Tsukanov () is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Tsukanova. It may refer to Andrei Tsukanov (born 1977), Russian football player Andriy Tsukanov (born 1980), Ukrainian Paralympic football player Galina Ivanovna Tsukanova (1942–2014), Soviet and Russian scientist and engineer Mariya Tsukanova (1924–1945), Hero of the Soviet Union Nikolay Tsukanov (born 1965), Russian politician, psychologist and businessman Sergei Tsukanov (born 1986), Russian football player Viktor Tsukanov (born 2006), Ukrainian football player