Alexandrov

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

People

Science and mathematics

• Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov (1912–1999), Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher and mountaineer
• Anatoly Petrovich Alexandrov (1903–1994), Soviet/Russian physisist and academician
• Ivan Alexandrov (1875-1936), Soviet engineer and academician
• Pavel Alexandrov (1896–1982), Russian mathematician who introduced the Alexandrov topology
• Vasily Alexandrov (1887-1964), Soviet botanist
• Vladimir Alexandrov, Soviet physicist

Military, government and exploration

• Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (b. 1951), Bulgarian cosmonaut
• Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (b. 1943), Russian cosmonaut
• Andrey Alexandrov (1919-1978), a Soviet soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Diomid Alexandrov (1849-1925), Russian revolutionary
• Fyodor Alexandrov (1913-?), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Gennady Alexandrov (1918-1945), a Soviet soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Mikhail Alexandrov (1919-1944), a Soviet soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Nikita Alexandrov (1905-1971), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Nikolay Alexandrov (1925-2001), a Soviet soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Todor Aleksandrov (1881–1924), Bulgarian revolutionary
• Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov (1968-1988), Soviet soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union

Arts, music and drama

• Alexander Leonardovich Alexandrov (b. 1947), Russian actor, film director and script writer
• Alexander Nikolayevich Alexandrov (1901-?), Soviet circus artist and People's Artist of the USSR
• 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 Alexandrov (1905-1994), Soviet choir conductor, 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

Places

• Alexandrov (town), a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia
• Aleksandrów, name of two cities in Poland

Other

• Alexandrova (horse), a thoroughbred racehorse