Plotnikov (feminine: Plotnikova) is a Russian-language patronymic surname derived from nickname plotnik literally meaning the occupation of carpenter. Sometimes it may be transliterated as Plotnikoff or Plotnikow. Notable people with the surname include.

Aleksandr Plotnikov Andrey Plotnikov Boris Plotnikov Igor Plotnikov

Ivan Plotnikov

Nikolai Plotnikov Pavel Plotnikov, Soviet World War II pilot, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Sergei Plotnikov Vadym Plotnikov Valeri Plotnikov Vasily Plotnikov

William Plotnikov, Russian-Canadian boxer and convert to Islam

Yevgeni Plotnikov

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