Zakhar

Zakhar (Захар) is a given name, the East Slavic form of the biblical name Zechariah or Zachary. Notable people with the name include:


 * Zakhar Arzamastsev (born 1992), Russian ice hockey player
 * Zakhar Bron (born 1947), Russian violinist and violin pedagogue of Jewish descent
 * Zakhar Chernyshyov (1722–1784), Russian field marshal in charge of the College of War from 1763 to 1774
 * Zakhar Dubensky (born 1978), association football midfielder from Russia
 * Zakhar Kalashov, notorious gangster and thief in law in the Russian-Georgian Mafia
 * Zakhar May (born 1969), modern Russian musician, author of many hits
 * Zakhar Pashutin (born 1974), Russian professional basketball coach and former player
 * Zakhar Prilepin (born 1975), Russian writer, political dissident, member of Russia's unregistered National Bolshevik Party since 1996