Nikitin (), or Nikitina (feminine; Никитина) is a common

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

surname that derives from the male

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Nikita Nikita may refer to: * Nikita (given name), people with the given name, including variants * Nikita, Crimea, a town in Ukraine * Nikita the Tanner, a character in East Slavic folklore Film and television *''Little Nikita'', a 1988 film * ''La Femm ...

and literally means ''Nikita's''. It may refer to:

Artists, musicians, authors

* Basil Nikitin (1885–1960), Russian orientalist and diplomat *

Gury Nikitin Gury Nikitin ( Russian: Гурий Никитин; 1620, in Kostroma – 1691, in Kostroma) was a Russian painter and icon painter. He worked principally on wall paintings and frescos, but also produced icons on wood panels and designed engr ...

(1620–1691), Russian icon painter * Ivan Nikitich Nikitin (c. 1690–1742), Russian painter *

Ivan Savvich Nikitin Ivan Savvich Nikitin () (, Voronezh – , Voronezh) was a Russian poet. Born in Voronezh into a merchant family, Nikitin was educated in a seminary until 1843. His father's violence and alcoholism brought the family to ruin and forced young Ivan ...

(1824–1861), Russian poet * Sergey Nikitin (musician), contemporary Russian composer, singer and bard * Tatyana Nikitina, contemporary Russian singer and composer (wife of musician Sergey Nikitin) *

Victor Ivanovich Nikitin Victor Ivanovich Nikitin ( Russian: Виктор Иванович Никитин; 12 February 1911 – 6 January 1994), was a Soviet tenor soloist of the Alexandrov Ensemble. He is notable for being the first Mr Kalinka, and for being called "Am ...

, Soviet soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble * Yevgeny Nikitin (bass-baritone), bass-baritone * Yuri Nikitin (author) (1939–2025), Russian sci-fi writer * (b. 1950), Russian sculptor

Athletes

* Andriy Nikitin, Ukrainian football player and manager * Larisa Nikitina, contemporary Russian heptathlete * Vera Nikitina, contemporary Soviet hurdling athlete * Yuri Nikitin (gymnast), Ukrainian trampolinist *

Boris Nikitin Boris Vasilievich Nikitin (; 5 March 1938 – 20 October 1984) was a Soviet freestyle swimmer. He had his best achievements in the 4 × 200 m relay, in which he set a world record in 1956, and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a ...

, Georgian swimmer * Nikita Nikitin, Russian ice hockey player * Sarah Nikitin, Brazilian Archer * Diana Nikitina, Latvian Figure Skater

Scientists, engineers and architects

(1906–1952), Soviet radiochemist *

Nikolai Nikitin Nikolai Vasilyevich Nikitin (; 15 December 1907 – 3 March 1973) was a Soviet architect, structural designer and construction engineer, best known for his monumental structures. Biography Early life Nikolai was born in Tobolsk, Russian Empire ...

(1907–1973), Soviet structural design and construction engineer * Vasilii Vasilyevich Nikitin (1901–1955), Soviet aircraft engineer * Tatiana Nikitina, linguist

Botanists

: ''There are at least five botanists with this surname, shown here followed by their standard'' author abbreviations '':'' * Sergei Alekseevich Nikitin (1898–?) S.A.Nikitin * Sergei Nikolaevic Nikitin (1850–1909) Nikitin * Vasilii Vasilevich Nikitin (1906–1988) V.V.Nikitin * Vladimir Alekseevich Nikitin (1906–1974) V.A.Nikitin * Vladimir V. Nikitin (fl. 1996) Vl.V.Nikitin

Others

Afanasiy Nikitin Afanasy Nikitin (; died 1475) was a Russian merchant from Tver and one of the first Europeans (after Niccolò de' Conti) to travel to and document his visit to India. He described his trip in a narrative known as '' A Journey Beyond the Three Sea ...

(died 1472), a Russian explorer and merchant *

Alexander Nikitin Aleksandr Nikitin may refer to: * Aleksandr Nikitin (environmentalist) Alexander Konstantinovich Nikitin (; born 16 May 1952) is a Russian former submarine officer and nuclear safety inspector turned environmentalist. In 1996 he was accused of esp ...

, contemporary Russian environment activist and a dissident Navy officer *, Russian artillery officer of the

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* Andrey Grigoryevich Nikitin (general) (1891–1957), Soviet general * Anfal Nikitin (fl. 1360), Novgorod boyar and ushkuynik * Basil Nikitin Soviet orientalist and diplomat * Nikolay Aleksandrovich Nikitin (general), (1900–1984), Soviet general * Vladilen Nikitin (1936–2021), Russian engineer and politician * Vladimir Nikitin, multiple people * Viktor Nikitin (1893–1933), Russian and Serbian pilot, killed in the first disaster of Yugoslav civil aviation {{surname, Nikitin Russian-language surnames