Goncharov (russian: Гончаро́в) is a

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Alexander Goncharov Alexander B. Goncharov (born April 7, 1960) is a Soviet American mathematician and the Philip Schuyler Beebe Professor of Mathematics at Yale University. He won the EMS Prize in 1992. Goncharov won a gold medal at the International Mathematical O ...

, mathematician **

Goncharov conjecture In mathematics, the Goncharov conjecture is a conjecture introduced by suggesting that the cohomology In mathematics, specifically in homology theory and algebraic topology, cohomology is a general term for a sequence of abelian groups, usually ...

Aleksandr Goncharov Aleksandr Goncharov (russian: Александр Гончаров; March 27, 1959 – June 19, 1990) was a field hockey player from the Soviet Union, who won the bronze medal with his national team at the boycotted 1980 Summer Olymp ...

(1959–1990), Soviet Russian hockey player * George Goncharov, dance instructor of

Margot Fonteyn Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE (''née'' Hookham; 18 May 191921 February 1991), known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler's Wells T ...

Ivan Goncharov Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov (, also ; rus, Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Гончаро́в, r=Iván Aleksándrovich Goncharóv, p=ɪˈvan ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪdʑ ɡənʲtɕɪˈrof; – ) was a Russian novelist best known for his ...

(1812-1891), Russian author * Natalya Goncharova (disambiguation), several people *

Nikolay Goncharov Nikolay Goncharov (russian: Гончаров, Николай Александрович; born 13 January 1984, Verkhnemakeevka, Kasharsky District) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma. From 2006 to 2010, he wor ...

(born 1984), Russian politician * Pyotr Grigorievich Goncharov (1888-1970), Russian composer *

Ruslan Goncharov Ruslan Nikolaevich Goncharov (russian: Руслан Николаевич Гончаров or uk, Руслан Миколайович Гончаров Ruslan Mykolayovych Honcharov; born 20 January 1973) is a Ukrainian ice dancer. With partn ...

(b. 1973), Ukrainian figure skater *

Valeri Goncharov Valeriy Honcharov (also spelled Goncharov, uk, 'Валерій Гончаров, translit=Valeriy Honcharov, born 19 September 1977) is a gymnast from Ukraine. He won gold in the men's parallel bars apparatus at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Ath ...

(b. 1977), Ukrainian gymnast *

Vasily Goncharov Vasily Mikhailovich Goncharov (russian: Василий Михайлович Гончаров) (1861 – 23 August 1915) was a Russian film director and screenwriter, one of the pioneers of the film industry in the Russian Empire, who directed ...

(1861-1915), Russian film director and screenwriter

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