Samsonov

Samsonov () and Samsonova (; feminine) is a Russian surname derived from the name

Samson SAMSON (Software for Adaptive Modeling and Simulation Of Nanosystems) is a computer software platform for molecular design being developed bOneAngstromand previously by the NANO-D group at the French Institute for Research in Computer Science an ...

. Currently, there are many variations in the name including Samsonov, Samsonenko, Samsonychev, Samsonyan, Samsikov, Samsonkin, and Samsononychev. In the United States, it is often spelled Samsonoff. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alexander Samsonov Aleksandr Vasilyevich Samsonov (, tr. ; ) was a career officer in the cavalry of the Imperial Russian Army and a general during the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. He was the commander of the Russian Second Army which was surrounded and d ...

(1859–1914), Russian military commander during World War I *

Aleksandr Samsonov Aleksandr Vasilyevich Samsonov (; born 16 July 1953) is a Russian former swimmer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 400 m, 1500 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle. He won a bronze medal in the relay, in which he swam for the Soviet team in t ...

(born 1953), Russian Olympic swimmer *

Artyom Samsonov (footballer, born 1994) Artyom Sergeyevich Samsonov (; born 5 January 1994) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back or defensive midfielder for FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Sp ...

, Russian footballer *

Artyom Samsonov (footballer, born 1989) Artyom Vladimirovich Samsonov (; born 6 February 1989) is a Russian footballer. He plays for amateur club Match Moscow. Career Club He made his professional debut in the Russian Football National League in 2007 for Torpedo Moscow. On 23 January ...

, Russian footballer *

Daniil Samsonov Daniil Aleksandrovich Samsonov (; born 13 July 2005) is a Russian figure skater, who formerly held three junior world records for men's skating. He is the 2020 Youth Olympic bronze medalist, the 2019 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, t ...

(born 2005), Russian figure skater *

Ilya Samsonov Ilya Alexeyevich Samsonov (, ; born 22 February 1997) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Growing up in Magnitogorsk, Russia, Samsonov made his Kontinental Hockey Lea ...

(born 1997), Russian ice hockey player *

Liudmila Samsonova Liudmila Dmitrievna Samsonova ( rus, Людмила Дмитриевна Самсонова, , lʲʊdˈmʲiɫə sɐmˈsonəvə; born 11 November 1998) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 12 in singles ...

(born 1998), Russian female tennis player * Oleg Samsonov (born 1987), Russian soccer player *

Samson Samsonov Samson Iosifovich Samsonov (; 23 February 1921 – 31 August 2002) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1991. Samson Samsonov graduated from Gerasimov Insti ...

(1921–2002), Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter *

Sergei Samsonov Sergei Viktorovich Samsonov (; born October 27, 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who is now a scout for the Carolina Hurricanes. He played in the NHL with six teams from 1997 to 2011, most notably for the Boston Bruins. I ...

(born 1978), professional ice hockey player *

Tamara Samsonova Tamara Mitrofanovna Samsonova (; born 25 April 1947), known as Granny Ripper and Baba Yaga, is a Russian murderer and suspected serial killer who was arrested in July 2015. She has been hospitalized three times in psychiatric hospitals and may ...

(born 1947), Russian murderer and suspected serial killer *

Viktor Samsonov General of the Army Viktor Nikolayevich Samsonov (; 10 November 1941 – 17 November 2024) was a Russian and Soviet military officer. He was the last Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1991 to 1992 and was in command of ...

(1941-2024), acting Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 1996 *

Vladimir Samsonov Vladimir Samsonov or Uładzimir Samsonau (, , born 17 April 1976) is a Belarusian former professional table tennis player. He is known in China as the "Tai Chi Master" because of his superb all-around style, both offensive and defensive.

(born 1976), Belarusian professional table tennis player * Yevgeny Samsonov (1926–2014), Soviet rower * Zinaida Samsonova (1924–1944), medic and posthumous

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union () was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society. The title was awarded both ...

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