Prudnikov or Prudnikoff is a Russian male surname originating from the word prudnik meaning worker at a water mill. Its feminine counterpart is Prudnikova. It may refer toAleksandr Prudnikov, Russian footballer Aleksey Prudnikov, Russian football coach and former footballer Anatoli Prudnikov (1927–1999), Russian mathematician Dmitri Prudnikov, Russian futsal player Djordje Prudnikov (1939–2017), Russian-Serbian artist Mikhail Prudnikov, Russian Olympic rower Sergey Prudnikov, Russian Olympic bobsledder Svetlana Prudnikova, Russian chess player Tatyana Prudnikova, Soviet Olympic swimmer