Melnik (surname)

Melnik, Melnick or Melnyk (Russian or Ukrainian: Мельник; Belarusian: Мельнік) is a gender-neutral Slavic occupational surname literally meaning 'miller'.[1] The surname may refer to:

Sports

• Bohdan Melnyk (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer
• Boris Melnik (1945–2016), Soviet sports shooter
• Evgenia Melnik (born 1988), Belarusian figure skater
• Faina Melnyk (1945–2016), Ukrainian discus thrower
• Galina Melnik (born 1970), Russian table tennis player
• Gerry Melnyk (1934–2001), Canadian ice hockey forward
• Ihor Melnyk (disambiguation) – multiple footballers
• Ivan Melnik (born 1991), Russian footballer
• Larry Melnyk (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
• Oleksandr Melnyk (born 2000), Ukrainian footballer
• Olga Melnik (born 1974), Russian biathlete
• Roman Melnik (born 1977), Russian footballer
• Serhiy Melnyk (disambiguation), multiple footballers
• Steve Melnyk (born 1947), American golfer
• Tetyana Melnyk (born 1995), Ukrainian sprinter and hurdler
• Vadym Melnyk (born 1980), Ukrainian footballer
• Viktor Melnyk (born 1980), Ukrainian footballer
• Vitaliy Melnik, Soviet luger
• Yona Melnik (born 1949), Israeli judoka

Business and politics

• Andriy Melnyk (disambiguation) – several people
• Christine Melnick (born 1950), Canadian politician
• Emma of Mělník (died 1005/06), Bohemian duchess
• Eugene Melnyk (1959–2022), Canadian businessman and owner of the Ottawa Senators
• John L. Melnick (1935–2013), Virginia lawyer and Democratic politician
• Joseline Peña-Melnyk (born 1966), American politician
• Nicholas Melnyk (1912–1973), Canadian politician
• Stanislav Melnyk (1961–2015), Ukrainian politician
• Valentyna Melnyk (born 1978), New Zealand marketing academic

Arts and media

• Aleksandr Melnik (1958–2021), Russian film director
• Allison Melnick (born 1971), American socialite and reality TV star
• Anton Melnik, Russian film producer
• Cameron Melnyk, Canadian singer
• Daniel Melnick (1932–2009), American film producer
• David Melnick (1938–2022), American poet
• Elena Melnik (born 1986), Russian fashion model
• Ion Melnik (1935–2018), Russian music composer
• Jeff Melnyk, Canadian electronic music producer
• Lola Melnick (born 1982), Russian dancer, TV presenter and actress
• Lubomyr Melnyk (born 1948), composer and pianist of Ukrainian origin
• Mykhailo Melnyk (1944–1979), Ukrainian historian and poet
• Mitch Melnick (born 1959), Canadian radio sports announcer
• Natasha Melnick (born 1984), American actress
• Peter Rodgers Melnick (born 1958), American composer
• Yaroslav Melnyk (born 1959), Ukrainian/Lithuanian novelist, philosopher and critic

Pilots

• Bruce E. Melnick (born 1949), American pilot and astronaut
• Mykola Melnyk (1953–2013), Soviet-Ukrainian pilot

Science

• Don Melnick (1953–2019), American biologist
• George Melnyk, Canadian historian, academic, and writer
• Joseph L. Melnick (1914–2001), American epidemiologist
• Rafi Melnick, Israeli economist and academic administrator
• Roderick Melnik, Canadian-Australian mathematician
• Tatiana Botkina-Melnik (1898–1986), Russian nurse, daughter of Eugene Botkin
• Vijaya Melnick (born 1937), American biologist
• Volodymyr Melnyk (born 1952), Ukrainian academic and philosopher

Fiction

• Danielle Melnick, fictional character on the television series Law & Order
• Herb Melnick, fictional character on the television series Two and a Half Men

References

1. Patrick Hanks (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.

See also

• All pages with titles containing Melnik
• All pages with titles containing Melnyk