Kotov (russian: Котов) and Kotova (russian: Котова; feminine) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alexander Kotov
Alexander Alexandrovich Kotov (Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Ко́тов; – 8 January 1981) was a Soviet chess grandmaster and author. He was a Soviet chess champion, a two-time world title Candidate, and a prolific write ...
(1913–1981), a Soviet chess grandmaster and author
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Grigory Kotov Grigory, Grigori and Grigoriy are Russian masculine given names.
It may refer to watcher angels or more specifically to the egrḗgoroi or Watcher angels.
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* Grigory Baklanov (1923–2009), Russian novelist
* Grigory Barenblatt (1927201 ...
(1902–1944), Soviet general
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Konstantin Kotov (activist)
Konstantin Aleksandrovich Kotov (russian: Константин Александрович Котов; born 22 February 1985) is a Russian software engineer and political activist. In September 2019, he was sentenced to four years in prison for p ...
(b. 1985), a Russian political activist
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Oleg Kotov
Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov (russian: Олег Валериевич Котов) was born on 27 October 1965 in Simferopol, Crimean oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. After a career as a physician assigned to the Soviet space program, he joined the Russian ...
(b. 1965), a Russian cosmonaut
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Sergei Kotov (b. 1985), an Israeli figure skater
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Sergei Kotov (footballer) (b. 1982), a Russian professional footballer
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Vladimir Kotov (b. 1958), a South African long-distance runner
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Nina Kotova
Nina Kotova is an American cellist of Eastern European decent. As well as being a versatile artist and an established composer she is a recording artist who performs both as a soloist with major orchestras and as a chamber musician.
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(b. 1969), a Russian American cellist and composer
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Tatyana Kotova
Tatyana Vladimirovna Kotova (russian: Татьяна Владимировна Котова, born 11 December 1976) is a track and field athlete who competed for Russia in the long jump. Her personal best jump of 7.42 m at Annecy in 2002, is th ...
(b. 1976), a Russian long jump athlete
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Tatiana Kotova
Tatiana Nikolaevna Kotova (russian: Татьяна Николаевна Котова; born 3 September 1985) is a Russian singer, actress, and television personality. She is the winner of the title Miss Russia 2006 and former soloist of Ukraini ...
(b. 1985), the winner of Miss Russia 2006 title
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Russian-language surnames