Markov

Markov (Bulgarian, Марков), Markova, and Markoff are common surnames used in Russia and Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include:

Academics

 * Ivana Markova (born 1938), Czechoslovak-British emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Stirling
 * John Markoff (sociologist) (born 1942), American professor of sociology and history at the University of Pittsburgh
 * Konstantin Markov (1905–1980), Soviet geomorphologist and quaternary geologist

Mathematics, science, and technology

 * Alexander V. Markov (1965-), Russian biologist
 * Andrey Markov (1856–1922), Russian mathematician
 * Vladimir Andreevich Markov (1871–1897), Russian mathematician, brother of Andrey Markov (Sr.)
 * Andrey Markov Jr. (1903–1979), Russian mathematician and son of Andrey Markov
 * Elena Vladimirovna Markova (1923–2023), Soviet and Russian cyberneticist, Doctor of Technical Sciences, gulag convict and memoirist.
 * John Markoff (born 1949), American journalist of computer industry and technology
 * Moisey Markov (1908–1994), Russian physicist

Performing arts

 * Albert Markov, Russian American violinist, composer
 * Alexander Markov, current Russian American violinist
 * Dame Alicia Markova (1910–2004), British prima ballerina
 * Margaret Markov (born 1951), Yugoslav-American actress of film and television
 * Rimma Markova (1925–2015), Soviet and Russian actress
 * Zuzana Marková (soprano) (born 1988), Czech soprano

Politicians

 * Helmuth Markov (born 1952), German politician and Member of the European Parliament
 * Nikolai Yevgenyevich Markov (1866–1945), Russian right-wing politician
 * Sergey Alexandrovich Markov (born 1958), Russian political scientist, nationalist politician
 * Vladimir Ivanovich Markov (1859–1919), Russian politician, last Minister-Secretary of State for Finland in Czarist regime

Athletes

 * Alexei Markov (born 1979), Russian road bicycle racer
 * Andrei Markov (ice hockey) (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player in the NHL
 * Danny Markov (born 1976), professional ice hockey player for CSKA Moscow
 * Dmitri Markov (born 1975), Belarusian pole vaulter representing Australia
 * Dragomir Markov (born 1971), Bulgarian swimmer
 * Georgi Markov (footballer) (born 1972), Bulgarian footballer
 * Georgi Markov (weightlifter) (born 1978), Bulgarian weightlifter
 * Georgi Markov (wrestler) (born 1946), Bulgarian wrestler
 * Khristo Markov (born 1965), Bulgarian triple jumper
 * Ilya Markov (born 1972), Russian race walker
 * Marko Markov (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
 * Miglena Markova (born 1983), Bulgarian rower
 * Nikolay Markov (footballer) (born 1985), Russian footballer
 * Oleg Markov (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
 * Olga Markova (athlete) (born 1968), Russian long-distance runner
 * Olga Markova (figure skater) (born 1974), Russian figure skater

Other fields

 * Georgi Markov (1929–1978), Bulgarian dissident writer assassinated in London
 * Philip Markoff (1986–2010), defendant in a murder case known as the "Craigslist killing"
 * Sergey Markov (1878–1918), Russian army general, anti-Bolshevik during Soviet civil war
 * Walterina Markova (real name Walter Dempster), Philippine drag queen and World War II sex slave

Fictional characters

 * Brion Markov, name of comic book character Geo-Force
 * Tara Markov, name of comic book character Terra
 * Frantisek Markov, Dungeons & Dragons character
 * Sorin Markov, character from Magic: The Gathering storyline
 * Ronan Markov, book character from "The Darkest Temptation"