Aleksandr Tarasov may refer to the following people: Alexander Tarasov (born 1958), Russian sociologist, politologist, culturologist, publicist, writer, and philosopher Alexander Tarasov-Rodionov (1885–1938), Russian writer Alexander Tarasov (figure skater) (born 1961), Russian pair skater Alexander Tarasov (ice hockey) (born 1990), Russian ice hockey defenceman Aleksandr Tarasov (footballer, born 1972), Russian football player Aleksandr Tarasov (footballer, born 2006), Russian football player Aleksandr Tarasov (pentathlete) (1927–1984), Soviet modern pentathlete