Smirnov (surname)
Smirnov (masculine) or Smirnova (feminine) is the most common surname in Russia.[1] Variants of transliteration: Smirnoff, Smirnow or Smyrnov. Smirnov (Смирно́в) is derived from an adjectival nickname smirnyy (смирный, in archaic form smirnoy смирной), that means "quiet, still, peaceful, gentle". This surname is shared by the following people:
Smirnov
- Aleksandr Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Alexandra Smirnoff (1838–1913), Finnish pomologist
- Alexei Smirnov, Russian particle physicist
- Alexey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Anatoly Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Andrei Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Anton Smirnov (b. 1983)), Russian footballer
- Artem Smirnov, Ukrainian tennis player
- Boris Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Dmitry Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Evgeny Smirnov, Ukrainian DJ and producer known by his stage name Omnia
- Igor Smirnov (b. 1941), the President of the internationally unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic
- Igor Smirnov, scientist, father of the field psychoecology.
- Ivan Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Karin Smirnov, author and daughter of August Strindberg
- Leonid Smirnov (footballer) (1889–1980), Russian football player
- Leonid Smirnov (politician) (1916–2001), Soviet politician and engineer
- Lev Smirnov (1911–1986), Soviet statesman and jurist
- Maksim Smirnov (b. 1979), Estonian football midfielder
- Mikhail Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Nestor Smirnov (1878–1942), Russian zoologist
- Nikolai Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Oleg Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Pavel Smirnov (1882–1947), Russian historian
- Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (1831–1898), Russian businessman, founder of the Smirnoff vodka brand
- Pyotr Smirnov (1897–1939), Soviet Commissar, Deputy Minister of Defence and Commander of the Soviet Navy
- Sergey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Stanislav Smirnov, mathematician
- Valentin Smirnov (b. 1986), Russian middle distance runner
- Valentin Panteleimonovich Smirnov, nuclear fusion physicist
- Vasily Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Vladimir Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Yakov Smirnoff (b. 1951), Soviet-born American comedian
- Yefim Smirnov (1904–1989), Russian military physician
Smirnova
- Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova, astronomer
- Lyudmila Smirnova (b. 1949), Russian figure skater
- Yekaterina Smirnova (b. 1956), Soviet heptathlete
- Svetlana Smirnova née Veresova (b. 1962), Russian sport shooter
- Svetlana Smirnova (b. 1958), Russian Prima Ballerina
- Svetlana Smirnova (b. 1956), Russian actor
Other variations
- Māris Smirnovs (b. 1976), Latvian soccer defender
- Nikolay Smirnov-Sokolsky (1898–1962), Soviet actor
- Karina Smirnoff (b. 1978), professional ballroom dancer
Notes
- ↑ Балановская Е. В., Балановский О. П. (2007). Русский генофонд на Русской равнине (in Russian). Moscow. pp. 165–216. ISBN 978-5-87140-267-2. See also the web version of the list.
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