Baranov (masculine) or Baranova (feminine) is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the sobriquet "баран". Notable people with the surname include:Alexander Andreyevich Baranov (1747–1819), first governor of Russian Alaska
Alexander Ivanovich Baranov (1946–2025), Russian Army officer
Alyaksandr Baranaw, Belarusian footballer
Anastasia Baranova, Russian American actress
Boris Aleksandrovich Baranov (1940–2005), Engineer and Chernobyl liquidator
Elena Baranova, Kyrgyzstan-born professional basketball player in America
Fedor I. Baranov (1886–1965), Russian fisheries scientist
Konstantin Baranov, Russian ice hockey player
Lyubov Baranova (1929–2015), Soviet cross-country skier
Matwai Baranov, Israeli Olympic wrestler
Nadiya Baranova, Ukrainian football goalie
Natalya Baranova-Masalkina, Russian cross-country skier
Nikita Baranov, Estonian footballer
Nikolay Baranov, Soviet sprint canoer
Nikolay Ilyich Baranov (1887–1981), Russian entomologist
Oleksandr Baranov, Soviet and Ukrainian football player and coach
Sergei Baranov, Ukrainian ice dancer
Sergei Baranov (volleyball), Russian volleyball player
Valeriy Baranov (1957–2023), Ukrainian politician
Valery Baranov (soldier), Russian colonel general
Veera Baranova, Estonian triple jumper
Victoria Baranova, Russian track cyclist
Viktor Baranov (disambiguation), multiple people
Vitaliy Baranov, Ukrainian ice dancer
Vladimir Baranov-Rossine (1888–1944), Russian avant-garde artist
Yevgeni Zakharovich Baranov (1869–1934), Russian historian, see ru:Баранов, Евгений Захарович
