Smirnov (masculine, russian: Смирнов) or Smirnova (feminine, russian: Смирнова, link=no) is one of the two most common
surnames in Russia.
[ ''Smirnov'' (russian: Смирнов, link=no) is derived from an adjectival nickname ''smirnyj'' (russian: смирный, link=no; in ]archaic
Archaic is a period of time preceding a designated classical period, or something from an older period of time that is also not found or used currently:
*List of archaeological periods
**Archaic Sumerian language, spoken between 31st - 26th cent ...
form ''smirnoy'', russian: смирной, link=no), that means "quiet, still, peaceful, gentle".[
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Smirnov
*Aleksandr Smirnov (disambiguation) Aleksandr or Alexander Smirnov may refer to:
Footballers
* Aleksandr Smirnov (footballer, born 1968), Russian football player and coach
* Aleksandr Smirnov (footballer, born 1982), Russian football player
* Aleksandr Smirnov (footballer, born 1996 ...
, multiple people
* Aleksandr Petrovich Smirnov (1877–1938), Russian old Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet statesman
* Alexei Smirnov (physicist) (born 1951), Russian particle physicist
*Alexey Smirnov (disambiguation) Alexey Smirnov (russian: Алексей Смирнов, link=no; alternatively spelled: Aleksey, Aleksei, or Alexei; Smirnov or Smirnoff) may refer to:
* Aleksei Smirnov (actor) (1920–1979), Russian actor
* Aleksei Smirnov (footballer) (born 1994 ...
, multiple people
*Anatoly Smirnov (disambiguation) Anatoly Smirnov is the name of:
*Anatoly Smirnov (diplomat), Russian diplomat and ambassador; see List of diplomatic missions of Russia
*Anatoly Smirnov (swimmer) (born 1958), Soviet Olympic swimmer
*Anatoly Filippovich Smirnov (1909–1986), Sovie ...
, multiple people
*Andrei Smirnov (disambiguation) Andrei Smirnov may refer to:
* Andrey Smirnov (general) (1895–1941), Soviet general
* Andrey Andreyevich Smirnov (1905–1982), Soviet ambassador to Austria
* Andrei Smirnov (actor) (born 1941), Soviet Russian actor and filmmaker
* Andrey Smirn ...
, multiple people
*Anton Smirnov (disambiguation) Anton Smirnov may refer to:
* Anton Smirnov (footballer) (born 1983), Russian footballer
*Anton Smirnov (chess player) (born 2001), Australian chess player
* Anton Smirnov (figure skater) (born 1982), Russian figure skater
See also
* Smirnov (sur ...
, multiple people
*Artem Smirnov (tennis)
Artem Vitaliyovych Smirnov ( uk, Артем Віталійович Смирнов; born 2 February 1988) is a Ukrainian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Ch ...
(born 1988), Ukrainian tennis player
*Artyom Aleksandrovich Smirnov
Artyom Aleksandrovich Smirnov (russian: Артём Александрович Смирнов; born 6 January 1989) is a Russian professional football player. He plays for FC Torpedo Vladimir.
Club career
He played 4 seasons in the Russian Foo ...
(born 1989), Russian footballer
*Boris Smirnov (disambiguation) Boris Smirnov may refer to:
* Boris Alexandrovich Smirnov (actor) (1908–1982), Soviet actor in the film '' Zhukovsky''
* Boris Smirnov-Rusetsky (1905–1993), Russian painter
* Boris Smirnov (ethnologist) (1924–1979), Russian ethnologist
Se ...
, multiple people
*Danila Smirnov
Danila Olegovich Smirnov (russian: Данила Олегович Смирнов; born 7 June 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a central midfielder for Volgar Astrakhan.
Club career
He made his debut in the Russian Professional Fo ...
(born 2001), Russian football player
*Daniil Smirnov
Daniil Smirnov is a Russian Paralympic swimmer
Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world ...
, Russian Paralympic swimmer
*Denys Smirnov
Denys Smirnov (born 18 June 1975) is a Ukrainian former professional football midfielder.
Career
Denys Smirnov is a product of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Youth school system, where he was trained by V. Ischenko. Smirnov gave his debut for the Met ...
(born 1975), Ukrainian footballer
*Dmitry Smirnov (disambiguation) Dmitry Smirnov may refer to:
*Dmitry Matveyevich Smirnov (1919–2005), mathematician
*Dmitri Smirnov (tenor) (1882–1944), Russian tenor
*Dmitri Smirnov (composer) (Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov, 1948–2020), Russian-British composer
*Dmitry Smirno ...
, multiple people
*Eulogius (Smirnov)
Eulogius (russian: Евлогий, born Yuri Vasilyevich Smirnov, russian: Юрий Васильевич Смирнов; 13 January 1937 – 22 July 2020) was a Russian Orthodox prelate at the Diocese of Vladimir between 1990 and 2018. Since 201 ...
(1937–2020), Russian Orthodox prelate
*Evgeny Smirnov (born 1987), Ukrainian DJ and producer known by his stage name Omnia
* Gennady Mikhailovich Smirnov (1955–2000), Soviet footballer
* Grigory Sergeyevich Smirnov (born 1997), Russian competitive ice dancer
*Igor Smirnov (disambiguation) Igor Smirnov may refer to:
* Igor Smirnov (politician) (born 1941), president of the unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic
* Igor Smirnov (scientist) (1951–2004), controversial Russian mind control researcher
See also
* Igor Mirnov ...
, multiple people
*Ilya Smirnov
Ilya Kornilovich Smirnov (russian: Илья́ Корни́лович Смирно́в; 30 July 1887 – 28 June 1964) was a Soviet army general. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during th ...
(1887–1964), Soviet army general
*Ivan Smirnov (disambiguation) Ivan Smirnov may refer to:
* Ivan Smirnov (politician) (1881–1936), Russian revolutionary
* (1885–1919), Russian revolutionary, Bolshevik
* Ivan Smirnov (aviator) (1895–1956), Russian pilot
* Ivan Smirnov (guitar player) (1955–2018), Russ ...
, multiple people
* Karin Smirnov (1880–1973), Finnish Swedish author and daughter of August Strindberg
* Konstantin Smirnov (1854–1930), general of the Imperial Russian Army
*Konstantin Smirnov (military Orientalist) Konstantin Nikolaevich Smirnov (1877 – 1938) was a military Orientalist of the Imperial Russian Army, having the rank of Staff Captain.
He graduated from the Officers’ Courses of Oriental Languages, and served in the Caucasian Military Distric ...
(1877–1938), military Orientalist of the Imperial Russian Army
*Leonid Smirnov (footballer)
Leonid Sergeyevich Smirnov (russian: Леонид Серге́евич Смирнов; 1889 in Moscow – 1980) was an association football player. Smirnov made his debut for the Russian Empire on July 3, 1912 in a friendly against Norway. He was ...
(1889–1980), Russian football player
* Leonid Smirnov (politician) (1916–2001), Soviet politician and engineer
* Lev Smirnov (1911–1986), Soviet statesman and jurist
*Maksim Smirnov
Maksim Smirnov (born 28 December 1979 in Tallinn) is a retired Estonian professional footballer. He played the position of midfielder.
Club career
On 7 March 2010, he joined FC Narva Trans on loan for the first half of the season.
Internatio ...
(born 1979), Estonian football midfielder
*Mikhail Smirnov (disambiguation) Mikhail Smirnov may refer to:
* Mikhail Ivanovich Smirnov (1880-1940), Russian naval officer, first and only Minister of the Navy of the White Movement.
* Mikhail Smirnov (footballer, born 1881) (1881-1957), Russian football striker
*Mikhail Nikol ...
, multiple people
*Nikolai Smirnov (disambiguation) Nikolai Smirnov may refer to:
* Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov (1917–1992), Soviet Navy Admiral, Hero of the Soviet Union
* Nikolai Mikhailovich Smirnov, Governor of the Saint Petersburg Governorate, 1855–1861
* Nikolai Smirnov (cinematographer), ...
, multiple people
*Oleg Smirnov (disambiguation) Oleg Smirnov may refer to:
* Oleg Aleksandrovich Smirnov (b. 1964), Soviet and Russian footballer with FC Spartak Moscow, FC Rotor Volgograd and FC Shinnik Yaroslavl
* Oleg Igorevich Smirnov (b. 1967), Transnistrian politician
* Oleg Smirnov (ic ...
, multiple people
*Pavel Smirnov
Pavel Smirnov (russian: Павел Смирнов; born 27 April 1982 in Mezhdurechensk) is a Russian chess Grandmaster.
Chess career
In 2001 he was a member of the Russian junior team in the first China vs Russia match that took place in Shan ...
(1882–1947), Russian chess player
* Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (1831–1898), Russian businessman, founder of the Smirnoff vodka brand
* Pyotr Smirnov (1897–1939), Soviet Commissar, Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander of the Soviet Navy
*Roman Smirnov (disambiguation) Roman Smirnov may refer to:
* Roman Smirnov (sprinter) (born 1984), Russian sprinter runner
* Roman Smirnov (speed skater) (born 1986), Belarusian speed skater
See also
* Smirnov (surname)
* Smirnoff (surname) Smirnoff is a Germanization of the ...
, multiple people
*Sergey Smirnov (disambiguation) Sergey Smirnov may refer to:
* Sergey Smirnov (politician) (1918–2009), a Soviet state and party official
* Sergei Mikhailovich Smirnov (born 1950), Russian KGB/FSB official
* Sergei Sergeyevich Smirnov (born 1981), Russian footballer
* Sergey Se ...
, multiple people
* Stanislav Smirnov (born 1970), mathematician
* Valentin Smirnov (born 1986), Russian middle distance runner
*Valentin Panteleimonovich Smirnov
Valentin Panteleimonovich Smirnov (russian: Валенти́н Пантелеи́монович Cмирно́в, b. 2 October 1937), is a Russian scientist, director of the Nuclear Fusion Institute at Kurchatov Institute, and academician (since ...
(born 1937), nuclear fusion physicist
*Vasily Smirnov (disambiguation) Vasily Smirnov may refer to:
* Vasily Smirnov (writer) (1904/1905–1979), Soviet writer
* Vasily Dmitriyevich Smirnov (1846–1922), Russian orientalist
* Vasily Sergeyevich Smirnov (metallurgist) (1914–1973), Soviet metallurgist
* Vasil ...
, multiple people
*Vitali Smirnov
Vitali Georgyevich Smirnov (russian: Виталий Георгиевич Смирнов; born 14 February 1935 in Russia) is a former athlete from Russia. He was an active in swimming, water polo, tennis, and boxing, and he was a member of the U ...
(born 1935), Russian member of the International Olympic Committee
*Vladimir Smirnov (disambiguation) Vladimir Smirnov may refer to:
* Vladimir Smirnov (politician) (1887–1937), Russian Bolshevik and Soviet politician
*Vladimir Smirnov (mathematician) (1887–1974), Soviet mathematician
*Vladimir Smirnov (fencer) (1954–1982), Soviet fencer kille ...
, multiple people
*Yanaki Smirnov
Yanaki Smirnov ( bg, Янаки Смирнов; born 20 December 1992) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Dorostol.
Career
Early career
Yanaki moved to Greece with his family where he started his career in the local Panathin ...
(born 1992), Bulgarian footballer
* Yevhen Smirnov (born 1993), Ukrainian football midfielder
* Yuriy Smirnov (disambiguation), also Yuri Smirnov; multiple people
Smirnova
* Alexandra Smirnova (1809–1882) Russian lady-in-waiting
* Galina Konstantinovna Smirnova (1910–1980), Russian composer
* Lyudmila Smirnova (born 1949), Russian figure skater
*Mariya Smirnova
Mariya Vasilyevna Smirnova (russian: Мария Васильевна Смирнова; 31 March 1920 – 10 July 2002) was a squadron commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment (nicknamed the "Night Witches") of the Soviet A ...
(1920–2002), Russian military pilot
*Sophia Smirnova
Sophia Ivanovna Smirnova (russian: Софья Ивановна Смирнова-Сазонова, also: Smirnova-Sazonova, born 1852, Moscow, Imperial Russia, — died in 1921, Moscow, Soviet Russia) was a Russian writer, novelist and memoirist.< ...
(1852–1921), Russian writer
*Svetlana Smirnova (sport shooter)
Svetlana Alekseyevna Smirnova (née Veresova) (russian: Светлана Алексеевна Смирнова; born 10 March 1962 in Pskov) is a Russian sport shooter. She won two medals (silver and bronze), as a member of the Soviet Union shoot ...
(born 1962), Russian sport shooter
*Svetlana Smirnova (actor)
Svetlana Stanislavovna Smirnova (russian: Светлана Станиславовна Смирнова; born 25 April 1956) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress. She was made a People's Artist of Russia in 2005. She is notable for ...
(born 1956), Russian actor
* Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova, astronomer
* Yekaterina Smirnova (born 1956), Soviet heptathlete
Other variations
* Smirnoff (surname) Smirnoff is a Germanization of the Russian-language surname Smirnov. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexandra Smirnoff (1838–1913), Finnish scientist, pomologist and writer
* Alexis Smirnoff, Canadian professional wrestler
* Boris S ...
, variant of transliteration
* Smirnovs, Latvian form
* Smirnovas, Lithuanian form
* Smirnow Smirnow is a transliteration variant of the Russian-language surname Smirnov
Smirnov (masculine, russian: Смирнов) or Smirnova (feminine, russian: Смирнова, link=no) is one of the two most common surnames in Russia. ''Smirnov'' (rus ...
, variant of transliteration
* Ukrainian forms: the Russian surname Смирнов may be rendered either as Смирнов (Smyrnov
Viktor Smyrnov (born 2 August 1986 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S11 events.
Viktor has competed at two Paralympic games, winning ten medals, five of them gold. In the 2004 Summ ...
) or Смірнов (Smirnov).
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References
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