Cherkassky
The House of Cherkassky is an old List of [Russian princely families|Russian princely family], part the Russian nobility, whose members once bore the title of Knyaz in the Russian Empire.
Notable members
- Mikhail Cherkassky, Russian voyevoda and notable oprichnik
- Yakov Cherkassky, Russian statesman and military figure
- Prince Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky, Russian officer who led the first Russian military expedition into Central Asia
- Alexey Cherkassky, Russian statesman
- Maria Cherkassky, lady-in-waiting from the Russian Empire, Trubetskoy family and House of Cherkasskiy
- Vladimir Cherkassky, Russian public figure
- Ekaterina Cherkassky (Vasilchikova), House of Vasilchikov and House of Cherkasskiy
- Maria Nikolaevna Cherkassky, House of Tcherbatov and House of Cherkasskiy
- Abram Cherkassky, Ukrainian/Soviet painter
- Shura Cherkassky, Russian-born American classical pianist