Gleb (; ) or Hlib (, ) is a Slavic male given name derived from the

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name ''Guðleifr'', which means "heir of god." According to another version, the name Gleb comes from the name

Olaf Olaf or Olav (, , or differences between General American and Received Pronunciation, British ; ) is a Dutch, Polish, Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ances ...

. It is popular in Russia due to an early martyr, Saint Gleb, who is venerated by

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Behind the Name It is also commonly used in Ukraine and Belarus. Notable people with the name include:

People

Gleb of Kiev Gleb Yurievich (died 1171) was Prince of Kursk (1147), Kanev (1149), Pereyaslavl (1155–1169), and Grand Prince of Kiev (1169-1170; 1170–1171). He was a son of Yuri Dolgorukiy. In popular culture He appears in Louis L'Amour Louis Dearb ...

(died 1171), Rus’ prince * Gleb Axelrod (1923–2003), Russian pianist * Gleb Baklanov (1910–1976), Russian general * Gleb Boglayevskiy (born 1986), Russian football player *

Gleb Botkin Gleb Yevgenyevich Botkin (; 29 July 1900 – 27 December 1969) was the son of Dr. Yevgeny Botkin, the Russian court physician who was murdered at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks with Tsar Nicholas II and his family on 17 July 1918. In later ...

(1900-1969), Russian-born American memoirist, illustrator and founder of a neo-pagan religion who was the son of Eugene Botkin, the court physician to the Romanov family * Gleb Brussenskiy (born 2000), Kazakh Cyclist * Gleb W. Derujinsky (1888–1975), Russian-American sculptor * Gleb Galperin (born 1985), Russian diver *

Gleb Ilyin Gleb Aleksander Ilyin ( ; 1889–1968) was a Russian-American painter known for his portraiture and landscape paintings. Who Was Who… 1999 Early life Ilyin was born on June 1, 1889, into an aristocratic family in Kazan, Russian Empire. His fat ...

(1889–1968), Russian-American painter *

Gleb Kotelnikov Gleb Yevgenyevich Kotelnikov (), was born on , at the household of a St. Petersburg Institute professor who taught higher mathematics and mechanics. His parents moved to Saint Petersburg from Poltava in 1868. Kotelnikov belonged to a theatre-l ...

(1872–1944), Russian inventor * Gleb Krotkov (1901–1968), Canadian scientist *

Gleb Krzhizhanovsky Gleb Maksimilianovich Krzhizhanovsky (; 24 January Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New Style dates">O.S. 12 January1872 – 31 March 1959) was a Soviet Union">Soviet scientist, statesman, revolutionary, Old Bol ...

(1872–1959), Russian economist * Gleb Lapitsky (born 1988), Belarusian politician *

Gleb Lozino-Lozinskiy Gleb Yevgenyevich Lozino-Lozinskiy (; Kyiv, January 7, 1910 – Moscow, November 28, 2001) was a Ukrainian Віталій Абліцов. «Галактика „Україна“. Українська діаспора: видатні постат ...

(1909–2001), Russian engineer *

Gleb Lutfullin Gleb Olegovich Lutfullin (; born 31 March 2004) is a Russian figure skating, figure skater. He is the 2025 Russian Figure Skating Championships, 2025 Russian national silver medalist. At the junior level, Lutfullin is the ISU Junior Grand Prix ...

(born 2004), Russian figure skater * Gleb Vladimirovich Nosovsky (born 1958), Russian mathematician *

Gleb Panfilov Gleb Anatolyevich Panfilov (; 21 May 1934 – 26 August 2023) was a Russian film director noted for a string of mostly historical films starring his wife, Inna Churikova. Biography In the 1980s Panfilov, a chemist by profession, moved to thea ...

(1934-2023), Russian film director *

Gleb Panfyorov Gleb Nikolayevich Panfyorov (; born 29 May 1970) is a former Russian professional footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Chayka-CSKA Moscow. He played for the main team of PFC CSKA Mos ...

(born 1970), Russian football player *

Gleb Pavlovsky Gleb Olegovich Pavlovsky (; 5 March 1951 – 27 February 2023) was a Russian political scientist who also described himself as a "political technologist". During the Soviet era, he was prosecuted as a dissident. From 1996 to 2011, he was a pol ...

(1951-2023), Russian political scientist *

Gleb Pisarevskiy Gleb Olegovich Pisarevskiy (; born 28 June 1976 in Arkhangelsk) is a Russian weightlifter and an honored Master of Sports who won the bronze medal in the 105 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Gam ...

(born 1976), Russian weightlifter *

Gleb Sakharov Gleb Sakharov (born 10 June 1988) is a Soviet-born French tennis player. Sakharov has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 153 achieved on 8 January 2018. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 385 achieved on 11 June ...

(born 1988), French tennis player *

Gleb Savchenko Gleb Savchenko (; born 16 September 1983) is a Russian dancer and choreographer, who is currently a professional dancer on the Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series), U.S. version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. He previously appeared on the UK ...

(born 1984), Russian dancer *

Gleb Savinov Gleb Alexandrovich Savinov (; September 27, 1915 – November 5, 2000) was a Soviet Union, Soviet, Russians, Russian painter and art teacher, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, Honored Artist of Russian Federation, who lived and worked in Leningr ...

(1915–2000), Russian painter *

Gleb Shishmaryov Gleb Semyonovich Shishmaryov (; 1781 - November 3, 1835, Saint Petersburg) was a rear admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. He is reputed for having surveyed the then little-known coast of Alaska as navigator. In 1815–1818 he accompanied Otto von ...

(1781–1835), Russian admiral *

Gleb Shulpyakov Gleb Yuryevich Shulpyakov (; born 28 January 1971) is a Russian poet, essayist, novelist and translator. He lives in Moscow. Biography Shulpyakov graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in literary journalism. He is the author of nume ...

(born 1971), Russian writer *

Gleb Strizhenov Gleb Aleksandrovich Strizhenov () (July 21, 1925 – October 4, 1985) was a Soviet stage and film actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1974). He was the older brother of Oleg Strizhenov, who was also an actor. Selected filmography *'' The T ...

(1925–1985), Soviet-Russian actor *

Gleb Struve Gleb Petrovich Struve (Russian: Глеб Петрович Струве; 1 May 1898 – 4 June 1985) was a Russian poet and literary historian. Biography Gleb Petrovich Struve was born on 1 May 1898. His father was the political theorist Peter Ber ...

(1898–1985), Russian poet and literary historian *

Gleb Svyatoslavich Gleb Svyatoslavich ( 1052 – 30 May 1078) was Prince of Tmutarakan and Novgorod of Kievan Rus'. He ruled Tmutarakan under the overall authority of his father Sviatoslav Iaroslavich, Prince of Chernigov. He was twice expelled from his princ ...

(died 1078), Rus' prince * Gleb Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov) (1168–1215), Rus' prince *

Gleb Syritsa Gleb Syritsa (, born 14 April 2000) is a Russian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ContinentalTeam . Major results Road ;2019 : 1st : 10th Circuito del Porto ;2020 : 2nd Grand Prix Mount Erciyes ;2021 : 1st Circuito del Por ...

(born 2000), Russian Cyclist * Gleb Uspensky (1843–1902), Russian writer * Gleb Veremyev (born 2003), American ice hockey player * Gleb Wataghin (1899–1986), Italian scientist *

Gleb Yakunin Gleb Pavlovich Yakunin (; 4 March 1936 – 25 December 2014) was a Russian priest and dissident, who fought for the principle of freedom of conscience in the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Moscow Helsinki Group, and was elected member of ...

(1934–2014), Russian priest and dissident

Fictional characters

*Gleb Nerzhin, leading character, mathematician, prisoner, and Solzhenitsyn's alter ego in '' In the First Circle''; Solzhenitsyn also uses Nerzhin in some of his writings about his experiences in World War II *Gleb, a female character in the 2017 video game '' Star Wars Battlefront II'' *Gleb Vaganov, main antagonist in 2017 musical ''

Anastasia (musical) ''Anastasia'' is a musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally. Based on the 20th Century Fox Animation 1997 film of the same name, the musical adapts the legend of the Grand Duchess ...

'' *Gleb Zheglov, main character in 1979 Soviet mini-series '' The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed''

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