Leonov
# Leonov

Leonov (masculine, Russian: Леонов) or Leonova (feminine, Russian: Леоновa) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Aleksandra Leonova (born 1964), Russian women's basketball player
* Aleksandr Leonov (born 1978), Russian boxer
* Alena Leonova (born 1990), Russian figure skater
* Alexei Leonov (1934–2019), Russian/Soviet cosmonaut; the first person to walk in space
* Elena Leonova (born 1973), Russian Soviet pair skater
* Leonid Leonov, prominent Soviet novelist
* Nikolai Leonov, Soviet KGB officer
* Sergey Leonov (born 1983), Russian politician
* Viktor Leonov (1916–2003), Soviet Sailor and two time Hero of the Soviet Union
* Yevgeny Leonov, popular Soviet actor
* Ihor Leonov, Ukrainian footballer, defender, known for playing with Shakhtar Donetsk
