Kotov

Kotov (Russian: Котов) and Kotova (Russian: Котова; feminine) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the nickname Kot, i.e., 'cat'. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Kotov (1913–1981), Soviet chess grandmaster and author, after whom Kotov syndrome is named
• Alexander Kotov (handballer) (born 1994), Russian handball player
• Dmitri Kotov (born 2000), Russian footballer
• Elena Kotova (born 1956), Russian writer and interior architect
• Grigory Kotov (1902–1944), Soviet general
• Irina Kotova (born 1976), Belarusian-French painter and graphic artist
• Ivan Kotov (1950-1985), Russian double bassist
• Kirill Kotov (born 1983), Russian football official and former player
• Konstantin Kotov (born 1985), Russian political activist
• Nicholas A. Kotov (born 1965), Russian–American chemist
• Nina Kotova (born 1969), American cellist and composer
• Oksana Kotova (born 1974), Kazakhstani cross-country skier
• Oleg Kotov (b. 1965), Russian cosmonaut
• Pavel Kotov (disambiguation), several people
• Raivo Kotov (born 1976), Estonian architect
• Rein Kotov (born 1965), Estonian film operator and film editor
• Roman Kotov (fl. from 2006), American psychologist
• Sergei Kotov (disambiguation), several people
• Tatiana Kotova (born 1985), the winner of Miss Russia 2006 title
• Tatyana Kotova (born 1976), Russian long jump athlete
• Valerij Aleksandrovich Kotov (born 1943), Crimean solar physicist after whom asteroid 8246 Kotov is named
• Valery Kotov (1939-1993), Soviet speed skater
• Vladimir Kotov (b. 1958), South African long-distance runner
• Yuri Kotov (1929–2022), Russian football coach and player