Stepanov (Степанов), female Stepanova is a common

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and

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surname that is derived from the male given name Stepan and literally means ''Stepan's''. The

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form is Stepanovs. Notable people with the surname include: * Aleksandr Stepanov (disambiguation), several people *

Alexandra Stepanova Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova (; born 19 August 1995) is a Russian ice dancer. With her skating partner, Ivan Bukin, she is a five-time European medalist (silver in 2019 European Figure Skating Championships, 2019 an2022 bronze in 2015 Europe ...

(born 1995), Russian ice dancer * Aleksandra Stepanova (handballer) (born 1989), Russian handball player *

Aleksei Stepanov Aleksei Vladimirovich Stepanov (; born 5 December 1977) is a former Russian professional Association football, footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Russian Second Division in 1995 for FC Zenit Izhevsk. References E ...

(born 1977), Russian association football player *

Alexander Stepanov Alexander Alexandrovich Stepanov (; born November 16, 1950, Moscow) is a Russian-American computer programmer, best known as an advocate of generic programming and as the primary designer and implementer of the C++ Standard Template Library, whi ...

, designer of the C++ Standard Template Library * Alexei Stepanov (1858–1923), Russian painter *

Andrei Stepanov (footballer) Andrei Stepanov (born 16 March 1979) is an Estonian former professional footballer. He played the position of defender. Club career 2009 he received a short-term contract with Watford F.C., when manager Brendan Rodgers looked to add experience ...

(born 1979), Estonian association football player *

Galina Stepanova (rower) Galina Stepanova (born 26 February 1958) is a Soviet rower. She competed in the women's coxless pair event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially brande ...

(born 1958), Russian Olympic rower * Galina Stepanova-Prozumenshchykova (1948–2015), Russian swimmer *

Georgy Stepanov Georgy Andreyevich Stepanov () ( – 3 January 1957) was an officer of the Soviet Navy. He rose to the rank of vice-admiral and was commander of the and , as well as acting-commander of the Black Sea Fleet. Born into a naval dynasty, Stepa ...

(1890-1953), Soviet naval officer *

Igors Stepanovs Igors Stepanovs (born 21 January 1976) is a Latvian professional football coach and a former player who played as a defender. He was the manager of the Maldives under-19 national team in 2020-21. Stepanovs played 100 international matches and ...

, Latvian association football player *

Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová Ilona Štěpánová-Kurzová (19 November 1899 in Lviv – 25 September 1975 in Prague) was a Czechoslovak concert pianist and piano teacher, a professor at the Prague Academy of Arts. Her students included Ivan Moravec. Ilona Štěpánová-Ku ...

(1899–1975), Czech pianist and professor *

Inna Stepanova Inna Yakovlevna Stepanova (; born 17 April 1990) is a Russian archer of Buryat ethnicity. Stepanova is a student of Physical Education at Buryat State University. Career At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed for her country in the Women' ...

(born 1990), Russian archer *

Konstantin Stepanov Konstantin Stepanov (born 26 September 1983) () is a Russian professional pool player. In 2002 he was the Russian 8-ball champion. During the 2006 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Championship he survived the group stages, the round of 64 and the round ...

(1922–1999), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union *

Maria Stepanova Maria Alexandrovna Stepanova (; born 23 February 1979) is a Russian professional and Olympic basketball player. In the United States, she played for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). At a height of 203 ...

(born 1979), Russian basketball player * Marina Stepanova (born 1950), Russian hurdler *

Milan Stepanov Milan Stepanov (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Степанов; born 2 April 1983) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Born in Kisač, Novi Sad, Serbia, Socialist Federative Republic of Yugo ...

, Serbian association football player * Nadezhda Stepanova (born 1959), Russian long-distance runner * Oleg Stepanov (judoka), Soviet judoka * Olga Stepanova, Russian sport shooter *

Onufriy Stepanov Onufriy Stepanov () (died June 30, 1658) was a Siberian Cossack and explorer of the Amur River. For background see Russian–Manchu border conflicts. 1653: After Yerofey Khabarov’s arrest and departure to Moscow in the fall of 1653, Onufriy S ...

, an explorer of the Russian Far East *

Sergei Stepanov (disambiguation) Sergei (or Sergey) Stepanov may refer to: * Sergei Aleksandrovich Stepanov (born 1941), Russian mathematician * Sergei Stepanov (footballer), born 1976 * Sergei Stepanov (politician) from Transnistria * Sergey Stepanov (musician) (better known ...

, several people *

Tatiana Stepanova Tatiana Viktorovna Stepanova, also Tetiana Stepanova, (; , ''Tetiana Viktorivna Stepanova'') (born 1962, Odesa, Ukraine then Soviet Union) is a Ballet master, choreographer, ballet dancer, critic, essayist and historian of the dance. Biography T ...

(born 1962), Ukrainian ballet expert * Tatiana Stepanova (ballerina), Ukrainian ballerina *

Varvara Stepanova Varvara Fyodorovna Stepanova (; – May 20, 1958) was a Russian artist. With her husband Alexander Rodchenko, she was associated with the Constructivist branch of the Russian avant-garde, which rejected aesthetic values in favour of revolutiona ...

(1894–1958), Russian avant-garde artist * Vasilijs Stepanovs, Latvian weightlifter *

Vasiliy Stepanov (disambiguation) Vasiliy Stepanov may refer to: * Vasiliy Stepanov (actor) (born 1986), Russian actor * Vasiliy Stepanov (canoeist), Soviet canoer * Vasilijs Stepanovs (1927–2011), Soviet weightlifter {{Hndis, Stepanov. Vasiliy ...

, multiple people * Veronika Stepanova (born 2001), Russian cross-country skier * Vladimir Ivanovich Stepanov, Russian dancer *

Vladimir Stepanov (disambiguation) Vladimir Stepanov may refer to * Vladimir Stepanov (armwrestler) (born 1958), Russian armwrestler * Vladimir Stepanov (politician) Vladimir Sevastyanovich Stepanov (; 21 March 1927 – 14 June 2022) was a Soviet diplomat and intelligence office ...

, multiple people *

Vyacheslav Stepanov Vyacheslav Vassilievich Stepanov (Вячеслав Васильевич Степанов; 4 September 1889, Smolensk – 22 July 1950, Moscow) was a mathematician, specializing in analysis. He was from the Soviet Union. Stepanov was the son of ...

, Russian mathematician *

Yuliya Stepanova Yuliya Igorevna Stepanova (née Rusanova; ; born 3 July 1986) is a Russian runner who specializes in the 800 metres track event. Stepanova was also an informant for World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) about Russia's large-scale doping program. She ...

(born 1962), Russian cross-country skier *

(born 1986), Russian athlete

Fictional characters

*Stepan Stepanov, or Uncle Styopa {{Surname Russian-language patronymic surnames Surnames of Serbian origin Surnames from given names