Makarov/Makarova (masculine/feminine) (russian: Макаров/Макарова) is a
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
surname that is derived from the male given name Makar (in turn derived from the Greek name
Macarius) and literally means ''Makar's''. It is the 29th most common Russian surname.
The Coat of arms of Makarov was approved on the 25th of January 1801 by
Empress Catherine II
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and
Emperor Paul I
Paul I (russian: Па́вел I Петро́вич ; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination. Officially, he was the only son of Peter III and Catherine the Great, although Catherine hinted that he was fathered by her l ...
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Notable Makarovs
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Alexander Alexeyevich Makarov
Alexander Alexeyevich Makarov, (born 1966) is a Russian physicist who led the team that developed the Orbitrap, a type of mass spectrometer, and received the 2008 American Society for Mass Spectrometry Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrome ...
, Russian inventor in the field of
mass spectrometry
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Alexander Alexandrovich Makarov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Makarov (russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Мака́ров, – 1919) was a Russian politician who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs (1911–1912) and Minister of Justice (1916) of the ...
, Imperial Russian politician
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Alexander Sergeyevich Makarov, Russian politician, mayor of the city of Tomsk, Russia
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Aleksandr Viktorovich Makarov, Russian soccer goalkeeper
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Aleksandr Vladimirovich Makarov, Russian soccer midfielder
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Aleksandr Makarov (athlete), Soviet Russian javelin thrower
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Alexei Makarov
Alexei Valerevich Makarov (russian: Алексе́й Вале́рьевич Мака́ров; 15 February 1972) is a Russian actor of theatre and cinema. Born 1972 in Omsk in family of actors Valeriy Makarov and Lyubov Polishchuk.
Biography
A ...
, Russian statesman
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Andrei Makarov (disambiguation), multiple people
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Andrei Makarov (ice hockey, born 1964), Russian ice hockey forward who played with Ak Bars Kazan
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Andrei Makarov (ice hockey, born 1966), Russian ice hockey forward who played with Metallurg Novokuznetsk
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Andrey Makarov (ice hockey)
Andrey Makarov (born 20 April 1993) is a Russia, Russian professional ice hockey goaltender. He List of players who played only one game in the NHL, played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres.
Playing career
Makar ...
(born 1993), Russian ice hockey goaltender
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Andrey Makarov (racewalker) (born 1971), Belarusian race walker
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Anna Makarova, Ukrainian and Russian volleyball player
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Antonina Makarova, Soviet executioner and Nazi collaborator
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Ekaterina Makarova
Ekaterina Valeryevna Makarova ( rus, Екатери́на Вале́рьевна Мака́рова; ; born 7 June 1988) is a Russian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles, and world No. 8 in singles.
She ...
, Russian tennis player
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Elena Makarova
Elena Alekseyevna Makarova (russian: Елена Алексеевна Макарова, ; born 1 February 1973), is a former Russian professional tennis player.
Makarova played in the WTA Tour between 1991 and 1999. Her best performances were i ...
, Russian tennis player
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Igor Makarov (footballer, born 1961), Russian footballer with FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Shinnik Yaroslavl, FC Asmaral Moscow and FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi
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Igor Makarov (businessman)
Igor Viktorovich Makarov (russian: Игорь Викторович Макаров; born 5 April 1962 Ashkhabad, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union) is the President of ARETI International Group (formerly known as ITERA International Group). A former pro ...
(born 1962), Russian businessman
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Igor Makarov (footballer, born 1970), Russian footballer with PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Fakel Voronezh, FC Baltika Kaliningrad and FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg
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Igor Makarov (ice hockey) (born 1987), Russian ice hockey player who was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks
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Ihar Makarau, Belarusian judoka
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Ivan Makarov, Russian painter
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Kira Makarova, Estonian-American biologist
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Konstantin Makarov, Soviet Navy admiral
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Konstantin Makarov (ice hockey)
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Ksenia Makarova
Ksenia Olegovna Makarova (russian: Ксения Олеговна Макарова, born 20 December 1992) is a retired Russian, later an American, figure skater. She is the 2010 Skate Canada International silver medalist, 2009 Cup of Nice champi ...
, Russian-American figure skater
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Natalia Makarova
Natalia Romanovna Makarova (russian: Ната́лия Рома́новна Мака́рова, born 21 November 1940) is a Russian prima ballerina and choreographer. ''The History of Dance'', published in 1981, notes that "her performances set ...
, Russian-American ballerina
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Nikolai Georgievich Makarov (born 1955), Russian mathematician
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Nikolay Makarov (disambiguation)
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Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov
Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov (russian: Никола́й Фёдорович Мака́ров; – 13 May 1988) was a Soviet firearms designer, most notable for his Makarov pistol. He was given the title Hero of Socialist Labour in 1974.
Biograph ...
(1914–1988), Soviet firearms designer
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Nikolay Makarov, Russian general,
Chief of the
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Oleg Aleksandrovich Makarov, Soviet international footballer
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Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov (russian: Олег Григорьевич Макаров; 6 January 1933 28 May 2003) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Early life and education
Makarov was born in Udomlya, Tver Oblast, USSR. He graduated from Bauman Moscow ...
, Russian cosmonaut
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Oleg Vitalyevich Makarov, Soviet figure skater
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Sergei Mikhaylovich Makarov, Soviet, NHL, and Olympic ice hockey forward
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Sergei Makarov (ice hockey, born 1964), Soviet ice hockey defenceman
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Sergey Makarov, Russian javelin thrower
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Stepan Makarov, Russian admiral
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Tamara Makarova
Tamara Fyodorovna Makarova (russian: Тама́ра Фёдоровна Мака́рова; 13 August 1907 – 19 January 1997) was a Soviet and Russian film actress and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1950) and Hero of Socialist La ...
, Soviet actress
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Tatyana Makarova, Soviet World War II pilot and
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...
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Vladimir Makarov (1947–1979) a Soviet footballer.
*Major General Vladimir Makarov, former Russian police general found dead in an apparent suicide in 2023
*Vladimir Makarov, the primary antagonist in the video game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
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Vyacheslav Makarov, Russian politician
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Michail Makarow, German bobsledder
References
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