Samsonov

Samsonov (Russian: Самсо́нов) and Samsonova (Russian: Самсо́нова; feminine) is a Russian surname derived from the name Samson. Currently, there are many variations of this family name: Samsonov, Samsonenko, Samsonychev, Samsonyan, Samsikov, Samsonkin, Samsononychev. In the United States, it is spelled Samsonoff.

People with the surname Samsonov include:

• Alexander Samsonov (1859–1914), Russian military commander during World War I
• Aleksandr Samsonov (born 1953), Russian Olympic swimmer
• Artyom Samsonov (footballer, born 1994), Russian footballer
• Artyom Samsonov (footballer, born 1989), Russian footballer
• Konstantin Samsonov (1916–1977), Soviet officer, Hero of the Soviet Union
• Oleg Samsonov (born 1987), Russian soccer player
• Samson Samsonov (1921–2002), Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter
• Sergei Samsonov (born 1978), professional ice hockey player
• Viktor Samsonov (born 1941), acting Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 1996
• Vladimir Samsonov (born 1976), Belarusian professional table tennis player
• Yevgeny Samsonov (1926–2014), Soviet rower
• Yuri Samsonov (1930–1992), Soviet and Russian writer