Cherkassky

• Mikhail Cherkassky, Russian voyevoda and notable oprichnik
• Yakov Cherkassky, Russian statesman and military figure
• Prince Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky, Russian officer who led the first Russian military expedition into Central Asia
• Alexey Cherkassky, Russian statesman
• Abram Cherkassky, Ukrainian/Soviet painter
• Shura Cherkassky, Russian-born American classical pianist
• Vladimir Cherkassky, Russian public figure