Lebedev (), 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
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:
Gennady Lebedev (1957–2004), Russian economist, businessman and politician Gerasim Lebedev (1749–1817), Russian Indologist
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
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