Vasilchenko ( uk, Васильченко; be, Васільчанка) is a Ukrainian surname, derived from ''Vasily'', the Ukrainian equivalent of the given name
Basil
Basil (, ; ''Ocimum basilicum'' , also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints). It is a tender plant, and is used in cuisines worldwide. In Western cuisine, the generic term "basil" refers to the variety also kno ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexei Vasilchenko (born 1981), Kazakhstani ice hockey player
* Georgy Vasilchenko (1921–2006), Russian sexologist
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Liliya Vasilchenko
Liliya Afanasyevna Vasilchenko (russian: link=no, Ли́лия Афанасьевна Васи́льченко; 8 June 1962 in Novosibirsk – 19 December 2011Olga Vasilchenko (born 1956), Russian rower
* Yury Vasilchanka (born 1994), Belarusian hammer thrower