Sakharov Explained

Sakharov (feminine: Sakharova) (Russian: Сахаров, Сахарова) is a Russian surname, derived from the word "сахар" (sugar). Other spellings of the surname are Saharov / Saharova, Sakharoff, Saharoff.

The surname may refer to:

Saharov

Aleksander Saharov (born 1982), Estonian professional footballer

Sakharof

Berry Sakharof (born 1957), Israeli rock guitarist, songwriter and singer

Sakharoff

Alexander Sakharoff (1886–1963), Russian dancer, teacher, and choreographer

Sakharov

Alik Sakharov (born 1959), American television director.
Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989), Russian physicist and anti-Soviet dissident
Andrey Sakharov (historian) (1930–2019), Russian historian
Anton Sakharov (born 1982), Russian footballer
Gleb Sakharov (born 1988), Uzbek–French tennis player
Nikita Sakharov (1915–1945), Soviet Evenk writer
Sophrony (Sakharov) (1896–1993), Christian monk, mystic and teacher
Vladimir Sakharov (born 1948), former Soviet footballer
Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov (1853–1920), general of the Russian Imperial Army
Vladimir Vladimirovich Sakharov (1902–1969), Soviet geneticist
Yuri Sakharov (1922–1981), Ukrainian chess master

Sakharova

Julia Sakharova, Russian violinist
Tatiana Sakharova (born 1973), Russian politician

Other

1979 Sakharov, a main-belt asteroid named for Andrei Sakharov
Sakharov (film), a 1984 TV film starring Jason Robards as Andrei Sakharov