Kovalyov

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

  • Alexander Kovalev (canoeist) (born 1975), Russian flatwater canoeist
  • Alexander Kovalyov (officer) (1973-1999), Russian army officer and Hero of the Russian Federation
  • Alexei Kovalev (born 1973), Russian professional ice hockey player
  • Anna Kovalyova (born 1983), Russian gymnast
  • Gennady Kovalev (born 1983), Russian boxer
  • Mikhail Kovalyov (1897–1967), Soviet military leader
  • Nikolay Kovalev (FSB) (born 1949), Russian politician, Chair of the State Duma's Veterans' Committee, former head of the Federal Security Service (FSB)
  • Nikolay Kovalev (fencer) (born 1986), Russian sabre fencer
  • Nikolay Kovalev (pilot) (1949–1985), Soviet aircraft pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Olga Kovalyova (1881–1962), Russian/Soviet opera singer
  • Kovalyova is the real surname of a Russian serf actress and opera singer Praskovya Zhemchugova
  • Roman K. Kovalev, assistant professor of history at the College of New Jersey
  • Sergei Kovalev (born 1930), human rights activist and politician in post-Soviet Russia, former Soviet dissident and political prisoner
  • Stepan Kovalyov (1920–1944), Soviet army officer, Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Valentin Kovalyov (1914–1972), Soviet aircraft pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Vladimir Kovalev (skater) (born 1953), Soviet figure skater
  • Vladimir Kovalev (officer) (1950–1987), Soviet army officer, Hero of the Soviet Union