Davidov

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Davidov (Russian: Давыдов), 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[edit]

  • 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

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