title: Chekhov (surname)
text: # Chekhov (surname)
  
  Chekhov/Chekov (masculine) or Chekhova (feminine) is a Russian surname, referring to someone from Czechia. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Alexander Chekhov (1855-1913), older brother of Anton Chekhov
  * Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), Russian writer
  * Maria Chekhova (1863–1957), sister of Anton Chekhov
  * Maria Chekhova (feminist) (1866–1934), Russian feminist, suffragette and educator.
  * Michael Chekhov (1891–1955), Russian actor, director, and theorist, Anton's nephew and student of Stanislavski
  * Nikolay Chekhov (1858–1889), painter and brother of Anton Chekhov
  * Olga Chekhova (1897–1980), Russian actress, wife of Mikhail
  * Valery Chekhov (born 1955), Russian chess grandmaster
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Pavel Chekov, Star Trek character
  * Chekov, fictional character in Stargate SG-1
  