Bogdanov (Богданов) or Bogdanova (Богданова; feminine) is a common Russian and Bulgarian surname, derived by a genitive inflection from the given name

Bogdan Bogdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in the South Slavic languages and in Polish, Romanian and Moldovan. It is derived from the Slavic words ''Bog'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning 'god', and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

Bogdanov

* Abraham Bogdanove (1888–1946) Russian muralist, artist and educator * Alexei Alexeivich Bogdanov (1907–1971), Soviet geologist *

Andrei Ivanovich Bogdanov Andrei Ivanovich Bogdanov (; 1692 – September 11, 1766) was one of the first Russian bibliographers and ethnographers. Andrei Bogdanov was born in Siberia; his father was a gunpowder-maker and Andrei had assisted him in his work. Once his fam ...

(1692–1766), Russian bibliographer and ethnographer * Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff (1949–2021/2022), French TV hosts and twin brothers, notable for the

Bogdanov affair The Bogdanov affair was an academic dispute over the legitimacy of the doctorate, doctoral degrees obtained by French twins Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff, Igor and Grichka Bogdanov (usually spelled ''Bogdanoff'' in French language publications) and ...

and numerous internet memes *

Ivan Bogdanov Ivan Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (; 6 November 1897 – 22 July 1942) was a Soviet lieutenant-general and army commander. He fought in World War I in the Imperial Russian Army before going over to the Bolsheviks. In World War II, he commanded the ...

(1897–1942), Soviet military officer * Ivan Bogdanov (painter) (1855–1932), Russian painter * Malachi Bogdanov, British theatre director *

Michael Bogdanov Michael Bogdanov (15 December 1938 – 16 April 2017) was a British theatre director known for his work with new plays, modern reinterpretations of Shakespeare, musicals and work for young people. Early years Bogdanov was born Michael Bogd ...

(1938–2017), British theatre director * Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (1914–1995), Soviet production designer *

Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky Nikolay Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky (; – 19 February 1945) was a Russian painter. Life Bogdanov was born in the village of Shitiki in Smolensk Governorate in 1868, then he added to his surname "Belsky" in accordance with the name of the Uyezd ...

(1868–1945), Russian painter * Semen Ilyich Bogdanov (1894–1960), Soviet military officer, Hero of the Soviet Union * Vladimir Leonidovich Bogdanov (born 1951), Russian oil tycoon *

Jon Bogdanove Jon Bogdanove is an American comics artist and writer. He is best known for his work on '' Power Pack'' and '' Superman: The Man of Steel'', as well as for creating the character Steel with writer Louise Simonson in 1993. Career Comics After a ...

(Born 1958), American artist

Science

Alexander Bogdanov Alexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (; – 7 April 1928), born Alexander Malinovsky, was a Russian and later Soviet physician, philosopher, science fiction writer and Bolshevik revolutionary. He was a polymath who pioneered blood transfusion, a ...

(1873–1928), Belarusian-Russian physician, philosopher, economist, writer and revolutionary * Anatoli Petrovich Bogdanov (1834–1896), Russian zoologist and anthropologist * Bogdan Bogdanov (1940–2016), Bulgarian classical philologist, culturologist and translator *

Konstantin Bogdanov Konstantin Anatolevich Bogdanov (; born 1963) is a Russian anthropologist and philologist whose areas of investigation covers Russian culture, including folklore, rhetoric, and the history of science and humanities. He has also researched the hist ...

(born 1963), Russian anthropologist and philologist * Modest Bogdanov (1841–1888), Russian zoologist * Rifkat Bogdanov (1950–2013), Tatar-Russian mathematician

Politics

* Alexey Bogdanov (born 1973), Belarusian politician *

Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov Andrey Vladimirovich Bogdanov (Russian Андре́й Влади́мирович Богда́нов; born January 31, 1970) is a Russian politician. He is the chairman of the Russian Party of Freedom and Justice and a prominent Freemason, serving ...

, (born 1970), Russian politician * Boris Bogdanov (1884–1960), Menshevik revolutionary *

Pyotr Bogdanov Pyotr Alekseevich Bogdanov (Russian: Пётр Алексеевич Богданов; 1 June 1882 – 12 May 1939) was a Soviet statesman, engineer and economist who was chairman of the Supreme Council of the National Economy of the Russian SFSR. ...

(1882–1939), Bolshevik statesman, engineer and economist

Sport

* Anatoli Bogdanov (born 1981), Russian footballer * Anatoli Ivanovich Bogdanov (1931–2001), Soviet sport shooter * Andrei Bogdanov (1958–1999), Russian swimmer * Eduard Bogdanov (born 1968), Russian football player and coach * Lyubomir Bogdanov (born 1982), Bulgarian football player *

Maksims Bogdanovs Maksims Bogdanovs (born 2 January 1989) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Latvia. Career Bogdanovs participated in Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia competitions in 2007 and 2008. Bogdanovs was part of the Lokomotiv Daugavpils team that first ...

(born 1989), Latvian motorcycle speedway rider * Petar Bogdanov (born 1948), Bulgarian high jumper * Sergei Dmitriyevich Bogdanov (born 1977), Russian footballer * Valeri Bogdanov (footballer, born 1952), Russian football player and coach * Valeri Bogdanov (footballer, born 1966), Russian football player

Bogdanova

Anna Bogdanova Anna Bogdanova (born 21 October 1984) is a Russian heptathlete. Bogdanova was the bronze medallist at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships and placed sixth at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won at the European Athletics Indoor Championships t ...

(born 1984), Russian heptathlete *

Krasimira Bogdanova Krasimira Nikolova Georgieva-Bogdanova ( Bulgarian: Красимира Николова Георгиева-Богданова, 5 June 1949 – 10 March 1992) was a Bulgarian basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in ...

(1949–1992), Bulgarian basketball player *Ludmila Bogdanova, penname of Belarusian writer Rakitina Nika (born 1963) * Lyudmila Bogdanova (born 1983), Russian judoka *

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus Margarita Louis-Dreyfus (née Bogdanova; born 1 July 1962) is a Russian-born Swiss billionaire businesswoman, chairperson of the Louis-Dreyfus Group. Early life Born Margarita Olegovna Bogdanova () in Leningrad, she was raised by her grandfath ...

(born 1962), née Bogdanova * (1836–1897), Russian dancer with an international career,

prima ballerina A ballet dancer is a person who practices the art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of a professional ballet company. Ballet dancers ...

Paris Opera The Paris Opera ( ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be kn ...

and

Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈat(ə)r, t=Grand Theater) is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolutio ...

. * Olga Bogdanova (born 1951), actress * Olga Bogdanova (born 1994), Estonian rhythmic gymnast * Svetlana Bogdanova (handballer) (born 1964), Russian handball player * Svetlana Bogdanova (water polo) (born 1976), Russian water polo player * Yuliya Bogdanova (born 1964), Soviet swimmer * Viktoria Bogdanova (born 1994), Estonian rhythmic gymnast *

Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova Glikeriya Vasilyevna Bogdanova-Chesnokova (; born 13 (26) May 1904 in Saint Petersburg 17 April 1983 in Leningrad) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1970). Family and early life Bogdanova-Ches ...

(1904–1983), Soviet theatre and film actress

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