List of Famous people with last name Petrov

Alexander Andreevich Petrov is a Russian actor, known for his roles in Attraction (2017) and Gogol. The Beginning (2017).

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov was a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident. On 26 September 1983, three weeks after the Soviet military had shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, followed by up to five more. Petrov judged the reports to be a false alarm, and his decision to disobey orders, against Soviet military protocol, is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies that could have resulted in a large-scale nuclear war. An investigation later confirmed that the Soviet satellite warning system had indeed malfunctioned.

Lars-Göran Petrov, often abbreviated as L-G or LG Petrov, was a Swedish singer. He is best known for his work with death metal band Entombed.

Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Petrov joined Celtic from CSKA Sofia in 1999, and won ten trophies in his time at Celtic Park, including four Scottish Premier League titles. In 2006, he moved to Aston Villa in the Premier League, along with his former manager Martin O'Neill. Petrov became club captain at Villa Park, and was an inductee to the Aston Villa Hall of Fame in 2013. In addition he is Bulgaria's all-time most-capped player with 105 appearances for the side.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov was a Russian Soviet ice hockey player, Olympic Champion and silver medalist (1980).

Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov is a Russian racing driver who drove in Formula One for Renault F1 Team in 2010, Lotus Renault GP in 2011 and Caterham F1 Team in 2012. Born in Vyborg, he is known as the "Vyborg Rocket" in Russia. He was the first Russian to compete in the Formula One World Championship.

Yevgeny Petrov was the pen name of Yevgeny Petrovich Katayev was a popular Soviet author in the 1920s and 1930s. He often worked in collaboration with Ilya Ilf. As Ilf and Petrov, they wrote The Twelve Chairs, released in 1928, and its sequel, The Little Golden Calf, released in 1931.

Martin Petyov Petrov is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a winger.

Sergey Anatolyevich Petrov is a Deputy of the State Duma, member of Spravedlivaya Rossiya political party, member of the Budget and Taxes State Duma Committee. Founder and beneficiary of the ROLF Group, President of the ROLF Group of Companies until 2004.

Andrey Pavlovich Petrov was a Russian and Soviet composer. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1980. Andrey Petrov is known for his music for numerous classic Soviet films such as I Step Through Moscow, Beware of the Car, and Office Romance.