Smirnov (masculine) or Smirnova (feminine) is the most common surname in Russia. Variants of transliteration: Smirnoff, Smirnow or Smyrnov. Smirnov (Смирно́в) is derived from an adjectival nickname smirnyy (смирный, in archaic form smirnoy смирной), that means "quiet, still, peaceful, gentle". This surname is shared by the following people:
Aleksandr Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Alexandra Smirnoff (1838–1913), Finnish pomologist
Alexei Smirnov, Russian particle physicist
Alexey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Anatoly Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Andrei Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Anton Smirnov (b. 1983)), Russian footballer
Artem Smirnov, Ukrainian tennis player
Boris Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Dmitry Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Evgeny Smirnov, Ukrainian DJ and producer known by his stage name Omnia
Igor Smirnov (b. 1941), the President of the internationally unrecognized Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic
Igor Smirnov, scientist, father of the field psychoecology.
Ivan Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Karin Smirnov, author and daughter of August Strindberg
Leonid Smirnov (footballer) (1889–1980), Russian football player
Leonid Smirnov (politician) (1916–2001), Soviet politician and engineer
Lev Smirnov (1911–1986), Soviet statesman and jurist
Maksim Smirnov (b. 1979), Estonian football midfielder
Mikhail Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Nestor Smirnov (1878–1942), Russian zoologist
Nikolai Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Oleg Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Pavel Smirnov (1882–1947), Russian historian
Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (1831–1898), Russian businessman, founder of the Smirnoff vodka brand
Pyotr Smirnov (1897–1939), Soviet Commissar, Deputy Minister of Defence and Commander of the Soviet Navy
Sergey Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Stanislav Smirnov, mathematician
Valentin Smirnov (b. 1986), Russian middle distance runner
Valentin Panteleimonovich Smirnov, nuclear fusion physicist
Vasily Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Vladimir Smirnov (disambiguation), see there for a list
Yakov Smirnoff (b. 1951), Soviet-born American comedian
Yefim Smirnov (1904–1989), Russian military physician
Lyudmila Smirnova (b. 1949), Russian figure skater
Sophia Smirnova (1852-1921), Russian writer
Svetlana Smirnova née Veresova (b. 1962), Russian sport shooter
Svetlana Smirnova (b. 1958), Russian Prima Ballerina
Svetlana Smirnova (b. 1956), Russian actor
Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova, astronomer
Yekaterina Smirnova (b. 1956), Soviet heptathlete
Māris Smirnovs (b. 1976), Latvian soccer defender
Nikolay Smirnov-Sokolsky (1898–1962), Soviet actor
Karina Smirnoff (b. 1978), professional ballroom dancer
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