What is "polyakov"

Polyakov or Polyakova (feminine; ) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aleksei Poliakov (born 1974), Russian/Uzbek goalkeeper
• Alexander Dmitriyevich Polyakov (born 1959), Russian diplomat
• Alexander Markovich Polyakov (born 1945), Russian/American physicist
• Anatoly Polyakov (born 1980), Russian swimmer
• Dmitri Polyakov (1921–1988), Soviet General and a spy for the CIA
• Dzyanis Palyakow (born 1991), Belarusian footballer
• Elena Polyakova (born 1981), Russian ultramarathon runner
• Ella Polyakova (born 1941), Russian human rights activist
• Igor Polyakov (1912–2008), Soviet rower
• Ivan Alexeyevich Polyakov (1886–1969), Russian Cossack military leader
• Lazar Polyakov (1843–1914), Russian entrepreneur
• Léon Poliakov (1910–1997), French historian
• Maria Palyakova (born 1974), Ukrainian volleyball player
• Maria Polyakova (born 1997), Russian diver
• Mykola Polyakov (born 1946), Ukrainian scientist
• Oleg Polyakov (born 1990), Russian footballer
• Samuel Polyakov (1837–1888), Russian businessman
• Sergei Polyakov (born 1968), Russian sport shooter, silver olympic medalist
• Sergey Polyakov (born 1951), Russian-American scientist
• Valeri Polyakov (born 1942), Russian cosmonaut, Hero of the Soviet Union and Hero of Russia
• Veronika Polyakova (born 1999), Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Viktor Polyakov (born 1981), Ukrainian boxer
• Vladimir Polyakov (born 1960), retired Soviet/Russian pole vaulter
• Vladislav Polyakov (born 1983), Kazakhstani swimmer
• Yevgeni Viktorovich Polyakov (born 1980), Russian footballer
• Yevgeni Yuryevich Polyakov (born 1988), Russian footballer
• Yevgeniya Polyakova (born 1983), Russian sprinter
• Yisrael Poliyakov (1941–2007), Israeli comedian and actor
• Vlad Polyakov (born 2002), Land Walker
• Yuriy Polyakov (born 1980), Russian-American scientist

Polyakov is the name of several rural localities in Russia:

• Polyakov, Rostov Oblast, a khutor in Tatsinsky District of Rostov Oblast
• Polyakov, Samara Oblast, a settlement in Bolshechernigovsky District of Samara Oblast
• Polyakov, Saratov Oblast, a khutor in Tatishchevsky District of Saratov Oblast