Kalashnikov (Russian: Калашников) is a surname literally meaning, "son of Kalach maker". Notable people with the name include:
- Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919−2013), Russian small arms designer, designer of the AK-47 assault rifle
- Ilya Kalashnikov (born 1982), Russian footballer
- Marina Kalashnikova, Russian historian and freelance journalist
- Maxim Kalashnikov (born 1966), Russian writer and political activist
- Nicholas Kalashnikoff, Russian writer whose books include Jumper, Toyon, Yakub and The Defender
- Nikolay Kalashnikov (born 1940), Russian Olympic water polo player
- Oksana Kalashnikova, Georgian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit
- Oleg Kalashnikov (1962−2015), Ukrainian politician, murdered in 2015
- Victor Kalashnikov (1942–2018), Russian small arms designer, son of Mikhail Kalashnikov
- Viktor Kalashnikov, Russian journalist and ex-KGB officer
- Viktor Kalashnikov (politician) (1940–2023), Russian politician
- Vladimir Kalashnikov (born 1953), Russian footballer and coach
- Vyacheslav Kalashnikov (born 1985), Russian footballer
- Alexander Kalashnikov (born in the 1890s), Ukrainian anarchist and commander in the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine
Fictional characters
edit- From "The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov", a 1837 poem by Mikhail Lermontov
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