Nabokov (surname) explained

Nabokov (ru|Набоков) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1899–1977), Russian-American author, entomologist, and chess problem composer
• Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov (1870–1922), Russian criminologist, journalist, and liberal politician, and father of Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
• Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov (1872-1927), Russian diplomat and author
• Nicolas Nabokov (1903–1978), Russian-American composer, cousin of Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
• Dmitri Nabokov (1934–2012), singer and author, son of Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
• Evgeni Nabokov, a retired professional ice hockey goaltender