Alexandrov

Alexandrov or Aleksandrov (Russian: Александров Bulgarian: Александров) (feminine form: Alexandrova, Aleksandrova) is a Slavic surname derived from the name Alexander, which may be transliterated from Cyrillic as Aleksandr. The word "Alexandrov" may also have the meaning of "Alexander's" and is a common surname in Russia and Bulgaria.

People

Science and mathematics

• Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov (1912–1999), Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher and mountaineer
• Anatoly Petrovich Alexandrov (1903–1994), Soviet/Russian physicist and academician
• Ivan Alexandrov (1875-1936), Soviet engineer and academician
• Pavel Alexandrov (1896–1982), Russian mathematician who introduced the Alexandrov topology
• Vladimir Alexandrov, Soviet physicist

Military, government and exploration

• Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (b. 1951), Bulgarian cosmonaut
• Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (b. 1943), Russian cosmonaut
• Todor Aleksandrov (1881–1924), Bulgarian revolutionary

Arts, music and drama

• Sasha Alexandrov (1980 ~), Croatian fashion and glamour photographer specialized in nudes and fetish photography.
• Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946), Russian composer who wrote the musical score to the National Anthem of the Soviet Union
• Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov (1888-1982), Soviet composer and People's Artist of the USSR
• Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov (1905-1994), Conductor of Alexandrov Ensemble, composer, People's Artist of the USSR, and Hero of Socialist Labor
• Constantin Alexandrov (1940), French actor, producer, and movie maker
• Grigory Alexandrov (1903-1983), Soviet film director and script writer
• Josip Murn Aleksandrov (1879–1901), Slovenian poet
• Nikolay Grigorevich Alexandrov (1870-1930), Russian actor, founding member of MKhAT
• Vladimir Alexandrov (critic) (1898-1954), Soviet literary critic
• Yury Isaakovich Alexandrov, stage director at the Mariinsky Theatre

Other people

• Aleksandar Aleksandrov (b. 1975), Bulgarian footballer
• Aleksandar Aleksandrov (b. 1986), Bulgarian footballer
• Alexander Petrovich Alexandrov (1906-?), Soviet engineer and twice Hero of Socialist Labor
• Aleksej Aleksandrov (b. 1973), Belarusian chess grandmaster
• Georgy Aleksandrov (1908–1961), Soviet philosopher and culture minister
• Igor A Aleksandrov (1956-2001), Ukrainian journalist
• Stoyan Alexandrov, Bulgarian economist
• Teodora Alexandrova (b. 1981), Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnast
• Yuri Alexandrov, Russian professional ice hockey player

See also

• Alexandrov (town), a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia
• Alexandrova (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse
• Aleksandrów (disambiguation)

References

• Unbegaun, B. O. (1972). Russian Surnames. Oxford University Press.