Belousov
Belousov (or Beloussov) is a Russian surname formed from the nickname Belye Usy (Russian: Белые Усы) meaning "White Moustache", and in the patronymic form. The English equivalent would be "Grey Moustache", inferring to someone older and grey-haired, i.e. wise". The feminine form of the surname is Belousova.
The Ukrainian language name of the same derivation is Bilous in the non-patronymic form.
The surname Belousov may refer to:
- People
- Alexander Belousov, Yiddish-language poet.
- Boris Pavlovich Belousov, Soviet chemist.
- Boris Nikolayevich Belousov, Soviet cosmonaut.
- Leonid Belousov, midfielder for FC Gornyak Uchaly.
- Ludmila Belousova (b. 1935), Russian figure skater.
- Valentin Danilovich Belousov (b. 1925), Moldavian mathematician.
- Vladimir Belousov (1907-1990), Soviet geologist.
- Yuri Leonidovich Belousov (1945-2000), Soviet and Russian researcher and engineer.
- Other
- The Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction is named after Boris Pavlovich Belousov.