Zakhar is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Zakhar Arzamastsev, Russian ice hockey player Zakhar Bron, 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, association football midfielder from Russia Zakhar Kalashov, notorious gangster and thief in law in the Russian-Georgian Mafia Zakhar May, modern Russian musician, author of many hits Zakhar Pashutin, Russian professional basketball coach and former player Zakhar Prilepin, Russian writer, political dissident, member of Russia's unregistered National Bolshevik Party since 1996
