Sakharov

Sakharov (Russian: Сахаров) is a Russian surname, derived from the word "сахар" (sugar). It may refer to:

1979 Sakharov, a main-belt asteroid named for Andrei Sakharov
Sakharov (film), a 1984 TV film starring Jason Robards as Andrei Sakharov
Aleksandr Andreyevich Sakharov (1865–1942), Russian esperantist
Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989), Russian physicist and anti-Soviet dissident
Andrey Nikolayevich Sakharov (born 1930), Russian historian
Anton Sakharov (born 1982), Russian footballer
Nikita Sakharov (1915–1945), Soviet Evenk writer
Sophrony (Sakharov), Christian monk, mystic and teacher
Vladimir Sakharov (born 1948), former Soviet footballer
Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov (1853–1920), Russian General who served in the Russian Imperial Army.
Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Sakharov, Ukrainian politician
Yuri Sakharov (1922–1981), Ukrainian chess master
Professor Sakharov, from the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

Sakharov may also refer to:

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, established in December 1988 by the European Parliament as a means to honor individuals or organisations who have dedicated their lives to the defense of human rights and freedom of thought.

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