Kolesnikov

Kolesnikov (Колесников; masculine) or Kolesnikova (Колесникова; feminine) is a Russian surname which means "son of wheelwright". Notable persons with that name include:


 * Anastasiya Kolesnikova (born 1984), Russian gymnast
 * Andrei Kolesnikov (footballer) (born 1984), Russian soccer player
 * Andrei Kolesnikov (general), Russian major-general
 * Andrei Kolesnikov (ice hockey) (born 1989), Russian ice hockey player
 * Andrey Vladimirovich Kolesnikov (born 1965), Russian journalist and author
 * Borys Kolesnikov (born 1962), Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur
 * Dmitry Kolesnikov, Russian submarine captain
 * Evgeny Kolesnikov (born 1985), Russian basketball player
 * Irina Kolesnikova (born 1980), Russian ballet dancer
 * Irina Kolesnikova (curler) (born 1964), Russian curler and coach
 * Leonid Kolesnikov (1937–2010), Russian swimmer
 * Maria Kolesnikova (born 1982), Belarusian politician
 * Mikhail Kolesnikov (politician) (1939–2007), Russian general and defense minister
 * Mikhail Kolesnikov (footballer, born 1966), Soviet and Russian footballer
 * Nadezhda Ilyina (née Kolesnikova; 1949–2013), Soviet-Russian sprinter
 * Nadezhda Kolesnikova (1882-1964), leader of the revolutionary movement in Russia
 * Nikolai N. Kolesnikov (born 1959, Russian physicist
 * Nikolay Kolesnikov (weightlifter) (born 1952), Soviet weightlifter
 * Nikolay Kolesnikov (sprinter) (born 1953), Soviet sprinter
 * Oleg Kolesnikov (born 1968), Russian politician
 * Ruslan Kolesnikov (born 2000), Russian boxer
 * Sergey Kolesnikov (cyclist) (born 1989), Russian road cyclist
 * Sergei Kolesnikov (whistleblower) (born 1948), Russian businessman
 * Stepan Kolesnikoff (1879–1955), Russian painter
 * Tetiana Kolesnikova (born 1977), Ukrainian rower
 * Vladimir Kolesnikov (born 1948), Russian lawyer and politician