Yuri (Yuriy, Yurii) Smirnov may refer to:
- Yuri Smirnov (actor)ru (born 1938), in films such as Bumbarash
- Yuri Andreyevich Smirnov (1923–1984), Russian linguist
- Yurii Fedorovich Smirnov (1935–2008), Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist
- Yuri Mikhailovich Smirnov (1921–2007), Soviet and Russian mathematician
- Yuri Mikhailovich Smirnov (footballer)ru (born 1947), for clubs such as FC Torpedo Moscow
- Yuri Smirnov (governor) (born 1939), Governor of Donetsk Oblast in 1989–1995
- Yuriy Smirnov (minister) (born 1948), Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs in 2001–2003