Chernov (russian: Чернов) is a Slavic surname formed from the Russian word ''Chyorny'' (russian: Чёрный) meaning ''black''. The feminine form of the surname is Chernova (or Tchernova). Some people with this name include: *

Alex Chernov Alex Chernov, (born 12 May 1938) is an Australian lawyer, judge and barrister who served as the 28th Governor of Victoria, from 2011 to 2015. Chernov also served as Vice-President of the Australian Bar Association, from 1986 to 1987, President ...

(born 1938), an Australian judge, Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, and Governor of Victoria *

Alexander Chernov Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(1877–1963), a Soviet geologist, paleonthologist, and

Hero of Socialist Labor The Hero of Socialist Labour (russian: links=no, Герой Социалистического Труда, Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It repre ...

Anatoly Chernov Anatoly (russian: Анато́лий, Anatólij , uk, Анато́лій, Anatólij ) is a common Russian and Ukrainian male given name, derived from the Greek name ''Anatolios'', meaning "sunrise." Other common Russian transliterations are An ...

(1919–1953), a Soviet aircraft pilot and

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

Andrei Chernov Andrei Aleksandrovich Chernov (russian: Андре́й Алекса́ндрович Чернов, translit=Andréj Aleksándrovič Černóv; 27 August 1966 – 16 August 2017), also known as Andrew Chernov and Ache, was a Soviet and Russian prog ...

(1966–2017), a Russian programmer, one of the founders of

Runet Runet (russian: Рунет), a portmanteau of ru (code for both the Russian language and Russia's top-level domain) and net/network, is the Russian-language community on the Internet and websites. The term Runet was coined in Israel in the sp ...

and the creator of the

KOI8-R KOI8-R (RFC 1489) is an 8-bit character encoding, derived from the KOI-8 encoding by the programmer Andrei Chernov in 1993 and designed to cover Russian, which uses a Cyrillic alphabet. KOI8-R was based on Russian Morse code, which was create ...

character encoding Character encoding is the process of assigning numbers to graphical characters, especially the written characters of human language, allowing them to be stored, transmitted, and transformed using digital computers. The numerical values tha ...

Artyom Chernov Artyom Chernov (28 April 1982 – 11 December 2020) was a Russian professional ice hockey centre who played for HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was drafted 162nd overall by the Dallas Stars in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. ...

(1982–2020), a Russian professional ice hockey centre * Boris Chernov, designer of a series of light flying boats such as the

Gidroplan Che-22 Korvet The Gidroplan Che-22 Korvet ( en, Corvette) is a three-seat, parasol wing flying boat designed and built in Russia from the 1990s. It can have one or two engines and may be configured as an amphibian. At least eighty have been produced. Desi ...

and the

Chernov Che-25 The Chernov Che-25 is a four-seat, twin engine parasol wing amphibious flying boat built in Russia in the 1990s. The Che-27 is an enlarged, five seat version. Design and development The Che-25 is very similar in general appearance to earlier ...

Dmitry Chernov Dmitry Konstantinovich Chernov (or Tchernov, russian: Дмитрий Константинович Чернов; Saint-Petersburg - January 2, 1921 Yalta) was a Russian metallurgist.Evgeniy Demitrievich Chernov, a Soviet admiral, former commander of

Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

Georgy Chernov George A. Chernov (April 21, 1906 – April 6, 2009) was a Soviet geologist. He discovered the Vorkuta coal deposits and the petroleum district of the Bolshezemelskaya tundra, including the Usinskoe and Kharyaginskoye oil fields.

(April 21, 1906 – April 6, 2009) was a Russian geologist and

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by ...

Matvei Chernov Matvei or Matvey is the Russian language variation of Matthew. Notable people with the name include: * Matvei Blanter (1903–1990), Russian composer of popular and film music * Matvei Petrovich Bronstein (1906–1938), Soviet theoretical physici ...

(1914–1944), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union *

Mikhail Chernov Mikhail Chernov (born November 11, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the Russian Superleague and the Kontinental Hockey League. Playing career Chernov was drafted 103rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers ...

, a Russian ice-hockey player * Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich Chernov (April 22, 1879 — August 1, 1938) a Russian composer and music professor *

Mstyslav Chernov Mstyslav Chernov ( uk, Мстислав Андрійович Чернов; born 1985) is a Ukrainian photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker, war correspondent and novelist known for his coverage of the Revolution of Dignity, War in Donbas, in ...

(born 1985), an

Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. It produces news reports that are distributed to its members, U.S. n ...

journalist and photographer *

Natalia Chernova Natalia Chernova (Russian: Наталья Чернова; born March 6, 1976 in Krasnodar, Russia)

, a Russian gymnast *

Tatyana Chernova Tatyana Sergeyevna Chernova (russian: Татьяна Серге́евна Чернова; born 29 January 1988 in Krasnodar) is a Russian former heptathlete. She was originally awarded the bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics befo ...

(born 1988), a Russian heptathlete *

Viktor Chernov Viktor Mikhailovich Chernov (russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Черно́в; December 7, 1873 – April 15, 1952) was a Russian revolutionary and one of the founders of the Russian Socialist-Revolutionary Party. He was the primar ...

(1873–1952), the founder of Socialist-Revolutionary Party *

Vladimir Chernov Vladimir Nikolaïevitch Chernov (born 22 September 1953) is a Russian baritone, particularly associated with the Russian and Italian opera repertories. Early life Vladimir Chernov was born in a small village near the town of Krasnodar in south ...

, famous singer at

The Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is operat ...

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