Putin (surname)

Putin (Russian: Путин) is a masculine Russian surname. Its feminine counterpart is Putina (Russian: Путина). Notable people with the surname include:

  • Igor Putin (born 1953), Russian businessman and politician, cousin of Vladimir Putin
  • Lyudmila Putina (born 1958), the former wife of Vladimir Putin
  • Maria Putina (born 1985), Russian pediatric endocrinologist
  • Roman Putin (born 1977), Russian businessman and politician, nephew of Vladimir Putin
  • Spiridon Putin (1879–1965), Russian chef who was the personal cook of Lenin and Stalin, paternal grandfather of Vladimir Putin
  • Vera Putina (1926–2023), Georgian woman who claimed to be Vladimir Putin's mother
  • Vladimir Putin (born 1952), President of Russia from 2000 to 2008 and from 2012–present, Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and 2008 to 2012

Fictional people

  • Ivan Putin, Soviet Navy political officer in The Hunt for Red October

See also