Cherkassky

Cherkassky (Черкасский), or Cherkasskaya (Черкасская; feminine) is a Russian family that belonged to the Russian nobility and whose members once bore the title of Knyaz.

Notable members

 * Mikhail Cherkassky (died 1571), Russian voyevoda and notable oprichnik
 * Yakov Cherkassky (died 1666), Russian statesman and military figure
 * Prince Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky (died 1717), Russian officer who led the first Russian military expedition into Central Asia
 * Alexey Cherkassky (1680–1742), Russian statesman
 * Maria Cherkassky (1696–1747), lady-in-waiting from the Russian Empire, Trubetskoy family and House of Cherkasskiy
 * Vladimir Cherkassky (1821–1878), Russian public figure
 * Ekaterina Cherkassky (Vasilchikova) (1825–1888), House of Vasilchikov and House of Cherkasskiy
 * Maria Nikolaevna Cherkassky (died 1892), House of Tcherbatov and House of Cherkasskiy
 * Abram Cherkassky (1886–1967), Ukrainian/Soviet painter
 * Shura Cherkassky (1909–1995), Russian-born American classical pianist