Yakovlev (Яковлев, ) is an East Slavic surname derived from the masculine given name

Yakov Yakov (alternative spellings: Jakov or Iakov, cyrl, Яков) is a Russian or Hebrew variant of the given names Jacob and James. People also give the nickname Yasha ( cyrl, Яша) or Yashka ( cyrl, Яшка) used for Yakov. Notable people People ...

. Yakovleva is the feminine form. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alexander Yakovlev (disambiguation) Alexander Yakovlev may refer to: * Alexander Yakovlev (entomologist) (1863–1909), Russian entomologist and painter * Alexander Stepanovich Yakovlev (1886–1953), Russian and Soviet writer *Alexander Yevgenievich Yakovlev (1887–1938), Russian n ...

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Anatoli Yakovlev Anatoly Antonovich Yatskov (russian: Анатолий Антонович Яцков; – 26 March 1993), also known as Anatoli Yatzkov ( alias in the U.S. Anatoly Yakovlev) – was a Soviet consul in New York as well as an intelligence offic ...

(1913–1993), Soviet spymaster in New York City *

Andrei Yakovlev Andrei Denisovich Yakovlev (russian: Андрей Денисович Яковлев; born 12 January 1995) is a Russian football player who plays for FC Leningradets Leningrad Oblast. Club career He represented FC Zenit Saint Petersburg in the 2 ...

(born 1995), Russian footballer *

Boris Yakovlev Borys Yakovlev ( ua, Борис Яковлев, russian: Борис Александрович Яковлев,''Boris Aleksandrovich Yakovlev;'' 16 July 1945 – 23 June 2014) was a Soviet-Ukrainian race walker. Career Yakovlev competed in both t ...

(1945–2014), Soviet Ukrainian race walker * Dmitry Yakovlev, Kazakhstani beach volleyball player *

Egor Yakovlev Egor Konstantinovich Yakovlev (russian: Егор Константинович Яковлев; born 17 September 1991) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previousl ...

(born 1991), Russian ice hockey player * Elena Yakovleva (born 1961), Russian actress *

Gennady Yakovlev Gennady Pavlovich Yakovlev (russian: Геннадий Павлович Яковлев) (born 7 June 1938) Russian botanist, pharmacognosist, phytochemist. Former director of Saint-Petersburg State Chemical-Pharmaceutical Academy (1992–2004). E ...

(born 1938), Russian botanist *

Ivan Yakovlev Ivan Yakovlevich Yakovlev (russian: Иван Яковлевич Яковлев) (, a village of Koshki-Novotimbaeyvo, today's Tatarstan - October 23, 1930, Moscow) was a Chuvash enlightener, educator, and writer. In 1875, Ivan Yakovlev was gradu ...

(1848–1930), Chuvash enlightener, educator, and writer *

Lora Yakovleva Lora Grigoryevna Yakovleva (russian: Лора Григорьевна Яковлева, also transliterated Jakovleva; born April 21, 1932 in Perm) is a Russian chess player who holds the ICCF title of Lady Grandmaster (LGM). She was the secon ...

(born 1932), Russian chess grandmaster * Maksim Sergeyevich Yakovlev (born 1991), Russian footballer *

Mikhail Yakovlev (footballer, born 1892) Mikhail Vasilyevich Yakovlev (russian: Михаил Васильевич Яковлев) (12 July 1893–1942) was an association football player. Yakovlev made his debut for Russia on July 1, 1912 in a 1912 Olympics game against Germany. H ...

(1892–1942), Russian footballer * Natalya Yakovleva (handballer) (born 1986), Kazakhstani handball player *

Nataliya Yakovleva (swimmer) Nataliya Yuryevna Yakovleva (russian: Наталья Юрьевна Яковлева; born 27 December 1971) is a Russian swimmer. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ...

(born 1971), Russian Olympic Swimmer * Nikolai Dmitriyevich Yakovlev (1898–1972), Soviet military leader *

Oleg Yakovlev (footballer, born 1970) Oleg Ivanovich Yakovlev (russian: Олег Иванович Яковлев; born 5 July 1970) is a Russian professional football manager and a former player. Yakovlev played in the Russian First League with FC Zvezda Irkutsk FC Zvezda Irkuts ...

, Russian football player and manager *

Oleg Yakovlev (footballer, born 1997) Oleg Borisovich Yakovlev (russian: Олег Борисович Яковлев; born 16 June 1997) is a Russian football player. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg on 18 March 2015 ...

, Russian footballer * Olga Vitalevna Yakovleva (1970–2015), Russian singer known as Origa *

Pavel Yakovlev (disambiguation) Pavel Yakovlev may refer to: * Pavel Yakovlev (athlete) (born 1958), Soviet runner * Pavel Yakovlev (footballer) (born 1991), Russian footballer See also * Yakovlev (surname) Yakovlev (Яковлев, ) is an East Slavic surname derived from the ...

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Postnik Yakovlev Postnik Yakovlev (Постник Яковлев) is most famous as one of the architects and builders of Saint Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow (built between 1555 and 1560, the other architect is Barma). Originally from Pskov, it is t ...

, Russian architect of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, active 1555–1588 *

Roman Yakovlev Roman Nikolayevich Yakovlev (russian: Роман Николаевич Яковлев, born 13 August 1976) is a former volleyball player born in Ukraine, who played for Russia. He was a member of the Russia men's national volleyball team, Men's N ...

(born 1976), Russian volleyball player *

Sergei Yakovlev (disambiguation) Sergei Yakovlev may refer to: * Sergei Yakovlev (actor) (1925–1996), Russian actor * Sergei Yakovlev (cyclist) Sergei Yakovlev, ( kz, Сергей Яковлев, born April 21, 1976 in Temirtau, Karaganda Region, Soviet Union, now Kazakhstan) ...

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Vadim Yakovlev Vadim Yakovlev was a Russian Cossack cavalry commander, in the rank of yesaul. A veteran of World War I, during the Russian Civil War he commanded a Cossack brigade in the ranks of Gen. Anton Denikin's White Russian army in Ukraine. Following Den ...

, Russian Cossack cavalry commander, active 1914–1923 *

Valentina Yakovleva Valentina Yakovleva (russian: Валентина Яковлева; born 18 January 1947) is a Soviet swimmer. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an internati ...

(born 1947), Soviet Olympic Swimmer * Varvara Yakovleva (died 1918), Russian Orthodox nun and saint * Varvara Yakovleva (politician) (1884–1941), Russian Bolshevik leader * Vasily Yakovlev (1885–1938), Finnish Bolshevik revolutionary and politician *

Vasily Evgrafovich Yakovlev Vasily Evgrafovich Yakovlev (russian: Василий Евграфович Яковлев; also transliterated Vasiliy Ewgrafowitsch Jakovlev or Vasiliy Yevgrafovich Yakovlev; 9 February 1839 – 15 August 1908) was a Russian zoologist who studied ...

(1839–1908), Russian entomologist *

Vasyl Yakovlev Vasyl Yakovlev (born 3 July 1972) is a Ukrainian former cyclist. He competed four Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and wi ...

(born 1972), Ukrainian Olympic cyclist *

Vitali Yakovlev Vitali Borisovich Yakovlev (russian: Виталий Борисович Яковлев; born 13 June 1985) is a Russian professional football player. He plays for FC Kvant Obninsk. Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut fo ...

(born 1985), Russian footballer *

Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev ( rus, Влади́мир Анато́льевич Я́ковлев, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjakəvlʲɪf; born November 25, 1944, in Olyokminsk, Yakutia, Soviet Union) is a former Russian poli ...

(born 1944), Russian politician * Vladimir Yakovlev (general) (born 1954), Russian military commander * Vladimir Yakovlev (journalist) (born 1959), Russian journalist and editor *

Vladislav Yakovlev (rower) Vladislav Pavlovich Yakovlev (russian: Владислав Павлович Яковлев, born 1 January 1993) is a Kazakhstani rower, who competed in single sculls at the 2012 and 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: ...

(born 1993), Kazakhstani rower * Yakov Yakovlev (1896–1938), Soviet statesman and politician *

Yegor Yakovlev Yegor Vladimirovich Yakovlev (Russian: Егор Владимирович Яковлев; 14 March 1930 – 18 September 2005) was one of the founders of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin's policy of ''glasnost'', and one of the most respec ...

(1930–2005), Russian journalist *

Yuriy Yakovlev (disambiguation) Yuriy, Yuri, or Yury Yakovlev may refer to: * Yury Yakovlev (1928–2013), Soviet film and theatre actor * Yuriy Yakovlev (Bulgarian actor) (1930–2002), Bulgarian stage and film actor * Yuri Yakovlev (ice hockey) (born 1957), Russian ice-hockey ...

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