Petrov or Petroff is one of the most common surnames in Russia and Bulgaria. It is a patronymic surname derived from the first name Pyotr or Petar. Notable people with the surname include:Aleksandr Petrov (disambiguation), also Alexander, multiple persons Aleksei Petrov (disambiguation), also Aleksey, Alexei, Alexey, multiple persons Andrey Petrov (1930–2006), Russian composer Antonina Petrova (1915–1941) partisan and Heroine of the Soviet Union Boris Petrov Božo Petrov, Croatian politician Daniel Petrov, Bulgarian boxer Dmitry Petrov (disambiguation), multiple persons Evdokia Petrova (1915–2002), Soviet spy, wife of the Soviet diplomat who defected to Australia Galina Petrova (1920–1943), medic and Heroine of the Soviet Union Georgi Petrov, several people Gjorche Petrov (1864/1865–1921), Bulgarian revolutionary Grigory Spiridonovich Petrov (1866–1925), Russian priest and publicist Igor Petrov (1933–2020), Soviet and Russian naval officer Ihor Petrov, Soviet and Ukrainian football player and coach Ivailo Petrov (1923–2005), Bulgarian writer Ivan Petrov (disambiguation), multiple persons Ivanka Petrova (1951–2007), Bulgarian shot putter Kamelia Petrova, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Kirill Petrov (born 1990), Russian ice hockey player Konstantin Petrov, Ukrainian physicist Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878–1939), Russian/Soviet painter Kyrylo Petrov (born 1990), Ukrainian footballer Lyudmila Petrova (born 1968), Russian long-distance runner Maya Petrova, Russian Olympic champion in handball Maria Petrova (disambiguation), multiple persons Martin Petrov, Bulgarian footballer Mikhail Petrov (disambiguation), multiple persons Nadia Petrova, Russian professional tennis player Nikolay Petrov, multiple people Nina Petrova (1893–1945), female Red Army sniper credited with 122 kills Oleg Petrov (disambiguation), multiple persons Olga Petrova (1884–1977), stage name of Muriel Harding, an English-born American vaudeville performer Osip Petrov (1806–1878), Russian opera singer Petar Petrov, several people Pyotr Nikolayevich Petrov (1827–}1891), Russian historian and writer Pyotr Mikhailovich Petrov (1910–1941), Soviet flying ace Serhiy Petrov (1997–2026), Ukrainian footballer Stanislav Petrov (1939–2017), Russian colonel who averted a potential nuclear exchange Stefka Petrova, Bulgarian nutritionist Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer Tatiana Petrova, Russian water polo player Tatyana Petrova, Russian runner Tetiana Petrova, Ukrainian freestyle skier Todor Petrov, Macedonian politician Tonka Petrova, Bulgarian middle-distance runner Totka Petrova, Bulgarian middle-distance runner Tudor Petrov-Popa, Moldovan Romanian politician Vadim Petrov (1932–2020), Czech composer Vadym Petrov, Ukrainian football player Valeri Petrov (1920–2014), Bulgarian poet Valeriy Petrov, (1955–2022) Ukrainian football coach Vasily Petrov (disambiguation), multiple people Vasil Petrov, Bulgarian football manager Victor Petrov, Soviet spy, Ukrainian emigrant activist, writer, philosopher and historian Vitaly Petrov, Russian car racing driver Vitaly Petrov (coach), Ukrainian athletics coach Vladimir Petrov (disambiguation), multiple people Vyacheslav Petrov, Russian politician Yevgeny Petrov (disambiguation), multiple people Zakhar Petrov, Russian canoeist