Kotov

Kotov (Russian: Котов) and Kotova (Russian: Котова; feminine) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the nickname Kot, i.e., 'cat'. Notable people with the surname include:

Alexander Kotov (1913–1981), Soviet chess grandmaster and author, after whom Kotov syndrome is named
Alexander Kotov (handballer) (born 1994), Russian handball player
Dmitri Kotov (born 2000), Russian footballer
Elena Kotova (born 1956), Russian writer and interior architect
Grigory Kotov (1902–1944), Soviet general
Irina Kotova (born 1976), Belarusian-French painter and graphic artist
Ivan Kotov (1950-1985), Russian double bassist
Kirill Kotov (born 1983), Russian football official and former player
Konstantin Kotov (born 1985), Russian political activist
Nicholas A. Kotov (born 1965), Russian–American chemist
Nina Kotova (born 1969), American cellist and composer
Oksana Kotova (born 1974), Kazakhstani cross-country skier
Oleg Kotov (b. 1965), Russian cosmonaut
Pavel Kotov (disambiguation), several people
Raivo Kotov (born 1976), Estonian architect
Rein Kotov (born 1965), Estonian film operator and film editor
Roman Kotov (fl. from 2006), American psychologist
Sergei Kotov (disambiguation), several people
Tatiana Kotova (born 1985), the winner of Miss Russia 2006 title
Tatyana Kotova (born 1976), Russian long jump athlete
Valerij Aleksandrovich Kotov (born 1943), Crimean solar physicist after whom asteroid 8246 Kotov is named
Valery Kotov (1939-1993), Soviet speed skater
Vladimir Kotov (b. 1958), South African long-distance runner
Yuri Kotov (1929–2022), Russian football coach and player

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