'''Zakhar''' ({{langx|ru|Захар}}) is a given name, the East Slavic form of the biblical name Zechariah or Zachary. Notable people with the name include:
*Zakhar Arzamastsev (born 1992), Russian ice hockey player *Zakhar Bron (born 1947), Russian violinist and violin pedagogue of Jewish descent *Zakhar Chernyshyov (1722–1784), Russian field marshal in charge of the College of War from 1763 to 1774 *Zakhar Dubensky (born 1978), association football midfielder from Russia *Zakhar Kalashov, notorious gangster and thief in law in the Russian-Georgian Mafia *Zakhar May (born 1969), modern Russian musician, author of many hits *Zakhar Pashutin (born 1974), Russian professional basketball coach and former player *Zakhar Petrov (born 2002), Russian Olympic canoeist *Zakhar Prilepin (born 1975), Russian writer, political dissident, member of Russia's unregistered National Bolshevik Party since 1996
The name gives rise to patronymic surnames: Zakharaw, Zakharenko, Zakharik, Zakharov, Zakharchuk.
==See also== *{{startswith|Zakhar}} *Zakar (disambiguation) *Zaqar
{{given name}} Category:Russian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Theophoric names