Kuznetsov

Kuznetsov or Kuznetsoff (masculine, _ru. Кузнецов) or Kuznetsova (feminine, _ru. Кузнецова) is the third most common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English "Smith" (derived from a Russian word "kuznets" that means "smith").

Kuznetsov may refer to:
*Kuznetsov Design Bureau, a Soviet/Russian aircraft engine design bureau
*"Admiral Kuznetsov" class aircraft carrier
**Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov", the only completed ship of this class
*2233 Kuznetsov, an asteroid

People with the surname Kuznetsov

People in culture

*Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov (1867–1942), Russian architect
*Pavel Varfolomevich Kuznetsov (1878–1968), Russian painter
*Anatoly Vasilievich Kuznetsov (1929–1979), Soviet writer, author of "Babi Yar"
*Lyubov Kuznetsova (1928), Russian calligrapher
*Anatoly Borisovich Kuznetsov (b. 1930), Soviet/Russian actor
*Alexander Kuznetsov (1959), Russian actor

People in sports

*Viktor Kuznetsov (swimmer) (1961), Soviet backstroke swimmer
*Viktor Kuznetsov (footballer) (1949), Soviet international footballer
*Vitali Kuznetsov (judo) (1941), Soviet judoka
*Vitali Kuznetsov (footballer) (1986), Russian footballer
*Oleg Kuznetsov (1963), Ukrainian footballer
*Dmitri Kuznetsov (1965), Russian footballer
*Mikhail Kuznetsov (triathlete) (1971), Kazakhstani triathlete
*Svetlana Kuznetsova (1985), Russian professional tennis player
*Alex Kuznetsov (1987), Ukrainian-American tennis player
*Mikhail Kuznetsov (figure skater) (1988), Russian figure skater

People in politics

*Vasily Kuznetsov (1901–1990), Soviet politician
*Aleksei Kuznetsov (1905–1950), Soviet politician
*Eduard Kuznetsov (1939), Jewish Soviet dissident and human rights activist
*Vladimir Kuznetsov (~1957), former U.N. official

Miscellaneous

*Boris Abramovich Kuznetsov (1935), prominent Russian lawyer
*Pyotr Kuznetsov (1964), Russian religious leader
*Fyodor Kuznetsov, multiple people
*Nikolai Kuznetsov, multiple people

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