Krasnov (Russian: Краснов) is a Russian family name, derived from the word krasota, a diminutive for krasa, "beauty". Its feminine counterpart is Krasnova. It may refer to:
- Aleksandr Krasnov (born 1960), Russian cyclist
- Aleksandr Krasnov (astronomer) (1866–1911), Russian astronomer
- Krasnov (crater) on the Moon, named after Aleksandr Krasnov
- Andrei Krasnov (1862–1914), Russian botanist and biogeographer
- Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova (born 7 February 1991), Russian pole vaulter
- Danny Krasnov (born 1970), Soviet-Israeli pole vaulter
- Ivan Krasnov (1802–1871), general, author and father of Nikolay
- Nikolay Krasnov (soldier) (1833–1900), major-general and father of Pyotr
- Nikolay Krasnov (architect), 1864-1939, Russian and Yugoslav architect
- Pyotr Krasnov (1869–1947), lieutenant-general and member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and a Nazi collaborator during World War II
- Vera Krasnova (born 1950), Russian speed skater
- Vladimir Krasnov (born 1990), Russian Olympic sprinter
- Semyon Krasnov (born 1946), member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and father of Mikhail Krasnov
Fiction
edit- Yevgenia Nikolayevna Krasnova, a fictional character in The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
See also
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