Krasnov () is a Russian family name, derived from the word krasota, a diminutive for krasa, "beauty". Its feminine counterpart is Krasnova. It may refer to: Aleksandr Krasnov (born 1960), Russian cyclist Aleksandr Krasnov (astronomer) (1866–1911), Russian astronomer Krasnov (crater) on the Moon, named after Aleksandr Krasnov Andrei Krasnov (1862–1914), Russian botanist and biogeographer Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova (born 7 February 1991), Russian pole vaulter Danny Krasnov (born 1970), Soviet-Israeli pole vaulter Ivan Krasnov (1802–1871), general, author and father of Nikolay Nikolay Krasnov (soldier) (1833–1900), major-general and father of Pyotr Nikolay Krasnov (architect), 1864-1939, Russian and Yugoslav architect Pyotr Krasnov (1869–1947), lieutenant-general and member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and a Nazi collaborator during World War II Vera Krasnova (born 1950), Russian speed skater Vladimir Krasnov (born 1990), Russian Olympic sprinter Semyon Krasnov (born 1946), member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and father of Mikhail Krasnov Fiction Yevgenia Nikolayevna Krasnova, a fictional character in The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable See also Rurik Dynasty Russian-language surnames