Nureyev

Nureyev, Nureev, Nuriyev, or Nuriev (Нуреев, Нуриев, Нуриев) is a Russianized Muslim masculine family name meaning "light". Its feminine counterpart is Nureyeva, Nureeva, Nuriyeva, or Nurieva. It may refer to:


 * Aydar Nuriev (born 1994), Russian racing driver
 * Elkhan Nuriyev (born 1969), Azerbaijani political scientist
 * Ilgiz Nuriyev (1984), Russian ice hockey player
 * Marat Nuriyev (born 1966), Russian politician
 * Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Soviet dancer of Tatar and Bashkir origin
 * Fonteyn & Nureyev on Broadway
 * Rustem Nureev (1950–2023), Russian scientist and economist
 * Sevda Nuriyeva (born 1987), Azerbaijani footballer
 * Nureyev (1977–2001), a Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire
 * Nureyev (crater), a crater on Mercury