Vasilyev

Vasilyev (Васильев) or Vasiliev or Vassiliev is a common Russian last name derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy (equivalent of Basil). The feminine form: Vasilyeva (Vasilieva). It may refer to:

*Aleksandr Vasilev (b. 1969), the lead singer and a guitar player for the Russian rock band Splean
*Alexander Vasiliev (1867-1953), a Russian expert in Byzantine history
*Alexander Vassiliev, a Russian journalist, writer and espionage historian
*D. Vasilyev, a Soviet film director
*Feodosiy Vasilyev (?-1711), a Russian Old Believer and founder of the Fedoseevtsy movement
*Fyodor Vasilyev (1850-1873), a Russian painter
*Georgiy Vasilyev (1957-), a Russian bard
*Grigoriy Vasilyev (1823-1864), a Russian painter
*Konstantin Vasilyev (1942-1976), a Russian painter
*Mikhail Vasilyev (1770-1847), a Russian seafarer and Vice Admiral
*Mikhail Vasilyev-Yuzniy (1876-1937), a Soviet statesman
*Nikolai Alekseyevich Vasilyev (1871-1918), a Russian scientist in the field of textile machinery
*Nicolai A. Vasiliev (1880-1940), a Russian logician
*Nikolai Vasilyev (1889-1942), a Soviet writer
*Oleg Fyodorovich Vasilyev (1925-?), a Soviet scientist in the field of hydrodynamics and hydraulics
*Oleg Kimovich Vasilyev (b.1959), a Russian Olympic and world pairs figure skating champion
*Oleg Vassiliev (1931-), Russian artist
*Pavel Vasilyev (1910-1937), a Russian poet
*Pavel Vasilyevich Vasilyev (1832-1879), a Russian actor
*Pyotr Vasilyev (1899-?), a Russian graphic artist and painter
*Sergei Alexandrovich Vasilyev (1911-?), a Soviet poet
*Sergei Vasilyev-Boroginsky (1907-?), a Soviet poet
*Sergei Vasilyevich Vasilyev (1827-1862), a Russian actor
*The Vasilyev brothers, an alias of two unrelated Soviet film directors Georgi and Sergei Vasilyev, creators of the "Chapayev" movie
*Vasily Vasilyev (1818-1900), a Russian sinologist and academician
*Vladimir Vasiliev, a Russian martial arts instructor
*Vladimir Vasiliev (ballet dancer) (b.1940), a Russian ballet actor
*Vladimir Vasilyev (writer), a Russian writer