Alexeyev, Alekseyev, Alexeiev, Alexeev or Alekseev (russian: Алексе́ев) is a common

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surname that is derived from the male

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Alexey Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin ...

(Алексей) and literally means ''Alexey's''. Often the same name appears in English in several different

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s. Similarly, Alexeyeva, Alekseyeva, Alexeeva and Alekseeva are female versions of the same last name.

People

Alekseev

* Alekseev (singer) (born 1993), Ukrainian singer * Anton Alekseyev (born 1984), Ukrainian-born professional footballer in Russia * Anton Alekseev (mathematician) (born 1967), Russian mathematician *

Evgeny Alekseev (chess player) Evgeny Vladimirovich Alekseev (; born 28 November 1985) is a Russian chess grandmaster and Russian champion in 2006. He competed in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 and the FIDE World Cup in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013. Career He won ...

(born 1985), Russian chess-grandmaster * Evgeny Alekseev (basketball) (1919–2005), Russian basketball-player and coach * Fedor Alekseev, Russian-Armenian linguist and journalist *

Mikhail Alekseev Mikhail Vasilyevich Alekseyev (russian: Михаил Васильевич Алексеев) ( – ) was an Imperial Russian Army general during World War I and the Russian Civil War. Between 1915 and 1917 he served as Tsar Nicholas II's Chi ...

(1857–1918), Russian military officer * Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev (1949–2014), Soviet and Russian Caucasian-language specialist * Nikolai Alekseev (Catholic priest) (1869–1952), Russian Greek-Catholic priest * Nikolai Alekseev (born 1977), Russian gay-rights activist * Oleg Alekseev (1953–2015) Soviet wrestler *

Vladimir Mikhailovich Alekseev Vladimir Mikhailovich Alekseev (Владимир Михайлович Алексеев, sometimes transliterated as "Alexeyev" or "Alexeev", 17 June 1932, Bykovo, Ramensky District, Moscow Oblast – 1 December 1980) was a Russian mathematician who ...

(1932–1980), Russian mathematician

Alekseeva

Alena Alekseeva Alena Alekseeva (born March 6, 1989) is a Russian breaststroke swimmer from Novosibirsk. References 1989 births Living people Russian female swimmers Russian female breaststroke swimmers Sportspeople from Novosibirsk European Aquat ...

(born 1989), Russian swimmer * Svetlana Alekseeva (figure skater) (born 1965), Russian ice dancer * Svetlana Alekseeva (model) (born 1999/2000), Russian model and burns survivor

Alexeev

Alexander Alexeev (conductor) Alexander Vasilievich Alexeev ( rus, Александр Васильевич Алексеев, Aleksandr Vasil'yevich Alekseyev; 10 March 1938 – 7 October 2020) was a Soviet and Russian conductor and academic teacher, who received the Honored ...

(born 1938), Russian conductor *

Dmitri Alexeev (pianist) Dmitri Alexeev (russian: Дмитрий Константинович Алексеев, ''Dmitrij Konstantinovič Alekseev'', born 10 August 1947 in Moscow) is a Russian pianist. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory, and additionally under Dmit ...

(born 1947), Russian pianist *

Nikita Alexeev Nikita Sergeyevich Alexeev, sometimes transliterated as Alexeyev, (russian: Никита Алексеев, born December 27, 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who last played in the Kontinental Hockey League with Severs ...

(born 1981), Russian ice hockey player *

Vadim Alexeev Vadim Alekseyev ( he, ודים אלכסייב, russian: Вадим Алексеев ; born April 11, 1970) is a retired Olympic breaststroke swimmer who competed for first the Soviet Union, then Israel. Alexeev was born in Almaty, Kazakh SSR, ...

(born 1970), Israeli breaststroke swimmer

Aleksejev

Marko Aleksejev Marko Aleksejev (born 14 February 1979) is a retired Estonian high jumper. He was selected to compete for the Estonian squad in the men's high jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also trained throughout his athletic career for Audentese Sport ...

(born 1979), Estonian high jumper *

Tiit Aleksejev Tiit Aleksejev (born 6 July 1968) is an Estonian novelist and playwright. Aleksejev was born in Kohtla-Järve. He studied history at the University of Tartu, and served as a diplomat in France and Belgium. His debut novel was a thriller calle ...

(born 1968), Estonian writer

Alekseyev

Aleksandr Alekseyev (boxer) Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Alekseyev (russian: Александр Вячеславович Алексеев, born 30 April 1981 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR) is a professional cruiserweight boxer from Russia. Amateur Southpaw Alekseyev beat Jaros ...

(born 1981), Russian boxer *

Dmitri Alekseyev Dmitri Vadimovich Alekseyev (russian: Дмитрий Вадимович Алексеев; born 28 February 1973) is a former Russian professional footballer. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1993 for FC Zhemchuz ...

(born 1973), Russian professional footballer *

Fyodor Alekseyev Fyodor Yakovlevich Alekseyev (Russian: Фёдор Яковлевич Алексеев; c.1753—1755, Saint Petersburg - 23 November 1824, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian painter. His contemporaries often called him the Russian Canaletto, in rec ...

(c. 1753–1824), Russian landscape painter *

Nikolay Alekseyev (mayor of Moscow) Nikolay Aleksandrovich Alekseyev (russian: Николай Александрович Алексеев, 1852 –25 ( OS 13) March 1893) was the elected mayor of Moscow in 1885–1893. Alekseyev is credited with construction of the city's first sa ...

(1852–1893), Russian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and public figure *

Valentin Alekseyev Valentin Mikhaylovich Alekseyev (russian: Валентин Михайлович Алексеев) (1924–1994) was a Soviet historian from St.Petersburg. His major works could not pass censorship during the Soviet times and their publications be ...

(1924–1994), Russian historian * Valeri Alekseyev (disambiguation), several people * Vasiliy Alekseyev (1942–2011), Russian superheavyweight weightlifter *

Vasiliy Mikhaylovich Alekseyev Vasiliy Mikhaylovich Alekseyev (russian: Василий Михайлович Алексеев, , Saint Petersburg – May 12, 1951, Leningrad (''ibidem'')) was an eminent Soviet Union, Soviet sinologist and a member of the Soviet Academy of Science ...

(1881–1951), Russian philologist, sinologist, and academician * Yevgeni Alekseyev (disambiguation), several people

Alexeyev

* Alexeyev family, Russian merchant dynasty in the 18th and 19th centuries * Alexander Alexeyev, Soviet intelligence agent and diplomat, ambassador to Cuba * Alexander Nikolayevich Alexeyev, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Serbia *

Alexander Yuryevich Alexeyev Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

, Russian diplomat, ambassador to the Council of Europe * Alexander Alexeyev (1891–1975), Russian scientist in the field of electrical engineering * Anatoly Alexeyev (1902–1974), Soviet aircraft pilot and

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

* Andrey Alexeyev (officer) (1920–1943), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union * Boris Alexeyev (navy officer) (1909–1972), Soviet navy officer and Hero of the Soviet Union * Boris Alexeyev (pilot) (1913–1942), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union * Boris Alexeyev (1911–1973), Soviet actor, People's Artist of the USSR * Georgy Alexeyev (sculptor) (1881–1951), Russian sculptor and graphic artist * Georgy Alexeyev (pilot) (1917–1943), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union * Grigory Alexeyev (1903–1944), Soviet soldier and Hero of the Soviet Union *

Kirill Alexeyev Kirill Alexeyev, also transliterated as Alexeev, (born February 27, 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Following five seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Alexeyev played briefly in the United Hockey League wi ...

(born 1981), Russian ice hockey player * Mikhail Nikolayevich Alexeyev (1918–2007), Soviet writer * Mikhail Pavlovich Alexeyev (1896–1981), a Soviet literary critic and academician * Nikolay Alexeyev (pilot) (1919–1943), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union * Pavel Alekseyev (pilot) (1912–1985), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union * Pyotr Alexeyev (1731–1801), Russian ecclesiastic figure and writer * Pyotr Alexeyevich Alexeyev (1849–1891), Russian revolutionary * Pyotr Petrovich Alexeyev (1840–1891), Russian chemist *

Rostislav Alexeyev Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev (russian: Ростисла́в Евге́ньевич Алексе́ев; December 18, 1916 – February 9, 1980) was a Russian Soviet Director & Chief of Design known for his pioneering work on hydrofoil ships and ...

(1916–1980), pioneering Russian Ground effect vehicle designer *

Semyon Alexeyev Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. Meaning The name is derived from Simeon, son ...

, head of the Alexeyev

OKB OKB is a transliteration of the Russian initials of "" – , meaning 'experiment and design bureau'. During the Soviet era, OKBs were closed institutions working on design and prototyping of advanced technology, usually for military applications. ...

Sergei Alexeyev Sergei Sergeyevich Alexeyev (28 July 1924 – 12 May 2013) was a Soviet and Russian legal scholar and politician. He was the first and only chairman of the Committee for Constitutional Supervision of the USSR from 1990 to 1991. Later, he was one ...

(1924–2013), Russian politician * Vasiliy Mikhaylovich Alexeyev (serviceman) (1900–1944), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union * Vasily Petrovich Alexeyev (1896–1919), one of the founders of Communist youth organizations in Russia * Viktor Alexeyev (1914–1977), Soviet athlete and trainer * Vladimir Alexeyev (scientist) (1852–1919), Russian chemist and physicist * Vladimir Alexeyev (admiral) (1912–1999), Soviet admiral and Hero of the Soviet Union

Alekseyeva

Alla Alekseyeva Alla Aleksandrovna Alekseyeva (russian: Алла Александровна Алексеева, born 7 December 1934) is a retired Russian rower who won a European title in the coxed fours in 1966. She graduated from the Moscow State University ...

(born 1934), Russian rower * Tatyana Alekseyeva (born 1963), Russian 400 metre runner

Alexeyeva

* Lidiya Alekseyeva (1924–2014), Russian basketball player and coach *

Lyudmila Alexeyeva Lyudmila Mikhaylovna Alexeyeva (russian: Людми́ла Миха́йловна Алексе́ева, ; 20 July 1927 – 8 December 2018) was a Russian historian and human-rights activist who was a founding member in 1976 of the Moscow Helsink ...

(1927–2018),

Moscow Helsinki Group The Moscow Helsinki Group (also known as the Moscow Helsinki Watch Group, russian: link=no, Московская Хельсинкская группа) is today one of Russia's leading human rights organisations. It was originally set up in 1976 ...

founder and Chairwoman since 1996

Others

Alexandre Alexeieff Alexandre Alexandrovitch Alexeieff (Russian: Александр Александрович Алексеев;Alternative transcriptions include Alexander Alexeieff or Alexander Alexeïeff or Alexandre Alexieff 18 April 1901 – 9 August 1982) was ...

(1901–1982), Russian artist, filmmaker and illustrator * Konstantin Stanislavski (1863–1938), stage name of actor and director Konstantin Sergeievich Alexeiev

Other

* 9933 Alekseev, minor planet

References

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