Zhukov (surname)

Zhukov (Жуков) or Zhukova (feminine) is a common Russian surname, derived from the word "жук" (beetle, bug), and may also refer to:

• Anatoly Zhukov (1901–?), Soviet forestry expert and academician
• Boris Zhukov, professional wrestling name of Jim Barrell
• Boris Zhukov (chemist) (1912–?), Soviet chemist, Hero of Socialist Labor
• Dasha Zhukova (born 1981), Russian fashion designer
• Gavriil Zhukov (1899–1957), Soviet military leader, vice admiral
• Georgy Sergeyevich Zhukov (1907–1978), Soviet general of NKVD
• Georgy Zhukov (footballer) (born 1994), Kazakh footballer
• Georgy Zhukov (1896–1974), Soviet military commander and politician
• Igor Zhukov (1936-2018), Russian pianist, conductor and sound engineer
• Inna Zhukova (born 1986), Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast
• Ivan Zhukov (1880–1949), Russian chemist
• Sergeant Sergei Zhukov, a recurring character in the television series JAG
• Maria Zhukova (1804–1855), Russian writer
• Maxim Zhukov, Russian typographer, graphic designer
• Mikhail Zhukov (officer) (1917–1943), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Mikhail Zhukov (politician), former Chairman of the State Assembly of Mari El
• Mikhail Zhukov (scientist) (1917–?), Soviet scientist in the field of aerodynamics and low temperature plasma
• Mykyta Zhukov (born 1995), Ukrainian football player
• Natalia Zhukova (born 1979), Ukrainian Woman Grandmaster of chess
• Nikolay Zhukov (1908–?), Soviet graphic artist, People's Artist of the USSR
• Rimma Zhukova (1925–1999), Russian speed skater
• Sergei Nikolayevich Zhukov (born 1967), Soviet and Russian footballer
• Sergei Zhukov (ice hockey) (born 1975), Russian ice hockey player
• Sergey Zhukov (born 1976), musician with the group Ruki Vverh!
• Vasily Zhukov (officer) (1914–1944), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Vasily Zhukov (born 1947), member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Yevgeni Zhukov (1950–1990), Soviet footballer
• Yevgeny Zhukov (basketball player), Russian basketball player
• Yevgeny Zhukov (historian) (1907–?), Soviet historian and academician
• Yevgeny Zhukov (runner), Soviet runner who took silver at the 1958 European Championships in Athletics
• Yuri Zhukov (historian) (born 1938), Russian historian
• Yuri Zhukov (journalist) (1908–1991), journalist, editor and observer of the newspaper Pravda, third chairman of the Soviet Peace Committee