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Geographical distribution

As of 2014, of all known bearers of the surname ''Sokolov'', the following countries had, as residents, the following shares of the international population of persons bearing the name: Within Russia, the frequency was higher than the population-proportionate contribution to the national 76.3% share, in each of the following constituents of the Russian Federation:Sokolov surname distribution
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People

* A–D given names ** Aleksandr Sokolov (disambiguation), several people **

Andrei Sokolov Andrei Yurievich Sokolov (russian: Андре́й Ю́рьевич Соколо́в; born 20 March 1963, in Vorkuta, Komi ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. ...

(born 1963), French, ex-Russian chess player **

(born 1972), Latvian chess player **

Arseny Sokolov Arseny Alexandrovich Sokolov (russian: Арсе́ний Алекса́ндрович Соколо́в; 19 March 1910 – 19 October 1986) was a Russian theoretical physicist known for the development of synchrotron radiation theory. Biography Ar ...

(1910–1986), Russian physicist, coauthor of Sokolov–Ternov effect ** Boris Sokolov (disambiguation), several people ** Denis Viktorovich Sokolov (born 1983), Russian rifle shooter ** Denis Yurevich Sokolov (born 1977), Russian ice hockey defenceman ** Dmitri Sokolov (disambiguation), several people * E–G given names **

Elena Sokolova Elena Sergeyevna Sokolova (russian: Елена Сергеевна Соколова; born 15 February 1980) is a Russian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2003 World silver medalist, a three-time European medalist (2003–2004, 200 ...

(born 1980), Russian figure skater **

Eugene Sokolov Eugene Nikolayevich Sokolov (September 23, 1920 in Nizhny Novgorod – May 14, 2008 in Moscow), also known as Evgeny Nikolaevich Sokolow, Evgeny Nikolaevich Sokolov, Evgeni Sokolov, Ye. N. Sokolov, Evgeniĭ Sokolov, Yevgeny Nikolaevich Sokolov, and ...

(1920–2008), Russian neuroscientist ** Eva Sokolova (born 1961), Russian hurdler ** Evgenia Sokolova (1850–1925), Russian dancer and educator * Evgeny Sokolov (born 1984) Russian cyclist *

Fedor Sokolov Fedor Borisovich Sokolov ( he, פיודור סוקולוב, russian: Фёдор Борисович Соколов, born 14 December 1984) is a former pair skater. He competed internationally for Israel with pairs partner and wife Ekaterina Sokolov ...

(born 1984), Israeli pair skater **

Fred Sokolow Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ...

(born 1945), American multi-instrumentalist. **

Georgi Sokolov Georgi Apostolov Sokolov ( bg, Георги Апостолов Соколов; 19 June 1942 - 27 June 2002) was a Bulgarian international Association football, footballer. A Forward (association football), forward with remarkable ball control, im ...

(1942–2002), Bulgarian footballer **

Grigory Sokolov Grigory Lipmanovich Sokolov (russian: Григо́рий Ли́пманович Соколо́в; born April 18, 1950) is a Russian pianist naturalized Spain, Spanish. He is among the most esteemed of living pianists, his repertoire spanning compo ...

(born 1950), Russian pianist * I given names **

Igor Sokolov Igor Sokolov (russian: Игорь Александрович Соколов; born January 2, 1958) is a former Soviet sport shooter and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in ''50 m Running Target'' at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Mo ...

(born 1958), Soviet sport shooter and Olympic champion ** Ivan Sokolov (born 1968), Yugoslav-born Dutch chess player ** Ivan Sokolov (born 1960), Russian composer ** Ivan Glebovich Sokolov (born 1960), Russian-born pianist and composer * K–L given names ** Lale Sokolov (1916–2006), the tattooist of Auschwitz ** Larisa Sokolova, Russian musicologist **

Lydia Sokolova Lydia Sokolova (1896–1974) was an English ballerina. She trained at the Stedman Ballet Academy and learned from accomplished dancers including Anna Pavlova and Enrico Cecchetti, and was a prominent member of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes fr ...

(1896–1974), English ballerina ** Lyubov Sokolova (volleyball) (born 1977), Russian volleyball player ** Lyubov Sokolova (1921–2001), Soviet and Russian actress **

Konstantin Sokolov Konstantin Sokolov (born May 12, 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing with HC Sochi of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Sokolov previously played with Admiral Vladivostok Hockey Club Admiral, Also Known as T ...

(born 1991), Russian ice hockey player * M–O given names **

Maksim Sokolov Maksim Yurevich Sokolov ( rus, Максим Юрьевич Соколов, r=Maksim Yurevich Sokolov; born 29 September 1968) is a Russian economist and politician who was the Minister for Transportation, from 21 May 2012 to 7 May 2018. Biogra ...

(born 1968), Russian economist and former Minister of Transport of Russia ** Marina Sokolova (born 1969), Russian-born German chess player ** Maxim Sokolov (born 1972), Russian ice hockey goaltender ** Mikhail Sokolov (1885–1947), Russian painter, graphic artist and illustrator **

Nahum Sokolow Nahum ben Joseph Samuel Sokolow ( he, נחום ט' סוקולוב ''Nachum ben Yosef Shmuel Soqolov'', yi, סאָקאָלאָוו; ) was a Zionist leader, author, translator, and a pioneer of Hebrew journalism. Biography Nahum Sokolow was born ...

(1859–1936), Jewish Hebrew-language writer and Zionist leader ** Natalia Sokolova (model) (born 1976), Russian model and actress ** Nikolay Sokolov (disambiguation), several people ** Oleg Sokolov, Russian historian * P–T given names ** Pavel Sokolov (disambiguation), several people ** Pyotr Sokolov (disambiguation), several people **

Raymond Sokolov Raymond Sokolov (born 1 August 1941) is a U.S. journalist who has written extensively about food. He wrote the "Eating Out" column for The Wall Street Journal's weekend edition from 2006 until March 2010. Early life and education Sokolov grew u ...

(born 1941), American culinary journalist **

Sasha Sokolov Sasha Sokolov (born Александр Всеволодович Соколов (''Alexander Vsevolodovitch Sokolov'') on November 6, 1943, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a writer of Russian literature. He became known worldwide in the 1970s aft ...

(born 1943), Russian writer ** Saška Sokolov, Serbian athlete ** Sergei Sokolov (disambiguation), several people **

Stanislav Sokolov Stanislav Mihaylovich Sokolov (russian: Станислав Михайлович Соколов; born May 18, 1947) is a Russian stop-motion animation director. He graduated from VGIK in 1971 and has since then worked with Studios Soyuzmultfilm, D ...

(born 1947), Russian animator **

Tsvetan Sokolov Tsvetan Sokolov ( bg, Цветан Соколов; born 31 December 1989) is a Bulgarian professional volleyball player, a member of the Bulgarian national team and Russian club Dynamo Moscow, a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012. Sok ...

(born 1989), Bulgarian volley player * V given names **

Valeriy Sokolov Valeriy Sokolov (born September 22, 1986)Vasili Sokolov (1874–1959), Russian revolutionary and party journalist **

Victor Sokolov Victor Sokolov (russian: Виктор Владимирович Соколов) (February 21, 1947 – March 12, 2006) was a Russian-American former dissident Soviet journalist and an Eastern Orthodox priest. He wrote articles critical of the Sovie ...

(1947–2006), Russian-American dissident journalist and a priest **

Alias name of espionage agent

Anatoly Gurevich Anatoly Markovich Gurevich (russian: Анатолий Маркович Гуревич; 7 November 1913 – 2 January 2009) was a Soviet intelligence officer. He was an officer in the GRU operating as "разведчик-нелегал" (''razve ...

** Viktor Sokolov (disambiguation), several people ** Vladimir Sokolov (disambiguation), several people ** Vladislav Sokolov (1908–1993), Soviet choir conductor and composer,

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

* Y given names **

Yefrem Sokolov Yefrem Yevseyevich Sokolov (russian: Ефре́м Евсе́евич Соколо́в; be, Яфрэ́м Яўсе́евіч Сакало́ў, 25 April 1926 – 5 April 2022) was a Belarusian politician, who served as a first secretary of the Comm ...

(1926–2022), former leader of the Byelorussian SSR ** Yegor Sokolov (1750–1824), Russian architect ** Yevgeny Sokolov (born 1931), Lithuanian middle-distance runner **

Yevgeny Gavrilovich Sokolov Yevgeny Gavrilovich Sokolov (Russian language, Russian: Евгений Гаврилович Соколов) (Moscow 1880 — 1949) was an artist, who specialised in set design and postcards. He was one of the most active Muscovite postcard artists. ...

(1880–1949), Russian artist ** Yordan Sokolov (1933–2016), Bulgarian jurist and former Minister of Interior of Bulgaria ** Yurii Dmitrievich Sokolov (1896–1971), Russian mathematician

Fictional characters

* Sokolov, former Russian Spetsnaz in Neal Stephenson's novel ''

Reamde ''Reamde'' is a technothriller novel by Neal Stephenson, published in 2011. The story, set in the present day, centers on the plight of a hostage and the ensuing efforts of family and new acquaintances, many of them associated with a fictional M ...

'' * Dr.Sokolov, a character in Ivan Vazov's novel ''

Under the Yoke ''Under the Yoke'' ( bg, Под игото - ''Pod Igoto''), with subtitle ''A Romance of Bulgarian Liberty'' is a historical novel by Bulgarian author Ivan Vazov written in 1887-1888 and published in parts between 1889–1890 in a magazine ...

'' * Andrey Sokolov, the main character of the Russian writer Mikhail Sholokhov's short story ''The Fate of Man'' * Game characters: ** Nikolai Stepanovich Sokolov from ''Metal Gear Solid 3'' ** Anton Sokolov, Head of the Academy and Royal Physician in the game ''

Dishonored ''Dishonored'' is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, ''Dishonored'' follows the story of Corvo Attano, bodyguard to th ...

'' ** Ivan Sokolov, a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler from ''

Buriki One ''Buriki One: World Grapple Tournament '99 in Tokyo'', otherwise known simply as ''Buriki One'', is a 3D competitive fighting game produced by SNK and released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1999. It is the seventh and final game developed ...

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