Belyayev

Belyayev (masculine) or Belyayeva (feminine) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the nickname Belyay/Belyai (Беляй), for white (blond) hair. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alena Belyaeva (born 1992), Russian footballer
• Alexander Belyaev (1884–1942), Russian author of science fiction
• Anatoly Belyayev (1906–1967), Soviet scientist in the field of metallurgy
• Dmitry Belyayev (disambiguation), several people
• Ekaterina Beliaeva (born 2003), Russian diver
• Evgeny Belyaev (1926–1994), Soviet tenor soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble
• Galina Belyayeva (born 1961), Russian actor
• Galina Belyayeva (sport shooter) (born 1951), Russian-Kazakhstani sport shooter
• Galina Belyayeva (Russian sport shooter) (born 1967), Russian sport shooter
• Ivan Belyayev (disambiguation), several people
• Mikhail Belyaev (1863–1918), Russian statesman, military figure, and infantry general
• Mitrofan Belyayev (1836–1903/04), Russian entrepreneur and music publisher
• Nikolai Belyaev (1903–1966), Soviet Communist Party leader
• Nina Belyaeva (born 1957), Russian public policy researcher
• Oleksandr Byelyayev (born 1999), Ukrainian footballer
• Olga Beliaeva (born 1985), Russian water polo player
• Pavel Belyayev (1925–1970), Russian cosmonaut
• Raisa Belyaeva (1912–1943), Russian fighter pilot
• Sasha Belyaeva (born 1998), Russian musician and social artist
• Sergey Belyayev (1960–2020), Kazakhstani shooter
• Spartak Belyaev (1923–2017), Soviet physicist and academician
• Tetiana Beliaieva (born 1971), Ukrainian judoka
• Vadim Belyaev (born 1966), Russian banker
• Volodymyr Byelyayev (born 1944), Soviet Olympic gold medalist in volleyball in 1968
• Vladimir Belyaev (weightlifter) (1940–2020), Soviet Olympic silver medalist in weightlifting in 1968
• Vladimir Belyayev (disambiguation), multiple people
• Yevgeny Belyayev (1954–2003), Soviet/Russian skier
• Yurii Bieliaiev (born 1992), Belarusian competitive ice dancer
• Yury Belyayev (born 1947), Russian actor
• Ramil Belyaev (also Bilal; born 1978), Russian-born Tatar imam of the Finnish-Islamic Congregation

See also

• Belyaev (crater), a lunar crater
• Belyayevo