People
- Mikhail Kalashnikov (born 1919), Russian small arms designer, notable for making the design of the AK-47 assault rifle
- Maxim Kalashnikov (born 1966), Russian writer and political activist
- Viktor Kalashnikov, Russian journalist and ex-KGB officer
- Oksana Kalashnikova, a professional Georgian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit
- Marina Kalashnikova, a Russian historian and freelance journalist
- Nicholas Kalashnikoff, a Russian writer. Books include Jumper, Toyon, Yakub, The Defender
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