Prokhorov
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Prokhorov (Russian: Прохоров), or Prokhorova (feminine; Прохорова), is a common Russian surname which may refer to:
- Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov (1916–2002), a Russian physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- Alexei Prokhorov (1923-2002), a Soviet aircraft pilot and twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- Mikhail Prokhorov (b. 1965), a Russian oligarch
- Nikolai Prokhorov (b. 1925), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Vasili Prokhorov (1919-1955), a Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Yelena Prokhorova (b. 1978), a Russian heptathlete
- Yuri Vasilevich Prokhorov (b. 1929), a Russian mathematician