Kuznetsov

Kuznetsov, Kuznyetsov, Kuznetsoff, or Kouznetsov (masculine, Russian: Кузнецов) or Kuznetsova (feminine, Russian: Кузнецова) is the third most common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English "Smith" (derived from a Russian word kuznets that means blacksmith).

Men

• Aleksandr Kuznetsov (disambiguation), several people
• Aleksey Kuznetsov (disambiguation), several people

Artists and entertainers

• Aleksey Alekseevich Kuznetsov (born 1941), Soviet/Russian jazz guitarist and composer
• Anatoly Borisovich Kuznetsov (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 (born 1987), Ukrainian-American male tennis player
• Andrey Kuznetsov (born 1991), Russian tennis player
• Artur Kuznetsov (Russian footballer) (born 1972)
• Artur Kuznetsov (Ukrainian footballer) (born 1995)
• Dmitri Kuznetsov (footballer born 1965), association football coach and former player
• Dmitri Anatolyevich Kuznetsov (born 1972), retired Russian footballer
• Evgeny Kuznetsov (born 1992), Russian ice hockey player
• Evgeny Kuznetsov (diver) (born 1990), Russian diver
• Maxim Kuznetsov (born 1977), Russian ice hockey player
• Mikhail Kuznetsov (figure skater) (born 1988), Russian figure skater
• Mikhail Kuznetsov (triathlete) (born 1971), Kazakhstani triathlete
• Oleh Kuznetsov (born 1963), Ukrainian footballer and manager
• Ruslan Kuznetsov (born 1980), Russian para-cyclist
• Pavel Kuznetsov (weightlifter), (born 1961), Russian weightlifter
• Syarhey Kuznyatsow, (born 1979), Belarusian footballer
• Serhiy Kuznetsov (footballer born 1982), Ukrainian footballer
• Sofya Kuznetsova, Russian volleyball player
• Vasili Kuznetsov (athlete) (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) (born 1961), Soviet backstroke swimmer
• Vitali Kuznetsov (footballer) (born 1986), Russian footballer
• Vitali Kuznetsov (judoka) (1941–2011), Soviet judoka

In politics

• Alexey Kuznetsov (1905–1950), Soviet politician
• Eduard Kuznetsov (dissident) (born 1939), Jewish Soviet dissident and human rights activist
• Eduard Kuznetsov (politician) (born 1967), Russian politician
• Vasili Kuznetsov (politician) (1901–1990), Soviet politician
• Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Kuznetsov (born 1947), Belarusian politician

In the military

• Fyodor Kuznetsov (1898–1961), Soviet military leader
• Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (1904–1974), Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
• Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov (1911–1944), Soviet intelligence agent and partisan
• Pavel Grigoryevich Kuznetsov (1901–1982), Soviet general
• Vasily Kuznetsov (general) (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
• Arseniy Kuznetsov (born 1979), Russian physicist
• 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 (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) (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), 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 (1925–1996), Soviet stage and film actress
• Vera Kuznetsova (1907–1994) was a Russian film actress

In sports

• Alesya Kuznetsova (born 1992), Russian judoka
• Elena Kuznetsova (born 1982), Uzbekistani sport shooter
• Evgeniya Kuznetsova (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) (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 (born 1982), Russian human rights activist
• Irina Davydovna Kuznetsova (1923–?), Soviet-Latvian politician

In business

• Inna Kuznetsova (born 1968), CEO of ToolsGroup

In science and engineering

• Irina Levshakova (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) (1918–1990), Soviet fighter pilot

In other areas

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

See also

• 2233 Kuznetsov, an asteroid named for Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov (1911–1944)
• Kuznetsov Design Bureau, a Soviet/Russian aircraft engine design bureau
• Admiral Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier
  • Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov