Rudnev () is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Konstantin Rudnev (1911–1980), Soviet politician Lev Rudnev (1885–1956), Soviet architect Nikoly Rudnev (1895–1944), Ukrainian–Uzbekistani chess master Vadim Rudnev (1874–1940), Russian politician and editor Vsevolod Rudnev (1855–1913), Russian naval officer Yevgeniya Rudneva (1920–1944), Soviet aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union, after whom 1907 Rudneva is named
See also Artjoms Rudņevs (born 1988), Latvian football forward