Popov (; masculine), or Popova (; feminine), is a common
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
,
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 ...
,
Macedonian and
Serbian surname. Derived from a
Slavonic word ''pop'' (, "
priest
A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...
"). The fourth most common Russian surname, it may refer to:
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Alek Popov (born 1966), Bulgarian writer
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Alexander Popov (disambiguation)
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Aleksei Popov (disambiguation)
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Anatoly Popov (born 1960), Russian politician, Prime Minister of Chechnya
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Andrei Popov (disambiguation)
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Angel Popov (born 1979), Bulgarian-born Qatari weightlifter
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Apostol Popov (born 1982), Bulgarian football defender
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Blagoy Popov (1902–1968)
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Boris Popov
Boris Nikitich Popov (russian: Борис Никитич Попов, born 21 March 1941) is a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Career
In 1964 he was a member of the Soviet team whic ...
(born 1941), Russian water polo player
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Denis Popov (born 1979), Russian football player and manager
*Denis Popov (footballer, born 2002), Russian football player
*Denys Popov (born 1999), Ukrainian football player
*Dimitar Popov (born 1970), Bulgarian footballer
*Dimitar Ivanov Popov (1894–1975), Bulgarian organic chemist
*Dimitar Iliev Popov (1927–2015), Bulgarian judge and Prime Minister
*Dmitri Popov (disambiguation)
*Duško Popov (1912–1981), Serbian double-agent, known as Tricycle
*Egor Popov (1913–2001), Russian-American structural and seismic engineer
*Fedot Popov (died between 1648 and 1654), Russian explorer
*Gavriil Popov (composer) (1904–1972), Russian composer
*Gavriil Popov (politician) (born 1936), Russian politician
*George Basil Popov (1922–1998) a Russian-British entomologist born in Iran
*Goran Popov (born 1984), Macedonian footballer
*Haralan Popov (1907–1988), Bulgarian church minister
*Hristian Popov (born 1990), Bulgarian football player
*Ilya Popov (born 2000), Russian boxer
*Ivelin Popov (born 1987), Bulgarian footballer
*Katia Popov (1965–2018), Bulgarian-born American violinist
*Leonid Popov (born 1945), Soviet cosmonaut
*Luben Popov (born 1936), Bulgarian chess player
*Markian Popov (1902–1969), Soviet Army General
*Mikhail Popov (disambiguation)
*Nikolay Popov (1931–2008), Russian engineer
*Oleg Popov (1930–2016), Russian circus artist
*Pavel Popov (born 1957), Russian military officer
*Polina Popova (born 1995), Miss Russia 2017
*Pyotr Popov (born 1985), Russian luger
*Pyotr Semyonovich Popov (1923–1960), Soviet intelligence officer and double agent
*Robert Popov (born 1982), Macedonian footballer
*Rumen Popov (born 1983), Bulgarian football player
*Sergei Popov (disambiguation)
*Serhiy Popov (born 1971), Ukrainian footballer
*Stefan Popov (born 1940) a Bulgarian cellist
*Stole Popov (born 1950), Macedonian film director.
*Strahil Popov (born 1990), Bulgarian footballer
*Valery Popov (disambiguation)
*Vasile M. Popov (born 1928), Romanian-born scientist and systems theorist
*Vasili Popov (disambiguation)
*Victor Popov (1937–1994), Russian theoretical physicist
*Vladimir Popov (disambiguation)
*Yevgeni Popov (disambiguation)
*Yuri Alexandrovich Popov (1936–2016), Russian paleoentomologist
Fictional people
* Nadia Popov, character in the British children's program ''Rentaghost''
Popova
*Alena Popova, Kazakhstani volleyballer
*Daria Popova, Russian pair skater
*Diana Popova, Bulgarian gymnast
*Faton Popova, German footballer
*Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, Polish pianist and pedagogue of Bulgarian descent
*Ksenia Popova, Russian open water swimmer
*Larisa Popova, Moldovan rower
*Lyubov Popova (1889–1924), Russian avant-garde artist
*Margarita Popova, former Bulgarian Minister of Justice
*Mariana Popova (born 1978), Bulgarian singer
*Nadezhda Popova, Soviet military pilot
*Natalia Popova, Ukrainian figure skater
*Natalia Popova (chess player) (born 1976), Belarusian chess master
*Sofka Popova, Bulgarian runner
*Tamara Popova, Soviet sprint canoer
*Tatiana Popova, Russian basketball player
*Valentina Popova (born 1972), Russian weightlifter
*Vera Popova, Russian chemist
*Veronika Popova, Russian swimmer
See also
*Popovo (disambiguation)
*Popovka (disambiguation)
*Popović
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