Vengerov () is a Russian and Ukrainian surname derived from the word ''vengr'' (венгр), which means " Hungarian". It was given to the people who arrived from

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

and their descendants, not necessarily of Hungarian origin. Yuri Fedosyuk (2006). ''What Does Your Surname Mean?'' — Moscow: Flinta, 88 pages. Alternative spellings include Vengerova, Vengerof, Vengerovsky, and Wengeroff. The name may refer to: * Gennadi Vengerov (1959–2015), Russian actor *

Isabelle Vengerova Isabelle Vengerova (; 7 February 1956) was a Russian, later American, pianist and music teacher. She was born Izabella Afanasyevna Vengerova (Изабелла Афанасьевна Венгерова) in Minsk (now in Belarus) in the family o ...

(1877–1956), American musician *

Maxim Vengerov Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (; born 20 August 1974) is a Soviet-born Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor. Classic FM has called him "one of the greatest violinists in the world". Vengerov was born in Novosibirsk, the only child of Al ...

(born 1974), Russian-born Israeli

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, and conductor * Pauline Wengeroff (1833–1916), Russian-Jewish German-language writer *

Semyon Vengerov Semyon Afanasievich Vengerov (Russian: Семён Афана́сьевич Венге́ров; 17 April O. S. 5 April">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New Style dates">O. S. 5 April1855, Lubny, Poltava Governora ...

(1855–1920), Russian literary historian *

Vladimir Vengerov Vladimir Yakovlevich Vengerov (; 1920–1997) was a Soviet film director. He directed fourteen films between 1951 and 1985. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1978). His 1962 film '' A Trip Without a Load'' was entered into the 3rd Moscow Internation ...

(1920–1997), Russian film director *

Yury Vengerovsky Yury Naumovich Vengerovsky (, ; 26 October 1938 – 4 December 1998) was a Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, born in Kharkiv, and died in Belgorod, Russia. In 1964, he ...

(1941–2004), Ukrainian volleyball player

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