Krasnov

Krasnov (Russian: Краснов), feminine: Krasnova is a Russian family name.[1] Derived from the word krasny (Russian: красный), an adjective meaning "red", in old Russian "beautiful".

According to a 2019 study, it was the 167th most popular surname in Russia.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Aleksandr Krasnov (born 1960), Russian cyclist
  • Aleksandr Krasnov (astronomer) (1866–1911), Russian astronomer
  • 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 Krasnov
    • Nikolay Krasnov (soldier) (1833–1900), major-general and father of Pyotr Krasnov
      • 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, and father of Semyon Krasnov
        • Semyon Krasnov, member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and father of Mikhail Semyonovich Krasnov
  • Mikhail Krasnov (died 1979), speedway rider from the Soviet Union
  • Nikolay Krasnov (architect) (1864-1939), Russian and Yugoslav architect
  • Vera Krasnova (born 1950), Russian speed skater
  • Vladimir Krasnov (born 1990), Russian Olympic sprinter
  • Zoya Krasnova (1938–2014), Soviet and Russian worker, Hero of Socialist Labour, Communist Party functionary

Fictional characters

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Krasnov
  • All pages with titles containing Krasnova

References

  1. 1 2 Yumaguzin, Valeriy; Vinnik, Maria (September 2019). "Surnames in modern Russia". Annals of Human Biology. 46 (6): 475–490. doi:10.1080/03014460.2019.1685130. PMID 31711311 – via EBSCOhost.
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