Editing Kuznetsov

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'''Kuznetsov''', '''Kuznyetsov''', '''Kuznetsoff''', or '''Kouznetsov''' (masculine, {{langx|ru|Кузнецов}}) or '''Kuznetsova''' (feminine, {{langx|ru|Кузнецова}}) is the third most common Russian surname, an equivalent of the [[English language|English]] "[[Smith (surname)|Smith]]" (derived from a [[Russian language|Russian]] word ''kuznets'' that means ''blacksmith'').

==Men==
*[[Aleksandr Kuznetsov (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Aleksey Kuznetsov (disambiguation)]], several people
===Artists and entertainers===
*[[Aleksey Kuznetsov (guitarist)|Aleksey Alekseevich Kuznetsov]] (born 1941), Soviet/Russian jazz guitarist and composer
*[[Anatoly Borisovich Kuznetsov]] (1930–2014), Soviet/Russian actor
*[[Anatoly Kuznetsov|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 (painter)|Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov]] (1850–1929), Ukrainian portrait painter
*[[Pavel Kuznetsov|Pavel Varfolomevich Kuznetsov]] (1878–1968), Russian painter
*[[Sergey Kuznetsov (writer)|Sergey Kuznetsov]], (born 1966), Russian writer
*[[Yury Kuznetsov (actor)|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 (tennis)|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
*{{ill|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

===In politics===
*[[Alexey Kuznetsov]] (1905–1950), Soviet politician
*[[Eduard Kuznetsov (dissident)]] (1939–2024), Jewish Soviet dissident and human rights activist
*[[Eduard Kuznetsov (politician)]] (born 1967), Russian politician
*[[Vasili Kuznetsov (politician)]] (1901–1990), Soviet politician
*[[Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Kuznetsov]] (born 1947), Belarusian politician

===In the military===
*[[Fyodor Kuznetsov]] (1898–1961), Soviet military leader 
*[[Konstantin Kuznetsov]] (1902–1977), Soviet naval officer
*[[Nikolai Kuznetsov (admiral)|Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov]] (1904–1974), Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
*[[Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov]] (1911–1944), Soviet intelligence agent and partisan 
*[[Pavel Grigoryevich Kuznetsov]] (1901–1982), Soviet general 
*[[Vasily Kuznetsov (general)]] (1894–1964), Soviet military leader and Hero of the Soviet Union
*[[Yuri Viktorovich Kuznetsov]] (1946–2020), Soviet military leader and Hero of the Soviet Union

===In science and engineering===
*[[Alexander Kuznetsov (mathematician)]] (born 1973), Russian mathematician
*[[Arseniy Kuznetsov]] (born 1979), Russian physicist
*[[Pobisk Kuznetsov]] (1924–2000), Soviet Russian philosopher and scientist
*[[Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov]] (1911–1995), Soviet aerospace engineer and the chief of the Kuznetsov Design Bureau
*[[Nikolai Yakovlevich Kuznetsov]] (1873–1948), Russian entomologist, paleoentomologist and physiologist
*[[Nikolay V. Kuznetsov]] (born 1979), Russian scientist, specialist in nonlinear dynamics and control theory
*[[Yuri A. Kuznetsov]], Russian-American mathematician

===In other areas===
*[[Boris Kuznetsov (lawyer)]] (born 1944), Russian lawyer
*[[Pyotr Kuznetsov]] (born 1964), Russian religious leader
*[[Father Akaki|Andrei Kuznetsov]], oldest living Finn at the time of his death
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*[[Boris Kuznetsov (scientist)]], a Russian scientist and writer
*[[Mikhail Kuznetsov (general)]], a Soviet military leader and a Hero of the Soviet Union
*[[Alexander Kuznetsov (architect)]], a Russian/Soviet architect
*[[Pobisk Kuznetsov]], a Russian economist
*[[Pyotr Kuznetsov (linguist)]], a Soviet linguist
*[[Sergei Kuznetsov]], a Soviet microbiologist
*[[Stepan Kuznetsov]], a Russian/Soviet actor
*[[Valery Kuznetsov]], a Soviet geologist and academician
*[[Vasily Kuznetsov (meteorologist)]], a Soviet meteorologist and hydrologist
*[[Viktor Kuznetsov (scientist)]], a Soviet scientist in the field of applied mechanics and automation
*[[Vladimir Kuznetsov (physicist)]], a Soviet physicist and academician
*[[Yefrem Kuznetsov]], a Soviet geologist and petrographer
*[[Yegor Kuznetsov]], a Russian inventor
*[[Yevgeni Kuznetsov]], a Soviet theater critic
*[[Yuri Kuznetsov (musician)]], a Ukrainian jazz musician
*[[Yuri Kuznetsov (geologist)]], a Soviet geologist and academician
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==Women==

=== Artists and entertainers ===
*[[Agniya Kuznetsova]] (born 1985), Russian theatre and film actress
*[[Dina Kuznetsova]], American lyric dramatic operatic soprano
*[[Lyubov Kuznetsova]] (born 1928), Russian calligrapher and font designer
*[[Maria Kouznetsova (violinist)]] (born 1991), Russian violinist
*[[Maria Kuznetsova (novelist)]], Ukrainian American novelist
*[[Mariya Kuznetsova (actress)|Mariya Kuznetsova]] (born 1950), Russian actress in 2001 film [[Taurus (2001 film)|''Taurus'']]
* [[Mariya Kuznetsova (singer)]] (1880–1966), Russian opera singer and dancer
* [[Marina Kuznetsova]] (1925–1996), Soviet stage and film actress
* [[Vera Kuznetsova]] (1907–1994) was a Russian film actress

=== 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

=== In politics ===
*[[Anna Kuznetsova]] (born 1982), Russian human rights activist
*[[Irina Davydovna Kuznetsova]] (1923–?), Soviet-Latvian politician

=== In business ===
*[[Inna Kuznetsova]] (born 1968), CEO of ToolsGroup

=== In science and engineering ===
* [[Irina Levshakova]] (née Kuznetsova) (1959–2016), Soviet/Russian paleontologist and artist
* [[Valentina Kuznetsova]] (1937–2010), Soviet and Russian polar researcher and skier

=== In the military ===
*[[Mariya Kuznetsova (pilot)]] (1918–1990), Soviet fighter pilot

=== In other areas ===
*[[Nataliya Kuznetsova-Lobanova]] (1947–1998), a Russian diver
*[[Tatyana Kuznetsova]] (1941–2018), Soviet cosmonaut

== See also ==
*[[2233 Kuznetsov]], an asteroid named for [[Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov]] (1911–1944)
*[[Kuznetsov Design Bureau]], a Soviet/Russian aircraft engine design bureau
*[[Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier|''Admiral Kuznetsov'' class aircraft carrier]]
**[[Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov|Russian aircraft carrier ''Admiral Kuznetsov'']]

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