Zakhar is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Zakhar Arzamastsev (born 1992), Russian ice hockey playerZakhar Bron (born 1947), Russian violinist and violin pedagogue of Jewish descentZakhar Chernyshyov (1722–1784), Russian Field Marshal in charge of the College of War from 1763 to 1774Zakhar Dubensky (born 1978), association football midfielder from RussiaZakhar Kalashov, notorious gangster and thief in law in the Russian-Georgian MafiaZakhar May (born 1969), modern Russian musician, author of many hitsZakhar Pashutin (born 1974), Russian professional basketball coach and former playerZakhar Prilepin (born 1975), Russian writer, political dissident, member of Russia's unregistered National Bolshevik Party since 1996