Savelyev, also spelled as Savelev, Saveliev, or Saveljev (russian: Савельев), or Savelyeva (feminine; Савельева), is a Russian surname that is derived from the male given name
Savely and literally means ''Savely's''. Notable people with the surname include:
*
Aleksei Vitalyevich Savelyev (born 1977), Russian footballer who played for FC Torpedo Moscow and PFC CSKA Moscow
*
Andrei Saveliyev (born 1962), Russian politician and a former member of the Russian State Duma
*
Boris Savelev
Boris Savelev (russian: Савельев, Борис Александрович, born 1948) is a Ukrainian-born Russian photographer.
Career
His original career was as an aerospace engineer, however it is photography that made his name since 1976 ...
, (born 1948), Russian photographer
*
Dmitry Savelyev (disambiguation), several people
*
Gennadi Saveliev
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is a classical ballet company based in New York City. Founded in 1939 by Lucia Chase and Richard Pleasant, it is recognized as one of the world's leading classical ballet companies. Through 2019, it had an annual ...
, American Ballet Theatre soloist
*
Ilya Savelev
Ilya Savelev (russian: Илья Савельев, born 10 June 1971 in Moscow) is a Russian volleyball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as ...
(born 1971), Russian volleyball player
*
Larissa Saveliev
Larissa Saveliev (Russian: Лари́са Саве́льева) is a former Bolshoi Ballet dancer and the Founder and Artistic Director of YAGP, – the world's largest student ballet scholarship competition. She is also a producer of various pe ...
(born 1969), Russian ballet dancer
*
Ludmila Savelyeva
Ludmila Mikhailovna Savelyeva (russian: Людмила Михайловна Савельева; born January 24, 1942, in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She achieved lasting fame in the role of Natasha Rostova in the ...
(born 1942), Russian film actress and ballerina
*
Oleg Savelyev
Oleg Genrikhovich Savelyev (Russian: Олег Генрихович Савельев, born 27 October 1965) is a Russian politician.
He served as Minister for Crimean Affairs (31 March 2014 – 15 June 2015) and as Deputy Minister of Economic De ...
*
Sergey Savelyev (skier) (1948–2005), Russian cross country skier
*
Sergey Savelyev (speed skater) (born 1972), Russian speed skater
*
Sergey Vyacheslavovich Savelyev (born 1959), Russian scientist, evolutionist, paleoneurologist, author of the idea of cerebral sorting
*
Viktor Savelyev (1928–2013), Russian surgeon
*
Viktor Zakharevich Savelyev
Viktor Zakharevich Savelyev (russian: Виктор Захарьевич Савельев; 2 February 1875 – 1943) was a Russian general. At the beginning of World War I, he was still a colonel. He was promoted to major general in 1915. He was a r ...
(1875–1943), Russian military officer
*
Vitaly Savelyev
Vitaly Gennadyevich Savelyev (russian: Виталий Геннадьевич Савельев; born January 18, 1954) is a Russian businessman and politician serving as the Minister of Transport since 10 November 2020. Previously, he served as t ...
(born 1954), Russian businessman
{{surname
Russian-language surnames