Davydov (), or Davydova (feminine; ), is a surname common in

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In Ukrainian, the spelling is "". The Belarusian variant is Davydau/ Davydaw (). Notable people with this surname include. *

Alexander Davydov (disambiguation) Alexander Davydov or Aleksandr Davydov may refer to: * (1937–2012), Soviet and Russian animator * Aleksandr Davydov (footballer) *Alexander Davydov (physicist) Alexander Sergeevich Davydov (, ) (26 December 1912 – 19 February 1993) was a S ...

, multiple persons *

Alla Davydova Alla Davydova, née Fyodorova (; born 21 May 1966 in Bishkek) is a retired female hammer thrower from Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencie ...

(born 1966), Russian hammer thrower *

Daria Davydova Daria Grigorievna Davydova (; born 21 March 1991) is a Russian judoka. She won the silver medal in the 2021 European Judo Championships – Women's 63 kg, women's 63kg event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal. In 2 ...

, Russian judoka *

Denis Davydov Denis Vasilyevich Davydov (, ; – ) was a Russian soldier-poet of the Napoleonic Wars who invented the genre of hussar poetry, characterised by hedonism and bravado. He used events from his own life to illustrate such poetry. He suggested and ...

, Russian poet and leader in the partisan movement during the Patriotic War * Ekaterina Davydova, Russian ice dancer * Evgeny Davydov, Russian hockey player * Evgenija Davydova, Russian equestrian athlete * Evgraf Davydov, Russian major-general * Gyulboor Davydova, Soviet winegrower of Mountain Jewish descent * Hanna Davydova * Irina Davydova *

Karl Davydov Karl Yulievich Davydov (; ) was a Russian cellist, described by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the "czar of cellists". He was also a composer, mainly for the cello. His name also appears in various different spellings: Davydov, Davidoff, Davidov, an ...

, Russian cellist, conductor, composer, and pedagogue * Kyrylo Davydov, (born 1988) Ukrainian footballer *

Lado Davydov Lado Shirinshayevich Davydov () (18 August 1924 – 30 July 1987), also known simply as Lado Davydov () was an Assyrian Soviet soldier during the Second World War. He is most well known for being decorated with Hero of the Soviet Union, and being ...

Lydia Davydova Lydia Anatolyevna Davydova (Russian: Лидия Анатольевна Давыдова) (19 January 1932 – 2 March 2011) was a Russian soprano, harpsichordist and a chamber music performer. As a singer her repertoire encompassed on one extreme ...

(born 1932), Russian soprano and a chamber music performer *

Mikhail Davydov (disambiguation) Mikhail Davydov may refer to: * Mikhail Davydov (footballer) (born 1972), Russian football player * Mikhail Davydov (oncologist) (1947–2025), Russian oncologist * Mikhail Davydov (historian) (born 1954), Russian and Soviet historian {{Hndi ...

, several people * Natalya Davydova (born 1985), Ukrainian weightlifter * Olga Davydova, birth name of

Olga Chernyavskaya Olga Mikhailovna Chernyavskaya, née Davydova, formerly Burova (; born 17 September 1963) is a Russian discus thrower. As Olga Burova, she won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. She also won European Championships silver in 1990, Wo ...

, Russian discus thrower *

Serhiy Davydov Serhiy Davydov (; born 16 December 1984, in Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian amateur football striker who plays for Skif Shulhynka. Career He played for Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier Leag ...

, (born 1984) Ukrainian footballer *

Sergei Davydov (writer) Sergei Davydov (; born June 15, 1992, in Tolyatti, Russian Federation) is a Russian writer, playwright, and poet. He is best known for his plays "Border", "Republic", and the novel "Springfield", which has been named one of the most important ...

(born 1992) Russian writer, playwright *

Stepan Davydov Stepan Ivanovich Davydov (, ; January 12 S January 11777 – May 21 S May 91825 in Moscow) was an Imperial Russian composer and singer. He was born in Chernihiv in the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine). Biography When the principal choirboy ...

, Russian composer and singer *

Tatyana Davydova Tatyana Davydova (born 26 June 2000) is a Kazakhstani handball player for Kaysar Club and the Kazakhstani national team. She represented Kazakhstan at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball Championsh ...

, Kazakhstani handball player *

Tatiana Davydova Tatiana Lvovna Davydova () (, in Kamianka, Cherkasy Oblast, Kamianka, Chigirin uezd, Chigirinsky uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Kiev province, Russian Empire – or , Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire) was the niece of Russian composer ...

1861–1887), niece of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky *

Vasilisa Davydova Vasilisa Davydova (; born 6 February 1986) is a former professional Russian tennis player. In her career, she won 16 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 10 July 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 491. On 25 August ...

, Russian tennis player *

Vasily Davydov Vasily Vasilovich Davydov (31 August 1930 – 19 March 1998) was a Russian psychologist who led the Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education. In 1958 he joined Georgy Shchedrovitsky in founding the Commission for The Study of T ...

, Russian psychologist and educationist *

Vitali Davydov Vitali Semyonovich Davydov (), born 1 April 1939 in Moscow, is a retired Russian ice hockey player who spent his entire club career with HC Dynamo Moscow of the Top Soviet Hockey Championship. On the international stage, he won three Olympic gold ...

, Soviet hockey player *

Vladimir Davydov Vladimir Lvovich Davydov (; – ) was the second son of Lev and Alexandra Davydov, and nephew of the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who called him "Bob". Life From his earliest years, Davydov showed an aptitude for music and drawing, which ...

, Russian actor *

Yelena Davydova Yelena Viktorovna Davydova (; born 7 August 1961) is a Russian-Canadian gymnastics coach and judge who competed for the former Soviet Union. She was the women's artistic individual all-around champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She' ...

, Soviet gymnast

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