Kushnarev (feminine: Kushnareva), or Kushnaryov (feminine:Kushnaryova), is a Russian and Ukrainian surname (, Кушнарёва; , Кушнарьова). Notable people with the surname include:
(1890–1960), Armenian Soviet composer, musicologist, professor Vitaly Kushnarev (born 1975), Russian politician Yuri Kushnarev (born 1985), Russian rugby union player Yevhen Kushnaryov (1951–2007), Ukrainian politician
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