Vitaliy Baranov (Ukrainian: Віталій Баранов; born 18 January 1975) is a former competitive ice dancer.

[3] Early in his career, Baranov competed with Olga Mudrak representing his home country of Ukraine.

[5] In the 2001–02 season, Humphreys/Baranov were awarded silver at the 2001 Finlandia Trophy, bronze at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, and gold at the British Championships.

In the 2002–03 season, Humphreys/Baranov were coached by Natalia Dubova in Cromwell, Connecticut, and by Roy Callaway in Deeside, north Wales.

[7] They were awarded the gold medal at the 2002 Karl Schäfer Memorial and appeared at two Grand Prix events.

The duo ranked 7th at the 2002 Cup of Russia and withdrew from the 2002 NHK Trophy after the compulsory dance due to a serious degenerative knee injury for Baranov.