Lebedev

For other uses, see Lebedev (disambiguation).

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) (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 (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, (1884–1972), Russian-French painter and printmaker
• Ivan Lebedev (1850–1905), Russian naval officer
• Ivan Lebedev (wrestler) (1879–1950), Russian and Soviet professional wrestler
• Ivan Rom-Lebedev (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

See also

• All pages with titles containing Lebedev