Kovalevsky is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anton Kavalewski, Belarusian footballer
Alexander Onufrievich Kovalevsky, (1840–1901), Russian embryologist with a medal named for him: the A.O. Kovalevsky Medal
Anton Kovalevski, Ukrainian figure skater
Maksim Kovalevsky (1851–1916), Russian sociologist
Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850-1891), Russian mathematician
Vladimir Ivanovich Kovalevsky (1848–1935), Russian statesman
Vladimir Onufryevich Kovalevsky (1842–1883), Russian paleontologist who worked with Charles Darwin
