Pavlov (surname)

Pavlov and its feminine form Pavlova are common Russian (Па́влов, Па́влова) and Bulgarian surnames. Their Ukrainian variant is Pavliv. All stem from Christian name Paul (Russian: Pavel; Ukrainian: Pavlo). These names may refer to many people:

Film and television

 * Sergey A. Pavlov (born 1958), Russian actor, director
 * Viktor Pavlov (1940–2006), Soviet/Russian actor

Literature

 * Karolina Pavlova, Russian writer
 * Nikolai Pavlov, Russian writer
 * Oleg Pavlov (1970–2018), Russian writer
 * Vera Pavlova, Russian writer

Music

 * Alla Pavlova (born 1952), Russian composer
 * Dmitri Pavlov (composer) (born 1959), Russian composer
 * Petya Pavlova, Bulgarian singer

Other arts

 * Anelia Pavlova (born 1956), Bulgarian-born Australian artist
 * Anna Pavlova (1881–1931), Russian ballet dancer
 * Anna Pavlova (gymnast) (born 1987), Russian artistic gymnast

Fictional characters

 * The Contesa Pavlova, fictional character in the film Buenos Aires me mata

In government and politics

 * Aleksandr Pavlov (politician), Kazakhstani politician, economist, financier and banker
 * Jo Pavlov, Green Party Candidate, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
 * Sergei Pavlov - Soviet politician
 * Valentin Pavlov, Prime Minister of the Soviet Union
 * Vladimir Pavlov (politician, born 1956), Russian politician
 * Vladimir Pavlov (politician, born 1976), Russian politician

In military

 * Dmitry Pavlov (general) (1897–1941), Soviet general
 * Yakov Pavlov (1917–1981), Soviet platoon commander

In science

 * Alexei Petrovich Pavlov (1854–1929), Russian geologist and paleontologist
 * Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936), Nobel Prize–winning Russian physiologist noted for his classical conditioning experiments with dogs
 * Maria Pavlova (1854–1938), Russian paleontologist
 * Mikhail Grigoryevich Pavlov (1793–1840), Russian philosopher and scientist
 * Nina Pavlova (1897–1973), Russian botanist

Football (soccer)

 * Alyaksandr Pawlaw (born 1984), Belarusian international footballer
 * Sergei Aleksandrovich Pavlov (born 1955), Russian football manager
 * Yevhen Pavlov (born 1991), Ukrainian footballer

Track and field

 * Igor Pavlov (athlete) (born 1979), Russian pole vaulter
 * Pavel Pavlov (athlete) (1952–2004), Bulgarian sprinter
 * Pepa Pavlova, Bulgarian sprinter

Other sports

 * Aleksandr Pavlov (wrestler) (born 1973), Belarusian wrestler
 * Alexander Pavlov (figure skater), Australian figure skater
 * Anna Pavlova (gymnast) (born 1987), Russian artistic gymnast
 * Igor Pavlov (ice hockey player) (born 1965), Latvian ice hockey player, ice hockey coach in Germany
 * Ivan Pavlov (figure skater), Ukrainian figure skater
 * Mircea Pavlov (born 1937), Romanian chess master
 * Pavel Pavlov (wrestler) (born 1953), Bulgarian wrestler
 * Serhii Pavlov (born 1997), Ukrainian basketball player
 * Yelena Pavlova, Kazakhstani volleyball player

In other fields

 * Cyril Pavlov (1919–2017), Russian Orthodox hieromonk and archimandrite, confessor of Russian patriarchs
 * Igor Pavlov (programmer), Russian freelance programmer, creator of 7-zip
 * Iliya Pavlov (1960–2003), Bulgarian businessman
 * Mikhail Pavlov (disambiguation)
 * Nikolay Pavlov (disambiguation)