Stanislav Petrov Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, Petrov, the man who saved the world
![Stanislav Petrov](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Stanislaw-jewgrafowitsch-petrow-2016.jpg)
officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017)
- Sex or Gender:
- male
- Date of Birth:
- 1939-09-07
- Place of Birth:
- Vladivostok
- Date of Death:
- 2017-05-19
- Place of Death:
- Fryazino
- Country of citizenship:
- Soviet Union
Russia - Occupation:
- military personnel
- Viaf ID:
- 1150083621314940205