Litvinenko

Article summary

Litvinenko ( ) is a gender-neutral surname of Ukrainian origin. It may refer to *Alexander Litvinenko (1962–2006), former Russian secret service agent, defector and recruited to MI6, poisoned in the United Kingdom. **Litvinenko (TV series), TV series based on the poisoning of the above *Alexei Litvinenko (born 1980), Kazakhstani ice hockey defenceman *Alina Litvinenko (born 1995), Kyrgyzstani football striker *Irina Ektova (née Litvinenko in 1987), Kazakhstani triple jumper *Oleg Litvinenko (1973–2007), Kazakhstani association football player *Olga Litvinenko (born 1983), Russian politician, daughter of Vladimir *Vladimir Litvinenko (born 1955), Russian academic and businessman, father of Olga *Vladimir Litvinenko (sledge hockey) (born 1989), Russian sledge hockey player

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1309734101