Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov
Aleksandr Volkov was born in Ukraine in 1948 when it was still part of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Despite being born and raised in Ukraine, Volkov came from a Russian background.
Source: spacefacts.de
Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space when Volkov was just 13! Apparently, this was Volkov inspiration to become an astronaut.