Pyotr Smirnov | |
Native Name: | Пётр Арсеньевич Смирнов |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1831 |
Birth Place: | , Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire |
Citizenship: | Russian Empire |
Known For: | Smirnoff vodka |
Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov (Russian: Пётр Арсе́ньевич Смирно́в; January 9, 1831November 29, 1898) was a Russian businessman, who created Russia's leading pre-revolutionary vodka company, a predecessor of both Smirnoff and Smirnov companies.[1] He was born a serf in, a small Russian village, on 9 January 1831, and rose to become one of the wealthiest men in Russia.[2]