Botkin () or Botkina (feminine; Боткина) is a common Russian or Scottish surname which may refer to: Benjamin A. Botkin (1901–1975), American folklorist and scholar Cordelia Botkin (1854–1910), American murderer Eugene Botkin (1865–1918), Russian court physician, father of Gleb and Tatiana Gleb Botkin (1900–1969), novelist and founder of the Church of Aphrodite, son of Eugene Botkin Jeremiah D. Botkin (1849–1921), U.S. Representative from Kansas Kirk Botkin (born 1971), American football player who performed in the National Football League; college football coach Max Botkin, American screenwriter and producer Mikhail Botkin (1839-1914), Russian artist Sean Botkin, American pianist Sergey Botkin (1832–1889), Russian clinician and therapist Vasily Botkin (1812-1869), critic and essayist, brother of Sergey Botkin Tatiana Botkina (1898–1986), daughter of Russian court physician Eugene Botkin