Markov

• Markov, Markova, or Markoff are surnames and may refer to:

In academia:

• Ivana Markova (born 1938), Czechoslovak-British emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Stirling
• John Markoff (sociologist) (born 1942), American professor of sociology and history at the University of Pittsburgh

In math, science, and technology:

• Alexander V. Markov (1965-), Russian biologist
• Andrey Markov (1856–1922), Russian mathematician
• Andrey Markov (Soviet mathematician) (1903–1979), son of Andrey Markov
• John Markoff (born 1949), American journalist of computer industry and technology
• Moisey Markov (1908–1994), Russian physicist
• Vladimir Andreevich Markov (1871–1897), Russian mathematician, brother of Andrey Markov (Sr.)

In performing arts:

• Albert Markov, Russian American violinist, composer
• Alexander Markov, current Russian American violinist
• Dame Alicia Markova (1910–2004), British prima ballerina
• Margaret Markov (born 1951), Yugoslav-American actress of film and television
• Rimma Markova (born 1925), popular Soviet and Russian actress

In politics:

• Eufrosina Dvoichenko-Markov, Soviet KGB spy in New York City during World War II
• Georgi Markov (1929–1978), Bulgarian dissident who was assassinated in London
• Helmuth Markov (born 1952), German politician and Member of the European Parliament
• Nikolai Yevgenyevich Markov (1866–1945), Russian right-wing politician
• Sergey Alexandrovich Markov (born 1958), Russian political scientist, nationalist politician
• Sergey Leonidovich Markov (1878–1918), Russian army general, anti-Bolshevik during Soviet civil war
• Vladimir Ivanovich Markov (1859-1919), Russian politician, last Minister-Secretary of State for Finland in Czarist regime

In sports:

• Alexei Markov (born 1979), Russian road bicycle racer
• Aleksei Markov (athlete), Estonian athlete
• Andrei Markov (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player in the NHL
• Danny Markov (born 1976), professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings
• Dmitri Markov (born 1975), Belarusian pole vaulter representing Australia
• Dmitry Viktorovich Markov (born 1981), Russian soccer player
• Dragomir Markov (born 1971), Bulgarian swimmer
• Georgi Markov (footballer) (born 1972), Bulgarian footballer
• Georgi Markov (weightlifter) (born 1978), Bulgarian weightlifter
• Georgi Markov (wrestler) (born 1946), Bulgarian wrestler
• Khristo Markov (born 1965), Bulgarian triple jumper
• Ilya Markov (born 1972), Russian race walker
• Marko Markov (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
• Miglena Markova (born 1983), Bulgarian rower
• Nikolay Valeryevich Markov (born 1985), Russian footballer
• Olga Markova (athlete) (born 1968), Russian long-distance runner
• Olga Markova (figure skater) (born 1974), Russian figure skater

In other fields:

• Alexei Markov (folklorist) (1877–1917), Russian expert in folklore
• Frantisek Markov, character in Dungeons & Dragons
• Philip Markoff (1986–2010), defendant in a murder case in Boston, MA, who died before the trial commenced
• Walterina Markova (real name Walter Dempster), Philippine drag queen and World War II sex slave

See also

• Markov (crater), lunar impact crater that is located in the northwestern part of the Moon's near side
• Markov chain, a mathematical process useful for statistical modeling
• Markov's inequality, a probabilistic upper bound
• 27514 Markov, a main-belt astroid named after Andrey A. Markov
• Markovo (disambiguation)
• Marković
• Markovits
• Markovski
• Markovsky