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 Berry Sakharof ( he, ברי סחרוף, ; born 7 July 1957) is an Israeli rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. Sakharof is one of Israel's most popular and critically acclaimed rock musicians, and is often referred to as "the prince ...

(born 1957), Israeli rock guitarist, songwriter and singer

Sakharoff

Alexander Sakharoff Alexander Sakharoff (, also spelled Sakharov and Sacharoff, 13 May 1886 – 25 September 1963) was a Russian Empire dancer, teacher, and choreographer who immigrated to France. Life Sakharoff was born Alexander Zuckermann to a Jewish family ...

(1886–1963), Russian dancer, teacher, and choreographer

Sakharov

Alik Sakharov Alik Sakharov (born May 17, 1959) is a film and television director. A former Director of Photography, he is an active member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). Career Sakharov entered the US film scene when he began sharing the ...

(born 1959), American television director. *

Andrei Sakharov Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov ( rus, Андрей Дмитриевич Сахаров, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ˈdmʲitrʲɪjevʲɪtɕ ˈsaxərəf; 21 May 192114 December 1989) was a Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident, nobel laureate and activist for n ...

(1921–1989), Russian physicist and anti-Soviet dissident * Andrey Nikolayevich Sakharov (1930–2019), Russian historian * Anton Sakharov (born 1982), Russian footballer *

Gleb Sakharov Gleb Sakharov (born 10 June 1988) is a Soviet-born French tennis player. Sakharov has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 153 achieved on 8 January 2018. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 385 achieved on 11 June ...

(born 1988), Uzbek–French tennis player * Nikita Sakharov (1915–1945), Soviet Evenk writer *

Sophrony (Sakharov) Saint Sophrony (23 September 1896, in Moscow – 11 July 1993, in Tolleshunt Knights), known also as Elder Sophrony or Father Sophrony was an archimandrite and one of the noted ascetic Christian monks of the twentieth century. He is best known a ...

(1896–1993), Christian monk, mystic and teacher * Vladimir Sakharov (born 1948), former Soviet footballer *

Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov (russian: Влади́мир Ви́кторович Са́харов; 20 May 1853 – 1920) was a Russian general of the cavalry who served in the Russian Imperial Army. In an army career lasting from 1869 to 1917, ...

(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

Other

1979 Sakharov 1979 Sakharov, provisionally designated , is a stony Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered during the Palomar–Leiden survey in 1960, and named after Russian phys ...