Krasnov () is a
Russian family name.
Derived from the word ''krasniy'', an
adjective
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Traditionally, adjectives are considered one of the main part of speech, parts of ...
meaning "
red
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–750 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a seconda ...
" (), its feminine counterpart is Krasnova.
According to a 2019 study, it was the 167th most popular surname in Russia.
People with the surname
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Aleksandr Krasnov (born 1960), Russian cyclist
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Aleksandr Krasnov (astronomer) (1866–1911), Russian astronomer
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Andrei Krasnov (1862–1914), Russian botanist and biogeographer
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Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova (born 7 February 1991), Russian pole vaulter
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Danny Krasnov (born 1970), Soviet-Israeli pole vaulter
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Ivan Krasnov (1802–1871), general, author and father of Nikolay Krasnov
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Nikolay Krasnov (soldier) (1833–1900), major-general and father of Pyotr Krasnov
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Pyotr Krasnov
Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov (; – 17 January 1947), also known as Peter Krasnov, was a Russian military leader, writer and later Nazi collaborator.
Krasnov served as a lieutenant general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and la ...
(1869–1947), lieutenant-general and member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and a Nazi collaborator during World War II, and father of Semyon Krasnov
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Semyon Krasnov, member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and father of Mikhail Semyonovich Krasnov
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Mikhail Semyonovich Krasnov (born 1946), Chilean military official involved in human rights violations
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Mikhail Krasnov (died 1979), speedway rider from the Soviet Union
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Nikolay Krasnov (architect)
Nikolay Petrovich Krasnov (Russian: Николай Петрович Краснов; 23 November 1864 – 8 December 1939) was a Russian Serbian architect and painter, who served as Chief Architect of Yalta, Crimea, between 1887 and 1899. From 19 ...
(1864-1939), Russian and Yugoslav architect
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Vera Krasnova (born 1950), Russian speed skater
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Vladimir Krasnov (born 1990), Russian Olympic sprinter
Fictional characters
* Yevgenia Nikolayevna Krasnova, a fictional character in ''
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable''
See also
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Asset Krasnov
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Rurik Dynasty
The Rurik dynasty, also known as the Rurikid or Riurikid dynasty, as well as simply Rurikids or Riurikids, was a noble lineage allegedly founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who, according to tradition, established himself at Novgorod in the ...
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Russian-language surnames