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

• Safonovo

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