# Melnikov

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{{See also|Melnikovo}}
'''Melnikov''' ({{langx|ru|Ме́льников}}) is a [surname](/source/surname) of [Russian](/source/Russian_language) origin. Like many surnames, it derives from an occupation. The root "{{lang|ru|мельник}}" (''melnik'') meaning [miller](/source/miller), means 'one who mills grain'.

It may refer to:
* [Alexander Melnikov](/source/Alexander_Melnikov_(disambiguation)), multiple people including:
** [Alexander Melnikov (pianist)](/source/Alexander_Melnikov_(pianist)) (born 1973), Russian pianist
** [Alexander Melnikov (politician)](/source/Alexander_Melnikov_(politician)) (1930–2011), Russian politician
* [Andrey Melnikov](/source/Andrey_Melnikov) (1968–1988), Soviet soldier
* [Angelina Melnikova](/source/Angelina_Melnikova) (born 2000), Russian gymnast
* [Avraam Melnikov](/source/Avraam_Melnikov) (1784–1854), Russian architect
* [Boris Melnikov (fencer)](/source/Boris_Melnikov_(fencer)) (1938–2022), Soviet fencer
* [Boris Melnikov (diplomat)](/source/Boris_Melnikov_(diplomat)) (1896–1938), Soviet intelligence officer and diplomat 
* [Ivan Melnikov](/source/Ivan_Melnikov_(disambiguation)), multiple people including:
** [Ivan Melnikov (baritone)](/source/Ivan_Melnikov_(baritone)) (1832–1906), Russian baritone opera singer
** [Ivan Melnikov (footballer)](/source/Ivan_Melnikov_(footballer)) (born 1997), Russian footballer
** [Ivan Melnikov (politician)](/source/Ivan_Melnikov_(politician)) (born 1950), Russian politician
* [Konstantin Melnikov](/source/Konstantin_Melnikov) (1890–1974), Russian architect
* [Leonid Melnikov](/source/Leonid_Melnikov) (1906–1981), Soviet politician and diplomat
* [Nikita Melnikov (wrestler)](/source/Nikita_Melnikov_(wrestler)) (born 1987), Russian wrestler
* [Nikita Melnikov (footballer)](/source/Nikita_Melnikov_(footballer)) (born 1997), Russian footballer
* [Nikolay Melnikov (water polo)](/source/Nikolay_Melnikov_(water_polo)) (born 1948), Soviet water polo player
* [Nikolay Melnikov (curler)](/source/Nikolay_Melnikov_(curler)) (born 1964), Russian wheelchair curler
* [Pavel Melnikov](/source/Pavel_Melnikov_(disambiguation)), multiple people including:
** [Pavel Melnikov (rower)](/source/Pavel_Melnikov_(rower)) (born 1969), Russian rower
** [Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov](/source/Pavel_Ivanovich_Melnikov) (1818–1883), Russian writer
** [Pavel Petrovich Melnikov](/source/Pavel_Petrovich_Melnikov) (1804–1880), Russian engineer
* [Sergey Melnikov](/source/Sergey_Melnikov) (born 1968), Russian runner
* [Semyon Melnikov](/source/Semyon_Melnikov) (born 1985), Russian footballer
* [Stepan Melnikov](/source/Stepan_Melnikov) (born 2002), Russian footballer
* [Vasily Melnikov](/source/Vasily_Melnikov) (1943–2017), Soviet alpine skier
* [Viktor Melnikov](/source/Viktor_Melnikov) (born 1944), Soviet rower
* [Vitaly Melnikov](/source/Vitaly_Melnikov_(disambiguation)), multiple people including:
** [Vitaly Melnikov (film director)](/source/Vitaly_Melnikov_(film_director)) (1928–2022), Russian film director
** [Vitaly Melnikov (swimmer)](/source/Vitaly_Melnikov_(swimmer)) (born 1990), Russian swimmer
* [Volodymyr Melnykov](/source/Volodymyr_Melnykov) (born 1951), Ukrainian poet and composer
* [Vyacheslav Melnikov](/source/Vyacheslav_Melnikov_(disambiguation)), multiple people including:
** [Vyacheslav Melnikov (footballer, born 1954)](/source/Vyacheslav_Melnikov_(footballer%2C_born_1954)), Russian footballer and coach
** [Vyacheslav Melnikov (footballer, born 1975)](/source/Vyacheslav_Melnikov_(footballer%2C_born_1975)), Russian footballer
** [Vyacheslav Melnikov (alpine skier)](/source/Vyacheslav_Melnikov_(alpine_skier)) (born 1931), Soviet alpine skier
* [Yakov Melnikov](/source/Yakov_Melnikov) (1896–1960) was a Russian and Soviet speed skater
* [Yury Melnikov](/source/Yury_Melnikov) (born 1940), Russian diver

==See also==
* [Melnikova](/source/Melnikova), feminine version of the surname
* [Melnykov](/source/Melnykov), Ukrainian variant of the surname
* [Melnikov House](/source/Melnikov_House)
* [Melnikov distance](/source/Melnikov_distance)
* [Melnikov Permafrost Institute](/source/Melnikov_Permafrost_Institute), research institute in Yakutsk, Russia

{{surname|Melnikov, Melnikova, etc.}}
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Category:Russian-language surnames
Category:Occupational surnames

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