Kuznetsov, Kuznyetsov, Kuznetsoff or Kouznetsov (; feminine: Kuznetsova, ) is the third most common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English "Smith" (derived from a Russian word kuznets () that means 'blacksmith').
Men
Artists and entertainers
- Aleksey Alekseevich Kuznetsov (born 1941), Soviet/Russian jazz guitarist and composer
- Anatoly Borisovich Kuznetsov (1930âÂÂ2014), Soviet/Russian actor
- Anatoly Vasilievich Kuznetsov (1929âÂÂ1979), Soviet writer, author of Babi Yar
- I. Kuznetsov, Russian soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble
- Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov (1867âÂÂ1942), Russian architect
- Mikhail Kuznetsov (actor) (1918âÂÂ1986), Soviet actor
- Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (1850âÂÂ1929), Ukrainian portrait painter
- Pavel Varfolomevich Kuznetsov (1878âÂÂ1968), Russian painter
- Sergey Kuznetsov, (born 1966), Russian writer
- 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 (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
- , Russian volleyball player
- Vasili Kuznetsov (athlete) (1932âÂÂ2001), 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) (1941âÂÂ2011), Soviet judoka
- Yan Kuznetsov (born 2002), Russian ice hockey player
In politics
In the military
In science and engineering
In other areas
Women
Artists and entertainers
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 (runner) (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
In business
In science and engineering
- Irina Levshakova (née Kuznetsova) (1959âÂÂ2016), Soviet/Russian paleontologist and artist
- Valentina Kuznetsova (1937âÂÂ2010), Soviet and Russian polar researcher and skier
In the military
In other areas
See also