Konstantinov (, also transliterated as Konstantinoff or Constantinoff) and Konstantinova (feminine; Константинова) is a common

Slavic Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to: Peoples * Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia ** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples ** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples ** West Slav ...

surname that is derived from the baptismal name

Konstantin The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name '' Constantinus'' ( Constantine) in some European languages, such as Bulgarian, Russian, Estonian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman empe ...

and literally means ''Konstantin's''. People with this surname include: ;Male *

Aleko Konstantinov Aleko Konstantinov () (1 January 1863 – 11 May 1897) ( NS: 13 January 1863 – 23 May 1897) was a Bulgarian writer, best known for his character Bay Ganyo, one of the most popular characters in Bulgarian fiction. Life and career Born to an ...

(1863–1897),

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

n writer * Alexander Konstantinov (1895–1945), Soviet inventor and scientist in the field of radiophysics *

Anatoly Konstantinov Anatoly Ustinovich Konstantinov (; 12 June 1923 – 22 October 2006) was a senior military officer who served as commander of the Moscow Air Defence District from 1980 to 1987. During World War II, he was a fighter pilot and a flying ace for whi ...

(1923–2006), Soviet aircraft pilot and

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union () was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society. The title was awarded both ...

Boris Konstantinov Boris Pavlovich Konstantinov (; July 6, 1910 – July 9, 1969) was a Soviet physicist who specialized in thermonuclear fuel processing and have written numerous works on acoustics and on both corpuscular and optical plasma diagnostics. He was ...

(1910–1969), Soviet physicist, academician, and

Hero of Socialist Labor The Hero of Socialist Labour () was an honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It represented the highest degree of distinction in the USSR and was awarded for exceptional achievements in Soviet ...

* Evgeny Konstantinov (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player *

Fyodor Konstantinov Fyodor Vasilyevich Konstantinov (; 21 February 1901 – 8 December 1991) was a Soviet Marxist–Leninist philosopher and academician. Career Born in to a peasant family, he joined the Red Army after the October Revolution and became a particip ...

(1901–?), Soviet philosopher and academician * Julian Konstantinov (born 1966), Bulgarian operatic bass * Konstantin Konstantinov (1817 or 1819–1871), Russian scientist in the field of artillery, rocketry, instrument making, and automatics * Kosev Dimitr Konstantinov (1904–1996), Bulgarian historian and academician * Kostia Konstantinoff (1903-1947), Russian composer and pianist *

Mikhail Konstantinov Mikhail Petrovich Konstantinov (; – 30 May 1990) was a Soviet Army colonel general and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Konstantinov joined the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, becoming a junior commander at cavalry schools. A variety of posi ...

(1900–1990), Soviet general *

Minkov Svetoslav Konstantinov Minkov is a surname. Its feminine counterpart is Minkova. Notable people with this surname include: * Aleksandr Vitalyevich Minkov (born 1957), Russian singer, songwriter, and musician * Donka Minkova (born 1944), Bulgarian-American linguist and ...

(1902–1966), Bulgarian writer *

Nikolay Konstantinov Nikolay Nikolayevich Konstantinov (; 2 January 1932 – 3 July 2021) was a leading USSR, Soviet and Russian mathematical education, mathematical educator and organizer of numerous mathematics competitions for high school students. He is best kn ...

(1932–2021), Russian mathematics educator *

Plamen Konstantinov Plamen Georgiev Konstantinov () (born 14 June 1973) is a former Bulgarian volleyball player. He is currently the head coach of Lokomotiv Novosibirsk and the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team. Personal life Konstantinov was born in Sofia; ...

(born 1973), Bulgarian volleyball player * Pyotr Konstantinov (1899–?), Soviet actor and

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

* Pyotr Konstantinov (1877–1959), Soviet plant-breeder, selectionist, and academician *

Vitali Konstantinov Vitaly Konstantinov (born 1949) is a Russian wrestling, wrestler. He was Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1976, competing for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal at the 1975 World Wrestling Championships. References

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(born 1963), German artist and book illustrator *

Vladimir Konstantinov Vladimir Nikolaevich Konstantinov (; born March 19, 1967) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player who played his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career, from 1991 to 1997 with the Detroit Red Wings. Previously, he had played for So ...

(1921–1979), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union *

(born 1956), Crimean and Russian politician *

(born 1967), former Russian professional hockey player ;Female *

Ina Konstantinova Inessa (Ina) Alexandrovna Konstantinova (; 1924–1944) was a wartime Soviet diarist and partisan, killed as a 20-year-old during Nazi Germany's operations in the Soviet Union during World War II in 1944. Biography Born in the village of Kiveric ...

(1924–1944), Soviet World War II partisan and diarist * Galina Konstantinova (born 1940), Russian rower *

Kseniya Konstantinova Kseniya Semyonovna Konstantinova (; 18 April 1925 – 1 October 1943) was a combat medic in the Red Army during World War II who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 4 June 1944. Civilian life Konstantinova was born on ...

(1925–1943), Soviet nurse and

Tamara Konstantinova Tamara Fyodorovna Konstantinova (; 7 November 1919 – 28 July 1999) was an Ilyushin Il-2 pilot and deputy squadron commander in the Soviet Air Force during the Second World War. On 29 June 1945, she was awarded the title of the Hero of the Sovie ...

(1919–1999), Soviet ground attack pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union *

Fadel Emanouil Konstantinov Fadel (also spelled Fadl or Fadil, ) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "generous, honorable, superior". Notable people with the name include: Given name Fadl * Fadl ibn Abbas (611–639), cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad * Faḍl ...

(1995) Bulgarian financier and athlete.

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