Vorobyov

Vorobyov, Vorobiev, Vorobyev (Template:Lang-ru) and Vorobyova (Воробьёва; feminine) is a common Russian surname derived from the Russian word vorobey (sparrow).

People with this surname include:

• Aleksandr Vorobyov (b. 1962), a Soviet national team football player
• Alexey Vorobyov (b. 1988), a Russian singer and actor
• Andrei Vorobyov (b. 1982), a Russian footballer
• Andrey Yuryevich Vorobyov (b. 1970), a governor of Moscow Oblast
• Arkady Vorobyov (b. 1924), a Russian middle-heavyweight
• Dmitry Vorobiev (b. 1985), a Russian ice hockey player
• Grigory Vorobiev (b. 1929), a Soviet/Russian sports physician
• Irina Vorobieva (b. 1958), a Soviet pair skater
• Ivan Vorobyov
  • Ivan Alekseyevich Vorobyov (1921—1991) , Soviet Air dforce commander, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Ivan Vorobyov (judoka)
  • Ivan Grigoryevich Vorobyov (1920—1965), Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Ivan Ivanovich Vorobyov (1908—1967), Hero of the Soviet Union

• Julia Vorobieva (b. 1974), an Azerbaijani figure skater
• Marie Vorobieff (1892-1984), a Russian painter
• Maxim Vorobiev (1787-1855), a Russian painter
• Mikhail Vorobyev (1896-1957), a Soviet marshal of the corps of engineers
• Nikolai Vorobyov (disambiguation)
• Pavel Vorobiev (b. 1982), a Russian ice hockey player
• Petr Vorobiev (b. 1949), a Russian ice hockey player
• Roman Vorobyov (b. 1984), a Russian footballer
• Valeria Vorobieva (b. 1988), a Russian figure skater
• Valeriy Vorobyov (b. 1970), a Ukrainian footballer
• Vladimir Vorobiev(b. 1972), a Russian ice hockey player
• Vladimir Vorobyov (1876-1937), a Soviet anatomist and academician
• Yakov Vorobyov (1885-1919), a Russian revolutionary

See also

• Sparrow Hills, aka Vorobyovy Gory, a locality in Moscow, Russia

References

• Unbegaun, B. O. (1972). Russian Surnames. Oxford University Press.