Seleznyov, often spelled as Seleznev, Selezniev (russian: Селезнёв, rarely Селезнев), or Seleznyova, Selezneva (feminine; Селезнёва), is a Russian surname, derived from the word ''"селезень"'' (drake, duck). Notable people with the surname include: *Aleksandr Seleznyov (b. 1964), a retired Russian hammer thrower *Alexander Seleznyov (1974–1999), a Russian MVD officer and Hero of Russia *Alexey Selezniev *Anna Selezneva *Gennadiy Seleznyov (1947–2015), a Russian politician *Georgy Seleznyov (1938–2007), a Soviet/Russian bass singer and pedagogue *Kirill Seleznyov (disambiguation), several people *Larisa Selezneva (b. 1963), a former Soviet pairs figure skater *Natalya Seleznyova (b. 1945), a Soviet/Russian actress *Oleg Seleznyov (1959–2021), Russian politician *Olga Seleznyova *Pyotr Seleznyov (1920–1985), a Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union *Roman Seleznev (b. 1984), a Russian hacker, son of Valery Seleznev *Serhiy Seleznyov (b. 1975), a Ukrainian footballer *Svetlana Selezneva *Vladimir Seleznyov (1928–1991), a Soviet army officer and a full cavalier of the Order of Glory *Valery Seleznev (1964), a Russian politician *Yevhen Seleznyov (b. 1985), a Ukrainian footballer *Yuriy Seleznyov (b. 1975), a Ukrainian footballer *Ekaterina Selezneva (b. 1995), a Russian rhythmic gymnast

Fictional characters

*Alisa Seleznyova, a character from the series of children's science fiction books by Russian writer Kir Bulychov {{surname, Seleznyov Russian-language surnames