Popov (; masculine), or Popova (; feminine), is a common

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, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian surname. Derived from a Slavonic word ''pop'' (, "

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"). The fourth most common Russian surname, it may refer to: * Alek Popov (born 1966), Bulgarian writer *

Alexander Popov (disambiguation) Aleksandr or Alexander Popov may refer to: Science *Aleksandr Popov (geologist) (1913–1993), Soviet permafrost researcher *Aleksandr Popov (chemist) (1840–1881), Russian organic chemist *Aleksandr Popov (physicist) (1859–1906), Russian phys ...

* Aleksei Popov (disambiguation) *

Anatoly Popov Anatoly Alexandrovich Popov (; born July 10, 1960) is an ethnic Russian who was the Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list ...

(born 1960), Russian politician, Prime Minister of Chechnya * Andrei Popov (disambiguation) * Angel Popov (born 1979), Bulgarian-born Qatari weightlifter * Apostol Popov (born 1982), Bulgarian football defender * Blagoy Popov (1902–1968) * Boris Popov (born 1941), Russian water polo player *

Christo Popov Christo Popov (born 8 March 2002) is a French badminton player who affiliate with Fos club. He won the men's doubles gold at the 2025 European Championships with his brother Toma Junior Popov. He also won a silver in the men's singles and a bron ...

(born 2002), Bulgarian-born French badminton player * Denis Popov (born 1979), Russian football player and manager * Denis Popov, (born 2002) Russian football player * Denys Popov (born 1999), Ukrainian football player * Dilyana Popova (born 1981), Bulgarian actress and model * 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 Dušan "Duško" Popov ( sr-Cyrl, Душко Попов; 10 July 1912 – 10 August 1981) was a Serbian intelligence agent, lawyer and businessman who served as a double agent for MI6 during World War II. Feigning to be an asset of the Ge ...

(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) Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov ( rus, Гавриил Харитонович Попов, p=ɡəvrʲɪˈiɫ xərʲɪˈtonəvʲɪtɕ pɐˈpof; born 31 October 1936), anglicised as Gabriel Popov, is a Russian politician and economist. He served as the m ...

(born 1936), Russian politician * George Basil Popov (1922–1998) a Russian-British

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

born in Iran * Georgi Popov (born 1941), Bulgarian chess player * Georgi Alexandrov Popov (born 1937), Bulgarian

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(GMC), member of the ICCF Bulgaria * Georgi Dimitrov Popov (1944–2024), Bulgarian football player * Georgi Vladimirovich Popov (1912–1974) was a Soviet weightlifter. * Georgy Arturovich Popov (born 2001), Russian taekwondo athlete * 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 * Ivan Popov (born 1975), Russian general * Ivan Popov (born 1990), Russian chess Grandmaster * Ivelin Popov (born 1987), Bulgarian footballer * Katia Popov (1965–2018), Bulgarian-born American violinist *

Leonid Popov Leonid Ivanovich Popov (, ; born August 31, 1945) is a former Soviet cosmonaut. Biography Popov was born in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. He was selected as a cosmonaut on April 27, 1970, and flew as Commander on Soyuz 35, ...

(born 1945), Soviet cosmonaut * Luben Popov (born 1936), Bulgarian chess player *

Markian Popov Markian Mikhaylovich Popov (; 15 November 1902 – 22 April 1969) was a Soviet military commander, Army general (Soviet Union), Army General (26 August 1943), and Hero of the Soviet Union (1965). Early life Markian Popov was born in 1902 in U ...

(1902–1969), Soviet Army General * Mikhail Popov (disambiguation) * Nikolay Popov (disambiguation) *

Oleg Popov Oleg Konstantinovich Popov (, 31 July 1930 – 2 November 2016) was a Soviet and Russian clown and circus artist. He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1969. Early life Popov was born on 31 July 1930, the son of a clock-repairman. At a ...

(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 Pyotr Semyonovich Popov (; July 1923 – January 1960) was a colonel in the Soviet military intelligence apparatus (GRU). He was the first GRU officer to offer his services to the Central Intelligence Agency after World War II. Between 1953 and 195 ...

(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 (musician) (born 1940) a Bulgarian cellist *

Stole Popov Stole Popov (; born 1950) is a Macedonian film director. Biography He was born 20 August 1950 in Skopje, Yugoslavia. He graduated film directing at the Academy of Theatre, Film & Television in Belgrade. He is currently a film directing profess ...

(born 1950), Macedonian film director. * Strahil Popov (born 1990), Bulgarian footballer *

Toma Junior Popov Toma Junior Popov (born 29 September 1998) is a French badminton player. Partnered with his brother Christo Popov, he won the men's doubles gold at the 2025 European Championships. He competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and claimed the men ...

(born 1998), Bulgarian-born French badminton player * 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'' * Boris Vyacheslavovich Popov, character in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

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* Alena Popova, Kazakhstani volleyballer * Daria Popova, Russian pair skater * Diana Popova, Bulgarian gymnast * Dina Popova (1977–2025), Ukrainian financier and entrepreneur * 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 Lyubov Sergeyevna Popova (; April 24, 1889 – May 25, 1924) was a Russian-Soviet avant-garde artist, Painting, painter and designer. Early life Popova was born in Ivanovskoye District, Ivanovskoe, near Moscow, to the wealthy family of Sergei ...

(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 (born 1976), Belarusian chess master * Nina Popova (1908–1994), Soviet official * Roza Popova (1879–1949), Bulgarian actress and theatre director * Sofka Popova, Bulgarian runner * Tamara Popova, Soviet sprint canoer * Tatiana Popova (basketball), Russian basketball player * Valentina Popova (born 1972), Russian weightlifter * Vera Popova, Russian chemist *

Veronika Popova Veronika Andreyevna Andrusenko (née Popova) (; born 20 January 1991) is a Russian competitive swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were a ...

, Russian swimmer

Fictional people

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