Zhdanov (surname)

Zhdanov (Russian: Жданов) or Zhdanova (feminine; Жданова) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Andrei Zhdanov (1896–1948), 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 (1858–?), 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 (1890–?), Russian selectionist
  • Leonid Zhdanov (1927–2009), Russian ballet dancer, teacher and photographer, younger brother of Yury Zhdanov
  • Lev Zhdanov (1864–?), Russian novelist and playwright
  • Oleksandr Zhdanov, Ukrainian footballer
  • Roman Zhdanov, Russian paralympic swimmer
  • Vasily Zhdanov (born 1963), Soviet cyclist
  • Victor M. Zhdanov (1914–1987), Russian virologist, instrumental in the push for global smallpox eradication
  • Vladimir Zhdanov (1902–1964), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Yevgeny Zhdanov (1839–1892), Russian land surveyor and cartographer
  • Yuri Zhdanov (1919–2006), Russian chemist, rector of Rostov State University from 1957 to 1988; son of Andrei Zhdanov and former husband of Svetlana Alliluyeva
  • Yury Zhdanov (dancer) (1925–1986), Russian ballet dancer, teacher, artist and choreographer, brother of Leonid Zhdanov
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