Smirnov (surname)
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According to the 2002 population census
, Smirnov (masculine) or Smirnova (feminine) is the most common surname
in Russia
(See Balanovska et al., 2006, http://genofond.ru/about.asp?site_id=1582&part_id=2237&module_id=2335). Variants of transliteration: Smirnoff or Smyrnov. Derived from an adjective smirnyy (смирный, in archaic form smirnoy смирной), that means "quiet, still, meek, gentle". This surname is shared by the following people:
Census
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, Smirnov (masculine) or Smirnova (feminine) is the most common surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in Russia
Russia
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(See Balanovska et al., 2006, http://genofond.ru/about.asp?site_id=1582&part_id=2237&module_id=2335). Variants of transliteration: Smirnoff or Smyrnov. Derived from an adjective smirnyy (смирный, in archaic form smirnoy смирной), that means "quiet, still, meek, gentle". This surname is shared by the following people:
Smirnov
- Alexander Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Alexei Smirnov, Russian particle physicist
- Alexey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Anatoly Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Artem SmirnovArtem Smirnov (tennis)Artem Smirnov is a Ukrainian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On September 14, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 321, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 159 was reached on August 23, 2010. He also played for the Ukraine Davis Cup team.-Challenger...
, Ukrainian tennis player - Boris Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Dmitry Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Igor SmirnovIgor SmirnovIgor Nikolaevich Smirnov , is the President of the internationally unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, also known as Transnistria. He has held this post since 1990.- Childhood :...
(b. 1941), the President of the internationally unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic - Dr. Igor SmirnovIgor Smirnov (scientist)Igor Viktorovich Smirnov was a controversial Russian scientist best known for his role in Soviet-era mind control research as well as an obscure field of human behavior study he called "psychoecology".-Career:Smirnov has been characterized in the media as a Rasputin-like character with "almost...
, the Scientist, father of the field Psychoecology. - Ivan Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Karin SmirnovKarin SmirnovKarin Smirnov or Smirnoff, née Strindberg was a Finland-Swedish writer. She was the daughter of August Strindberg and Siri von Essen....
, author and daughter of August Strindberg - Leonid Smirnov (footballer)Leonid Smirnov (footballer)Leonid Sergeyevich Smirnov was an association football player.-International career:Smirnov made his debut for Russia on July 3, 1912 in a friendly against Norway. He was selected for the 1912 Olympics squad, but did not play in any games at the tournament.-External links:...
(1889-1980), Russian soccer player - Leonid Smirnov (politician)Leonid Smirnov (politician)Leonid Vasil’evich Smirnov was director of the the missile factory at Dnepropetrovsk in the late 1950s, developing strategic missiles for the defence of the USSR...
(1916–?), Soviet politician - Lev Smirnov (1911–1986), Soviet statesman and jurist
- Maksim SmirnovMaksim SmirnovMaksim Smirnov is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Narva Trans...
(b. 1979), Estonian soccer midfielder - Mikhail Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Nestor Smirnov (1878–1942), Russian zoologist
- Oleg Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Nikolai Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Pavel SmirnovPavel SmirnovPavel Smirnov is a Russian chess Grandmaster .In 2004 he reached the 4th round of the FIDE World Chess Championship, but lost to Teimour Radjabov. In the same year he came first in the Tigran Petrosian Memorial in Yerevan...
(1882–1947), Russian historian - Pyotr Smirnov, Russian businessman, founder of the SmirnoffSmirnoffSmirnoff is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo. The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov , the son of illiterate Russian peasants. It is now distributed in 130 countries.Smirnoff products include vodka, flavored...
vodka brand - Pyotr Alexandrovich SmirnovPyotr Alexandrovich SmirnovPyotr Alexandrovich Smirnov was a Soviet Commissar, Deputy Minister of Defence and Commander of the Soviet Navy.Smirnov was born in a workers family in a village near Vyatka in 1897. He finished school and worked as a smith in a lumber factory from 1913. He joined the Bolsheviks in 1917 and was a...
- Admiral - Sergey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Stanislav SmirnovStanislav SmirnovStanislav Konstantinovich Smirnov is a Russian mathematician currently working at the University of Geneva, who was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010. His research focuses on the fields of complex analysis, dynamical systems and probability theory.-Career:...
, mathematician, recipient of the Clay Research AwardClay Research AwardThe Clay Research Award is given annually by the Clay Mathematics Institute to mathematicians to recognize their achievement in mathematical research...
and Fields medalFields MedalThe Fields Medal, officially known as International Medal for Outstanding Discoveries in Mathematics, is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians not over 40 years of age at each International Congress of the International Mathematical Union , a meeting that takes place every four... - Valentin Panteleimonovich SmirnovValentin Panteleimonovich SmirnovValentin Panteleimonovich Smirnov , is a Russian scientist, director of the Nuclear Fusion Institute at Kurchatov Institute, and academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.- Graduation and awards :* 1961: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology...
, nuclear fusion physicist, was awarded the Hannes Alfvén Prize of the European Physical Society in 2005 - Vasily Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Vladimir Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
- Yakov SmirnoffYakov SmirnoffYakov Naumovich Pokhis , better known as Yakov Smirnoff, is a Ukrainian-born American comedian, painter and teacher. He was popular in the 1980s for comedy performances in which he used irony and word play to contrast life under the Communist regime in his native Soviet Union with life in the...
(b. 1951), Soviet-born American comedian - Yefim Smirnov (1904–1989), Russian military physician
Smirnova
- Tamara Mikhaylovna SmirnovaTamara Mikhaylovna SmirnovaTamara Mikhailovna Smirnova was a Russian astronomer.From 1966 to 1988 she was a staff member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy at Leningrad. She co-discovered the periodic comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh, along with Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh. She has also discovered various asteroids...
, astronomer - Lyudmila SmirnovaLyudmila SmirnovaLyudmila Stanislavovna Smirnova was a Russian figure skater. She won the silver medal in pair skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics with Andrei Suraikin. They were coached by Maya Belenkaya....
(b. 1949), Russian figure skater - Yekaterina SmirnovaYekaterina SmirnovaYekaterina Smirnova is a retired heptathlete who competed for the Soviet Union during her career. She twice won the gold medal at the Summer Universiade. Smirnova set her personal best in the heptathlon on 19 June 1983 at a meet in Moscow.-Achievements:-References:*...
(b. 1956), Soviet heptathlete - Yelena Smirnova (1915–2008), grandmother of AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprioLeonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. He has received many awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator , and has been nominated by the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild and the British Academy of Film and Television...
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Other variations
- Māris SmirnovsMaris SmirnovsMāris Smirnovs is a football defender from Latvia currently playing for FC Tranzīts.As of 6 July 2009 he has played 22 international matches for the Latvia national team...
(b. 1976), Latvian soccer defender - Nikolay Smirnov-Sokolsky (1898–1962), Soviet actor