Bila Tserkva Raion
Notable residents
Notable residents
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Famous people from the territory that is now known as the Bilotserkivskyi Raion include:
* [Ivan Mazepa](/wiki/Ivan_Mazepa "Ivan Mazepa"), from [Bila Tserkva](/wiki/Bila_Tserkva "Bila Tserkva"), was a [Cossack](/wiki/Cossack "Cossack") [Hetman](/wiki/Hetman "Hetman") of the [Hetmanate](/wiki/Cossack_Hetmanate "Cossack Hetmanate") in [Left\-bank Ukraine](/wiki/Left-bank_Ukraine "Left-bank Ukraine"), in 1687–1708\.
* [Pavel Popovich](/wiki/Pavel_Popovich "Pavel Popovich"), from [Uzyn](/wiki/Uzyn "Uzyn"), is a [Soviet](/wiki/Soviet_Union "Soviet Union") [cosmonaut](/wiki/Cosmonaut "Cosmonaut") of [Ukrainian](/wiki/Ukrainians "Ukrainians") descent, arguably the first ethnic Ukrainian to fly in space.


Has an ethnic Ukrainian person flown in space before?