Aleksandra Potanina (1843–1893), was an explorer from the Russian Empire. She was married to Grigory Potanin.
One of the craters of Venus is named after her.
В. и Е. Зарины. Путешествия А. В. Потаниной. — Государственное издательство географической литературы, 1950. — 100 с. — 50 000 экз.