# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gennadiy-nikonov
# Generated: 2026-08-14T23:06:10.399Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gennadiy-nikonov"
name: "Gennadiy Nikonov"
slug: "gennadiy-nikonov"
description: "Gennadiy Nikolaevich Nikonov was a Russian firearm engineer. Some of his accomplishments were as the designer of the AN-94 assault rifle, and the \"straight-back bolt.\" Nikonov held 44 Copyright Certificates, and was awarded the titles of \"The Best Designer of the Company\" and \"The Best Designer of the Ministry.\" In his memory there is a memorial plaque on the building design and weapons center of \"Izhmash\"."
tagline: "Russian firearm designer (1950–2003)"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1950-08-11"
deathDate: "2003-05-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.46
  momentum:             0.4361702127659575
  historical:           6.835316
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Никонов, Геннадий Николаевич"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88%D9%81"
    title: "غينادي نيكولاييفيتش نيكونوف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennadiy_Nikonov"
    title: "Gennadiy Nikonov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guennadi_Nikonov"
    title: "Guennadi Nikonov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennadij_Nikonov"
    title: "Gennadij Nikonov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennagyij_Nyikolajevics_Nyikonov"
    title: "Gennagyij Nyikolajevics Nyikonov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genadijus_Nikonovas"
    title: "Genadijus Nikonovas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennadiy_Nikonov"
    title: "Gennadiy Nikonov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q834038"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump