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Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...
, russian: Марков), Markova, and Markoff are common surnames used in Russia and Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include:


Academics

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Ivana Markova Ivana Marková FBA (born 1938) is a British social psychologist known for her work on language and the constructs of communication. She was born in Czechoslovakia and studied philosophy and psychology at Charles University in Prague. In 1967 ...
(born 1938), Czechoslovak-British emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Stirling * John Markoff (sociologist) (born 1942), American professor of sociology and history at the University of Pittsburgh *
Konstantin Markov Konstantin Konstatinovich Markov (1905–1980) was a Soviet geomorphologist and Quaternary geologist. As a geomorphologist Markov theorized on planation surfaces. His geographical research of arid areas outside the Soviet Union led to publications ...
(1905–1980), Soviet geomorphologist and quaternary geologist


Mathematics, science, and technology

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Alexander V. Markov Alexander V. Markov (born October 24, 1965) is a Russian biologist, paleontologist, popularizer of science. Prize winner (2011) of the main Russian prize for popular science ("Prosvetitel" Markov graduated from the Moscow State University (Facult ...
(1965-), Russian biologist *
Andrey Markov Andrey Andreyevich Markov, first name also spelled "Andrei", in older works also spelled Markoff) (14 June 1856 – 20 July 1922) was a Russian mathematician best known for his work on stochastic processes. A primary subject of his research lat ...
(1856–1922), Russian mathematician *
Vladimir Andreevich Markov Vladimir Andreyevich Markov (russian: Влади́мир Андре́евич Ма́рков; May 8, 1871 – January 18, 1897) was a Russian mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in th ...
(1871–1897), Russian mathematician, brother of Andrey Markov (Sr.) * Andrey Markov Jr. (1903–1979), Russian mathematician and son of Andrey Markov *
John Markoff John Gregory Markoff (born October 24, 1949) is a journalist best known for his work covering technology at ''The New York Times'' for 28 years until his retirement in 2016, and a book and series of articles about the 1990s pursuit and capture ...
(born 1949), American journalist of computer industry and technology * Moisey Markov (1908–1994), Russian physicist


Performing arts

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Albert Markov Albert Markov (Russian: ''Альберт Александрович Марков''), is a Russian American violinist, composer, conductor, and pedagogue. He is the only concert violinist of the 20th and 21st century who composed major music work ...
, Russian American violinist, composer *
Alexander Markov Alexander Markov is a Russian American violinist who has received awards from the Paganini International Violin Competition (gold medal) and the Avery Fisher Career Grant. He is known for his recording of Paganini's 24 Caprices for Solo Viol ...
, current Russian American violinist *Dame Alicia Markova (1910–2004), British prima ballerina *
Margaret Markov Margaret Mary Markov (born November 22, 1948) is an American retired actress. She had a supporting role in the romantic drama ''The Sterile Cuckoo'' (1969) with Liza Minnelli and co-starred in '' There Is No 13'' (1974), as well as appearing in ...
(born 1951), Yugoslav-American actress of film and television *
Rimma Markova Rimma Vasilievna Markova (russian: Римма Васильевна Маркова; 3 March 1925 – 15 January 2015) was a Russian film actress. She was named a People's Artist of Russia in 1994, whereas her younger brother Leonid Markov was nam ...
(born 1925), Soviet and Russian actress *
Zuzana Marková (soprano) Zuzana Marková (born 1988) is a Czech coloratura soprano who appears in leading roles internationally, with a focus on Italian belcanto roles, such as Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and Bellini's Elvira. Training Born in Prague, Marková st ...
(born 1988), Czech soprano


Politicians

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Helmuth Markov Helmuth Markov (born 5 June 1952) is a German politician. Life and education Born in Leipzig, Markov is the son of the German Marxist historian Walter Markov. From 1970 to 1976, he studied engineering at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute, whe ...
(born 1952), German politician and Member of the European Parliament *
Nikolai Yevgenyevich Markov Nikolai Yevgenyevich Markov (russian: Никола́й Евге́ньевич Ма́рков), known as Markov II or Markov the Second (russian: Марков Второй) (2 April 1866 – 25 April 1945, Wiesbaden),Sergey Alexandrovich Markov (born 1958), Russian political scientist, nationalist politician * Vladimir Ivanovich Markov (1859–1919), Russian politician, last Minister-Secretary of State for Finland in Czarist regime


Athletes

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Alexei Markov Alexei Mikhailovich Markov (; born 26 May 1979 in Moscow) is a Russian former professional track cycling, track and road bicycle racer. Major results Track ;1996 : 2nd Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, Team pursu ...
(born 1979), Russian road bicycle racer *
Andrei Markov (ice hockey) Andrei Viktorovich Markov (russian: Андрей Викторович Марков; born 20 December 1978) is a Russian-Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Nicknamed "the General", Markov formerly played from 2000 to 2017 with th ...
(born 1978), Russian ice hockey player in the NHL * Danny Markov (born 1976), professional ice hockey player for CSKA Moscow *
Dmitri Markov Dmitri Markov ( be, Дзьмітры Маркаў; born 14 March 1975 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian-Australian pole vaulter. He is a former World Champions in athletics (men), world champion and current Oceanian record ho ...
(born 1975), Belarusian pole vaulter representing Australia *
Dragomir Markov Dragomir Denchev Markov ( bg, Драгомир Денчев Мърков) (born April 8, 1971 in Sofia) is a retired backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Bulgaria. He was a member of the Bulgarian National Swimming Team (four men and one woman) at ...
(born 1971), Bulgarian swimmer *
Georgi Markov (footballer) Georgi Slavev Markov ( bg, Георги Славев Марков; 20 January 1972 – 18 February 2018) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender. He was known as a tough, but generally fair tackler, and was nicknamed the "Börner Gr ...
(born 1972), Bulgarian footballer *
Georgi Markov (weightlifter) Georgi Markov ( bg, Георги Марков, born 12 March 1978 in Burgas) is a retired male weightlifter from Bulgaria. He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight division (– 69 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics, behind compatriot ...
(born 1978), Bulgarian weightlifter *
Georgi Markov (wrestler) Georgi Markov ( bg, Георги Мърков, born April 5, 1946) is a retired Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He was born in 1946, in Gorno Vyrshilo, Pazardzhik province. Markov was a European Champion and a World Champion, but is proba ...
(born 1946), Bulgarian wrestler *
Khristo Markov Khristo Ganchev Markov ( bg, Христо Ганчев Мaрков; born 27 January 1965, in Dimitrovgrad) is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for becoming Olympic champion in 1988. He also won the European and world championships ...
(born 1965), Bulgarian triple jumper *
Ilya Markov Ilya Vladislavovich Markov (, born June 19, 1972 in Asbest, Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистич ...
(born 1972), Russian race walker * Marko Markov (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer *
Miglena Markova Miglena Markova ( bg, Миглена Мaркова, born 16 February 1983 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian rower. Along with Anet-Jacqueline Buschmann she finished 4th in the women's double sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer ...
(born 1983), Bulgarian rower *
Nikolay Markov (footballer) Nikolay Valeryevich Markov (russian: Николай Валерьевич Марков; born 20 April 1985) is a Russian professional association football player who plays for FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. Career In December 2009, Markov signed a 2-ye ...
(born 1985), Russian footballer *
Olga Markova (athlete) Olga Markova (russian: Ольга Маркова; born August 6, 1968) is a retired long-distance runner from Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It ...
(born 1968), Russian long-distance runner * Olga Markova (figure skater) (born 1974), Russian figure skater


Other fields

* Georgi Markov (1929–1978), Bulgarian dissident writer assassinated in London * Philip Markoff (1986–2010), defendant in a murder case known as the "Craigslist killing" * Sergey Markov (1878–1918), Russian army general, anti-Bolshevik during Soviet civil war * Walterina Markova (real name Walter Dempster), Philippine drag queen and World War II sex slave


Fictional characters

* Brion Markov, name of comic book character Geo-Force * Tara Markov, name of comic book character Terra * Frantisek Markov, ''Dungeons & Dragons'' character * Sorin Markov, character from '' Magic: The Gathering'' storyline * Ronan Markov, book character from “The Darkest Temptation”


See also

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Eufrosina Dvoichenko-Markov Eufrosina Dvoichenko-Markov (1901–1980) was a Russian-American history and literary scholar identified by National Security Agency as agent ''Masha'' who worked for the New York NKGB ''Rezidentura'' from 1943 to 1945. Her son, Sgt. Demetrius ...
, Soviet KGB spy in New York City during World War II *
Markov (crater) Markov is a lunar impact crater that is located in the northwestern part of the moon’s near side, in the Sinus Roris region of the Oceanus Procellarum. It lies to the south of the crater Oenopides Oenopides of Chios ( el, Οἰνοπίδης ...
, lunar impact crater that is located in the northwestern part of the Moon's near side * 27514 Markov, a main-belt asteroid named after Andrey A. Markov *
Markov chain A Markov chain or Markov process is a stochastic model describing a sequence of possible events in which the probability of each event depends only on the state attained in the previous event. Informally, this may be thought of as, "What happe ...
, a mathematical process useful for statistical modeling * Markov random field, a set of random variables having a Markov property described by an undirected graph * Markov's inequality, a probabilistic upper bound * Markovian (disambiguation) *
Markovo (disambiguation) Markovo may refer to: *Markovo, Russia, name of several inhabited localities in Russia *Markovo, Slovenia, a settlement in the Kamnik Municipality, Slovenia * Markovo, Croatia, a village near Slatina, Croatia See also

*Markov *Markovo Republic, ...
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Marković Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Марковић, ) is a common family name in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Austria and Serbia. It is a patronym of '' Marko'', the local variant of the common European name "Marcus" or "Mark". Marković is the ...
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Markovich Markovich is a Slavic patronymic name originating from the given name Mark, and means “son of the god of war”. It is also a Jewish surname that may refer to * Aaron Markovich of Wilna, court Jew of King Władysław IV Vasa of Poland in the 17th ...
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Markovits Markovits is a Magyarised South-Slavic surname. It may refer to the following people: * Andrei Markovits (born 1948), Romanian political scientist * Inga Markovits (born 1937), American lawyer * Kálmán Markovits (1931–2009), Hungarian wate ...
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Markovski Markovski or Markovsky (Cyrillic: Марковски or Марковский) is a Slavic masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Markovska or Markovskaya. The surname may refer to: * Aleksey Markovsky (born 1957), Russian swimmer * Gjorgi M ...
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Markovsky Markovsky (masculine; Cyrillic: Марковский), Markovskaya (feminine; Марковская), or Markovskoye (neuter; Марковское) may refer to the following rural localities in Russia: * Markovsky, Perm Krai * Markovsky, Republic ...
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