Vitalij is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Vitalij Aab (born 1979), German ice hockey playerVitalij Mikhajlovich Abalakov (1906–1986), Soviet mountaineer and inventorVitalij Danilchenko (born 1978), Ukrainian figure skaterVitalij Dubin (born 1980), former pair skater who competed for both Ukraine and RussiaVitalij Lazarevics Ginzburg (1916–2009), Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, Nobel laureate, etcVitalij Gracev, the stage name of Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachov, a Ukrainian singer and songwriterVitalij Kalojev (born 1956), architect and deputy minister of housing from Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, RussiaVitalij Klyčko (born 1971), Ukrainian politician and the current Mayor of KievVitalij Korjakin (born 1983), male freestyle wrestler from TajikistanVitalij Kozlov (born 1987), Lithuanian runner who specializes in the 800 metresVitalij Kuprij (born 1974), Ukrainian-American pianist, composer, music teacher and keyboardist for Ring of Fire and Trans-Siberian OrchestraVitalij Margulis (1928–2011), Ukrainian classical pianistVitalij Mikhajlov (born 1986), Belarusian long track speed skaterVitalij Rumiancev (born 1985), alpine skier from LithuaniaVitalij Trubila (born 1985), Belarusian football player