Gorbachev (Russian: Горбачёв, IPA: [ɡərbɐˈtɕɵf]) is a Russian surname. It derived from a word meaning "Hunchback". The Ukrainian equivalent is Horbanenko and the Belarusian equivalent is Harbachow.
People with the surname Gorbachev
edit- Mikhail Gorbachev (Михаил Горбачёв) (1931–2022), general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and last leader of the Soviet Union
- Nikolai Gorbachev (1948–2019), Soviet-born Belarusian sprint canoer
- Yuri Gorbachev (born 1948), Russian-American painter and sculptor
Other variants
edit- Raisa Gorbacheva (Раиса Горбачёва, 1932–1999), wife of Mikhail Gorbachev
- Aleksandr Gorbachyov (disambiguation), various people
- Boris Gorbachyov (1892–1937), Soviet komkor
- Igor Gorbachyov (1927–2003), Russian stage and film actor
- Ivan Sergeyevich Gorbachyov (1902–1941), Red Army major general
- Timofey Gorbachyov (1900–1973), Soviet scientist, mining specialist
- Mihail Harbachow (Belarusian Міхаіл Гарбачоў, Russian Михаил Горбачёв), Belarusian footballer
See also
edit- Gorbachevo, a place in Belarus