Josef Tabachnyk (born 15 July 1947 in Schytomyr) is an artist living in Nuremberg, who specialises in making bronze sculptures of people, animals and abstract forms.
His most famous works include Knut the Dreamer, the Willy-Brandt memorial, a statue of Adolf Dassler as well as memorials for victims of war in Saint Petersburg, Schytomyr, Novohrad-Volynskyi and Slawetschna.