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Samsonov and Samsonova is a common Russia
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Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n surname derived from the name Samson
Samson
Samson, Shimshon ; Shamshoun or Sampson is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Tanakh ....

. Currently, there are many variations of this family name: Samsonov, Samsonenko, Samsonychev, Samsonyan, Samsikov, Samsonkin, Samsononychev.

People with the surname Samsonov include:
  • Alexander Samsonov
    Alexander Samsonov
    Aleksandr Vassilievich Samsonov was a career officer in the cavalry of the Imperial Russian Army and a general served during the Russo-Japanese War and World War I.-Biography:...

     (1859–1914), a Russian military commander during World War I
  • Artyom Samsonov
    Artyom Samsonov
    Artyom Vladimirovich Samsonov is a Russian professional footballer. Currently, he plays for FC Torpedo Moscow. He made his professional debut in the Russian First Division in 2007 for FC Torpedo Moscow.-International career:...

     (b. 1989), a Russian professional footballer
  • Konstantin Samsonov (1916–1977), a Soviet officer, Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Oleg Samsonov
    Oleg Samsonov
    - Career :The promising youngster spent the past two seasons on loan at FC Spartak Nalchik and moved on 20 December 2008 from Zenit Saint Petersburg to FC Khimki on loan .-External links:...

     (b. 1987), a Russian soccer player
  • Samson Samsonov
    Samson Samsonov
    Samson Iosifovich Samsonov was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter, he was granted the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1991....

     (1921–2002), a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter
  • Sergei Samsonov
    Sergei Samsonov
    Sergei Viktorovich Samsonov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent.- Playing career :Samsonov was drafted by the Boston Bruins eighth overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Boston drafted Joe Thornton first overall in the same draft...

     (b. 1978), a professional ice hockey player
  • Viktor Samsonov
    Viktor Samsonov
    General of the Army Viktor Nikolaevich Samsonov was the acting Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 1996. He was replaced by Anatoly Kvashnin. Previously in 1993 he was Chief of Staff at the Military Cooperation Headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent...

     (b. 1941), an acting Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 1996
  • Vladimir Samsonov
    Vladimir Samsonov
    Vladimir Samsonov is a Belarusian professional table tennis player, ranked ninth in the world as of October 2011...

     (b. 1976), a Belarusian professional table tennis player
  • Yevgeny Samsonov
    Yevgeny Samsonov
    Yevgeny Borisovich Samsonov is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Soviet boat in the eights event....

     (b. 1926), a Soviet rower
  • Yuri Samsonov (1930–1992), a Soviet and Russian writer
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