Kotov
Kotov and Kotova is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the nickname Kot, i.e., 'cat'. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Kotov, Soviet chess grandmaster and author, after whom Kotov syndrome is named
- Alexander Kotov , Russian handball player
- Dmitri Kotov, Russian footballer
- Elena Kotova, Russian writer and interior architect
- Grigory Kotov, Soviet general
- Irina Kotova, Belarusian-French painter and graphic artist
- Ivan Kotov, Russian double bassist
- Kirill Kotov, Russian football official and former player
- Konstantin Kotov, Russian political activist
- Nicholas A. Kotov, Russian–American chemist
- Nina Kotova, American cellist and composer
- Oksana Kotova, Kazakhstani cross-country skier
- Oleg Kotov, Russian cosmonaut
- Pavel Kotov, several people
- Raivo Kotov, Estonian architect
- Rein Kotov, Estonian film operator and film editor
- Roman Kotov, American psychologist
- Sergei Kotov, several people
- Tatiana Kotova, the winner of Miss Russia 2006 title
- Tatyana Kotova, Russian long jump athlete
- Valerij Aleksandrovich Kotov, Crimean solar physicist after whom asteroid 8246 Kotov is named
- Valery Kotov, Soviet speed skater
- Vladimir Kotov, South African long-distance runner
- Yuri Kotov, Russian football coach and player