Grigory Potemkin (1739–1791) was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman and favourite of Catherine the Great's.
Potemkin may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Battleship Potemkin, a film about a mutiny by Sergei Eisenstein
Fictional entities Potemkin (Guilty Gear), a character in the Guilty Gear series of fighting games Potemkin, a character in the 1969 musical Celebration by Tom Jones Potemkin, a fictional Soviet submarine in To Kill the Potemkin USS Potemkin, a fictional starship in the Star Trek episode "The Ultimate Computer"
Other uses Potemkin village, an external façade in politics and economics Potemkin Island, an island in Ukraine Russian battleship Potemkin Potemkin (surname) Potemkin (architecture), a steel park in Japan
See also Battleship Potemkin uprising, a mutiny in 1905 "Potemkine", a song by Jean Ferrat glorifying the uprising