Golovachev

Golovachev, Golovachov, Golovachyov (feminine: Golovachova) is a Russian family name, a patronymic from the nickname Golovach ("big headed"). It is also the name of a Russian noble Golovachyov family [ru] raising to prominence in the 16th century. Notable people with the surname include:

• Apollon Golovachyov
• Andrei Golovachyov
• Aleksandr Golovachev, Soviet colonel, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
• Ivan Golovachyov, Soviet canoeist
• Nikolai Golovachev (born 1823, died 1887), a Russian general, participant in the Caucasian War and Turkestan campaigns
• Pavel Golovachev, Soviet ace, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
• Vasili Golovachyov, Soviet and Russian speculative fiction writer
• Yevdokiya Golovacheva, birth name of Yevdokiya Nagrodskaya (1866–1930), Russian novelist

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