Kuznetsov, Kuznyetsov, Kuznetsoff, or Kouznetsov (masculine, russian: Кузнецов) or Kuznetsova (feminine, russian: Кузнецова) is the third most common

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, an equivalent of the

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word ''kuznets'' that means ''blacksmith'').

Men

Artists and entertainers

* Aleksandr Kuznetsov (disambiguation), several people * Aleksey Alekseevich Kuznetsov (born 1941), Soviet/Russian jazz guitarist and composer *

Anatoly Borisovich Kuznetsov Anatoly Borisovich Kuznetsov (russian: Анатолий Борисович Кузнецов; 31 December 1930 – 7 March 2014) was a Soviet and Russian actor, best known for his role of the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov in '' White Sun of the ...

(1930–2014), Soviet/Russian actor * Anatoly Vasilievich Kuznetsov (1929–1979), Soviet writer, author of ''Babi Yar'' * I. Kuznetsov, Russian soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble * Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov (1867–1942), Russian architect * Mikhail Kuznetsov (actor) (1918–1986), Soviet actor * Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (1850–1929), Ukrainian portrait painter * Pavel Varfolomevich Kuznetsov (1878–1968), Russian painter * Sergey Kuznetsov, (born 1966), Russian writer * Yury Kuznetsov, (born 1946), Russian actor * Andy Kusnetzoff (born 1970), Argentine TV and radio personality

In sports

Alex Kuznetsov Alex Kuznetsov (born February 5, 1987) is a retired American professional tennis player. He is a former hitting partner of Maria Sharapova Personal life Kuznetsov was born in Ukraine. His family moved to the United States when he was 3 years ...

(born 1987), Ukrainian-American male tennis player * Aleksey Kuznetsov (disambiguation), several people * Andrey Kuznetsov (born 1991), Russian male tennis player * Artur Kuznetsov (Russian footballer) (born 1972) * Artur Kuznetsov (Ukrainian footballer) (born 1995) *

Dmitri Kuznetsov (footballer born 1965) Dmitri Viktorovich Kuznetsov (russian: Дмитрий Викторович Кузнецов; born 28 August 1965) is an association football coach and a former player. During his club career he played for CSKA Moscow, RCD Espanyol, UE Lleida, ...

, association football coach and former player *

Dmitri Anatolyevich Kuznetsov Dmitri Anatolyevich Kuznetsov (russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Кузнецов; born 14 August 1972, died 1 July 2021) was a Russian professional footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Russian Premier Lea ...

(born 1972), retired Russian footballer *

Evgeny Kuznetsov Yevgeny Yevgenyevich Kuznetsov (russian: Евгений Евгеньевич Кузнецов; born 19 May 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He ...

(born 1992), Russian ice hockey player *

Evgeny Kuznetsov (diver) Evgeny Vladimirovich Kuznetsov (russian: Евгений Владимирович Кузнецов; born 12 April 1990) is a Russian diver. At the diving portion of the 2011 World Aquatics Championships he won a bronze in the 3 m springboard, a ...

(born 1990), Russian diver *

Maxim Kuznetsov Maxim Romanovich Kuznetsov (russian: Максим Романович Кузнецов: born March 24, 1977) is a Kazakhstani-born Russian former professional ice hockey player. Kuznetsov was drafted in the 1st round (26th overall) by the Detroit ...

(born 1977), Russian ice hockey player *

Mikhail Kuznetsov (figure skater) Mikhail Vladimirovich Kuznetsov (russian: Михаил Владимирович Кузнецов; born 6 July 1988) is a Russian Pair skating, pair skater. With Ekaterina Sheremetieva, he is the 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist. W ...

(born 1988), Russian figure skater *

Mikhail Kuznetsov (triathlete) Mikhail Aleskandrovich Kuznetsov (russian: Михаил Александрович Кузнецов; born 24 August 1979 in Shymkent, Ongutsik Qazaqstan) is a male triathlete from Kazakhstan. Kuznetsov competed at the first Olympic triathlon at t ...

(born 1971), Kazakhstani triathlete *

Oleh Kuznetsov Oleh Volodymyrovych Kuznetsov (born as Oleg Wladimirowitsch Kuznetsow in Germany) ( uk, Олег Володимирович Кузнєцов) (born 22 March 1963) is a Ukrainian football coach and former professional player. He won domestic ho ...

(born 1963), Ukrainian footballer and manager *

Ruslan Kuznetsov Ruslan Kuznetsov (born 20 October 1980) is a Russian Para-cyclist who represented Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career Kuznetsov represented Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Par ...

(born 1980), Russian para-cyclist *

Pavel Kuznetsov (weightlifter) Pavel Kuznetsov (russian: Павел Викторович Кузнецов; born 10 July 1961) is a former Soviet weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won the gold medal in the heavyweight I class at the 1988 Summer Oly ...

, (born 1961), Russian weightlifter *

Syarhey Kuznyatsow Syarhey Kuznyatsow ( be, Сяргей Кузняцоў; russian: Сергей Кузнецов; born 3 November 1979) is a Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Be ...

, (born 1979), Belorussian footballer * Serhiy Kuznetsov (footballer born 1982), Ukrainian footballer *

Vasili Kuznetsov (athlete) Vasili Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (russian: Василий Дмитриевич Кузнецов, 7 February 1932 – 6 August 2001) was a Soviet and Russian decathlete who won the European title in 1954, 1958 and 1962. He competed for the Soviet Un ...

(1932–2001), Soviet decathlete * Vasili Kuznetsov (footballer) (born 1978), Russian footballer * Viktor Kuznyetsov (athlete) (born 1986), Ukrainian athlete * Viktor Kuznetsov (footballer, born 1949) (born 1949), Soviet international footballer *

Viktor Kuznetsov (swimmer) Viktor Aleksandrovich Kuznetsov (russian: Виктор Александрович Кузнецов, born 21 May 1961) is a former backstroke swimmer from the Soviet Union. He won two silver medals at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow ...

(born 1961), Soviet backstroke swimmer * Vitali Kuznetsov (footballer) (born 1986), Russian footballer * Vitali Kuznetsov (judoka) (1941–2011), Soviet judoka

In politics

Alexey Kuznetsov Alexey Alexandrovich Kuznetsov (, in Borovichi – 1 October 1950, in Moscow) was a Soviet statesman, CPSU (since 1925) functionary, Lieutenant General, member of CPSU Central Committee (1939-1949). He was Second Secretary (deputy leader) to L ...

(1905–1950), Soviet politician *

Eduard Kuznetsov (dissident) Edward Samoilovich Kuznetsov (russian: Эдуа́рд Само́йлович Кузнецо́в, he, אדוארד קוזנצוב; born 29 January 1939) is a Soviet-Israeli dissident, refusenik, journalist, and writer. One of the leaders of th ...

(born 1939), Jewish Soviet dissident and human rights activist * Eduard Kuznetsov (politician) (born 1967), Russian politician *

Vasili Kuznetsov (politician) Vasili Vasilyevich Kuznetsov (russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Кузнецо́в; 5 June 1990) was a Russian Soviet politician who acted as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1983 (a ...

(1901–1990), Soviet politician * Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Kuznetsov (born 1947), Belarusian politician

In the military

Fyodor Kuznetsov Fyodor Isidorovich Kuznetsov (russian: Фёдор Иси́дорович Кузнецо́в; 29 September 1898 – 22 March 1961) was a Colonel General and military commander in the Soviet Union. Biography Born to a peasant family in Mogilev G ...

(1898–1961), Soviet military leader * Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (1904–1974), Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union *

Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov (russian: Николай Иванович Кузнецов; 27 July 1911 – 9 March 1944) was a Soviet intelligence agent and partisan who operated in Nazi-occupied Ukraine (Reichskommissariat Ukraine) during Wor ...

(1911–1944), Soviet intelligence agent and partisan *

Vasily Kuznetsov (general) Vasily Ivanovich Kuznetsov (Russian: ''Василий Иванович Кузнецов''; – 20 June 1964) was a Soviet general and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Life and career Kuznetsov was born to a working-class family in Ust-Usolka, Soli ...

(1894–1964), Soviet military leader and Hero of the Soviet Union * Yuri Viktorovich Kuznetsov (1946–2020), Soviet military leader and Hero of the Soviet Union

In science and engineering

* Alexander Kuznetsov (mathematician) (born 1973), Russian mathematician * Pobisk Georgievich Kuznetsov (1924-2000), Soviet Russian philosopher and scientist * Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (1911–1995), Soviet aerospace engineer and the chief of the Kuznetsov Design Bureau *

Nikolai Yakovlevich Kuznetsov Nikolai Yakovlevich Kuznetsov ( rus, Николай Яковлевич Кузнецов; May 23, 1873 in Saint Petersburg – April 8, 1948 in Leningrad) was a Russian Empire and Soviet entomologist, paleoentomologist and physiologist, since 191 ...

(1873–1948), Russian entomologist, paleoentomologist and physiologist * Nikolay V. Kuznetsov (born 1979), Russian scientist, specialist in nonlinear dynamics and control theory * Yuri A. Kuznetsov, Russian-American mathematician

In other areas

Boris Kuznetsov (lawyer) Boris Avramovich Kuznetsov (Кузнецов, Борис Аврамович, born 1944) is a prominent Russian lawyer who has acted in many notable criminal and human rights cases, and who has been persecuted by the Russian authorities. He left R ...

(born 1944), Russian lawyer * Pyotr Kuznetsov (born 1964), Russian religious leader

Women

Artists and entertainers

* Agniya Kuznetsova (born 1985), Russian theatre and film actress * Dina Kuznetsova, American lyric dramatic operatic soprano * Lyubov Kuznetsova (born 1928), Russian calligrapher and font designer * Maria Kouznetsova (violinist) (born 1991), Russian violinist *

Maria Kuznetsova (novelist) Maria Kuznetsova is a Ukrainian American novelist with two book publications, both from Random House. Early life and education Kuznetsova was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, and moved to the U.S. at five years old with her family. After the dissolution ...

, Ukrainian American novelist * Mariya Kuznetsova (born 1950), Russian actress in 2001 film ''Taurus'' * Mariya Kuznetsova (singer) (1880–1966), Russian opera singer and dancer *

Marina Kuznetsova Marina Kuznetsova (1925–1996) was a Soviet stage and film actress.Shaw & Youngblood p.281 Selected filmography * ''Krechinsky's Wedding'' (1953) * ''A Fortress in the Mountains'' (1953) * ''The Safety Match ''The Safety Match'', or ''The Swe ...

(1925–1996), Soviet stage and film actress *

Vera Kuznetsova Vera Andreevna Kuznetsova (russian: Вера Андреевна Кузнецова; 6 October 1907 — 11 December 1994) was a Russian actress. She appeared in more than fifty films from 1944 to 1991. Selected filmography References Extern ...

(1907—1994) was a Russian film actress

In sports

* Alesya Kuznetsova (born 1992), Russian judoka *

Elena Kuznetsova Elena Kuznetsova ( uz, Елена Кузнецова; born 1 August 1982) is an Uzbekistani sport shooter. Kuznetsova represented Uzbekistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), ...

(born 1982), Uzbekistani sport shooter *

Evgeniya Kuznetsova Evgeniya Petrovna Kuznetsova (russian: Евгения Петровна Кузнецова) (born 18 December 1980 in Leningrad) is a former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia in the 1996 Olympic Games. She won the silver medal in the team c ...

(born 1980), former Olympic gymnast who competed for Russia and later Bulgaria * Galyna Kuznetsova (born 1960), Ukrainian Paralympic volleyball player * Maria Kuznetsova (wrestler) (born 1997), Russian wrestler * Nataliya Kuznetsova (born 1991), Russian powerlifter and bodybuilder * Olga Kuznetsova (born 1967), Russian middle distance runner * Olga Kuznetsova (sport shooter) (born 1968), Russian sport shooter * Polina Kuznetsova (born 1987), Russian handball player * Svetlana Kuznetsova (born 1985), Russian tennis player * Svetlana Kuznetsova (basketball) (born 1965), Russian basketball player *

Svetlana Kuznetsova (cyclist) Svetlana Kuznetsova (née Vasilieva; born 15 July 1995) is a Russian former racing cyclist. She rode in the women's road race event at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships. Major results ;2013 : 2nd Team pursuit, UCI Juniors Track World Ch ...

(born 1995), Russian cyclist * Yelena Kuznetsova (born 1977), Kazakhstani race walker * Yevgeniya Kuznetsova (athlete) (born 1936), Soviet athlete, competed in discus throwing in 1960 and 1964 Olympics

In politics

Anna Kuznetsova Anna Yuryevna Kuznetsova (russian: Анна Юрьевна Кузнецова; born 3 January 1982) is a Russian politician serving as Member and Deputy Chair of the State Duma since 2021. Previously, she was Children's Rights Commissioner for ...

(born 1982), Russian human rights activist * Irina Davydovna Kuznetsova (born 1923), Soviet-Latvian politician

In business

* Inna Kuznetsova (born 1968), CEO of 1010data

In science and engineering

Irina Levshakova Irina Yuryevna Levshakova (née Kuznetsova; Russian: Ирина Юрьевна Левшакова; 6 May 1959 – 31 January 2016) was a Russian paleontologist, geologist, artist and musician. She is most famous for her deep involvement in the ...

(née Kuznetsova) (1959–2016), Soviet/Russian paleontologist and artist * Valentina Kuznetsova (1937–2010), Soviet and Russian polar researcher and skier

In the military

Mariya Kuznetsova (pilot) Mariya Mikhailovna Kuznetsova (russian: Мария Михайловна Кузнецова; 14 April 1918 12 October 1990) was a Soviet fighter pilot who originally flew with the women's 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment but was later transferred to ...

(1918–1990), Soviet fighter pilot

In other areas

* Nataliya Kuznetsova-Lobanova (1947–1998), a Russian diver * Tatyana Kuznetsova (1941–2018), Soviet cosmonaut

Men

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See also