Asimov (surname)

Asimov is a Jewish surname of Russian origin; see "Isaac Asimov#Surname" for its genesis. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Isaac Asimov (1920–1992), American essayist, scientist, novelist, written commentator, science fiction writer
    • Janet Asimov (1926–2019), American science fiction writer, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, wife of Isaac
    • Stanley Asimov (1929–1995), American journalist and newspaper executive, former vice-president for editorial administration at Newsday, brother of Isaac
      • Eric Asimov (born 1957), American wine critic, son of Stanley
      • Daniel A. Asimov, mathematician, son of Stanley
      • Nanette Asimov (born c. 1959), American journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle, daughter of Stanley
  • Morris Asimow (1906-1982), American educator, professor of Systems engineering at UCLA, pioneer of the Engineering design process

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