Markov (Bulgarian, Russian: Марков), Markova, and Markoff are common surnames used in Russia and Bulgaria. Notable people with the name include:

Academics

• Ivana Markova (born 1938), Czechoslovak-British emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Stirling
• John Markoff (sociologist) (born 1942), American professor of sociology and history at the University of Pittsburgh
• Konstantin Markov (1905–1980), Soviet geomorphologist and quaternary geologist

Mathematics, science, and technology

• Alexander V. Markov (1965-), Russian biologist
• Andrey Markov (1856–1922), Russian mathematician
• Vladimir Andreevich Markov (1871–1897), Russian mathematician, brother of Andrey Markov (Sr.)
• Andrey Markov Jr. (1903–1979), Russian mathematician and son of Andrey Markov
• John Markoff (born 1949), American journalist of computer industry and technology
• Moisey Markov (1908–1994), Russian physicist

Performing arts

• Albert Markov, Russian American violinist, composer
• Alexander Markov, current Russian American violinist
• Dame Alicia Markova (1910–2004), British prima ballerina
• Margaret Markov (born 1951), Yugoslav-American actress of film and television
• Rimma Markova (1925–2015), Soviet and Russian actress
• Zuzana Marková (soprano) (born 1988), Czech soprano

Politicians

• Helmuth Markov (born 1952), German politician and Member of the European Parliament
• Nikolai Yevgenyevich Markov (1866–1945), Russian right-wing politician
• Sergey Alexandrovich Markov (born 1958), Russian political scientist, nationalist politician
• Vladimir Ivanovich Markov (1859–1919), Russian politician, last Minister-Secretary of State for Finland in Czarist regime

Athletes

• Alexei Markov (born 1979), Russian road bicycle racer
• Andrei Markov (ice hockey) (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player in the NHL
• Danny Markov (born 1976), professional ice hockey player for CSKA Moscow
• Dmitri Markov (born 1975), Belarusian pole vaulter representing Australia
• Dragomir Markov (born 1971), Bulgarian swimmer
• Georgi Markov (footballer) (born 1972), Bulgarian footballer
• Georgi Markov (weightlifter) (born 1978), Bulgarian weightlifter
• Georgi Markov (wrestler) (born 1946), Bulgarian wrestler
• Khristo Markov (born 1965), Bulgarian triple jumper
• Ilya Markov (born 1972), Russian race walker
• Marko Markov (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
• Miglena Markova (born 1983), Bulgarian rower
• Nikolay Markov (footballer) (born 1985), Russian footballer
• Oleg Markov (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
• Olga Markova (athlete) (born 1968), Russian long-distance runner
• Olga Markova (figure skater) (born 1974), Russian figure skater

Other fields

• Georgi Markov (1929–1978), Bulgarian dissident writer assassinated in London
• Philip Markoff (1986–2010), defendant in a murder case known as the "Craigslist killing"
• Sergey Markov (1878–1918), Russian army general, anti-Bolshevik during Soviet civil war
• Walterina Markova (real name Walter Dempster), Philippine drag queen and World War II sex slave

Fictional characters

• Brion Markov, name of comic book character Geo-Force
• Tara Markov, name of comic book character Terra
• Frantisek Markov, Dungeons & Dragons character
• Sorin Markov, character from Magic: The Gathering storyline
• Ronan Markov, book character from "The Darkest Temptation"

See also

• Eufrosina Dvoichenko-Markov, Soviet KGB spy in New York City during World War II
• Markov (crater), lunar impact crater that is located in the northwestern part of the Moon's near side
• 27514 Markov, a main-belt asteroid named after Andrey A. Markov
• Markov chain, a mathematical process useful for statistical modeling
• Markov random field, a set of random variables having a Markov property described by an undirected graph
• Markov's inequality, a probabilistic upper bound
• Markovian (disambiguation)
• Markovo (disambiguation)
• Marković
• Markovich
• Markovits
• Markovski
• Markovsky
• Marko (surname)