Ustinov Explained

Ustinov (Russian: Устинов) is a surname of Russian origin, created from the given name Iustin. The feminine form is Ustinova (Russian: Устинова). People with this name include:

• Alexander Ustinov (born 1976), K-1 fighter and boxer
• Dmitriy Ustinov (1908–1984), the Soviet Union's defence minister from 1976 to 1984
• Ivan Ustinov (1920–2020), Soviet military counterintelligence officer
• Jona von Ustinov aka "Klop" Ustinov (1892–1962), journalist and diplomat, father of Sir Peter Ustinov
• Sir Peter Ustinov (1921–2004), born Peter Alexander von Ustinov, British actor, writer, dramatist and raconteur.
• Plato von Ustinov (1840–1918), Russian aristocrat who lived in Jaffa, father of Jonah von Ustinov
• Tamara Ustinov (born 1945), British actress
• Vladimir Ustinov (born 1953), Russian politician

See also

• Ustinov College, University of Durham, England
• Izhevsk, renamed in Dimitri Ustinov's honour in 1985, but was reverted to Izhevsk two years later.
• Russian cruiser Marshal Ustinov, named after Dmitriy Ustinov.