Famous People with Name Semyon

Semyon Dezhnyov            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Semyon Dezhnyov: was a Russian explorer who in 1648 led the expedition that doubled the known extent of the easternmost promontory of the Eurasian continent and discovered that Asia is not connected to Alaska.

Semyon Gudzenko            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Semyon Gudzenko: who was a Russian poet, of the World War II generation. He is often compared with Pavel Kogan and Semen Kirsanov.

Semyon Davidovich Kirlian            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Semyon Davidovich Kirlian: was a Russian inventor and researcher, who along with his wife Valentina Khrisanovna Kirliana (Russian: ????????? ?????????? ????????; d. 1972), a teacher and journalist, discovered and developed Kirlian photography.

Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenk            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenk: was a Soviet military commander and senior professional officer of the Red Army at the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Timoshenko was born into a peasant family at Furmanca (Furmanka), in Southern Bessarabia, Odessa region (now part of Ukraine). In 1915, he was drafted into the army of the Russian Empire and served as a cavalryman on the western front.

Semyon Zinovievich Alapin            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Semyon Zinovievich Alapin: was a Russian and Lithuanian[1] chess master, openings analyst and puzzle composer.Born in Vilnius, Lithuania, he was a Jewish[1] Russian citizen and one of the strongest players in Russia in the late 19th century. Today he is best known for his creation of opening systems in almost all major openings. Most of these are of little significance today, but Alapin's Variation of the Sicilian Defence is an important opening line that is often played by leading grandmasters.