title: Altov
text: # Altov
  
  Altov is a Russian pen name. shortened form of Altshuller . Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Genrikh Altov, pen name of Genrich Altshuller (1926–1998), Soviet engineer, inventor, and writer
  * Semyon Altov (born 1945), Russian comedy writer
  