Matveyev

Matveyev (Russian: Матвеев; masculine) or Matveyeva (Матвеева; feminine) is a Russian language family name. Its alternative spellings include Matveev. The name derived from a personal name Matvei (Matthew (name)).

It is shared by the following people:

• Aleksandr Matveyev (disambiguation)
  • Aleksandr Matveyev (linguist) (b. 1926), Russian linguist
  • Aleksandr Matveyev (medic), Russian medic
  • Aleksandr Matveyev (officer) (b. 1922), Soviet army officer and Full Cavalier of the Order of Glory
  • Aleksandr Matveyev (sculptor) (1878–1960), Russian sculptor
• Andrey Matveyev (1666–1728), Russian statesman
• Andrey Matveyev (painter) (1702–1739), Russian painter
• Artamon Matveyev (1625–1682), Russian statesman, diplomat and reformer
• Boris Matveyev (percussionist) (1928–?), Russian percussionist
• Boris Matveyev (zoologist) (1889–1973), Soviet zoologist
• Boris Matveyev (footballer) (b. 1970), Soviet and Russian footballer
• Fyodor Matveyev (1758–1826), Russian painter and graphic artist
• Ivan Matveyev (1890–1918), participant of the Russian Civil War
• Mikhail Matveyev (1914–1944), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Novella Matveyeva (b. 1934), Russian bard
• Pavel Matveyev (b. 1980), Russian artist
• Svetlana Matveeva (b. 1969), Russian chess player
• Tatiana Matveyeva (b. 1985), Russian weightlifter
• Tatiana Matveeva (footballer), Georgian soccer player
• Vladimir Matveyev (1911–1942), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Yevgeny Matveyev (1922–2003), Soviet and Russian actor, film director and screenwriter

See also

• Matveyev Kurgan, a rural locality (a settlement) in Rostov Oblast, Russia