Golovachev
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Golovachev, Golovachov, Golovachyov (feminine: Golovachova) is a Russian family name, a patronymic from the nickname Golovach ("big headed"). It is also the name of a Russian noble Golovachyov family raising to prominence in the 16th century. Notable people with the surname include:
- Apollon Golovachyov
- Andrei Golovachyov
- Aleksandr Golovachev, Soviet colonel, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- Ivan Golovachyov, Soviet canoeist
- Nikolai Golovachev (born 1823, died 1887), a Russian general, participant in the Caucasian War and Turkestan campaigns
- Pavel Golovachev, Soviet ace, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- Vasili Golovachyov, Soviet and Russian speculative fiction writer
- Yevdokiya Golovacheva, birth name of Yevdokiya Nagrodskaya (1866–1930), Russian novelist