__NOTOC__ Zaytsev or Zaitsev (russian: За́йцев) is a common Russian last name. It stems from the word заяц (''zayats'', meaning "

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") and is related to the Slovak/Polish surname Zajac and to the Bulgarian/Macedonian surname Zaychev or Zaytchev (Зайчев). Zaytseva or Zaitseva (За́йцева) are the feminine versions of this surname.

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* Alexander Zaytsev (disambiguation), several people

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* Boris Zaytsev (disambiguation), several people

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Igor Zaitsev Igor Arkadyevich Zaitsev (russian: Игорь Аркадьевич Зайцев; born 27 May 1938) is a Russian grandmaster of chess. Early life and family Zaitsev was born in Ramenskoye, a town outside Moscow. His Armenian father, Arkady Gevo ...

(born 1938), Russian chess grandmaster *

Ihor Zaytsev (basketball) Ihor Zaytsev (born 11 May 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player for the Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+. Professional career After having started the 2016–17 season with the Polish team Stelmet Zielona Góra, on 9 December , 2016, Zayt ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian basketball player * Ihor Zaytsev (footballer) (1934–2016), Ukrainian Soviet footballer *

Ivan Zaytsev (volleyball) Ivan Vyacheslavovich Zaytsev (; rus, Иван Вячеславович Зайцев, , ɪˈvan vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪdʑ ˈzajtsɨf, links=y; born 2 October 1988), nicknamed ("the Tsar"), is an Italian volleyball player of Russian origin, the ...

(born 1988), Italian volleyball player, son of Vyacheslav Zaytsev

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Lyudmila Zaytseva Lyudmila Vasilyevna Zaytseva (russian: Людмила Васильевна Зайцева; born 21 July 1946) is a Soviet and Russian film actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989) and laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1983). Her movie ...

(born 1946), Russian actress

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* Mikhail Mitrofanovich Zaytsev (1923–2009), Soviet general and commander of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany in 1980–1985

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* Nikita Igorevich Zaitsev (born 1991), Russian ice hockey player * Nikolai Zaitsev (born 1989), Russian footballer

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* Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva (born 1978), Russian biathlete

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* Sergei Zaytsev (born 1969), Russian footballer *

Serhiy Zaytsev Serhiy Ilarionovych Zaytsev ( ua, Сергій Іларіонович Зайцев; born 13 April 1974) is a former Ukrainian professional football defender who played for different Ukrainian and foreign clubs. Career Zaytsev is product of youth ...

(born 1974), Ukrainian footballer and football manager * Slava Zaitsev (born 1938), Russian fashion designer

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* Vasily Aleksandrovich Zaitsev (1910–1961), Soviet ace, twice Hero of the Soviet Union *

Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev ( rus, Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев, p=vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ˈzajtsɨf; 23 March 1915 – 15 December 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II. Between 22 Septemb ...

(1915–1991), Soviet sniper during World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union *

Vyacheslav Zaytsev Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Zaytsev (russian: Вячеслав Алексеевич Зайцев, born 12 November 1952) is a Russian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1952), Soviet volleyball player and Olympic gold medallist

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* Yevgeni Nikolayevich Zaytsev (born 1971), Russian footballer * Yevgeni Zaytsev (footballer, born 1968), Russian footballer * Yury Konstantinovich Zaitsev (born 1951), Russian weightlifter and USSR Olympic gold medallist * (born 1936), Russian physicist

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Zamira Zaytseva Zamira Khamatkhanovna Zaytseva (russian: Замира Хаматхановна Зайцева; born February 16, 1953) is a retired middle-distance runner who represented the USSR. She was born in Oltinkoʻl, Uzbek SSR. Her achievements include ...

(born 1953), middle-distance runner from USSR and Uzbekistan

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