Prokhorov

Prokhorov or Prokhorova is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the given name Prokhor. Notable people with the surname include:Alexander Prokhorov (1916–2002), Russian physicist Aleksandr Prokhorov (footballer) (1946–2005), Soviet soccer player and coach Alexandra Prokhorova, Russian-Spanish actress, screenwriter, director and poet Alexey Prokhorov (1923–2002), Soviet aircraft pilot and twice Hero of the Soviet Union Anton Prokhorov, Russian Paralympic athlete Irina Prokhorova, Russian philologist, literary critic and cultural historian Maria Prokhorova (1903–1993), Russian scientist and biologist Mikhail Prokhorov, Russian–Israeli oligarch and politician Militsa Prokhorova, Soviet architect Nikita Prokhorov, Russian Paralympic athlete Olga Prokhorova, Russian swimmer Varvara Prokhorova, Russian skier Vitali Prokhorov, Soviet–Russian ice hockey player Vladimir Prokhorov, Russian luger Yekaterina Prokhorova, Russian entrepreneur Yelena Prokhorova, Russian heptathlete Yevgeniya Prokhorova (1912–1942), Soviet aviator Yuri Vasilevich Prokhorov (1929–2013), Russian mathematician Lévy–Prokhorov metric Prokhorov's theorem