Korolyov, also transliterated as Korolev or Korolov (russian: Королёв), or its feminine variant Korolyova, Koroleva, Korolova (), is a common Russian surname, and the name of multiple places in Russia. It is derived from the word ''korol'' (), meaning " king". Korolyov may refer to:

People

Aleksandr Korolyov (disambiguation) Aleksandr Korolyov may refer to: * Aleksandr Ivanovich Korolyov (born 1958), Transnistrian politician * Aleksandr Petrovich Korolyov (born 1953), Russian football coach See also

* Korolyov (disambiguation) {{hndis, Korolyov, Aleksandr ...

, several people *

Alexey Korolev Alexey Korolev ( kz, Алексей Королев) (born June 20, 1987) is a Kazakhstani ski jumper who has competed since 2004. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in the team large hill event at Turin in 2006 wh ...

(born 1987), Kazakhstani ski jumper * Andrey Korolev (1944–1999), Russian linguist * Anton Korolev, Russian ice hockey player *

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 * Denis Borisovich Korolyov (born 1987), Russian footballer *

Dmitry Korolyov Dmitry Vyacheslavovich Korolyov (russian: Дми́трий Вячесла́вович Королёв; born 15 April 1988) is a former Russian professional association football player. Club career He played in the Russian Football National League ...

(born 1988), Russian footballer * Evgeny Korolev (born 1988), Kazakhstani tennis player *

Igor Korolev Igor Borisovich Korolev (russian: Игорь Борисович Королёв; September 6, 1970 – September 7, 2011) was a Russian-Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Korolev played over 700 games in the National Hockey Leag ...

(1970–2011), Russian hockey player * Lev Korolyov (disambiguation), multiple people * Nikolay Korolyov (sergeant) (1921–1943), Hero of the Soviet Union * Nikolay Korolyov (boxer) (1917–1974), Soviet boxer *

Oleg Korolyov Oleg Petrovich Korolyov (russian: Олег Петрович Королёв) is a Russian politician. He served as the Head of Administration of Lipetsk Oblast in Russia between 1998 and 2018He became a member of the Federation Council of Russia, f ...

(born 1952), Governor of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia * Oleg A. Korolev (born 1968), Russian artist *

Sergei Borisovich Korolyov Sergei Borisovich Korolev ( Russian: Сергей Борисович Королёв; born July 25, 1962) is a Russian intelligence officer currently serving as first deputy director of the Federal Security Service (FSB). He previously served as ...

, Russian official * Sergei Korolev (disambiguation) * Sergei Alexandrovich Korolev (1874–1932), industrial microbiology creator * Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (1907-1966), leading rocket engineer and designer of the Soviet Union *

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 *

Yevgeni Korolyov (disambiguation) Yevgeni Korolyov may refer to: * Evgeni Koroliov (born 1949), Russian pianist * Evgeny Korolev Evgeny Evgenyevich Korolev ( rus, Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Королёв; born 14 February 1988) is a retired Russian tennis player ...

, several people with this name *

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 * Yuri Korolev (ice hockey) (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 *

Korolyov (inhabited locality) Korolyov or Korolev ( rus, Королёв, p=kərɐˈlʲɵf) is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, well known as the cradle of Soviet and Russian space exploration. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 183,402, the largest as a ...

, several inhabited localities in Russia *

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 *

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 *

1855 Korolyov 1855 Korolev ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. Discovered in 1969, it was later named after Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev. Discovery ...

, an asteroid named in honour of Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov

Other

* S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, an aerospace corporation named after Sergey Korolyov *

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 * 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 Północn ...

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