Beketov is a Russian male surname. Its feminine counterpart is Beketova. Notable people with the surname include: Aleksandr Beketov (born 1970), Russian épée fencer and Olympic gold medalist Andrey Beketov (1825–1902), Russian botanist Artyom Beketov (born 1984), Russian football player Mikhail Beketov (1958–2013), editor-in-chief of "Khimkinskaya Pravda", defender of the Khimki Forest Nikolay Beketov (1827–1911), Russian chemist Beketov (crater), a lunar crater named after Nikolay Beketov Pyotr Beketov, 17th-century Russian explorer and voevoda of Siberian Cossacks Sofia Beketova (born 1948), Russian rower Other uses Arkhitektora Beketova (Kharkiv Metro), a metro station in Kharkiv, Ukraine Russian-language surnames