title: Safonov
text: # 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
  