Prokofiev (surname)

Prokofiev (also spelled Prokofyev) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alexander Prokofyev (1900–1971), Soviet poet
 * (1942—2007), Russian ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer
 * Andrey Prokofyev (1959–1989), Soviet athlete
 * Artem Prokofiev (born 1983), Russian politician
 * Gabriel Prokofiev (born 1975), England-based composer and music producer.
 * Georgy Prokofiev (1902–1939), Soviet balloonist
 * Oleg Prokofiev (1928–1998), Russian artist, sculptor and poet, son of the composer Sergei Prokofiev.
 * Pavel Prokofiev, birth name of Pavel Prokkonen (1909–1979), Karelian Soviet politician.
 * Sergei Prokofiev (1891—1953), Russian composer and pianist.
 * Sergei Prokofieff (1954–2014), Russian anthroposophist
 * Stanislav Prokofiev (born 1968), Russian economist, rector of Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
 * Stanislav Prokofyev (born 1987), Russian footballer