Smolensky, feminine: Smolenskaya, is a Russian-language

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Smolensk Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest c ...

". The corresponding Polish-language surnames are Smoleński and Smoleńska. Notable people with this surname include: *

Alexander Smolensky Alexander Pavlovich Smolensky (russian: Алекса́ндр Па́влович Смолéнский) (born July 6, 1954) is a Russian business oligarch. Biography Alexander Smolensky began his business activities on the black market of the so ...

(born 1954), Russian banker * Nikolay Smolensky (born 1980), Russian banker *

Paul Smolensky Paul Smolensky (born May 5, 1955) is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Cognitive Science at the Johns Hopkins University and a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, Redmond Washington. Along with Alan Prince, in 1993 he developed Opt ...

(born 1955), American cognitive scientist * Stepan Smolensky (1848–1909), Russian choir director

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