Nikolay Nikolaevich Zubov (Russian: Николай Николаевич Зубов; 11 May 1885 - 11 November 1960) was a Russian naval officer, engineer, geographer, oceanographer and polar explorer.

[1] In 1901, Zubov joined the Sea Cadet Corps and in 1904, participated in the Russo-Japanese War.

He was severely wounded in the Battle of Tsushima.

In 1910, he obtained a degree in hydrography from the Navy Academy and took part in a 1912 expedition to Novaya Zemlya.

He carried out many more expeditions into the arctic and in 1945 he was awarded the title of Engineer Rear admiral.