Yefremov or Efremov (Russian: Ефремов) and Yefremova or Efremova (Russian: Ефремова; feminine) is a common Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Yefremov:
Aleksandr Illarionovich Yefremov (1904–1951), Soviet politician, head of Moscow from 1938 to 1939
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Yefremov (born 1992), Russian footballer
Alexander P. Yefremov, Russian physicist
Iliyan Efremov (born 1970), Bulgarian pole vaulter
Ivan Yefremov (1907–1972), Soviet science fiction writer and paleontologist
Mikhail Yefremov:
Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov (1897–1942), Soviet military commander
Mikhail Olegovich Yefremov (born 1963), Soviet and Russian actor, son of Oleg Yefremov
Mikhail Timofeyevich Yefremov (1911–2000), Soviet politician and diplomat
Oleg Yefremov (1927–2000), Soviet and Russian actor
Pyotr Yefremov (1830-1908), Russian literary historian and publisher
Serhiy Yefremov (1876–1939), Ukrainian literary journalist and political activist
Yevgeni Yefremov:
Yevgeni Borisovich Yefremov (born 1970), retired Russian footballer
Yevgeni Gennadyevich Yefremov (born 1979), Russian footballer
Vasily Yefremov, Soviet ace, double Hero of the Soviet Union
as well as:
Antonina Yefremova, Ukrainian sprinter
Lilia Vaygina-Efremova (born 1975), Ukrainian biathlete
Nelliy Yefremova, Soviet sprint canoer
