Potapenko

Potapenko (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