Konstantinov (, also transliterated as Konstantinoff or Constantinoff) and Konstantinova (feminine; Константинова) is a common Slavic 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 (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 (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 (1910–1969), Soviet physicist, academician, and Hero of Socialist Labor * Evgeny Konstantinov (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player * Fyodor Konstantinov (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 (1900–1990), Soviet general * Minkov Svetoslav Konstantinov (1902–1966), Bulgarian writer * Nikolay Konstantinov (1932–2021), Russian mathematics educator * Plamen Konstantinov (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 (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 (1924–1944), Soviet World War II partisan and diarist * Galina Konstantinova (born 1940), Russian rower * Kseniya Konstantinova (1925–1943), Soviet nurse and

* Tamara Konstantinova (1919–1999), Soviet ground attack pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union * Fadel Emanouil Konstantinov (1995) Bulgarian financier and athlete.

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