Medvedev (russian: Медве́дев) and female Medvedeva (Медве́дева), from Russian ''medved’'' (медве́дь), meaning the animal "bear", are Slavic surnames. Notable bearers of the name include:

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(male form): * Alexander Medvedev (born 1955), Russian business manager *

Alexander Medvedev (ice hockey) Alexander Medvedev (born 23 May 1979) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Shakhtar Soligorsk in the Belarusian Extraleague The Belarusian Extraleague (abbreviated BHL, also known as the Belarusian Open Cha ...

(born 1979), Russian ice hockey player * Aleksei Medvedev (disambiguation) – several people *

Andriy Medvedev Andrei Medvedev ( uk, Андрій Медведєв, Andriy Medvedyev; born 31 August 1974) is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. Medvedev reached the final of the 1999 French Open, the French Open semifinals in 1993, and won fou ...

(born 1974), Ukrainian tennis player * Daniil Medvedev (born 1996), Russian tennis player *

Danila Medvedev Danila Andreyevich Medvedev (russian: Данила Медведев) (born March 21, 1980 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg)) is a Russian futurologist and politician. Specialising in the science and future of Russia, Medvedev serves as a memb ...

(born 1980), Russian futurologist, business manager *

Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

(born 1965), Russian Politician, former Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, former President of Russia * Dmitry Medvedev (partisan) (1898–1954), Russian partisan leader in World War II *

Evgeny Medvedev Evgeny Vladimirovich Medvedev (russian: Евге́ний Влади́мирович Медве́дев; born 27 August 1982) is a Russia professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played unde ...

(born 1982), Russian ice hockey defenseman *

Grigory Medvedev Grigoriy Medvedyev (born 2 April 1964 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR) is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montreal Montr ...

, Soviet sprint canoeist * Hennadiy Medvedyev (born 1975), Ukrainian footballer *

Ilya Medvedev Ilya Medvedev (born 18 November 1982) is a Russian sprint canoer who competed since the late 2000s. He won two bronze medals in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań and in the K-4 1000 m event at ...

(born 1983), Russian Olympic canoer *

Maksim Medvedev Maksim Borisoviç Medvedev (russian: Максим Борисович Медведев; born 29 September 1989) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a right-back for and captains both Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ an ...

(born 1989), Azerbaijani footballer * Mikhail Medvedev (1891-1964), Bolshevik, Chekist *

Pavel Medvedev (disambiguation) Pavel Medvedev may refer to: * Pavel Medvedev (ice hockey, born 1989), Russian ice hockey player * Pavel Medvedev (ice hockey, born 1992), Russian ice hockey player * Pavel Medvedev (bolshevik) (1888-1919), Russian Bolshevik and executioner * Pavel ...

- several people *

Roy Medvedev Roy Aleksandrovich Medvedev (russian: Рой Алекса́ндрович Медве́дев; born 14 November 1925) is a Russian political writer. He is the author of the dissident history of Stalinism, ''Let History Judge'' (russian: К с� ...

(born 1925), Georgian-born Russian historian *

Sergei Medvedev (disambiguation) Sergei Medvedev may refer to: *Sergei Medvedev (revolutionary) (1885–1937), Russian revolutionary, metalworker and trade union organizer *Sergei Medvedev (footballer) (born 1973), Russian football player *Sergei Medvedev (geologist), Soviet geolog ...

– several people * Vladimir Medvedev (born 1937), KGB general, senior bodyguard of Brezhnev and Gorbachev *

Vladimir Medvedev (footballer) Vladimir Nikolayevich Medvedev (russian: Владимир Николаевич Медведев; born 10 July 1971) is a former Russian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score ...

(born 1971), Russian football player * Vitaly Medvedev (disambiguation) – several people * Yukhym Medvedev (1886–1938), first elected chairman of the Soviet parliament in Ukraine * Zhores Medvedev (1925–2018), Georgian-born Russian biologist, historian and activist

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(female form) * Natalia Medvedeva (actress) (1915–2007), Russian actress * Katya Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painter * Natalia Medvedeva (singer) (1958–2003), Russian singer * Nijolė Medvedeva (born 1960), Olympic long jumper from Lithuania *

Svetlana Medvedeva Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva (russian: Светлана Владимировна Медведева, ; née Linnik, ; born 15 March 1965) is a Russian economist who was the First Lady of Russia from 2008 to 2012. She is married to the forme ...

(born 1965), former First Lady of Russia * Yelena Medvedeva (born 1965), Soviet Olympic rower *

Natalia Medvedeva (tennis) Natalia Olegovna Medvedeva ( uk, Наталія Олегівна Медведєвa, Nataliya Olehivna Medvedyeva, russian: Наталья Олеговна Медведева, Natalya Olegovna Medvedeva; born 15 November 1971) is a former Soviet, ...

(born 1971), Ukrainian tennis player * Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova (born 1976), cross country skier * Evgenia Medvedeva (born 1999), Russian figure skater

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