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Samsonov
Samsonov and Samsonova (; 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 Sergeyevich Samsonov (born 1994), Russian footballer
- Artyom Vladimirovich Samsonov (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