Davidov Explained

Davidov (Russian: Давыдов|link=no), or Davidova (feminine; Давыдова), also sometimes transliterated as Davydov/Davydova, is a surname common in Russia among Jewish and non-Jewish people, in high frequently among Bukharan Jews and Mountain Jews, meaning "son of David", and can refer to:

People

• Denis Davydov (1774–1838), Russia guerilla officer and poet
• August Davidov (1823–1885), Russian mathematician and pedagogue, brother of Karl Davidov
• Karl Davydov (1838–1889), Russian cellist, conductor, composer, and pedagogue, brother of August Davidov
• Alexei Davidov (1867–1940), Russian cellist, composer, and businessman, son of August Davidov
• Milan Davidov, (1863–1903) Bulgarian independence fighter (for Macedonia)
• Lado Davidov (1924–1987), Soviet soldier, Hero of the Soviet Union.
• Marv Davidov (1931–2012), American peace activist and founder of the Honeywell Project
• Dmitry Davydov (filmmaker) (born 1983), Russian
• Jayar Davidov (died 2023), Israeli police officer

Athletes

• Vitali Davydov (born 1939), Russian footballer
• Ivan Davidov (1943–2015), Bulgarian footballer
• Evgeny Davydov (born 1967), Russian ice hockey player
• Dmitri Anatolyevich Davydov (born 1975), Russian footballer
• Dmitry Alexeyevich Davydov (born 1978), Russian footballer
• Shani Bloch-Davidov (born 1979), Israeli Olympic racing cyclist
• Milan Davidov (born 1978), Serbian footballer
• Pāvels Davidovs (born 1980), Latvian footballer

Other uses

• Davidov (municipality), a village and municipality in Slovakia
• Davidov Stradivarius, a cello once owned by Karl Davidov, built in 1712 by Antonio Stradivari.
• Davidov Spur, a ridge in Antarctica

See also

• Davidoff, a surname
• Davydov, a surname