Nazarov (), or Nazarova (feminine; Назарова) is a Russian family name of Rurik stock. The surname derives from the given name Nazar (for Slavic peoples） or Nazarbay （for Turkic peoples）. The surname may refer to: Alexander Nazarov (1925–1945), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander I. Nazaroff, interpreter and literary critic Anarkul Nazarov (b. 1950), Uzbek composer and conductor Akmal Nazarov (born 1985), Uzbekistani actor Anna Nazarova (b. 1986), Russian long jumper Ardak Nazarov, Kazakhstani jiu-jutsu champion Amo Bek-Nazarov (1892–1965), Soviet/Armenian actor, director, and playwright Anatoly Mikahilovich Nazarov (1878–1918), Don Ataman, part of the White movement Andrei Nazarov (b. 1965), Estonian athletics coach and retired decathlete Andrei Nazarov (b. 1974), Russian professional ice hockey player Daler Nazarov (b. 1959), Tajik composer, singer, and actor Dimitrij Nazarov (b. 1990), Azerbaijani-German footballer Dilshod Nazarov (b. 1980), Uzbek concertist-cellist, "Virtuosity Price" of III Int. Tchaîkovsky Competition Dilshod Nazarov (b. 1982), Tajikistani athlete Eduard Nazarov (1941–2016), Russian animator Fedor Nazarov (b. 1967), professor of mathematics in Michigan State University Ivan Nazarov (1906–1957), Soviet chemist and academician Karl Erik Nazarov (b. 1999), Estonian athlete, sprinter Klavdiya Nazarova (1920–1942), Soviet Komsomol member and Hero of the Soviet Union Lyudmyla Nazarova, Ukrainian mathematician Natalia Nazarova — several people Orzubek Nazarov (b. 1966), a Kyrgyz boxer Paul Nazaroff (?–1942), Russian geologist and writer Vyacheslav Nazarov (1952–1996), Soviet/American jazzman Sergey Nazarov (b. 1989), Russian programmer and CEO of SmartContract.com Murod Nazarov (b. 1980), Vice-president of the polo federation of Uzbekistan Other Nazarov cyclization reaction, an organic reaction Russian-language surnames