Vishnyakov () and Vishnyakova (; feminine) is a common

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 ...

surname meaning

cherry A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet '' Prunus avium'' and the sour '' Prunus cerasus''. The na ...

. People with this surname include: * Albert Vishnyakov (b. 1983), a Russian ice hockey player *

Aleksey Semyonovich Vishnyakov Aleksey Semyonovich Vishnyakov (; 1859–1919) was a Russian Empire entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is famous for creating the Moscow Commercial Institute in 1907, later known as the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics The Plekha ...

(1859–1919), a Russian industrialist, founder of the Plekhanov University * Alyaksandr Vishnyakow (b. 1986), a Belarusian footballer * Georgy Vishnyakov (1871–unknown), Russian sports shooter, competitor in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

* Ivan Vishnyakov (1699–1761), a Russian painter * Konstantin Vishnyakov (b. 1982), a Russian sprint canoer * Sergey Vishnyakov (1918-1958), Soviet Air Force officer

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