Kuznetsov, Kuznyetsov, Kuznetsoff, or Kouznetsov (masculine, ) or Kuznetsova (feminine, ) is the third most common Russian surname, an equivalent of the
English "
Smith
Smith may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
* Smith (surname), a family name originating in England
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" (derived from a
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
word ''kuznets'' that means ''blacksmith'').
Men
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Aleksandr Kuznetsov (disambiguation), several people
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Aleksey Kuznetsov (disambiguation), several people
Artists and entertainers
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Aleksey Alekseevich Kuznetsov (born 1941), Soviet/Russian jazz guitarist and composer
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Anatoly Borisovich Kuznetsov (1930–2014), Soviet/Russian actor
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Anatoly Vasilievich Kuznetsov (1929–1979), Soviet writer, author of ''Babi Yar''
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I. Kuznetsov, Russian soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble
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Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov (1867–1942), Russian architect
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Mikhail Kuznetsov (actor) (1918–1986), Soviet actor
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Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (1850–1929), Ukrainian portrait painter
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Pavel Varfolomevich Kuznetsov (1878–1968), Russian painter
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Sergey Kuznetsov, (born 1966), Russian writer
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Yury Kuznetsov, (born 1946), Russian actor
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Andy Kusnetzoff (born 1970), Argentine TV and radio personality
In sports
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Alex Kuznetsov
Alex Kuznetsov (born February 5, 1987) is a retired professional tennis player. He is a former hitting partner of Maria Sharapova.
Personal life
Kuznetsov was born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyiv, Ukraine). His family moved to t ...
(born 1987), Ukrainian-American male tennis player
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Andrey Kuznetsov (born 1991), Russian tennis player
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Artur Kuznetsov (Russian footballer) (born 1972)
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Artur Kuznetsov (Ukrainian footballer) (born 1995)
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Dmitri Kuznetsov (footballer born 1965), association football coach and former player
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Dmitri Anatolyevich Kuznetsov (born 1972), retired Russian footballer
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Evgeny Kuznetsov
Yevgeny Evgenyevich Kuznetsov (; born 19 May 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously ...
(born 1992), Russian ice hockey player
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Evgeny Kuznetsov (diver) (born 1990), Russian diver
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Maxim Kuznetsov (born 1977), Russian ice hockey player
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Mikhail Kuznetsov (figure skater) (born 1988), Russian figure skater
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Mikhail Kuznetsov (triathlete) (born 1971), Kazakhstani triathlete
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Oleh Kuznetsov
Oleh Volodymyrovych Kuznetsov (born as Oleg Wladimirowitsch Kuznetsow in Germany) () (born 22 March 1963) is a Ukrainian football coach and former professional player. He won domestic honours in the Soviet Union with Dynamo Kyiv (as well as the ...
(born 1963), Ukrainian footballer and manager
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Ruslan Kuznetsov (born 1980), Russian para-cyclist
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Pavel Kuznetsov (weightlifter), (born 1961), Russian weightlifter
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Syarhey Kuznyatsow, (born 1979), Belarusian footballer
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Serhiy Kuznetsov (footballer born 1982), Ukrainian footballer
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Vasili Kuznetsov (athlete)
Vasili Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (, 7 February 1932 – 6 August 2001) was a Soviet and Russian decathlete who won the European title in 1954, 1958 and 1962. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won bronze medals ...
(1932–2001), Soviet decathlete
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Vasili Kuznetsov (footballer) (born 1978), Russian footballer
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Viktor Kuznyetsov (athlete) (born 1986), Ukrainian athlete
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Viktor Kuznetsov (footballer, born 1949) (born 1949), Soviet international footballer
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Viktor Kuznetsov (swimmer) (born 1961), Soviet backstroke swimmer
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Vitali Kuznetsov (footballer) (born 1986), Russian footballer
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Vitali Kuznetsov (judoka) (1941–2011), Soviet judoka
In politics
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Alexey Kuznetsov
Alexey Alexandrovich Kuznetsov ( Ru:Алексей Александрович Кузнецов) ( – 1 October 1950) was a Soviet statesman, CPSU functionary, Lieutenant General and member of CPSU Central Committee (1939–1949).
Born in Bor ...
(1905–1950), Soviet politician
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Eduard Kuznetsov (dissident)
Eduard Samoilovich Kuznetsov (, ; 29 January 1939 – 22 December 2024) was a Soviet-Israeli Soviet dissidents, dissident, refusenik, journalist, and writer. One of the leaders of the 1970 Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair, Kuznetsov's cas ...
(1939–2024), Jewish Soviet dissident and human rights activist
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Eduard Kuznetsov (politician) (born 1967), Russian politician
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Vasili Kuznetsov (politician) (1901–1990), Soviet politician
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Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Kuznetsov (born 1947), Belarusian politician
In the military
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Fyodor Kuznetsov (1898–1961), Soviet military leader
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Konstantin Kuznetsov (1902–1977), Soviet naval officer
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Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (1904–1974), Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
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Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov (1911–1944), Soviet intelligence agent and partisan
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Pavel Grigoryevich Kuznetsov (1901–1982), Soviet general
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Vasily Kuznetsov (general) (1894–1964), Soviet military leader and Hero of the Soviet Union
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Yuri Viktorovich Kuznetsov (1946–2020), Soviet military leader and Hero of the Soviet Union
In science and engineering
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Alexander Kuznetsov (mathematician) (born 1973), Russian mathematician
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Arseniy Kuznetsov (born 1979), Russian physicist
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Pobisk Kuznetsov (1924–2000), Soviet Russian philosopher and scientist
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Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (1911–1995), Soviet aerospace engineer and the chief of the Kuznetsov Design Bureau
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Nikolai Yakovlevich Kuznetsov (1873–1948), Russian entomologist, paleoentomologist and physiologist
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Nikolay V. Kuznetsov (born 1979), Russian scientist, specialist in nonlinear dynamics and control theory
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Yuri A. Kuznetsov, Russian-American mathematician
In other areas
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Boris Kuznetsov (lawyer) (born 1944), Russian lawyer
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Pyotr Kuznetsov (born 1964), Russian religious leader
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Andrei Kuznetsov, oldest living Finn at the time of his death
Women
Artists and entertainers
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Agniya Kuznetsova (born 1985), Russian theatre and film actress
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Dina Kuznetsova, American lyric dramatic operatic soprano
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Lyubov Kuznetsova (born 1928), Russian calligrapher and font designer
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Maria Kouznetsova (violinist) (born 1991), Russian violinist
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Maria Kuznetsova (novelist), Ukrainian American novelist
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Mariya Kuznetsova (born 1950), Russian actress in 2001 film
''Taurus''
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Mariya Kuznetsova (singer) (1880–1966), Russian opera singer and dancer
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Marina Kuznetsova (1925–1996), Soviet stage and film actress
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Vera Kuznetsova (1907–1994) was a Russian film actress
In sports
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Alesya Kuznetsova (born 1992), Russian judoka
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Elena Kuznetsova (born 1982), Uzbekistani sport shooter
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Evgeniya Kuznetsova (born 1980), former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia and later Bulgaria
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Galyna Kuznetsova (born 1960), Ukrainian Paralympic volleyball player
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Maria Kuznetsova (wrestler) (born 1997), Russian wrestler
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Nataliya Kuznetsova (born 1991), Russian powerlifter and bodybuilder
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Olga Kuznetsova (runner) (born 1967), Russian middle distance runner
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Olga Kuznetsova (sport shooter) (born 1968), Russian sport shooter
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Polina Kuznetsova (born 1987), Russian handball player
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Svetlana Kuznetsova
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (born 27 June 1985) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and world No. 3 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Kuznetsova won 18 singl ...
(born 1985), Russian tennis player
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Svetlana Kuznetsova (basketball) (born 1965), Russian basketball player
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Svetlana Kuznetsova (cyclist) (born 1995), Russian cyclist
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Yelena Kuznetsova (born 1977), Kazakhstani race walker
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Yevgeniya Kuznetsova (athlete) (born 1936), Soviet athlete, competed in discus throwing in 1960 and 1964 Olympics
In politics
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Anna Kuznetsova (born 1982), Russian human rights activist
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Irina Davydovna Kuznetsova
Irina Davydovna Kuznetsova (born 1923) was a Soviet-Latvian communist politician.Депутаты Верховного Совета Латвийской ССР: Девятый созыв : �раткие биогр. сведения — Рига ...
(1923–?), Soviet-Latvian politician
In business
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Inna Kuznetsova
Inna Anatolyevna Kuznetsova (; born 1968) a Russian-American business executive who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of ToolsGroup from May 2022 to March 2025. She was named among the top 25 Tech CEOs of Boston (https://www.thekey ...
(born 1968), CEO of ToolsGroup
In science and engineering
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Irina Levshakova (née Kuznetsova) (1959–2016), Soviet/Russian paleontologist and artist
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Valentina Kuznetsova (1937–2010), Soviet and Russian polar researcher and skier
In the military
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Mariya Kuznetsova (pilot) (1918–1990), Soviet fighter pilot
In other areas
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Nataliya Kuznetsova-Lobanova (1947–1998), a Russian diver
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Tatyana Kuznetsova
Tatyana Dmitryevna Kuznetsova (; 14 July 1941 – 28 August 2018) was a Soviet Union, Soviet cosmonaut. She was the youngest person ever selected by a government List of human spaceflight programs, human spaceflight program.
Life
Kuznetsova wa ...
(1941–2018), Soviet cosmonaut
See also
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2233 Kuznetsov, an asteroid named for
Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov (1911–1944)
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Kuznetsov Design Bureau, a Soviet/Russian aircraft engine design bureau
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''Admiral Kuznetsov'' class aircraft carrier
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Russian aircraft carrier ''Admiral Kuznetsov''
{{surname, Kuznetsov (Кузнецов), Kuznetsoff; Kuznetsova, etc.
Occupational surnames
Russian-language surnames