Chernyaev or Chernyayev () is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Chernyaeva. It may refer to * Anatoly Chernyaev (1921–2017), Russian historian and writer * Ilya Chernyaev (1893–1966), Russian and Soviet chemist * Irina Cherniaeva (born 1955), Russian pair skater * Mariya Chernyayeva (b. 1966), former synchronized swimmer from the Soviet Union * Mikhail Chernyayev (1828–1898), Russian military leader

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