Potanin Explained

Potanin (ru|Пота́нин) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Grigory Potanin (1835–1920), Russian explorer
• Vladimir Potanin (born 1961), Russian businessman

See also

• 9915 Potanin, asteroid
• Potanin Glacier, the longest glacier in Mongolia, named for Grigory Potanin