Bykov

Bykov (Быков), or Bykova (feminine; Быкова), is a common Russian last name, derived from the word bull (бык).

Notable persons with that name include:


 * Aleksandr Bykov (born 1953), Soviet fencer
 * Alexander Vladimirovich Bykov (born 1962), Russian historian and numismatist
 * Anatoly Bykov (born 1960), Russian businessman
 * Anatoly Bykov (wrestler) (born 1953), Soviet wrestler
 * Arina Bykova (born 1999) Russian singer-actress and hugely successful businesswoman as well as an author various best-selling novels across the world
 * Artem Bykov (born 1992), Belarusian footballer
 * Boris Bykov (born 1935), Soviet intelligence officer
 * Dmitry Bykov (born 1967), a Russian writer
 * Dmitri Bykov (ice hockey) (born 1977), a Russian professional hockey player
 * Elisaveta Bykova (1913–1989), Soviet chess player and Women's World Chess Champion
 * Irina Bykova (born 1993), Kazakhstani cross-country skier
 * Leonid Bykov (1928–1979), Soviet actor, film director, and script writer
 * Natalia Bykova (born 1958), Russian field hockey player
 * Pyotr Bykov (1844–1930), Russian literary historian, editor, poet and translator
 * Rolan Bykov (1929–1998), Soviet/Russian actor, film director, and script writer
 * Roman Bykov (born 1992), Russian football player
 * Sergei Bykov (born 1983), Russian basketball player and coach
 * Tamara Bykova (born 1958), Russian track and field athlete
 * Vasil Bykov (1924–2003), Belarusian writer
 * Viktor Bykov (born 1945), Soviet cyclist from Ukraine
 * Vladimir Bykov, Russian oncologist
 * Vyacheslav Bykov (born 1960), Soviet ice hockey player and head coach for the Russian national hockey team

Places

 * Býkov-Láryšov, a small village in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic
 * Bykov, Sakhalin Oblast, a former urban-type settlement in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; since 2004&mdash;a rural settlement
 * Bykovsky channel or Bykov, a major distributary of the Lena River
 * Bykov Mys a half island on the Lena River Delta, Sakha Republic, Russia
 * 4682 Bykov, minor planet