Chernov

Chernov (Чернов) is a Slavic surname formed from the Russian word Chyorny (Чёрный) meaning black. The feminine form of the surname is Chernova (or Tchernova). Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alex Chernov (born 1938), Australian judge, Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, and Governor of Victoria
 * Aleksandr A. Chernov (1877–1963), Soviet geologist, paleontologist, and Hero of Socialist Labor
 * Andrei Chernov (1966–2017), Russian programmer, one of the founders of Runet and the creator of the KOI8-R character encoding
 * Artyom Chernov (1982–2020), Russian professional ice hockey centre
 * Dmitry Chernov (1839–1921), Russian metallurgist
 * Evgeniy Demitrievich Chernov, Soviet admiral, former commander of Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets
 * Georgy Chernov (1906–2009), Russian geologist and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
 * Lada Chernova (born 1970), Russian javelin thrower
 * Mikhail Chernov (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player
 * Mikhail Chernov (politician) (1891–1938), Russian politician
 * Mstyslav Chernov (born 1985), Ukrainian journalist and photographer
 * Natalia Chernova (born 1976), Russian gymnast
 * Nikolai Chernov (1956–2014), Ukrainian-American mathematician
 * Tatyana Chernova (born 1988), Russian heptathlete
 * Victoria Chernova, Russian Paralympic athlete
 * Viktor Chernov (1873–1952), the founder of Socialist-Revolutionary Party
 * Vladimir Chernov (born 1953), Russian baritone singer
 * Vladimir Chernov (footballer) (born 1991), Russian footballer