Markov

Markov (Bulgarian, Russian: Марков), Markova, and Markoff are common surnames 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
  • John Markoff (born 1949), American journalist of computer industry and technology
  • Moisey Markov (1908–1994), Russian physicist

Performing arts

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

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

  • Tara Markov, name of comic book character Terra
  • Frantisek Markov, character in Dungeons & Dragons
  • Sorin Markov, character from Magic: The Gathering storyline

See also

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