Safonov
# Safonov

Safonov (Russian: Сафонов) and Safonova (Russian: Сафонова; feminine) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Andrey Safonov (b. 1964), politician from Transnistria
* Boris Safonov (1915–1942), World War II flying ace
* Dmitry Safonov (1895–1941), Soviet general
* Igor Safonov, Soviet sprint canoer
* Matvei Safonov (b. 1999), Russian footballer
* Mikhail Safonov (pilot) (1893–1924), World War I flying ace
* Oleg Safonov (b. 1960), Russian politician
* Oleksandr Safonov (b. 1991), Ukrainian football player
* Vasily Ilyich Safonov (1852–1918), Russian pianist, teacher, conductor and composer
* Yevgeni Safonov (disambiguation), several people
* Darya Safonova (b. 1981), Russian sprinter
* Elena Safonova (b. 1956), Soviet and Russian film actress
* Anna Safonova (1883–1975), maiden name of Anna Timiryova, daughter of Vasily Ilyich Safonov
