Akimov (, masculine) and Akimova (, feminine) is a Russian surname derived from the given name Akim. It is shared by the following people:

Alexander Ivanovich Akimov (1895–1965), Soviet general Aleksandr Fyodorovich Akimov (1953–1986), the shift supervisor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Akimov (b. 1972), a Russian football manager and former player Aleksandra Akimova (5 May 1922–29 December 2012), navigator during World War II and Hero of the Russian Federation Andrey Akimov (b. 1953), a Russian businessman Dmitri Akimov (1980–2026), Russian footballer Iryna Akimova (b. 1960), a Ukrainian politician Ivan Akimov (1754–1814), a Russian Neoclassical painter Maxim Akimov (b. 1970), a Russian politician Nikolay Akimov (1901–1968), a Russian theater director Olga Akimova (b. 1983), an Uzbekistani ice dancer

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