Golovachev
Golovachev, Golovachov, Golovachyov is a Russian family name, a patronymic from the nickname Golovach. It is also the name of a Russian noble raising to prominence in the 16th century. Notable people with the surname include:
- Apollon Golovachyov, Russian journalist, literary critic, publicist, publisher and editor
- Andrei Golovachyov, Russian serial killer
- Aleksandr Golovachev, Soviet colonel, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- Ivan Golovachyov, Soviet canoeist
- Nikolai Golovachev, a Russian general, participant in the Caucasian War and Turkestan campaigns
- Pavel Golovachev, Soviet ace, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- Vasili Golovachyov, Soviet and Russian speculative fiction writer
- Yevdokiya Golovacheva, birth name of Yevdokiya Nagrodskaya, Russian novelist