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