Petrov (surname)
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Petrov or Petroff or Petrova (feminine) is one of the most common surnames in Russia
and Bulgaria
. The surname is derived from the first name Pyotr (Пётр, Russian) or Petar (Петър, Bulgarian) (both equivalent to English Peter). It is the last name of the following people:
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. The surname is derived from the first name Pyotr (Пётр, Russian) or Petar (Петър, Bulgarian) (both equivalent to English Peter). It is the last name of the following people:
- Alexander PetrovAlexander PetrovAlexander Dmitrievich Petrov was a Russian chess player, chess composer, and chess writer....
(1794–1867), Russian chess player, after whom the following is named:- Petrov's DefencePetrov's DefencePetrov's Defence is a chess opening characterised by the following moves:Though this symmetrical response has a long history, it was first popularised by Alexander Petrov, a Russian chess player of the mid-19th century...
, an opening
- Petrov's Defence
- Aleksandr Petrov (animator) (b. 1957), Russian animator
- Aleksei Aleksandrovich PetrovAleksei Aleksandrovich PetrovAleksei Aleksandrovich Petrov is a Russian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 91 kg class at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 94 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics....
(b. 1974), Russian weightlifter - Aleksei Zinovyevich Petrov (1910–1972), Russian mathematician
- Aleksei Petrov (ice hockey), Russian ice hockey player with SKA St. Petersburg
- Aleksei Petrov (cycling), Soviet cyclist who won bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics
- Alexey A PetrovAlexey A PetrovAlexey A Petrov is an American physicist known for his theoretical research in the area of physics of heavy quarks. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Physics at Wayne State University. He is the first particle theorist in the State of Michigan to receive National Science Foundation's...
(b. 1971), American physicist - Alyaksey PyatrowAlyaksey PyatrowAlyaksey Pyatrow is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk.-External links:*...
(b. 1991), Belarusian footballer - Andrey Petrov (1930–2006), Russian composer
- Borislava Petrova, Bulgarian curler
- Daniel PetrovDaniel PetrovDaniel Bozhilov Petrov is a Bulgarian boxer. He won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in the category Light Flyweight....
(b. 1971), Bulgarian boxer - Dušan Petrov, Serbian political and human rights activist
- Evdokia PetrovaEvdokia PetrovaEvdokia Alexeyevna Petrova was a Russian spy in Australia in the 1950s. She was the wife of Vladimir Petrov, and came to national prominence during the Petrov Affair....
(1915–2002), Soviet spy, wife of the Soviet diplomat who defected to Australia - Georgi Petrov (disambiguation)
- Gjorche PetrovGjorche PetrovGyorche Petrov Nikolov , born Georgi Petrov Nikolov , was one of the leaders of the Macedonian-Adrianople revolutionary movement .- Biography :...
(1864/1865–1921), Bulgarian revolutionary - Grigory Spiridonovich PetrovGrigory Spiridonovich PetrovGrigory Spiridonovich Petrov was a priest, public figure and publicist.- Biography :Petrov was born in Yamburg and graduated from St. Petersburg Theological Seminary in 1886 and St. Petersburg Theological Academy in 1891...
(1866-1925), Russian priest and publicist - Igor Petrov (activist), Russian LGBT activist
- Igor Petrov (director), Soviet film director
- Igor Petrov (figure skater), Russian figure skater
- Igor Petrov (politician) (b. 1959), Czech senator
- Igor Petrovich PetrovIgor Petrovich PetrovIgor Petrovich Petrov is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC Sheksna Cherepovets.-External links:*...
(b. 1979), Russian footballer - Ihor PetrovIhor PetrovIhor Hryhorovych Petrov is a Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player. As of 2009, he manages FC Olimpik Donetsk.- Statistics :*Other - USSR Super Cup & USSR Federation Cup-Honours:...
(b. 1964), Soviet and Ukrainian football player and coach - Ivailo PetrovIvailo PetrovIvailo Petrov was a Bulgarian writer, who authored a number of short stories. He is one of the greatest writers in Bulgarian literature...
(1923–2005), Bulgarian writer - Ivan Petrov (baritone opera singer) (1899–1963), opera singer (baritone) of Bulgarian descent
- Ivan Atanassov PetrovIvan Atanassov PetrovIvan Atanassov Petrov, is a noted Bulgarian neurologist and head of the Clinic of Neurology at the Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sofia, Bulgaria, and holds a MD, and PhD....
(b. 1947), Bulgarian neurologist - Ivan Ivanovich PetrovIvan Ivanovich PetrovIvan Ivanovich Petrov was a Russian bass opera singer.Born Ivan Krauze , the family took the name Petrov in 1936 after moving from Siberia to Moscow due to the suspicions of anyone with a German surname. He entered the Bolshoi Theatre in 1942 after three years with the Moscow Philharmonic spent...
(1920–2003), Russian bass opera singer - Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (1896–1958), Soviet general
- Ivanka PetrovaIvanka PetrovaIvanka Petrova-Stoycheva is a retired track and field shot putter from Bulgaria, best known for competing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There she ended up in 11th place, with a distance of 18.34 metres.-References:*...
(b. 1951), Bulgarian shot putter - Kirill PetrovKirill PetrovKirill Andreyevich Petrov is a Russian professional ice hockey player currently playing for Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk of the Kontinental Hockey League . Petrov was drafted by the New York Islanders in the third round, 73rd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft...
(b. 1990), Russian ice hockey player - Konstantin Petrov, Ukrainian physicist
- Kuzma Petrov-VodkinKuzma Petrov-VodkinKuzma Sergeevich Petrov-Vodkin, was an important Russian and Soviet painter and writer.-Early years:...
(1878–1939), Russian/Soviet painter - Kyrylo PetrovKyrylo PetrovKyrylo Petrov is a Ukrainian football defender who plays on loan for FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in the Ukrainian Premier League.- External links :**...
(b. 1990), Ukrainian footballer - Lyudmila PetrovaLyudmila PetrovaLyudmila Nikolayevna Petrova is a Russian long-distance runner, who represented her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004. She won the 2000 edition of the New York City Marathon....
(b. 1968), Russian long-distance runner - Maria Petrova (rhythmic gymnast)Maria Petrova (rhythmic gymnast)Maria Petrova is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She shares the world record for the most individual world all-around rhythmic gymnastics titles of all time and has never placed lower than seventh in any competition in her entire career.-Career:Petrova began her training at the age of five at...
(b. 1975), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast - Maria Petrova (figure skater)Maria Petrova (figure skater)Maria Igorevna Petrova is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World Champion and the 1999 & 2000 European Champion.- Career :...
(b. 1977), Russian figure skater - Martin PetrovMartin PetrovMartin Petyov Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.-Club career:Petrov began his career for Botev Vratsa...
(b. 1979), Bulgarian footballer - Nadia PetrovaNadia PetrovaNadezhda Viktorovna Petrova is a Russian professional tennis player.Overall, she has won 28 WTA Titles, ten in singles and eighteen in doubles. In singles, Petrova has reached a career high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2006 and has reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2003 and 2005...
(b. 1982), Russian professional tennis player - Nikolay Petrov (disambiguation), multiple people
- Oleg PetrovOleg PetrovOleg Mikhailovich Petrov is a professional ice hockey right winger . He currently plays for Ak Bars Kazan in Kontinental Hockey League...
(b. 1971), Russian hockey player - Oleg Petrov (footballer)Oleg Petrov (footballer)-External links:*...
(b. 1968), retired Russian professional footballer - Olga PetrovaOlga PetrovaOlga Petrova was an American actress, screenwriter and playwright. Born as Muriel Harding in England, she moved to the United States and became a star of vaudeville using the stage name Olga Petrova. Petrova starred in a number of films for Solax Studios and was Metro Pictures first diva, usually...
(1884–1977), stage name of Muriel Harding, an English-born American vaudeville performer - Osip PetrovOsip PetrovOsip Afanasievich Petrov was a Russian operatic bass-baritone of great range and renown whose career centred on St Petersburg.He started his career by singing in a church chorus...
(1806–1878), Russian opera singer - Petar Petrov (disambiguation), several people
- Peter Petrov, Bulgarian investment banker
- Stanislav PetrovStanislav PetrovOn September 26, 1983 the Nuclear Early Warning System of the Soviet Union twice reported the launch of American Minuteman ICBMs from bases in the United States. These missile attack warnings were correctly identified as a false alarm by Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, an officer of the Soviet Air...
(b. c. 1939), Russian colonel who averted a potential nuclear exchange - Stefka PetrovaStefka PetrovaStefka Petrova , is a prominent Bulgarian nutritionist and the director of the National Center of Public Health Protection , Sofia, Bulgaria. She is also the national consultant on nutrition at the Bulgarian Ministry of Health...
(b. 1950), Bulgarian nutritionist - Stiliyan PetrovStiliyan PetrovStiliyan Alyoshev Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer who captains Aston Villa in the Premier League and the Bulgarian national team. He won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award in 2003 when he was playing for Celtic...
(b. 1979), Bulgarian footballer - Tatiana PetrovaTatiana PetrovaTatiana Vladimirovna Petrova is a Russian water polo player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 2000 she won the bronze medal with the Russian team....
(b. 1973), Russian water polo player - Tatyana PetrovaTatyana PetrovaTatyana Valeriyevna Petrova is a Russian runner, who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase as well as the marathon.As a junior, Petrova finished nineteenth at the 2001 European Cross Country Championships and reached the finals of both the 3000 metres and 5000 metres at the 2002 World Junior...
(b. 1983), Russian runner - Tonka Petrova, Bulgarian middle distance runner
- Totka PetrovaTotka PetrovaTotka Nikolaeva Petrova is a retired female middle distance runner who represented Bulgaria in the 1970s and the early 1980s. She specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres, and won numerous international medals. She is still the Bulgarian 1500 metres record holder.-Career:She was born in Yambol, and...
(b. 1956), Bulgarian middle distance runner - Tudor Petrov-PopaTudor Petrov-PopaTudor Petrov-Popa , like Andrei Ivanţoc, is a Moldovan-born Romanian politician, arrested in Tiraspol in June 1992 by the Transnistrian separatists.-Biography:...
(b. 1963), Moldovan Romanian politician - Vadim PetrovVadim PetrovVadim Petrov is a Czech composer of Russian descent.Petrov is pianist and composer of classical and popular music. He stems from the family of a Russian emigrant, a family doctor, resident in Žižkov...
(b. 1932), Czech composer - Valeri PetrovValeri PetrovValeri Petrov , pseudonym of Valeri Nisim Mevorah is a popular Bulgarian poet, screenplay writer, playwright and translator of paternal Jewish origin....
(b. 1920), Bulgarian poet - Valeriy PetrovValeriy PetrovValeriy Petrov is a former Soviet professional football striker who played for SC Tavriya Simferopol and Ukrainian coach.-External links:* *...
, (b. 1955) Ukrainian football coach - Vasily Petrov (disambiguation), multiple people
- Victor Petrov, Soviet spy, Ukrainian emigrant activist, writer, philosopher and historian
- Vitaly PetrovVitaly PetrovVitaly Alexandrovich Petrov is a Russian Formula One racing driver, currently driving for the Lotus Renault GP team. He is known as "Vyborg Rocket" in Russia. He is, to date, the only Russian to have competed in the Formula One World Championship....
, Russian auto racing driver - Vladimir Petrov (disambiguation), multiple people
- Yevgeny Petrov (disambiguation), multiple people