Yaroslav () is a Slavic masculine given name. Its variant spelling is Jaroslav and Iaroslav, and its feminine form is Yaroslava. The surname derived from the name is Yaroslavsky and its variants. East Slavic patronymics are Yaroslavovich and Yaroslavich (masculine) and Yaroslavovna an Yaroslavna (feminine). Notable people with the given name include:

Historical figures

Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav I Vladimirovich ( 978 – 20 February 1054), better known as Yaroslav the Wise, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death in 1054. He was also earlier Prince of Novgorod from 1010 to 1034 and Prince of Rostov from 987 to 1010, ...

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

Yaroslav II of Vladimir Yaroslav II Vsevolodovich (; Christian name: ''Theodor'' (); 8 February 1191 – 30 September 1246), also transliterated as Iaroslav, was Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1238 to 1246. He collaborated with Batu Khan following the Mongol invasion, be ...

(1191–1246), Grand Prince and son of Vsevolod the Big Nest and Maria Shvarnovna * Yaroslav of Tver (1220–1271), sometimes called Yaroslav III, Grand Prince and son of Yaroslav II of Vladimir

Contemporary people with the given name

Yaroslav

* Yaroslav Amosov (born 1993), Ukrainian mixed martial arts fighter *

Yaroslav Askarov Yaroslav Vladimirovich Askarov (; born 16 June 2002) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...

(born 2002), Russian ice hockey player * Yaroslav Blanter (born 1967), Russian physicist * Yaroslav Levchenko (born 1987), Russian artist based in Greece *

Yaroslav Paniot Yaroslav Vadymovych Paniot (, 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 Ukraine, he is the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist ...

(born 1997), Ukrainian figure skater * Yaroslav Rakitskiy (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer * Yaroslav Senyshyn, also known as Slava, Canadian pianist, author, professor of philosophy of music aesthetics, philosophy, and moral education * Yaroslav Stetsko (1912–1986), leader of the Stepan Banderas Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN)

Yaroslava

* Yaroslava Bondarenko (born 1997), Russian cyclist * Yaroslava Frolova (born 1997), Russian handball player * Yaroslava Mahuchikh (born 2001), Ukrainian high jumper. * Yaroslava Nechaeva, ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union, Russia, and Latvia * (born 1969), Belarusian rowing player * Yaroslava Plaviuk (1926–2023), Ukrainian women's movement leader and activist * Yaroslava Pulinovich, Russian playwright and screenwriter, writer of the 2017 film ''

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'' * Yaroslava Shvedova (born 1987), Russian-born Kazakhstan tennis player * Yaroslava Yakushina (born 1993), Russian middleweight boxer

Jaroslav

* Jaroslav Drobný, Czech tennis player * Jaroslav Foglar, Czech novelist * Jaroslav Halák, Slovak ice hockey player *

Jaroslav Hašek Jaroslav Hašek (; 1883–1923) was a Czechs, Czech writer, Humorism, humorist, Satire, satirist, journalist, Bohemianism, bohemian, first anarchist and then communist, and commissar of the Red Army against the Czechoslovak Legion. He is best k ...

, Czech author *

Jaroslav Heyrovský Jaroslav Heyrovský (; 20 December 1890 – 27 March 1967) was a Czech chemist and inventor who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1959 for his invention of polarography. Life and work Jaroslav Heyrovský was born in Prague on December 2 ...

, 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, Slovak ice hockey player * Jaroslav Jakubovič, Czech jazz saxophonist *

Jaroslav Levinský Jaroslav Levinský (born 11 February 1981) is a former Czech professional doubles tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between ...

, Czech tennis player * Jaroslav Modrý, former Czech ice hockey player * Jaroslav Nešetřil, 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 D ...

, American Christian scholar *

Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil (; born 9 February 1981) is a Czech tennis coach and a former professional player who competed on the ITF Futures and ATP Challenger tours. On 23 May 2011 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 103. On 1 ...

, Czech tennis player *

Jaroslav Seifert Jaroslav Seifert (; 23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist. Seifert was awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides ...

, Czech poet, recipient of the Nobel prize *

Jaroslav Špaček Jaroslav Spacek (; born February 11, 1974) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for over 13 seasons with the Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton ...

, Czech Ice Hockey player

Jarosław

Jarosław, Duke of Opole Jarosław of Opole (; aft. 1143 – 22 March 1201) was a Duke of Opole from 1173 and Bishop of Wrocław from 1198 until his death. He was the oldest son of Bolesław I the Tall, by his first wife Zvenislava, daughter of Vsevolod II Olgo ...

(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 Jarosław Żądło-Dąbrowski (; 13 November 1836 – 23 May 1871), also known as Jaroslav Dombrowski, was a Polish nobleman (szlachta member) and military officer in the Imperial Russian Army, a Polish nationalist and radical republican for ...

(1836–1871), Polish nobleman, military officer, and political activist * Jarosław Hampel (born 1982), Polish Speedway rider *

Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz Jarosław Leon Iwaszkiewicz (; also known under his literary pseudonym Eleuter; 20 February 1894 – 2 March 1980), was a Polish writer, poet, essayist, dramatist and translator.Bartłomiej Szleszyński, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. 2003 Culture.plJ ...

(1894–1980), Polish writer, poet, essayist, dramatist and translator *

Jarosław Kaczyński Jarosław Aleksander Kaczyński (born 18 June 1949) is a Polish politician. He co-founded the Law and Justice (PiS) party in 2001 with his twin brother, Lech Kaczyński, and has served as its leader since 2003. He served as Prime Minister of Pola ...

(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