List of Famous people with last name Tolstoy

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909. That he never won is a major controversy.

Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, nicknamed the Comrade Count, was a Russian and Soviet writer who wrote in many genres but specialized in science fiction and historical novels.

Countess Alexandra Tolstoy-Miloslavsky is a British equine adventurer, broadcaster, socialite, and businesswoman, and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She has made several long distance journeys on horses which have provided the material for television documentaries, books, and talks.

Pyotr Olegovich Tolstoy is a Russian journalist, producer, presenter and politician. He is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Duma of the Russian Federation VII convocation since October 5, 2016 and the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since January 28, 2020.

Count Nikolai Dmitrievich Tolstoy-Miloslavsky is a Russo-British monarchist and historian who writes under the name Nikolai Tolstoy. He is a former parliamentary candidate of the UK Independence Party and is the current nominal head of the House of Tolstoy, a Russian noble family.

Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, often referred to as A. K. Tolstoy, was a Russian poet, novelist, and playwright, considered to be the most important nineteenth-century Russian historical dramatist, primarily on account of the strength of his dramatic trilogy The Death of Ivan the Terrible (1866), Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich (1868), and Tsar Boris (1870). He also gained fame for his satirical works, published under his own name and under the collaborational pen name of Kozma Prutkov. His fictional works include the novella The Family of the Vourdalak, The Vampire (1841), and the historical novel Prince Serebrenni (1862).

Count Fyodor Ivanovich Tolstoy, also known as the "American" (Американец) was a Russian nobleman from the well-known Tolstoy family. Possessed of an unusual temper, he became famous for his gambling, his passion for duels, and his voyage to North America, where he earned his nickname. He was acquainted with many famous authors of his period and served as a prototype for some of the characters in their works.

Count Ilya Lvovich Tolstoy was a Russian writer, and the third child and second son of Leo Tolstoy.

Count Sergei Lvovich Tolstoy was a composer and ethnomusicologist who was among the first Europeans to make an in-depth study of the music of India. He was also an associate of the Sufi mystic, Inayat Khan, and participated in helping the Doukhobors move to Canada.

Count Lev Lvovich Tolstoy was a Russian writer, and the fourth child and third son of Leo Tolstoy.