Vasilyev

Vasilyev, Vasiliev or Vassiliev or Vassiljev (), or Vasilyeva or Vasilieva (feminine; ), is a common Russian surname that is derived from the Russian given name ''Vasiliy'' (equivalent of ''Basil'') and literally means "Vasiliy's". 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 *Boris Vasilyev (disambiguation), multiple people *Denys Vasilyev (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer *Dimitry Vassiliev (born 1979), Russian ski jumper *Dmitry Vasilyev (biathlete) (born 1962), Soviet biathlete and Olympic champion *Dmitri Vasilyev (runner), Russian runner who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics *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 *Konstantin Vassiljev (1984–), Estonian footballer *Leonid Vasiliev (1881–1966), Russian Soviet parapsychologist and physiologist *Margarita Vasileva (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gy *Mikhail Vasilyev (explorer) (1770–1847), Russian seafarer and Vice Admiral *Mikhail Vasilyev (handballer) (born 1961), Russian handball player *Nadezhda Vasilyeva *Nikolai Vasilyev (disambiguation), multiple people *Olga Vasilyeva (disambiguation), multiple people *Oleg Kimovich Vasilyev (born 1959), Russian Olympic and world pairs figure skating champion *Oleg Vassiliev (1931–2013), Russian artist *Sergei Vasilyev (1900–1959), Soviet film director *Sergey Vasilyev (actor) (1827–1862), Russian stage actor *Sofia Vassilieva, Russian American actress *Svetlana Vasilyeva *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 Vasilyev (born 1959), Russian professional footballer *Victor Anatolyevich Vassiliev (born 1956), Russian mathematician, known for the Vassiliev invariant in knot theory *Viktor Konstantinovich Vasilyev (1887–1961), Russian and Soviet naval officer *Vladimir Vasiliev (martial arts), Russian martial arts instructor *Vladimir Vasiliev (ballet dancer) (born 1940), Russian ballet dancer *Vladimir Vasilyev (writer), Russian writer *Yana Vassilyeva (born 1981), Kazakhstani handball player Provided by Wikipedia