Golovachev

Golovachev, Golovachov, Golovachyov (feminine: Golovachova) is a Russian family name, a patronymic from the nickname Golovach ("big headed"). It is also the name of a Russian noble Golovachyov family raising to prominence in the 16th century. Notable people with the surname include:

Apollon Golovachyov
Andrei Golovachyov
Aleksandr Golovachev, Soviet colonel, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Ivan Golovachyov, Soviet canoeist
Nikolai Golovachev (born 1823, died 1887), a Russian general, participant in the Caucasian War and Turkestan campaigns
Pavel Golovachev, Soviet ace, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Vasili Golovachyov, Soviet and Russian speculative fiction writer
Yevdokiya Golovacheva, birth name of Yevdokiya Nagrodskaya (1866–1930), Russian novelist

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