Potapenko
# Potapenko

Potapenko (Ukrainian: Потапенко) is a Ukrainian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Gennady Potapenko (1894–1979), American radio astronomer
* Ignaty Potapenko (1856–1929), Russian writer and playwright
* Oleksiy Potapenko, or Potap (born 1981), Ukrainian singer, composer and producer
* Sergei Potapenko (born 1963), Belarusian Military leader, Deputy Minister of Defense
* Vasyl' Potapenko (1886–1934), Ukrainian guide-boy for kobzar Tereshko Parkhomenko and bandurist
* Vitaly Potapenko (born 1975), Ukrainian basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association
