Berkov or Berkoff is a surname of Jewish (Berkovich) or Dutch/German origin (Berkhoff). In Slavic countries it is only used for men, while the feminine variant is Berkova or Berková. Notable people with the name include:
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David Berkoff
David "Dave" Charles Berkoff (born November 30, 1966) is an American former competition Hall of Fame swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Berkoff was a backstroke specialist who won a total of four medals dur ...
(born 1966), an American swimmer
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Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff (born Leslie Steven Berks; 3 August 1937) is an English actor, author, playwright, theatre practitioner and theatre director.
As a theatre maker he is recognised for staging work with a heightened performance style known as "Be ...
(born 1937), an English actor
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Vasily Berkov
Vasily Ivanovich Berkov (Russian: Василий Иванович Берков) (Dutch: Wicher Berkhoff) (21 August 1794 in Vriezenveen, Netherlands – 5 April 1870 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) was a Russian shipbuilder and from 1829 to 1870 D ...
(1794–1870), Russian shipbuilder
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Alexandra Berková
Alexandra Berková (2 July 1949 – 16 June 2008) was a Czech writer and educator.
The daughter of an orchestra conductor and a journalist, she was born in Trenčín and studied Czech literature and applied arts at Charles University in Prag ...
(1949–2008), Czech writer and educator
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Dagmar Berková
Dagmar Berková (6 June 1922 in Vienna – 29 May 2002 in Prague) was a Czech graphic designer, illustrator and painter. She was predominant in children's book illustration, in particular the illustrations for Lewis Carroll's ''Alice in Wonderl ...
(1922–2002), Czech graphic designer, illustrator and painter
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Elena Berkova
Olena Sergeyevna Berkova (, , Olena Serhiyvna Berkova; born March 11, 1985) is a Ukrainian-Russian former glamour model and pornographic actress, television presenter, singer and actress.
Biography
Olena Berkova was born on March 11, 1985, in ...
(born 1985), Russian model, television presenter, singer and actress
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Renata Berková
Renata Berková (born May 24, 1975 in Kroměříž) is a triathlete from the Czech Republic.
Berková competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took twenty-ninth place with a total time of 2:08:08.37.
Four years lat ...
(born 1975), Czech Olympic triathlete
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Berkhoff (surname)
Berkhof or Berkhoff is a surname from Dutch and German origin. The name falls under the so-called farm names. Such a name served as an address in a time when street names were not commonly used. The name has two meanings. In the Netherlands tha ...
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Bercow Bercow is a surname.
People
* John Bercow (born 1963), British politician and speaker of the House of Commons (2009-2019)
* Sally Bercow (née Illman), the wife of John Bercow
See also
* Bercu (disambiguation)
* Berkhof (surname)
* Berko (di ...
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