Nikolai Afanasiev
Nikolai Afanassjew is the name of the following people:
- Nikolai Jakowlewitsch Afanassjew (1821–1898), Russian violin virtuoso and composer
- Nikolai Konstantinowitsch Afanassjew (* 1965), Russian decathlete
- Nikolai Nikolajewitsch Afanassjew (1893–1966), Russian Orthodox theologian