Potapenko Explained

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