What is "poliakoff"

Poliakoff is a surname, and may refer to:

• Martyn Poliakoff, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, brother of Stephen
• Nicolai Poliakoff, British clown, born in Latvia
• Serge Poliakoff, Russian-born French modernist painter
• Stephen Poliakoff, British playwright, director and scriptwriter, brother of Martyn