Petrenko
Appearance
Petrenko (Ukrainian: Петренко) is a patronymic surname of Slavic origin derived from the first name Petro (the Ukrainian equivalent of Peter) and effectively means of Peter/Peter's. Notable people with the surname include:
Arts and music
[edit]- Alexei Petrenko (1938–2017), Soviet actor
- Igor Petrenko (born 1977), Russian actor
- Kirill Petrenko (born 1972), Russian conductor, Chief Conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic
- Mikhail Petrenko (born 1976), Russian opera singer
- Roman Petrenko (born 1964), Russian media executive
- Vasily Petrenko (born 1976), Russian conductor, Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Oslo Philharmonic
Sports
[edit]- Aleksandr Petrenko (born 1983), Russian triple jumper
- Alexander Petrenko (1976–2006), Russian basketball player
- Dmitri Petrenko (born 1966), Soviet/Russian football player and coach
- Ihor Petrenko (born 1938), Soviet/Ukrainian pole vaulter
- Iryna Petrenko (born 1992), Ukrainian biathlete
- Jared Petrenko (born 1989), Australian football player of Ukrainian descent
- Serhei Petrenko (born 1956), Soviet/Ukrainian canoeist
- Sergei Petrenko (footballer) (born 1955), Soviet/Russian football player and coach
- Sergei Petrenko (born 1968), Soviet/Ukrainian ice hockey player
- Viktor Petrenko (born 1969), Soviet/Ukrainian World and Olympic champion in figure skating
- Vladimir Petrenko (born 1971), Soviet/Ukrainian figure skater
Other
[edit]- Anatol Petrencu, Moldovan historian and politician
- Dimitri Petrenko, player character in Call of Duty: World at War
- János Petrenkó (1940–2020), Hungarian industrialist, inventor and politician
- Maksym Petrenko (1983–2022), Ukrainian writer, scientist, inventor, educator, soldier
- Petro Petrenko (1890–1921), Ukrainian military commander
- Valentina Petrenko (born 1955), Russian politician