Tarasov (), Tarasoff (masculine), or Tarasova (feminine) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the male given name Taras. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Tarasov, Russian left-wing sociologist Alla Tarasova, Russian theater actress Anatoly Tarasov, ice hockey coach Artyom Tarasov, Russian businessman Boris Tarasov, Russian military officer Daniil Tarasov (disambiguation), several people Denis Tarasov, Russian Paralympic swimmer Dmitri Tarasov (footballer), Russian footballer Dmitri Tarasov (ice hockey), Russia ice hockey player Evgenia Tarasova, Russian figure skater Maksim Tarasov, pole vaulter Pyotr Tarasov, birth name of Sergei Tarasov (biathlete), Russian biathlete Sofia Tarasova, Ukrainian singer Tatiana Tarasova, Russian figure skating coach Vladimir Tarasov, Russian director and animator
Fictional characters Abram Tarasov, Iosef Tarasov, Viggo Tarasov, antagonists is John Wick
See also
Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California (1976), a California Supreme Court decision