Vasilyev

Vasilyev, Vasiliev or Vassiliev (Васильев) is a common Russian surname derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy (equivalent of Basil). The feminine form is Vasilyeva (Vasilieva). It may refer to:

• Alexander Vasilyev (musician) (born 1969), lead singer and guitar player for the Russian rock band Splean
• Alexander Vasilyev (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alexander Vassiliev, Russian journalist, writer and espionage historian
• Denys Vasilyev (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer
• Dimitry Vassiliev (born 1979), Russian ski jumper
• Dmitry Vasilyev (biathlete) (born 1962), Soviet biathlete and Olympic champion
• Dmitry Vasilyev (athlete), Russian runner who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Dmitry Dmitriyevich Vasilyev (1945–2003), leader of the Russian nationalistic Pamyat movement
• Dmitri Vasilyev (director) (1900–1984), Soviet film director
• Dmitri Vladimirovich Vasilyev (footballer) (born 1977), Russian international footballer with FC Shinnik Yaroslavl and FC Rubin Kazan
• Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Vasilyev (born 1985), Russian footballer with FC Shinnik Yaroslavl and FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
• Feodosy Vasilyev (?-1711), Russian Old Believer and founder of the Fedoseevtsy movement
• Fyodor Vasilyev (1850–1873), Russian painter
• Georgi Vasilyev (1899–1946), Soviet film director and screenwriter
• Grigoriy Vasilyev, real name of Grigory Soroka (1823–1864), Russian painter
• Konstantin Vasilyev (1942–1976), Russian painter
• Leonid Vasiliev (1881-1966), Russian Soviet parapsychologist and physiologist
• Mikhail Vasilyev (explorer) (1770–1847), Russian seafarer and Vice Admiral
• Mikhail Vasilyev (handballer) (born 1961), Russian handball player
• Nikolai Vasilyev (disambiguation), multiple people
• Oleg Kimovich Vasilyev (born 1959), Russian Olympic and world pairs figure skating champion
• Oleg Vassiliev (born 1931), Russian artist
• Sergei Vasilyev (1900–1959), Soviet film director
• Sergey Vasilyev (actor) (1827-1862), Russian stage actor
• Sofia Vassilieva, Russian American actress
• The Vasilyev brothers, the alias of Soviet film directors Georgi and Sergei Vasilyev, creators of the film Chapayev
• Uliana Vasilyeva (born 1995), Russian curler
• Vadim Vasilyev (football) (born 1965), vice president of the French football club AS Monaco FC
• Vadim Vasilyev (footballer) (born 1972), Azerbaijani footballer
• Valeri Vasiliev (1949–2012), Russian (Soviet) ice hockey player
• Vasily Vasilyev (1818–1900), Russian sinologist and academician
• Victor Anatolyevich Vassiliev (born 1956), Russian mathematician, known for the Vassiliev invariant in knot theory
• Vladimir Vasiliev (martial arts), Russian martial arts instructor
• Vladimir Vasiliev (ballet dancer) (born 1940), Russian ballet dancer
• Vladimir Vasilyev (writer), Russian writer

See also

• Vasilyevo