Prigozhin Explained
Prigozhin or Prigogine is a masculine East Slavic surname originating from the adjective prigozhii, meaning useful, suitable, nice; its feminine counterpart is Prigozhina. The surname may refer to the following notable people:
- (1896—1937), Soviet historian
- Alexandre Prigogine (1913–1991), Russian-born Belgian ornithologist
- Ilya Prigogine (1917–2003), Russian-born Belgian physicist noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility
- 11964 Prigogine, a minor planet named for Ilya Prigogine
- Prigogine's theorem, a theorem of thermodynamics of non-equilibrium processes formulated by Ilya Prigogine
- Iosif Prigozhin (born 1969), Russian music producer
- (1937—2017), Russian theater historian
- (1926–1994), Soviet composer
- (1914–1999), Soviet/Ukrainian scientist and engineer
- Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961–2023), Russian businessman and mercenary commander
