Belousov
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Belousov is a common Russian surname formed from the nickname Belye usy (Russian: Белые Усы) meaning White Moustache. The femine form of the surname is Belousova.
It may refer to:
- Aleksander Belousov, Yiddish-language poet;
- Boris Belousov, Soviet chemist;
- Boris Mikhailovich Belousov, Soviet Minister of the Engineering Industry 1987-1989, Soviet Minister of Defense Industry 1989-1991;
- Boris Nikolaevich Belousov, Soviet cosmonaut;
- Valentin Danilovich Belousov (1925 -1988), prof., dr., famous Soviet matematician (was born in what is now Republic of Moldova), founder of the Theory of Quasigroups;
- Vladimir Belousov, Soviet geologist ;
- Ludmila Belousova, Russian figure skater;
The Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction is named after Boris Belousov.