Kovalyov

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Kovalyov, often spelled as Kovalev (Russian: Ковалёв), or Kovalyova (feminine; Ковалёва), is a common Russian surname and may refer to the following people:

  • Alexander Kovalev (b. 1975), a Russian flatwater canoeist
  • Alexander Kovalyov (1973-1999), a Russian army officer and Hero of the Russian Federation
  • Alexei Kovalev (b. 1973), a Russian professional ice hockey player
  • Anna Kovalyova (b. 1983), a Russian gymnast
  • Nikolai Dmitrievich Kovalev, former head of the FSB
  • Nikolay Kovalev (b. 1986), a Russian sabre fencer
  • Nikolai Kovalyov (1949-1985), a Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Olga Kovalyova (1881-1962), a Russian/Soviet opera singer
  • Kovalyova, the real surname of a Russian serf actress and opera singer Praskovya Zhemchugova
  • Roman Kovalev, an assistant professor of history at the College of New Jersey
  • Sergei Kovalev (b. 1930), a former Soviet dissident and political prisoner, a human rights activist and politician in post-Soviet Russia
  • Stepan Kovalyov (1920-1944), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Valentin Kovalyov (1914-1972), a Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Vladimir Kovalev (b. 1953), a retired Soviet figure skater
  • Vladimir Kovalev (1950-1987), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union