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
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 [pt ; it ; ru ] , 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
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Women
Artists and entertainers
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
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See also
Celtic Germanic Romance Semitic Slavic Other From "spark" rel. to occ. 'smith'