Yaroslav () is a Slavic given name. Its variant spelling is

Jaroslav Jaroslav (also written as Yaroslav or Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin. There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that originally the two elements of the na ...

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 Yaroslav the Wise or Yaroslav I Vladimirovich; russian: Ярослав Мудрый, ; uk, Ярослав Мудрий; non, Jarizleifr Valdamarsson; la, Iaroslaus Sapiens () was the Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death. He was al ...

(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 Yaroslav II Iziaslavich (russian: Ярослав Изяславич; uk, Ярослав Ізяславич) (died 1180?), Prince of Turov (1146), Novgorod (1148–1154), Lutsk (1154–1180) and Grand Prince of Kiev (Kyiv, 1174–1175, 1180). He wa ...

(died 1180), son of Iziaslav II of Kiev *

Yaroslav II of Vladimir Yaroslav II (), Christian name ''Theodor'' () (8 February 1191 – 30 September 1246) was the Grand Prince of Vladimir (1238–1246) who helped to restore his country and capital after the Mongol invasion of Rus'. Prince of Pereyaslav Yaroslav ...

(1191–1246), Grand Prince and son of Vsevolod the Big Nest and Maria Shvarnovna *

Yaroslav of Tver Yaroslav III Yaroslavich (1230–1271) ( Russian: Ярослав Ярославич) was the first Prince of Tver and the tenth Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1264 to 1271. Yaroslav and his son Mikhail Yaroslavich presided over Tver's trans ...

(1220–1271), sometimes called Yaroslav III, Grand Prince and son of Yaroslav II of Vladimir

Contemporary people with the given name

Yaroslav

Yaroslav Amosov Yaroslav Amosov (born 9 September 1993) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Welterweight (MMA), welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Welterweight Champion ...

(born 1993), Ukrainian mixed martial arts fighter *

Yaroslav Askarov Yaroslav Vladimirovich Askarov (russian: Ярослав Владимирович Аскаров; born 16 June 2002) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League (AHL) a ...

(born 2002), Russian ice hockey player * Yaroslav Blanter (born 1967), Russian physicist *

Yaroslav Levchenko Yaroslav Levchenko Yury (born September 5, 1987) is a Russian artist based in Greece. He is a member of the Japanese Union of Modern Artists, International Association of Art Critics, and heads the International Relations Department at the Mur ...

(born 1987), Russian artist based in Greece *

Yaroslav Paniot Yaroslav Vadymovych Paniot ( uk, Ярослав Вадимович Паніот, born 26 December 1997) is a Ukrainian-American figure skater who competes for the United States. He is the 2021 U.S. national pewter medalist. Representing Ukrain ...

(born 1997), Ukrainian figure skater * Yaroslav Rakitskiy (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer *

Yaroslav Senyshyn Yaroslav Senyshyn, also known as Slava, is a Canadian pianist, author, and professor of philosophy, music aesthetics, and moral education at Simon Fraser University's Faculty of Education. Education Senyshyn was one of two pupils of Antonina Ya ...

, also known as Slava, Canadian pianist, author, professor of philosophy of music aesthetics, philosophy, and moral education *

Yaroslav Stetsko Yaroslav Semenovich Stetsko (; 19 January 1912 – 5 July 1986) was a Ukrainian politician, writer and Nazi collaborator, who served as the leader of Stepan Bandera's Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), from 1968 until his death. Du ...

(1912–1986), leader of the Stepan Banderas Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN)

Yaroslava

Yaroslava Bondarenko Yaroslava Aleksandrovna Bondarenko (russian: Ярослава Александровна Бондаренко; born 27 February 1997) is a Russian cyclist. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in BMX BMX, an abbreviatio ...

(born 1997), Russian cyclist *

Yaroslava Frolova Yaroslava Vladimirovna Frolova (russian: Ярослава Владимировна Фролова; born 18 May 1997) is a Russian handballer for Rostov-Don and the Russian national team. Achievements *Russian Super League: **''Winner'': 2014 * ...

(born 1997), Russian handball player *

Yaroslava Mahuchikh Yaroslava Oleksiyivna Mahuchikh ( uk, Ярослава Олексіївна Магучіх; ; born 19 September 2001) is a Ukrainian high jumper. She was the 2020 Summer Olympics bronze medalist, 2019 and 2022 World Championships silver medal ...

(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 (1926–2023), Ukrainian women's movement leader and activist *

Yaroslava Shvedova Yaroslava Vyacheslavovna Shvedova (; born 12 September 1987) is a Kazakhstani former professional tennis player. Before 2008, she represented her country of birth, Russia. She won one singles title and 13 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, plus o ...

(born 1987), Russian-born Kazakhstan tennis player *

Yaroslava Yakushina Yaroslava Ivanovna Yakushina (russian: Ярослава Ивановна Якушина, born 24 June 1993) is a Russian boxer. She competed in the middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the second bout. Referen ...

(born 1993), Russian middleweight boxer

Jaroslav

Jaroslav Drobný Jaroslav Drobný (; 12 October 1921 – 13 September 2001) was a World No. 1 amateur tennis and ice hockey champion. He left Czechoslovakia in 1949 and travelled as an Egyptian citizen before becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom in 1959, w ...

, Czech tennis player *

Jaroslav Foglar Jaroslav Foglar (6 July 1907 – 23 January 1999) was a Czechoslovak writer who wrote many novels about youths (partly also about Boy Scouts movement) and their adventures in nature and dark city streets. His signature series is ''Rychlé šípy'' ...

, Czech novelist *

Jaroslav Halák Jaroslav Halák (; born 13 May 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Halák was selected with the 271st overall pick by the Montreal Canadiens in the ninth and final ro ...

, Slovak ice hockey player *

Jaroslav Hašek Jaroslav Hašek (; 1883–1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel '' The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War'', an unfinished collection of farcical inc ...

, Czech author *

Jaroslav Heyrovský Jaroslav Heyrovský () (December 20, 1890 – March 27, 1967) was a Czech chemist and inventor. Heyrovský was the inventor of the polarographic method, father of the electroanalytical method, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959 for his ...

, Czech chemist and inventor, recipient of the Nobel prize *

Jaroslav Janiš Jaroslav "Jarek" Janiš (born 8 July 1983) is a Czech auto racing driver. In 2006 he is racing in the FIA GT Championship. He has taken three pole positions Brno, Dijon and the Hungaroring turning two of them into victories, teamed with Sascha ...

, Czech race car driver *

Jaroslav Janus Jaroslav Janus (born 21 September 1989) is a Slovak professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for HC Košice of the Slovak Extraliga. Janus was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 6th round (162nd overall) of the 2008 N ...

, Slovak ice hockey player *

Jaroslav Jakubovič Jaroslav Jakubovič (born 1948) is a Czech-born Israeli jazz saxophonist, composer and record producer. Biography Born in Czechoslovakia, Jakubovič emigrated to Israel, via Switzerland in 1968, as a result of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czecho ...

, Czech jazz saxophonist *

Jaroslav Levinský Jaroslav Levinský (born 11 February 1981) is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic. Levinsky reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 239, achieved on 23 September 2002. He also reached a career-high doubles r ...

, Czech tennis player *

Jaroslav Modrý Jaroslav Modrý (born 27 February 1971) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Ottawa Senators, Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Dallas Star ...

, former Czech ice hockey player *

Jaroslav Nešetřil Jaroslav (Jarik) Nešetřil (; born March 13, 1946 in Brno) is a Czech mathematician, working at Charles University in Prague. His research areas include combinatorics Combinatorics is an area of mathematics primarily concerned with counti ...

, Czech mathematician *

Jaroslav Pelikan Jaroslav Jan Pelikan Jr. (December 17, 1923 – May 13, 2006) was an American scholar of the history of Christianity, Christian theology, and medieval intellectual history at Yale University. Early years Jaroslav Jan Pelikan Jr. was born on Dec ...

, American Christian scholar *

Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil (; born 9 February 1981) is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On 23 May 2011 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 103. The following year, on 1 October 2012, h ...

, 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