Preobrazhensky () feminine: Preobrazhenskaya is a Russian surname originated in clergy, derived from the term , 'Transfiguration (of Jesus)'. Notable persons with the surname include:
Boris Preobrazhensky, Soviet otolaryngologist and academician, Hero of Socialist Labour Konstantin Preobrazhensky, writer on KGB subjects Mikhail Preobrazhensky, architect Olga Preobrajenska (1871–1962), ballerina of the Russian Imperial Ballet Olga Preobrazhenskaya (director) (1881–1971), Russian and Soviet actress and film director Pavel Preobrazhensky, Russian geologist Sofiya Preobrazhenskaya, Russian opera singer, People's Artist of the USSR Vasily Khrisanfovich Preobrazhensky, Russian writer Vasily Petrovich Preobrazhensky, Russian writer Yevgeni Preobrazhensky, (1886–1937) Bolshevik and economist
Fictional characters Professor Preobrazhensky, surgeon, from the novel Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov
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