Petrenko ( ua, Петренко) is a
patronymic surname of Slavic origin derived from the first name ''Petro'' (the Ukrainian equivalent of
Peter
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
) and effectively means ''of Peter''/''Peter's''. Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and music
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Alexei Petrenko
Aleksei Vasilyevich Petrenko (russian: Алексей Васильевич Петренко; 26 March 1938 – 22 February 2017) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor. He played Grigori Rasputin in Elem Klimov's historical drama
'' Agony ...
(1938–2017), Soviet actor
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Igor Petrenko
Igor Petrovich Petrenko (russian: И́горь Петро́вич Петре́нко; born August 23, 1977) is a Russian actor of cinema and theater. In 2002 President of Russia, Vladimir Putin gave him The State prize of Russia.
Biography
Ig ...
(born 1977), Russian actor
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Kirill Petrenko
Kirill Garrievich Petrenko (russian: Кирилл Гарриевич Петренко, Latin script: ; born 11 February 1972) is a Russian-Austrian conductor. He is chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Early life
Petrenko was born in Omsk ...
(born 1972), Russian conductor, General Music Director of Bavarian State Opera
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Mikhail Petrenko (born 1976), Russian opera singer
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Roman Petrenko (born 1964), Russian media executive
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Vasily Petrenko
Vasily Eduardovich Petrenko (russian: Васи́лий Эдуа́рдович Петре́нко; born 7 July 1976) is a Russian-British conductor. He is currently chief conductor of the European Union Youth Orchestra, music director of the Ro ...
(born 1976), Russian conductor, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Oslo Philharmonic
Sports
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Aleksandr Petrenko (born 1983), Russian triple jumper
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Alexander Petrenko
Alexander Anatolievich Petrenko (alternative spelling: Alexandre; 4 February 1976 – 21 July 2006) was a Russian professional basketball player. He was born in Almaty, Kazakh SSR, and held Russian citizenship.
Professional career
Petrenko playe ...
(1976–2006), Russian basketball player
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Dmitri Petrenko (born 1966), Soviet/Russian football player and coach
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Ihor Petrenko (born 1938), Soviet/Ukrainian pole vaulter
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Iryna Petrenko (born 1992), Ukrainian biathlete
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Jared Petrenko (born 1989), Australian football player of Ukrainian descent
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Serhei Petrenko (born 1956), Soviet/Ukrainian canoeist
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Sergei Petrenko (footballer)
Sergei Anatolyevich Petrenko (russian: Серге́й Анатольевич Петренко; born 7 July 1955) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.
Club career
As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Top League ...
(born 1955), Soviet/Russian football player and coach
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Sergei Petrenko (born 1968), Soviet/Ukrainian ice hockey player
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Viktor Petrenko
Viktor Vasyliovych Petrenko ( uk, Віктор Васильович Петренко; born 27 June 1969) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater who represented the Soviet Union, the Unified Team, and Ukraine during his career. He is the ...
(born 1969), Soviet/Ukrainian World and Olympic champion in figure skating
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Vladimir Petrenko
Vladimir Vasilyevich Petrenko ( uk, Володимир Васильович Петренко: Volodymyr Vasylovych Petrenko, russian: Владимир Васильевич Петренко; born in 1971) is a former competitive figure skater who ...
(born 1971), Soviet/Ukrainian figure skater
Other
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Anatol Petrencu
Anatol Petrencu (born 22 May 1954, Căuşeni) is a politician, historian and academic from the Republic of Moldova. In 1990-1992 he was the dean of the Faculty of History of the State University of Moldova, and between 1998 and 2006 he was presid ...
, Moldovan historian and politician
*Dimitri Petrenko, player character in
Call of Duty: World at War
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János Petrenkó (1940–2020), Hungarian industrialist, inventor and politician
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Petro Petrenko (1890–1921), Ukrainian military commander
See also
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Ukrainian-language surnames
Surnames of Ukrainian origin
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names