Belyayev (masculine) or Belyayeva (feminine) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the nickname Belyay/Belyai (Беляй), for white (blond) hair. Notable people with the surname include:
Alena Belyaeva (born 1992), Russian footballer
Alexander Belyaev (1884–1942), Russian author of science fiction
Anatoly Belyayev (1906–1967), Soviet scientist in the field of metallurgy
Dmitry Belyayev (disambiguation) , several people
Ekaterina Beliaeva (born 2003), Russian diver
Evgeny Belyaev (1926–1994), Soviet tenor soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble
Galina Belyayeva (born 1961), Russian actor
Galina Belyayeva (sport shooter) (born 1951), Russian-Kazakhstani sport shooter
Galina Belyayeva (Russian sport shooter) (born 1967), Russian sport shooter
Ivan Belyayev (disambiguation) , several people
Mikhail Belyaev (1863–1918), Russian statesman, military figure, and infantry general
Mitrofan Belyayev (1836–1903/04), Russian entrepreneur and music publisher
Nikolai Belyaev (1903–1966), Soviet Communist Party leader
Nina Belyaeva (born 1957), Russian public policy researcher
Oleksandr Byelyayev (born 1999), Ukrainian footballer
Olga Beliaeva (born 1985), Russian water polo player
Pavel Belyayev (1925–1970), Russian cosmonaut
Raisa Belyaeva (1912–1943), Russian fighter pilot
Sasha Belyaeva (born 1998), Russian musician and social artist
Sergey Belyayev (1960–2020), Kazakhstani shooter
Spartak Belyaev (1923–2017), Soviet physicist and academician
Tetiana Beliaieva (born 1971), Ukrainian judoka
Vadim Belyaev (born 1966), Russian banker
Volodymyr Byelyayev (born 1944), Soviet Olympic gold medalist in volleyball in 1968
Vladimir Belyaev (weightlifter) (1940–2020), Soviet Olympic silver medalist in weightlifting in 1968
Vladimir Belyayev (disambiguation) , multiple people
Yevgeny Belyayev (1954–2003), Soviet/Russian skier
Yurii Bieliaiev (born 1992), Belarusian competitive ice dancer
Yury Belyayev (born 1947), Russian actor
Ramil Belyaev (also Bilal;[ 1] born 1978), Russian-born Tatar imam of the Finnish-Islamic Congregation [ 2]
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See also
Surnames derived from the color
White English Celtic German /Yiddish Other Germanic Romance Slavic
Belić , Bijelić , Bilić
Belik
Belikov
Belov
Belsky
Belenky
Bely
Belyay , Belyaev , Belyakov , Belykh
Białas , Białek , Białecki , Bialik , Białkowski , Biały
Bielak /Bielák /Belyak , Bielski , Bielecki /Beletsky , Bieliński /Belinsky , Bielawski
Bilski
Bily
Bilyi
Bilyk
Byelik , Belik
Other