Korolyov, also transliterated as Korolev or Korolov (russian: Королёв), or its feminine variant Korolyova, Koroleva, Korolova (), is a common
Russian surname
See Eastern Slavic naming customs for the explanation of the structure of Russian-language surnames.
A (А)
* Abakumov
* Abdulov
* Abramov
* Abramovich
* Avdeyev
* Avdonin
* Averin (surname), Averin
* Averyanov
* Avilov (surname), Avil ...
, and the name of multiple places in
Russia
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. It is derived from the word ''korol'' (), meaning "
king
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Korolyov may refer to:
People
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Aleksandr Korolyov (disambiguation), several people
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Alexey Korolev (born 1987), Kazakhstani ski jumper
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Andrey Korolev (1944–1999), Russian linguist
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Anton Korolev, Russian ice hockey player
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Boris Korolev
Boris Danilovich Korolyov (russian: Борис Данилович Королёв; 1884/85–1963) was a Soviet sculptor-monumentalist, teacher and public figure.
Biography
As an artist Korolyov stood at the origins of the Soviet school of sculptu ...
, Soviet sculptor
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Denis Borisovich Korolyov (born 1987), Russian footballer
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Dmitry Korolyov (born 1988), Russian footballer
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Evgeny Korolev
Evgeny Evgenyevich Korolev ( rus, Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Королёв; born 14 February 1988) is a retired Russian tennis player and the cousin of former Russian player Anna Kournikova. He began playing tennis at age four wi ...
(born 1988), Kazakhstani tennis player
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Igor Korolev (1970–2011), Russian hockey player
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Lev Korolyov (disambiguation), multiple people
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Nikolay Korolyov (sergeant) (1921–1943), Hero of the Soviet Union
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Nikolay Korolyov (boxer) (1917–1974), Soviet boxer
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Oleg Korolyov (born 1952), Governor of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia
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Oleg A. Korolev
Oleg A. Korolev (born March 2, 1968) is Russian artist whose paintings have been
exhibited and represented in the private and corporate art collections of Russia, Europe, North America, and Australia.
Education
Since 1979 studied in the Stud ...
(born 1968), Russian artist
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Sergei Borisovich Korolyov, Russian official
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Sergei Korolev (disambiguation)
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Sergei Alexandrovich Korolev (1874–1932), industrial microbiology creator
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Sergei Pavlovich Korolev
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (russian: Сергей Павлович Королёв, Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov, sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ kərɐˈlʲɵf, Ru-Sergei Pavlovich Korolev.ogg; ukr, Сергій Павлович Корольов, ...
(1907-1966), leading rocket engineer and designer of the Soviet Union
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Yaroslav Korolev
Yaroslav Igorevich Korolev (russian: Ярослав Игоревич Королёв; born 7 May 1987) is a Russian former professional basketball player.
Professional career
Korolev began his pro career with the Russian club Avtodor Saratov. Ko ...
(born 1987), Russian basketball player
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Yevgeni Korolyov (disambiguation), several people with this name
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Yuri Korolev
Yuri Nikolayevich Korolyov (russian: Юрий Николаевич Королёв; born 25 August 1962 in Vladimir) is a Soviet artistic gymnast who competed during the 1980s, winning many World and European Medals. Part of a deep Soviet team t ...
(born 1962), gymnast
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Yuri Korolev (ice hockey)
Yuri Vasilyevich Korolev (russian: Юрий Васильевич Королёв; born 6 June 1934) is a Russian ice hockey administrator, and retired coach and civil servant.
His career of educating athletes and coaches included the State Com ...
(born 1934), ice hockey administrator
Places
*Korolyov Urban Okrug, a municipal formation which
Korolyov City Under Oblast Jurisdiction in Moscow Oblast, Russia is incorporated as
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Korolyov (inhabited locality), several inhabited localities in Russia
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Korolev (lunar crater)
Korolev is a large lunar impact crater of the walled plain or basin type. It is named for Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev. It lies on the far side of the Moon, and the northern part of its floor crosses the lunar equator. Notable nearby cra ...
, a Lunar crater named after Sergey Korolyov
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Korolev (Martian crater)
Korolev is an ice-filled impact crater in the Mare Boreum quadrangle of Mars, located at 73° north latitude and 165° east longitude. It is in diameter and contains about of water ice, comparable in volume to Great Bear Lake in northern Canad ...
, a crater on Mars named after Sergey Korolyov
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1855 Korolyov, an asteroid named in honour of Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov
Other
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, an aerospace corporation named after Sergey Korolyov
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Korolyov RP-318 The RP-318 or RP-318-1 was USSR's first rocket-powered aircraft or Rocket Glider (Rocketny Planer or Raketoplan) which "RP" stands for in Russian language. Beginning in early 1936 it was first known as RP-218-1 or "Objekt 218" before it was renamed ...
, Russia's first rocket-powered aircraft, built by Sergey Korolyov (Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov)
* "Korolev", a 2015 tune by
Public Service Broadcasting
Public broadcasting involves radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing ...
* RFS ''Korolev'', a
Ropucha-class landing ship
The Ropucha class ( Polish for ''Toad''), Soviet designation Project 775, is a class of landing ships (large landing ship in Soviet classification) built in Poland for the Soviet Navy. The ships were built in Poland in the Stocznia Północ ...
in the
Russian Navy
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Russian-language surnames