Pavlov and its feminine form Pavlova are common

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *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 ...

(Па́влов, Па́влова) and Bulgarian surnames. Their

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

variant is Pavliv. All stem from Christian name Paul (Russian: Pavel; Ukrainian: Pavlo). These names may refer to many people:

In arts and entertainment

Film and television

* Sergey A. Pavlov (born 1958), Russian actor, director *

Viktor Pavlov Viktor Pavlovich Pavlov (russian: Ви́ктор Па́влович Па́влов; October 5, 1940 – August 24, 2006) was a Russian stage and film actor. Pavlov worked in some of the most popular theatres of Moscow: 1963–1965 - Sovremen ...

(1940–2006), Soviet/Russian actor

Literature

* Karolina Pavlova, Russian writer * Nikolai Pavlov, Russian writer * Oleg Pavlov (1970–2018), Russian writer * Vera Pavlova, Russian writer

Music

Alla Pavlova Alla Pavlova (Russian: ''Алла Павлова'', born July 13, 1952 in Ukraine) is a Russian composer, born and initially raised in Vinnitsa in Ukraine. She and her family moved to Moscow in 1961, and she then moved to Brooklyn, New York (state) ...

(born 1952), Russian composer * Dmitri Pavlov (composer) (born 1959), Russian composer * Petya Pavlova, Bulgarian singer

Other arts

* Anelia Pavlova (born 1956), Bulgarian-born Australian artist *

Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlovna Pavlova ( , rus, Анна Павловна Павлова ), born Anna Matveyevna Pavlova ( rus, Анна Матвеевна Павлова; – 23 January 1931), was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20t ...

(1881–1931), Russian ballet dancer * Anna Pavlova (gymnast) (born 1987), Russian artistic gymnast

Fictional characters

*The Contesa Pavlova, fictional character in the film '' Buenos Aires me mata''

In government and politics

* Jo Pavlov, Green Party Candidate, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada * Sergei Pavlov - Soviet politician *

Valentin Pavlov Valentin Sergeyevich Pavlov (russian: Валéнтин Серге́евич Па́влов; 27 September 1937 – 30 March 2003) was a Soviet official who became a Russian banker following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Born in the c ...

, Prime Minister of the Soviet Union * Vladimir Pavlov (politician, born 1956), Russian politician * Vladimir Pavlov (politician, born 1976), Russian politician

In military

Dmitry Pavlov (general) Dmitry Grigoryevich Pavlov (russian: Дми́трий Григо́рьевич Па́влов; 22 July 1941) was a Soviet general who commanded the key Soviet Western Front during the initial stage of the German invasion of the Soviet Union (Op ...

(1897–1941), Soviet general *

Yakov Pavlov Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov (russian: Я́ков Федо́тович Па́влов; 17 October 191728 September 1981) was a Soviet Red Army soldier who became a Hero of the Soviet Union for his role in defending the eponymous "Pavlov's House" duri ...

(1917–1981), Soviet platoon commander

In science

* Alexei Petrovich Pavlov (1854–1929), Russian geologist and paleontologist *

Ivan Pavlov Ivan Petrovich Pavlov ( rus, Ива́н Петро́вич Па́влов, , p=ɪˈvan pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈpavləf, a=Ru-Ivan_Petrovich_Pavlov.ogg; 27 February 1936), was a Russian and Soviet experimental neurologist, psychologist and physio ...

(1849–1936), Nobel Prize–winning Russian physiologist noted for his classical conditioning experiments with dogs *

Maria Pavlova Maria Vasilievna Pavlova ( rus, Мария Васильевна Павлова; ''née'' Gortynskaia (); June 26, 1854 – December 23, 1938) was a Ukrainian who became a paleontologist and academician in Moscow during the Russian Empire and Sovie ...

(1854–1938), Russian paleontologist * Mikhail Grigoryevich Pavlov (1793–1840), Russian philosopher and scientist * Nina Pavlova (1897–1973), Russian botanist

In sport

Football (soccer)

* Alyaksandr Pawlaw (born 1984), Belarusian international footballer * Sergei Aleksandrovich Pavlov (born 1955), Russian football manager * Yevhen Pavlov (born 1991), Ukrainian footballer

Track and field

* Igor Pavlov (athlete) (b. 1979), Russian pole vaulter * Pavel Pavlov (athlete) (1952–2004), Bulgarian sprinter *

Pepa Pavlova Pepa Pavlova ( bg, Пепа Павлова) (born 1 January 1961) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships, with teammates Tsvetanka Ilieva ...

, Bulgarian sprinter

Other sports

Aleksandr Pavlov (wrestler) Aleksandr Pavlov (born July 9, 1973) is a Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial O ...

(born 1973), Belarusian wrestler *

Alexander Pavlov (figure skater) Alexander Pavlov (born December 22, 1977) is a Russian ice dancer. He competed with his twin sister, Elena, until 1999, and then skated with Nina Ulanova for two years, representing Russia. He later skated for Australia with Danika Bourne, comp ...

, Australian figure skater * Anna Pavlova (gymnast) (born 1987), Russian artistic gymnast * Igor Pavlov (ice hockey player) (born 1965), Latvian ice hockey player, ice hockey coach in Germany *

Ivan Pavlov (figure skater) Ivan Volodymyrovych Pavlov ( uk, Іван Володимирович Павлов, born 26 September 1998) is a Ukrainian former pairs skater. With his partner, Kateryna Dzitsiuk, he is the 2020 Ukrainian national champion. As a single skater, ...

, Ukrainian figure skater * Mircea Pavlov (born 1937), Romanian chess master * Pavel Pavlov (wrestler) (b. 1953), Bulgarian wrestler * Serhii Pavlov (born 1997), Ukrainian basketball player *

Yelena Pavlova Yelena Pavlova (born December 12, 1978) is a retired volleyball player from Kazakhstan, born in Tashkent, who captained the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in fifth place, and ...

, Kazakhstani volleyball player

In other fields

Cyril Pavlov Archimandrite Cyril (russian: Архимандрит Кирилл, secular name Ivan Dmitrievich Pavlov, russian: Иван Дмитриевич Павлов; 8 September 1919 – 20 February 2017) was a Russian Orthodox Christian mystic, elder, w ...

(born 1919), Russian Orthodox hieromonk and archimandrite, confessor of Russian patriarchs *

Igor Pavlov (programmer) 7-Zip is a free and open-source file archiver, a utility used to place groups of files within compressed containers known as "archives". It is developed by Igor Pavlov and was first released in 1999. 7-Zip has its own archive format called 7z, ...

, Russian freelance programmer, creator of 7-zip *

Iliya Pavlov Iliya Pavlov Naydenov ( bg, Илия Павлов Найденов; August 6, 1960 – March 7, 2003) was a Bulgarian businessman. A banker, financier, philanthropist and reputed Bulgarian mafia boss, he was the leader and founder of the Multi ...

(1960–2003), Bulgarian businessman * Mikhail Pavlov (disambiguation) * Nikolay Pavlov (disambiguation)