Nikonov
# Nikonov

Nikonov (Russian: Никонов) and Nikonova (Russian: Никонова) are masculine and feminine forms of a common Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Alexander Nikonov (1893–1937), a Soviet military leader.
* Gennadiy Nikonov (1950–2003), a Russian gun engineer.
* Vadim Nikonov (b. 1948), a Soviet football player and coach.
* Vyacheslav Nikonov (b. 1956), a Russian political scientist.
* Yevgeny Nikonov (1920–1941), a Russian war hero.
* Angelina Nikonova (b. 1976), a Russian filmmaker, script writer and film producer.
* Elena Nikonova, a Russian pair skater.
* Matrona Nikonova (1881–1952), a canonized saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
* Ry Nikonova (1942–2014), Russian artist, poet, and writer.
* Valentina Nikonova (b. 1952), a Soviet fencer.
* Yevgeniya Nikonova (b. 1970), a Russian basketball player.
