What is "sakharov"

Sakharov is a Russian surname, derived from the word "сахар" (sugar). It may refer to:

• 1979 Sakharov, a main-belt asteroid named for Andrei Sakharov
• Sakharov (film), a 1984 TV film starring Jason Robards as Andrei Sakharov
• Aleksandr Andreyevich Sakharov (1865–1942), Russian esperantist
• Andrei Sakharov (1921–1989), Russian physicist and anti-Soviet dissident
• Andrey Nikolayevich Sakharov (born 1930), Russian historian
• Anton Sakharov (born 1982), Russian footballer
• Nikita Sakharov (1915–1945), Soviet Evenk writer
• Sophrony (Sakharov), Christian monk, mystic and teacher
• Vladimir Sakharov (born 1948), former Soviet footballer
• Vladimir Viktorovich Sakharov (1853–1920), Russian General who served in the Russian Imperial Army.
• Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Sakharov, Ukrainian politician
• Yuri Sakharov (1922–1981), Ukrainian chess master
• Professor Sakharov, from the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

Sakharov may also refer to:

• The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, established in December 1988 by the European Parliament as a means to honor individuals or organisations who have dedicated their lives to the defense of human rights and freedom of thought.

Sakharov is a 1984 American drama film directed by Jack Gold and written by David W. Rintels. The film stars Jason Robards, Glenda Jackson, Nicol Williamson, Frank Finlay, Michael Bryant and Paul Freeman. The film premiered on HBO on June 20, 1984.