Korolyov, also transliterated as Korolev or Korolov (), or its feminine variant Korolyova, Koroleva, Korolova (), is a common Russian surname, and the name of multiple places in

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. It is derived from the word ''korol'' (), meaning "

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". Korolyov may refer to:

People

* Aleksandr Korolyov (disambiguation), several people * Aleksandra Korolova, Latvian-American computer scientist * Alexey Korolev (born 1987), Kazakhstani ski jumper *

Andrey Korolev Andrey Aleksandrovich Korolev (; 1944, Bern – 1999, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian philologist, PhD, a scholar in Indo-European and Oriental studies. His main works concerned Celtic and Hittite and other languages of Asia Minor. Born in a d ...

(1944–1999), Russian linguist * Anton Korolev, Russian ice hockey player * Boris Korolev, Soviet sculptor * Denis Borisovich Korolyov (born 1987), Russian footballer * Dmitry Korolyov (born 1988), Russian footballer *

Evgeny Korolev Evgeny Evgenyevich Korolev (; born 14 February 1988) is a retired Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player and the cousin of former Russian player Anna Kournikova.Igor Korolev Igor Borisovich Korolev (; September 6, 1970 – September 7, 2011) was a Russian-Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Korolev played over 700 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1992 until 2004. Korolev returned to Ru ...

(1970–2011), Russian hockey player * Lev Korolyov (disambiguation), multiple people * Natasha Korolyova (born 1973), Russian singer of popular music *

Nikolay Korolyov (sergeant) Nikolay Stepanovich Korolyov (Russian: Николай Степанович Королёв; 22 May 1921 – 27 November 1943) was a Red Army sergeant and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Korolev was posthumously awarded the title for his actions during t ...

(1921–1943), Hero of the Soviet Union * Nikolay Korolyov (boxer) (1917–1974), Soviet boxer *

Oleg Korolyov Oleg Petrovich Korolyov () is a Russian politician. He served as the Head of Administration of Lipetsk Oblast in Russia between 1998 and 2018. He became a member of the Federation Council of Russia, federation council in 1996. He was elected with ...

(born 1952), governor of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia * Oleg A. Korolev (born 1968), Russian artist *

Sergei Borisovich Korolyov Sergei Borisovich Korolev (Russian: Сергей Борисович Королёв; born July 25, 1962) is a Russian intelligence officer currently serving as first deputy director of the Federal Security Service (FSB). He previously served as h ...

, Russian official * Sergei Korolev (disambiguation), multiple people *

Sergei Alexandrovich Korolev Sergei Alexandrovich Korolev (1874–1932) was a Russian microbiologist and professor and the founder of industrial microbiology. He was one of the founders of the Soviet dairy industry at the beginning of the 20th century. Through the work of K ...

(1874–1932), industrial microbiology creator * Sergei Borisovich Korolev (1962–), Russian intelligence officer and deputy director of the FSB *

Sergei Pavlovich Korolev Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (14 January 1966) was the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer during the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s. He invented the R-7 Rocket, Sputnik 1, and w ...

(1907–1966), leading rocket engineer and designer of the Soviet Union *

Yaroslav Korolev Yaroslav Igorevich Korolev (; born 7 May 1987) is a Russian former professional basketball player. Professional career Korolev began his pro career with the Russian club Avtodor Saratov. Korolev was then selected 12th overall in the 2005 NBA dr ...

(born 1987), Russian basketball player *

Yevgeni Korolyov (disambiguation) Yevgeni Korolyov may refer to: * Evgeni Koroliov (born 1949), Russian pianist * Evgeny Korolev (born 1988), Kazakhstani tennis player * Evgeny Korolev (ice hockey) (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player See also * Korolyov (disambiguation) Kor ...

, several people with this name *

Yuri Korolev Yuri Nikolayevich Korolyov (; 25 August 1962 – 29 April 2023) was a Soviet artistic gymnast who competed during the 1980s, winning many World and European Medals. Part of a deep Soviet team that, throughout the 1980s, featured such names as ...

(born 1962), gymnast *

Yuri Korolev (ice hockey) Yuri Nikolayevich Korolyov (; 25 August 1962 – 29 April 2023) was a Soviet artistic gymnast who competed during the 1980s, winning many World and European Medals. Part of a deep Soviet team that, throughout the 1980s, featured such names as ...

(born 1934), ice hockey administrator *

Korolova (DJ) Olga Korolova (born 17 March 1988), known professionally as Korolova, is a Ukrainian DJ and music producer. She primarily produces melodic techno and progressive house music. Korolova has played the main stage at the music festival Tomorrowlan ...

, Ukrainian music producer and DJ

Places

Korolyov, Moscow Oblast Korolyov or Korolev ( rus, Королёв, p=kərɐˈlʲɵf) is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, well known as the cradle of Soviet and Russian space exploration. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 183,402, the largest as a ...

, a City Under Oblast Jurisdiction in Moscow Oblast, Russia *

Korolev (lunar crater) Korolev is a large lunar impact crater of the walled plain or basin type. It is a basin of Nectarian age. Korolev is named for Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev. It lies on the far side of the Moon, and the northern part of its floor cross ...

, a Lunar crater named after Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov *

Korolev (Martian crater) Korolev is an ice-filled impact crater in the Mare Boreum quadrangle of Mars, located at 73° north latitude and 165° east longitude. It is in diameter and contains about of water ice, comparable in volume to Great Bear Lake in northern Cana ...

, a crater on Mars named after Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov *

1855 Korolyov 1855 Korolev ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. Discovered in 1969, it was later named after Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev. Discover ...

, an asteroid named in honour of Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov

Other

* S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, an aerospace corporation named after Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov *

Korolyov RP-318 The RP-318 or RP-318-1 was USSR's first rocket plane, rocket-powered aircraft or Rocket Glider (Rocketny Planer or Raketoplan) which "RP" stands for in Russian language. Beginning in early 1936, it was first known as RP-218-1 or "Objekt 218" before ...

, Russia's first rocket-powered aircraft, built by Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov * "Korolev", a 2015 tune by

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* ''Korolyov'', a

Ropucha-class landing ship The Ropucha class (NATO reporting name, Polish for "toad"), Soviet designation Project 775, is a class of landing ship (large landing ship or Bol'shoy Desantnyy Korabl' - (''BDK'' - ) in Soviet classification) built in Poland for the Soviet ...

in the

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Korolev Korolyov, also transliterated as Korolev or Korolov (), or its feminine variant Korolyova, Koroleva, Korolova (), is a common Russian surname, and the name of multiple places in Russia. It is derived from the word ''korol'' (), meaning "king". Kor ...

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