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 Anatoli Belyayev (1952–2025), Belarusian ice hockey player and coach Anatoly Belyaev (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 (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), Soviet 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; born 1978), Russian-born Tatar imam of the Finnish-Islamic Congregation
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See also Belyaev (crater), a lunar crater Belyayevo