Gamov or Gamow () is a Russian masculine surname originating from the word ''gam'', meaning ''noise'', ''shouting'', its feminine counterpart is Gamova or Gamowa. It may refer to: *

Dmitry Gamov Dmitry Ivanovich Gamov (; 30 June 1834, Vyhovka village, Odoevsky uyezd, Tulskaya province – 22 May 1903, Moscow) was a Russian general and explorer of the eastern coast of Korean peninsula. The Gamov and Gamov peninsula in Posyet Bay were ...

(1834–1903), Russian explorer *

George Gamow George Gamow (sometimes Gammoff; born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov; ; 4 March 1904 – 19 August 1968) was a Soviet and American polymath, theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He was an early advocate and developer of Georges Lemaître's Big Ba ...

(1904–1968), Russian-born physicist and cosmologist * Igor Gamow (1935–2021), American inventor, son of George Gamow * Vitaly Gamov (1962–2002), Russian Border Guard Official *

Yekaterina Gamova Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova (; born 17 October 1980) is a Russian retired volleyball player. She was a member of the Russian national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the s ...

(born 1980), Russian volleyball player

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