Chekhov (masculine, Russian: Чехов) or Chekhova (feminine, Russian: Чехова) is a Russian surname. It may be an ethnonymic surname derived from the word "чех", Czech person. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Chekhov (1855–1913), Russian essayist, memoirist, and novelist, brother of Anton and father of Michael Anfisa Chekhova (born 1977), Russian actress, singer, and radio and television presenter 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
Fictional characters Pavel Chekov, Star Trek character Chekov, fictional character in Stargate SG-1
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