Yefremov
Yefremov or Efremov and Yefremova or Efremova is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the male given name Yefrem and literally means Yefrem's. Yefrem is the Russian form of the Hebrew name Ephraim, first used by the Israelite patriarch of that name. In Hebrew, the name means "fruitful, fertile and productive".
The following individuals refer to Yefremov.
- Aleksandr Yefremov:
- * Aleksandr Illarionovich Yefremov, Soviet politician, head of Moscow from 1938 to 1939
- * Alexander P. Yefremov, Russian physicist
- Andriy Yefremov, Ukrainian footballer
- Dmitry Yefremov:
- * Dmitry Yefremov, Russian football player and coach
- * Dmitry Yefremov, Russian football player
- * Dmitry Yefremov, Russian football player
- Iliyan Efremov, Bulgarian pole vaulter
- Ivan Yefremov, Soviet science fiction writer and paleontologist
- Ksenia Efremova, French tennis player
- Mikhail Yefremov:
- * Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov, Soviet military commander
- * Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov, Soviet and Russian actor, son of Oleg Yefremov
- * Mikhail Timofeyevich Yefremov, Soviet politician and diplomat
- Oleg Yefremov, Soviet and Russian actor
- Oleksandr Yefremov:
- * Oleksandr Yefremov, Ukrainian politician
- * Oleksandr Yefremov (functionary), Ukrainian football functionary
- Pyotr Yefremov, Russian literary historian and publisher
- Serhiy Yefremov, Ukrainian literary journalist and political activist
- Svetlana Efremova, Soviet-born American actress
- Yevgeni Yefremov:
- * Yevgeni Borisovich Yefremov, retired Russian footballer
- * Yevgeni Gennadyevich Yefremov, Russian footballer
- Yevhen Yefremov, Ukrainian footballer
- Vasily Yefremov, Soviet ace, double Hero of the Soviet Union
- Antonina Yefremova, Ukrainian sprinter
- Lilia Vaygina-Efremova, Ukrainian biathlete
- Nelli Yefremova, Soviet sprint canoer
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