Goncharov (), feminine: Goncharova (), is an occupational Russian surname derived from the Russian word gonchar meaning potter.

Belarusian people with the Belarusian-language surname Hancharou may also use the Russian spelling, because Russian is the second official language in Belarus.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alexander Goncharov (born 1960), Soviet-American mathematician
  • Aleksandr Goncharov (1959–1990), Soviet Russian hockey player
  • Aleksandra Goncharova (actress) (1888–1969), Russian film actress
  • Aleksandra Goncharova (cyclist) (born 1992), Russian road and track cyclist
  • Aleksei Fyodorovich Goncharov (1879–1913), Russian chess master
  • Aleksei Vladimirovich Goncharov (born 1988), Russian footballer
  • Anastasiia Goncharova (), Russian Paralympian swimmer.
  • Andrey Goncharov (1918–2001), Soviet and Russian theater director, pedagogue and author
  • Dmitri Goncharov (born 1975), Russian footballer
  • Evgeniy Goncharov (born 1986), Russian mixed martial artist
  • Georgy Goncharov (), Russian expatriate dancer
  • German Goncharov (1928–2009), Russian physicist
  • Ivan Goncharov (1812–1891), Russian author
  • Margarita Goncharova (born 1991), Russian Paralympian sprinter
  • Marina Goncharova (born 1986), Russian heptathlete
  • Maxim Goncharov (born 1989), Russian professional ice hockey player
  • Nikolay Goncharov (born 1984), Russian politician
  • Pyotr Grigorievich Goncharov (1888–1970), Russian composer
  • Sofia Goncharova (born 1981), Russian compound archer
  • Stanislav Goncharov (born 1983), Russian footballer
  • Valentyna Honcharova (born 1990), Ukrainian sport shooter
  • Valeriya Goncharova (born 1988), Russian volleyball player.
  • Vasily Goncharov (1861–1915), Russian film director and screenwriter
  • Viktor Goncharov (born 1976), Russian footballer
  • Yelena Tyushnyakova née Goncharova (born 1963), Russian speed skater and ice hockey player

See also

  • Goncharova, crater on Venus
  • Goncharov (meme), fictitious mafia film

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