Prigozhin or Prigogine () is a masculine East Slavic surname originating from the adjective prigozhii, meaning useful, suitable, nice; its feminine counterpart is Prigozhina. The surname may refer to the following notable people:
- (1896âÂÂ1937), Soviet historian
- Alexandre Prigogine (1913âÂÂ1991), Russian-born Belgian ornithologist
- Ilya Prigogine (1917âÂÂ2003), Russian-born Belgian physicist noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility
- , a minor planet named for Ilya Prigogine
- Prigogine's theorem, a theorem of thermodynamics of non-equilibrium processes formulated by Ilya Prigogine
- Iosif Prigozhin (born 1969), Russian music producer
- (1937âÂÂ2017), Russian theater historian
- (1926âÂÂ1994), Soviet composer
- Pavel Prigozhin (born 1998), leader of Wagner Group since 2023
- (1914âÂÂ1999), Soviet/Ukrainian scientist and engineer
- Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961âÂÂ2023), Russian businessman and mercenary commander, founder of Wagner Group
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