Name: Konstantin Simonov
Birthday: 28 November 1915
Deathday: 28 August 1979
Place of Birth: Petrograd, Russian SFSR
Known For: Writing
Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill (Russian: Константин Михайлович Симонов, 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915 – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author and a war poet. He was a playwright and a wartime correspondent, most famous for his poem Wait for Me.