Lebedev

Lebedev (Russian: Ле́бедев), or Lebedeva (feminine; Ле́бедева) is a common Russian family name derived from the word лебедь (lebed, meaning "swan"). Its Ukrainian equivalent is Lebedyev, Belarusian: Lebedzew. Notable persons with the surname include:

Alexander Lebedev (born 1959), Russian businessman and politician
Aleksandr Lebedev (biochemist), Russian biochemist
Alexander Pavlovich Lebedev (1918–1943), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
Alexey Lebedev (1924–1993), Russian tubist and composer
Aleksey Vladimirovich Lebedev (born 1973), Russian scriptwriter and director. Main scriptwriter of the Kikoriki series.
Alina Lebedeva (born 1985), attacked Prince Charles of the United Kingdom in 2001
Andžejs Ļebedevs (born 4 November 1994), Latvian speedway rider

Andrey Lebedev (art historian) [ru] (1908–1993)

Andrey Lebedev (footballer) (b. 1963), Soviet and Russian footballer

Andrey Lebedzew (b. 1991), Belarusian footballer
Artemy Lebedev (born 1975), Russian graphic designer and founder of Art. Lebedev Studio
Arthur Lebedev (born 1936), Russian neurophysiologist
Denis Lebedev (born 1979), Russian boxer
Dmitri Lebedev (businessman) (born 1968), CEO of Rossiya Bank
Dmitri Lebedev (general) (1872–1935), Russian Estonian military commander, general
Dzmitry Lebedzew (born 1986), Belarusian footballer
Evgeni Lebedev may have different transliterations:
Evgeny Lebedev (born 1980), Russian-British businessman

Yawhen Lebedzew (born 1994), Belarusian footballer

Yevgeni Lebedev (1917–1997), Russian actor, People's Artist of the USSR

Yevgeny Lebedev (politician) (born 1957), Russian politician

Yevgeniy Lebedev (born 1981), Russian sprint athlete

Yevhen Lebedyev [uk] (1941–2018), Ukrainian chemist
Gennady Lebedev (1957–2004), Russian economist, businessman and politician
Gerasim Lebedev (1749–1817), Russian Indologist
Ivan Aleksandrovich Lebedev ( 1856 or 1861 – after 1917), Russian judge and politician

Ivan Lebedeff (1894–1953), Russian-American film actor

Ivan Lebedev a.k.a. Jean Lébédeff [fr], (1884–1972), Russian-French painter and printmaker

Ivan Lebedev (1850–1905), Russian naval officer

Ivan Lebedev (wrestler) [ru] (1879–1950), Russian and Soviet professional wrestler

Ivan Rom-Lebedev [ru] (1903–1991), Russian Romani actor, musician, and writer
Kirill Lebedev (1991–2025), Russian ice hockey player
Klavdy Lebedev (1852–1916), Russian painter
Konstantin Lebedev (1910–1949), Soviet soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union
Natalya Lebedeva (born 1949), Russian athlete
Nikolai Alexandrovich Lebedev (1914–1942), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolai Andreevich Lebedev (1919–1982), mathematician
Pavel Lebedev (born 1982), Russian pairs figure skater
Platon Lebedev (born 1956), Russian businessman
Pyotr Lebedev (1866–1912), Russian physicist
Sergey Lebedev (disambiguation) – several people
Tatyana Lebedeva (born 1976), Russian athlete
Valentin Lebedev (born 1942), Russian cosmonaut and double Hero of the Soviet Union
Vasily Lebedev-Kumach (1898–1949), Russian poet
Vladimir Lebedev (artist) (1891–1967), Russian painter and graphic artist
Vyacheslav Lebedev (disambiguation) – several people
Yelena Lebedeva (born 1977), Uzbekistani canoeist
Yevgeni Lebedev, multiple persons, different transliterations possible, see Evgeni Lebedev (disambiguation)
Yuri Lebedev (born 1951), Russian ice hockey player

Fictional characters

Juan Ivanovich Lebedev, fictional character from Deus Ex
Lukian Timofyevich Lebedev, fictional character from Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot
N. A. Lebedev, fictional character from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky game
Protagonists in Lebedev against Lebedev

Fictional characters

See also