Chekhov (surname)

Chekhov (masculine, Russian: Чехов) or Chekhova (feminine, Russian: Чехова) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Chekhov (1855–1913), Russian essayist, memoirist, and novelist, brother of Anton and father of Michael
• Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), Russian playwright
• Maria Chekhova (1863–1957), Russian artist and teacher, sister of Anton
• Maria Chekhova (feminist) (1866–1934), Russian educator, feminist, and suffragette
• Michael Chekhov (1891–1955), Russian–American actor, author, director, and theatre practitioner, son of Alexander
• Nikolai Chekhov (1858–1889), Russian painter, brother of Anton
• Olga Chekhova (1897–1980), Russian–German actress, wife of Michael
• Valery Chekhov (born 1955), Russian chess grandmaster

• Pavel Chekov, Star Trek character
• Chekov, fictional character in Stargate SG-1