Zakhar () is a given name, the East Slavic form of the biblical name Zechariah or Zachary. Notable people with the name include: *

Zakhar Arzamastsev Zakhar Arzamastsev (born November 6, 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey Defenseman who currently plays with Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL). Arzamastsev made his KHL debut playing with Metallurg Novokuz ...

(born 1992), Russian ice hockey player *

Zakhar Bron Zakhar Bron ( ; born 17 December 1947) is a Russian violinist and renowned pedagogue He has been living in Western Europe since 1989. Background Bron was born in Oral, Kazakhstan to a Jewish family. His parents fled to the Soviet Union in th ...

(born 1947), Russian violinist and violin pedagogue of Jewish descent *

Zakhar Chernyshyov Zakhar Grigoryevich Chernyshev (; 172231 August 1784) was a Russian noble, courtier to Catherine the Great, Imperial Russian Army officer, and Imperial Russian politician in the 18th century. After made a courtier to then-Princess Sophie of An ...

(1722–1784), Russian field marshal in charge of the College of War from 1763 to 1774 *

Zakhar Dubensky Zakhar Vladimirovich Dubensky (; born 19 October 1978) is a retired Russian football midfielder. He last played for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan Volgar FC () is an association football club based in Astrakhan, Russia. They play in the Russian S ...

(born 1978), association football midfielder from Russia *

Zakhar Kalashov Zakhariy Knyazevich Kalashov ( ka, ზაქარია 'შაქრო' კალაშოვი, ); born 20 March 1953, nicknamed "Young Shakro" (), is a Russian mafia boss, notorious gangster and thief in law of Yazidi origin. He is widely ...

, notorious gangster and thief in law in the Russian-Georgian Mafia *

Zakhar May Zakhar Borysovych May (born June 25, 1969) is a Ukrainian musician, author of such songs as "Nahui", "Nashi Tanki" and "Russo Matrosso" and participant in festivals like Nashestvie 2002 and 2003. Biography Zahar Borisovich May was born in Kha ...

(born 1969), modern Russian musician, author of many hits *

Zakhar Pashutin Zakhar Yuryevich Pashutin (; born May 3, 1974, in Sochi, USSR) is a retired Russian professional basketball player and basketball coach. At a height of , and a weight of , he played as a shooting guard. He was also a member of the senior Russian ...

(born 1974), Russian professional basketball coach and former player *

Zakhar Petrov Zakhar Petrov (born 13 May 2002) is a Russian canoeist. He represented Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Career Petrov competed at the 2024 European Canoe Sprint Qualifier in Szeged, Hungary and won the C–1 1000 metres, a ...

(born 2002), Russian Olympic canoeist *

Zakhar Prilepin Yevgeny Nikolayevich Prilepin (; born 7 July 1975), writing as Zakhar Prilepin (), and sometimes using another pseudonym, Yevgeny Lavlinsky (), is a Russian writer, politician and paramilitary leader. He was a member of Russia's National Bolsh ...

(born 1975), Russian writer, political dissident, member of Russia's unregistered National Bolshevik Party since 1996

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