Fomin (russian: Фомин), or Fomina (feminine; Фомина), is a common

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that is derived from the male given name

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and literally means ''Foma's''. It may refer to:

Masculine form

* Aleksandr Fomin (botanist) (1869–1935), Russian/Soviet botanist and academician *Aleksandr Fomin, alias of Soviet spy Alexander Feklisov (1914–2007), known for receiving information from

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and his contacts during the

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* Andriy Fomin (born 1977), Ukrainian Olympic speedskater *

Artyom Fomin Artyom Valeryevich Fomin (russian: Артём Валерьевич Фомин; born 8 July 1988) is a former Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It ...

(born 1988), Russian football player *

Boris Fomin Boris Ivanovich Fomin (Бори́с Ива́нович Фоми́н, 12 April 1900, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire – 25 October 1948, Moscow, USSR) was a Soviet musician and composer who specialized in the Russian romance. Several of Fomin' ...

(1900–1948), Russian composer of folk music *

Daniil Fomin Daniil Dmitriyevich Fomin (russian: Даниил Дмитриевич Фомин; born 2 March 1997) is a Russian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder for FC Dynamo Mo ...

(born 1997), Russian football player * Denis Fomin (born 1996), Russian football defender * Dmitry Fomin (born 1968), Russian Olympic volleyball player * Fedor Fomin (born 1968), Russian/Norwegian computer scientist *

Ivan Fomin Ivan Aleksandrovich Fomin (3 February 1872 – 12 June 1936) was a Russian architect and educator. He began his career in 1899 in Moscow, working in the Art Nouveau style. After relocating to Saint Petersburg in 1905, he became an established mast ...

(1872–1936), a Russian/Soviet architect *

Margarita Fomina Margarita Mikhailovna Fomina (russian: Маргари́та Миха́йловна Фомина́; born 19 August 1988 in Dmitrov) is a curler from Moscow, Russia. She was part of Ludmila Privivkova's team that won the 2006 European Curling Ch ...

(born 1988), Russian curler *

Mitya Fomin Dmitri Anatolevich Fomin (Russian: Дмитрий "Митя" Анатольевич Фомин; born 17 January 1974), known by his stage name Mitya Fomin, is a Russian solo singer, dancer and producer. Between 1998 and 2009, he was a member of th ...

(born 1974), Russian singer, dancer and producer * Mykola Fomin (1909–1974), Ukrainian football player *

Nikolai Fomin Nikolai Maximovich Fomin (, ; born 1937 in Novoekonomichne, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian engineer. He was the chief engineer of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant from 1981 until the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. Galina T ...

, chief engineer at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant during the

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* Ruslan Fomin (born 1986), a Ukrainian football player * Semyon Fomin (born 1989), Russian football player *

Sergei Fomin Sergei Vasilyevich Fomin (russian: Серге́й Васи́льевич Фоми́н; 9 December 1917 – 17 August 1975) was a Soviet mathematician who was co-author with Andrey Kolmogorov of ''Introductory real analysis'', and co-author wi ...

(1917–1975), Russian mathematician *

Sergey Fomin Sergey Vladimirovich Fomin (Сергей Владимирович Фомин) (born 16 February 1958 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is a Russian American mathematician who has made important contributions in combinatorics and its relations with ...

(born 1958), Russian/American mathematician * Viktor Fomin (1929–2007), a Soviet football player *

Volodymyr Fomin Volodymyr Vasilyevich Fomin (russian: Владимир Васильевич Фомин; 1902–1942) was a Ukrainian footballer and coach. He was the oldest brother of Kostiantyn Fomin and Mykola Fomin. Volodymyr played for FC Dynamo Khark ...

(1902–1942), Ukrainian football player and coach * Vyacheslav Fomin (born 1969), Russian football player *

Yefim Fomin Yefim Moiseyevich Fomin (Russian: Ефим Моисеевич Фомин), (15 January 1909 – 26 June 1941), was a Soviet political commissar. He is known for his part in the 1941 Defense of Brest Fortress, during which the German Army capture ...

(1909–1941), Soviet political commissar *

Yevstigney Fomin Yevstigney Ipat'yevich Fomin (russian: Евстигне́й Ипа́тьевич Фоми́н) (born St. Petersburg – died St. Petersburg c ) was a Russian opera composer of Ukrainian originShuliar, Orest: History of Vocal Art. Ivano- ...

(1761–1800), Russian opera composer

Feminine form

Alona Fomina Alena Sergeyevna Fomina-Klotz (née Fomina; russian: Алёна Сергеевна Фомина; born 5 July 1989) is a Russian tennis player. From 2005 to October 2017, she represented Ukraine. Career She has won one singles title and 25 double ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian tennis player * Anastasia Fomina (born 1983), Russian basketball player * Elena Fomina (born 1979), Russian footballer *

(born 1988), Russian curler *

Oleksandra Fomina Alexandra Fomina (also spelled Olexandra or Oleksandra, Ukrainian: Олександра Фоміна, born 4 May 1975) is a Ukrainian volleyball player. With her club Rabita Baku, she competed at the 2012 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Champ ...

(born 1966), Ukraininan Olympic volleyball player *

Tatyana Fomina Tatjana Fomina (born April 26, 1954 in Tallinn) is an Estonian chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster and twice European senior women's champion. Chess career Fomina started play chess in Tallinn's Pioneers Palace. In 1969 and 1970 ...

(born 1954), Estonian chess player

Places

* Fomin (village), a village (''khutor'') in

Rostov Oblast Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...

, Russia *

A.V. Fomin Botanical Garden The A.V. Fomin Botanical Garden (sometimes translitterated as O.V. Fomin Botanical Garden) is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Ukraine, located in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.http://www.botanic.kiev.ua/#eng/ , (Ukrainian) In 1839 the Sain ...

, in

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(named after the botanist Alexandr Fomin) {{surname Russian-language surnames