Markov (Bulgarian, ),
Markova, and
Markoff are common surnames used in
Russia and
Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include:
Academics
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Ivana Markova (1938–2024), Czechoslovak-British emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Stirling
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Igor Markov (born 1973), American professor, computer scientist and engineer
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John Markoff (sociologist) (born 1942), American professor of sociology and history at the University of Pittsburgh
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Konstantin Markov (1905–1980), Soviet geomorphologist and quaternary geologist
Mathematics, science, and technology
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Alexander V. Markov (born 1965), Russian biologist
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Andrey Markov (1856–1922), Russian mathematician
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Andrey Markov Jr. (1903–1979), Russian mathematician and son of Andrey Markov
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Elena Vladimirovna Markova (1923–2023), Soviet and Russian cyberneticist, Doctor of Technical Sciences, gulag convict and memoirist.
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John Markoff (born 1949), American journalist of computer industry and technology
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Moisey Markov (1908–1994), Russian physicist
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Vladimir Andreevich Markov (1871–1897), Russian mathematician, brother of Andrey Markov (Sr.)
Performing arts
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Albert Markov (born 1933), Russian American violinist, composer
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Alexander Markov (born 1963), current Russian American violinist
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Dame Alicia Markova (1910–2004), British prima ballerina
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Margaret Markov (born 1951), Yugoslav-American actress of film and television
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Rimma Markova (1925–2015), Soviet and Russian actress
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Zuzana Marková (soprano) (born 1988), Czech soprano
Politicians
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Helmuth Markov (born 1952), German politician and Member of the European Parliament
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Nikolai Yevgenyevich Markov (1866–1945), Russian right-wing politician
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Sergey Alexandrovich Markov (born 1958), Russian political scientist, nationalist politician
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Vladimir Ivanovich Markov (1859–1919), Russian politician, last Minister-Secretary of State for Finland in Czarist regime
Athletes
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Alexei Markov (born 1979), Russian road bicycle racer
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Andrei Markov (ice hockey) (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player in the NHL
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Danny Markov (born 1976), professional ice hockey player for CSKA Moscow
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Dmitri Markov (born 1975), Belarusian pole vaulter representing Australia
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Dragomir Markov (born 1971), Bulgarian swimmer
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Georgi Markov (footballer) (born 1972), Bulgarian footballer
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Georgi Markov (weightlifter) (born 1978), Bulgarian weightlifter
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Georgi Markov (wrestler) (born 1946), Bulgarian wrestler
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Khristo Markov (born 1965), Bulgarian triple jumper
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Ilona Markova (born 2002), Russian ice hockey player
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Ilya Markov (born 1972), Russian race walker
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Ivaylo Markov (born 1997), Bulgarian footballer
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Marko Markov (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
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Miglena Markova (born 1983), Bulgarian rower
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Nikolay Markov (footballer) (born 1985), Russian footballer
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Oleg Markov (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
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Olga Markova (athlete) (born 1968), Russian long-distance runner
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Olga Markova (figure skater) (born 1974), Russian figure skater
Other fields
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Georgi Markov (1929–1978), Bulgarian dissident writer assassinated in London
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Philip Markoff (1986–2010), defendant in a murder case known as the "Craigslist killing"
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Sergey Markov (1878–1918), Russian army general, anti-Bolshevik during Soviet civil war
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Walterina Markova (Walter Dempster), Philippine drag queen and World War II sex slave
Fictional characters
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Brion Markov, name of comic book character Geo-Force
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Tara Markov, name of comic book character Terra
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Frantisek Markov, Dungeons & Dragons character
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Sorin Markov, character from storyline
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Ronan Markov, book character from The Darkest Temptation
See also
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Eufrosina Dvoichenko-Markov, Soviet KGB spy in New York City during World War II
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Markov (crater), lunar impact crater that is located in the northwestern part of the Moon's near side
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27514 Markov, a main-belt asteroid named after Andrey A. Markov
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Markov chain, a mathematical process useful for statistical modeling
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Markov random field, a set of random variables having a Markov property described by an undirected graph
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Markov's inequality, a probabilistic upper bound
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Markovian (disambiguation)
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Markovo (disambiguation)
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Marković
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Markovich
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Markovits
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Markovski
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Markovsky
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Marko (surname)
