Ushakov
The House of Ushakov is the name of an old and influential Russian noble family, whose members occupied many important positions within the Russian Empire.
Coat of arms of Ushakov family
Notable people
- Dmitry Ushakov (1873–1942), Russian philologist
- Fyodor Ushakov (1745–1817), Russian admiral
- Georgy Ushakov (1901–1963), Soviet Arctic explorer
- Konstantin Ushakov (1970– ), Russian volleyball player
- Nils Ušakovs (1976– ), Latvian journalist and politician, former mayor of Riga
- Simon Ushakov (1626–1686), Russian icon painter
- Yuri Ushakov (1947– ), Russian diplomat
- Zinovy Ushakov (1895-1940) soviet police officer
Other uses
- Russian ship Admiral Ushakov, several Russian ships named after Fyodor Fyodorovich Ushakov:
- Russian battleship Admiral Ushakov, laid down in 1892 with service in the Russo-Japanese War
- Soviet cruiser Admiral Ushakov, a Sverdlov-class cruiser, laid down in 1950 and scrapped in 1987
- Soviet battlecruiser Kirov, laid down in 1974 renamed Admiral Ushakov in 1992
- Ushakov Island, Arctic island named after its discoverer, Georgy Ushakov
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