Vladimir Markovich Sanin (; 12 December 1928 - 12 March 1983) was a Soviet traveler and writer. He wrote numerous books on his travels, as well as some humorous stories. He devoted most of his work to the Antarctic.

Vladimir Sanin was born in Babruysk, in the Byelorussian SSR. As a young man, he fought in World War II. After the war, he graduated with an economics