Vaganov (Russian: Ваганов) is a Russian toponymic masculine surname relating to a person living near the river Vaga,[1] its feminine counterpart is Vaganova. Notable people with the surname include:
- Agrippina Vaganova (1879–1951), Russian ballet teacher known for
- Ekaterina Vaganova (born 1988), Russian dancer
- Gennady Vaganov (born 1930), Soviet cross-country skier
- Ilya Vaganov (born 1989), Russian footballer
- Sergei Vaganov (born 1985), Russian footballer
- Stepan Vaganov (1886–1918), Russian sailor and Bolshevik revolutionary
Fictional characters
edit- Gleb Vaganov, a character from the Broadway adaptation of the 1997 film Anastasia
See also
edit- Vaganova, Perm Krai, a village in Russia
References
edit- ^ Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. p. 90. ISBN 5-271-00127-X.