public static void Main()
var xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
xmlDoc.InnerXml = @"<Main>
<Surname>Němcová</Surname>
<BirthDate>04.02.1820</BirthDate>
<BirthDate>19.09.1360</BirthDate>
<Surname>Guevara</Surname>
<BirthDate>14.06.1928</BirthDate>
<Surname>de Saint-Exupéry</Surname>
<BirthDate>29.06.1900</BirthDate>
XmlNodeList data = xmlDoc.SelectNodes("Main/Person/Name");
Console.WriteLine(data.Count);