Davidov (Russian: Давыдов), or Davidova (feminine; Давыдова), also sometimes transliterated as Davydov/Davydova, is a surname common in Russia among Jewish and non-Jewish people, in high frequently among Bukharan Jews and Mountain Jews, meaning "son of David", and can refer to:
People
- Denis Davydov (1774–1838), Russia guerilla officer and poet
- August Davidov (1823–1885), Russian mathematician and pedagogue, brother of Karl Davidov
- Karl Davydov (1838–1889), Russian cellist, conductor, composer, and pedagogue, brother of August Davidov
- Alexei Davidov (1867–1940), Russian cellist, composer, and businessman, son of August Davidov
- Milan Davidov, (1863–1903) Bulgarian independence fighter (for Macedonia)
- Lado Davidov (1924–1987), Soviet soldier, Hero of the Soviet Union.
- Marv Davidov (1931–2012), American peace activist and founder of the Honeywell Project
- Dmitry Davydov (filmmaker) (born 1983), Russian
- Jayar Davidov (died 2023), Israeli police officer
Athletes
- Vitali Davydov (born 1939), Russian footballer
- Ivan Davidov (1943–2015), Bulgarian footballer
- Evgeny Davydov (born 1967), Russian ice hockey player
- Dmitri Anatolyevich Davydov (born 1975), Russian footballer
- Dmitry Alexeyevich Davydov (born 1978), Russian footballer
- Shani Bloch-Davidov (born 1979), Israeli Olympic racing cyclist
- Milan Davidov (born 1978), Serbian footballer
- Pāvels Davidovs (born 1980), Latvian footballer
Other uses
- Davidov (municipality), a village and municipality in Slovakia
- Davidov Stradivarius, a cello once owned by Karl Davidov, built in 1712 by Antonio Stradivari.
- Davidov Spur, a ridge in Antarctica
See also
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