Zhdanov () or Zhdanova (feminine; ÃÂôðýþòð) is a patronymic surname derived from the pre-Christian Slavic given name Zhdan (). Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrei Zhdanov (1896âÂÂ1948), Stalinist politician, developer of the Zhdanov Doctrine that governed Soviet cultural activities for a number of years
- Aleksei Zhdanov, Russian footballer
- Andrei Zhdanov, Russian footballer
- Alexander Zhdanov (1858âÂÂ?), Russian astronomer
- Alexandr Zhdanov, Russian avant-garde painter
- Dimitri Zhdanov, Russian racing cyclist
- Dmitri Zhdanov, Russian footballer
- Igor Zhdanov (1920-1996), Latvian chess master
- Ihor Zhdanov (born 1967), Ukrainian politician and businessman. 3rd Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine
- Ilya Zhdanov, Russian Badminton player
- Ivan Zhdanov (born 1988), Russian politician and lawyer, director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation
- Leonid Zhdanov (1890âÂÂ?), Russian selectionist
- Leonid Zhdanov (1927âÂÂ2009), Russian ballet dancer, teacher and photographer, younger brother of Yury Zhdanov
- Lev Zhdanov (1864âÂÂ?), Russian novelist and playwright
- Oleksandr Zhdanov, Ukrainian footballer
- Roman Zhdanov, Russian paralympic swimmer
- Vasily Zhdanov (born 1963), Soviet cyclist
- Victor M. Zhdanov (1914âÂÂ1987), Russian virologist, instrumental in the push for global smallpox eradication
- Vladimir Zhdanov (1902âÂÂ1964), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Yevgeny Zhdanov (1839âÂÂ1892), Russian land surveyor and cartographer
- Yuri Zhdanov (1919âÂÂ2006), Russian chemist, rector of Rostov State University from 1957 to 1988; son of Andrei Zhdanov and former husband of Svetlana Alliluyeva
- (1925âÂÂ1986), Russian ballet dancer, teacher, artist and choreographer, brother of Leonid Zhdanov