volleyball player
* [[Oleg Strakhanovich]] (born 1979), Belarusian footballer
* [[Oleg Strizhakov]] (born 1963), Russian long-distance runner
* [[Oleg Strizhenov]] (born 1929), Soviet and Russian actor
* [[Oleg Sudakov]] (born 1962), musical artist
* [[Oleg Sukhoruchenko]] (born 1965), Russian bobsledder
* [[Oleg Sushkov]], Australian nuclear physicist
* [[Oleg Suvorov]] (born 1997), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Sveshnikov]], Soviet rower
* [[Oleg Svyatoslavich (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Syomin]] (born 1974), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Syrokvashko]] (1961–2016), Belarusian footballer
* [[Oleg Tabakov]] (1935–2018), Soviet and Russian actor
* [[Oleg Tabunov]] (born 1969), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Taktarov]], (born 1967) Russian mixed martial artist and actor
* [[Oleg Tamarin]] (1937–2005), Russian composer
* [[Oleg Tarabanov]] (born 1997), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Tarnovschi]] (born 1992), Moldovan canoeist
* [[Oleg Ten]] (born 1975), Russian serial killer
* [[Oleg Teryokhin]] (born 1970), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Teziev]], South Ossetian politician
* [[Oleg Timofeyev]] (born 1963), American musicologist
* [[Oleg Tinkov]] (born 1967), Russian entrepreneur and businessman
* [[Oleg Tolbanov]] (born 1947), Russian physicist
* [[Oleg Tolmachev]] (1919–2008), Soviet ice hockey player and coach
* [[Oleg Tolstikov]], Soviet Air Force colonel general
* [[Oleg Tonoritchi]] (born 1973), Moldovan cyclist
* [[Oleg Trifonov]] (born 1981), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Troshin]] (born 1964), Soviet racewalker
* [[Oleg Troyanovsky]] (1919–2003), Soviet diplomat
* [[Oleg Trubachyov]] (1930–2002), Soviet and Russian linguist
* [[Oleg Tsaryov]] (born 1970), Ukrainian-Russian politician, businessman and separatist
* [[Oleg Tselkov]] (1934–2021), Russian nonconformist artist
* [[Oleg Tsepkin]], Russian politician
* [[Oleg Tsokov]] (1971–2023), Russian general
* [[Oleg Tsvetkovskiy]] (born 1970), Uzbekistani swimmer
* [[Oleg Țulea]] (born 1980), Moldovan politician
* [[Oleg Tverdovsky]] (born 1976), Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Tyurin]] (1937–2010), Russian rower
* [[Oleg Umurzakov]] (1967–2021), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Valenchuk]] (born 1960), Russian politician
* [[Oleg Valjalo]] (born 1970), Croatian politician
* [[Oleg Vasilenko]] (born 1973), Russian professional football manager
* [[Oleg Vasiliev (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Velyky]] (1977–2010), German handball player
* [[Oleg Veretelnikov]] (born 1972), Uzbekistani decathlete
* [[Oleg Veretennikov]] (born 1970), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Verniaiev]] (born 1993), Ukrainian gymnast
* [[Oleg Vernigorov]] (born 1972), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Vikulov]] (born 1987), Russian diver
* [[Oleg Vinogradov]] (born 1937), Russian choreographer and educator
* [[Oleg Vinogradov (rower)]] (born 1984), Estonian rower
* [[Oleg Viro]] (born 1948), Russian mathematician
* [[Oleg Vlasov]] (born 1984), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Volkov]], Russian pianist
* [[Oleg Volokh]], Belarusian footballer and manager
* [[Oleg Voloshyn]] (born 1981), Russian-Ukrainian journalist, political pundit, and former government official
* [[Oleg Voskoboynikov]] (born 1971), Kazakhstani footballer
* [[Oleg Voyko]] (born 1980), Ukrainian ice dancer
* [[Oleg Vyshniakov]] (born 1965), Ukrainian businessman and public figure
* [[Oleg Vyugin]] (born 1952), Russian economist and professor
* [[Oleg Wirth]], Russian serial killer
* [[Oleg Woolf]], Moldovan-Soviet writer
* [[Oleg Yakovlev (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Oleg Yankovsky]] (1944–2009), Soviet and Russian actor
* [[Oleg Yashin]] (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Yefremov]] (1927–2000), Soviet and Russian actor and producer
* [[Oleg Yelyshev]] (born 1971), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Yem]] (born 1974), Kazakhstani weightlifter
* [[Oleg Yeprintsev]] (born 1962), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Yeremeyev]], Kazakhstani ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Yermakov]] (born 1961), Russian writer
* [[Oleg Yermolin]] (born 1972), Russian luger
* [[Oleg Yerofeyev]] (1940–2022), Russian navy admiral
* [[Oleg Yeryomin]] (born 1967), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Yesayan]] (born 1946), Armenian politician and diplomat
* [[Oleg Yevdokimov]] (born 1994), Belarusian footballer
* [[Oleg Yevenko]] (born 1991), Belarusian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Yolkin]] (born 1986), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Zagorodnev]] (born 1959), Russian field hockey player
* [[Oleg Zaikin]], Russian serial killer
* [[Oleg Zaionchkovsky]] (born 1959), Russian author
* [[Oleg Zatsarinny]] (1953–2021), Ukrainian-American theoretical and computational physicist
* [[Oleg Zaytsev]] (1939–1993), Russian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Zelenin]] (born 1989), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Zemlyakov]] (born 1993), Kazakhstani cyclist
* [[Oleg Zernikel]] (born 1995), German pole vaulter
* [[Oleg Zhegoyev]] (born 1945), Soviet canoeist
* [[Oleg Zherebetskyy]] (born 1986), Ukrainian luger
* [[Oleg Zhestkov]] (born 1987), Russian canoeist
* [[Oleg Zhivetin]] (born 1964), Russian painter
* [[Oleg Zhivotnikov]] (born 1967), Russian footballer
* [[Oleg Zhukov]] (born 1976), Russian bicycle racer
* [[Oleg Zhukovskiy]] (born 1970), Belarusian high jumper
* [[Oleg Znarok]] (born 1963), Latvian ice hockey player
* [[Oleg Zoteyev]] (born 1989), Uzbekistani footballer
* [[Oleg Zurabiani]] (born 1957), Georgian judoka
* [[Oleg Zykov]] (born 1970), Russian footballer and coach
== Fictional characters ==
===Television series===
* Vanko Oleg Golishevsky, on ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''
* Oleg Igorevich Burov, a [[Soviet KGB]] officer played by [[Costa Ronin]] on ''[[The Americans]]''
* Oleg the Prophet, ruler of [[Kiev]], played by [[Danila Kozlovsky]] on [[Vikings (2013 TV series)|''Vikings'']] (based on ''Oleg of Novgorod'')
* Oleg Mikcic, portrayed by Karl Herlinger on season 7 of [[Dexter (TV series)|''Dexter'']]
===Movies===
* Oleg, [[Don Shirley]]'s cellist in [[Green Book (film)|''Green Book'']], played by Dimiter D. Marinov
=== Video games ===
* Oleg, the original name of Teach from ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 3]]''
* Oleg Kirlov, the character in video games ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]'', ''[[Saints Row IV]]'', ''[[Agents of Mayhem]]''
==References==
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