Sakharov

Sakharov (feminine: Sakharova) (Russian: Сахаров, Сахарова) is a Russian surname, derived from the word "сахар" (sugar). Other spellings of the surname are Saharov / Saharova, Sakharoff , Saharoff.

The surname may refer to:

Saharov

  • Aleksander Saharov (born 1982), Estonian professional footballer

Sakharof

  • Berry Sakharof (born 1957), Israeli rock guitarist, songwriter and singer

Sakharoff

  • Alexander Sakharoff (1886–1963), Russian dancer, teacher, and choreographer

Sakharov

  • Alik Sakharov (born 1959), American television director.
  • Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989), Russian physicist and anti-Soviet dissident
  • Andrey Sakharov (historian) (1930–2019), Russian historian
  • Anton Sakharov (born 1982), Russian footballer
  • Gleb Sakharov (born 1988), Uzbek–French tennis player
  • Nikita Sakharov (1915–1945), Soviet Evenk writer
  • Sophrony (Sakharov) (1896–1993), Christian monk, mystic and teacher
  • Vladimir Sakharov (born 1948), former Soviet footballer
  • Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov (1853–1920), general of the Russian Imperial Army
  • Vladimir Vladimirovich Sakharov (1902–1969), Soviet geneticist
  • Yuri Sakharov (1922–1981), Ukrainian chess master

Sakharova

  • Julia Sakharova, Russian violinist
  • Tatiana Sakharova (born 1973), Russian politician

Other

  • 1979 Sakharov, a main-belt asteroid named for Andrei Sakharov
  • Sakharov (film), a 1984 TV film starring Jason Robards as Andrei Sakharov

See also

  • Sakharov Prize
  • Zakharov (Russian: Захаров)
Surname list
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