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Timofeyev

Timofeyev or Timofeyeva is a common Russian surname derived from the male given name Timofey. The surname literally means "belonging to Timofey". It is shared by the following people:Alexey Timofeev, Russian curler Anatoly Timofeyev (1887–1985), Russian fencer Andrei Timofeyev, Russian football player Anna Timofeeva, Russian water polo player Anna Timofeyeva, Russian ice hockey player Artyom Timofeev, Russian chess player Artyom Timofeyev (footballer), Russian association football player Avdotia Timofeyeva (1739–?), Russian ballet dancer Ermak Timofeev (1532–1585), Cossack ataman, hero in Russian folklore and myths Evgeniy Timofeev, alpine skier from Kyrgyzstan Irina Timofeyeva, Russian long-distance runner Kristina Timofeeva, Russian archer Lev Timofeev, Russian economist, political commentator and novelist Lidija Timofejeva (1906–1991), Serbian chess player of Russian origin Maria Timofeeva, Russian tennis player Marina Timofeieva, Estonian ice dancer Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky (1900–1981), Soviet biologist Nina Timofeeva (1935–2014), Russian ballet dancer Oleg Timofeyev, American musicologist and musician Olga Timofeeva, deputy for the United Russia party, former journalist Sergei Timofeyev, Russian former football player Sergei Vasilyevich Timofeyev (1970–1997), Russian professional association footballer Sergey Timofeev, Kazakh association football player Sergey Timofeyev (1950–2021), Soviet wrestler Valentina Timofeyeva, Soviet rower (coxswain) Valeri Timofeev (1941–2014), Latvian artist Vitali Timofeyev, Russian association football player Yulia Timofeeva, Russian bobsledder Yekaterina Mulyuk-Timofeyeva, Belarusian archer Yevgeniya Timofeeva (1911–1992), pilot in the Soviet Air Force, the first woman to fly the Pe-2 Yulia Timofeeva, Russian former track and field sprinter and bobsledder

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Timofeyev (Russian: Тимофе́ев; masculine) or Timofeyeva (Тимофе́ева; feminine) is a common Russian surname derived from the male given name Timofey. The surname literally means "belonging to Timofey". It is shared by the following people: