Vasilyev

Vasilyev, Vasiliev or Vassiliev or Vassiljev (Васильев), or Vasilyeva or Vasilieva (feminine; Васильева), is a common Russian surname that is derived from the Russian given name Vasiliy (equivalent of Basil) and literally means "Vasiliy's". It may refer to:


 * Alexander Vasilyev (musician) (born 1969), lead singer and guitar player for the Russian rock band Splean
 * Alexander Vasilyev (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Alexander Vassiliev, Russian journalist, writer and espionage historian
 * Boris Vasilyev (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Denys Vasilyev (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer
 * Dimitry Vassiliev (born 1979), Russian ski jumper
 * Dmitry Vasilyev (biathlete) (born 1962), Soviet biathlete and Olympic champion
 * Dmitri Vasilyev (runner), Russian runner who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics
 * Dmitri Vasilyev (director) (1900–1984), Soviet film director
 * Dmitri Vladimirovich Vasilyev (footballer) (born 1977), Russian international footballer with FC Shinnik Yaroslavl and FC Rubin Kazan
 * Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Vasilyev (born 1985), Russian footballer with FC Shinnik Yaroslavl and FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
 * Feodosy Vasilyev (?–1711), Russian Old Believer and founder of the Fedoseevtsy movement
 * Fyodor Vasilyev (1850–1873), Russian painter
 * Georgi Vasilyev (1899–1946), Soviet film director and screenwriter
 * Grigoriy Vasilyev, real name of Grigory Soroka (1823–1864), Russian painter
 * Konstantin Vasilyev (1942–1976), Russian painter
 * Konstantin Vassiljev (1984–), Estonian footballer
 * Leonid Vasiliev (1881–1966), Russian Soviet parapsychologist and physiologist
 * Margarita Vasileva (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gy
 * Mikhail Vasilyev (explorer) (1770–1847), Russian seafarer and Vice Admiral
 * Mikhail Vasilyev (handballer) (born 1961), Russian handball player
 * Nadezhda Vasilyeva
 * Nikolai Vasilyev (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Olga Vasilyeva (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Oleg Kimovich Vasilyev (born 1959), Russian Olympic and world pairs figure skating champion
 * Oleg Vassiliev (1931–2013), Russian artist
 * Sergei Vasilyev (1900–1959), Soviet film director
 * Sergey Vasilyev (actor) (1827–1862), Russian stage actor
 * Sofia Vassilieva, Russian American actress
 * Svetlana Vasilyeva
 * The Vasilyev brothers, the alias of Soviet film directors Georgi and Sergei Vasilyev, creators of the film Chapayev
 * Uliana Vasilyeva (born 1995), Russian curler
 * Vadim Vasilyev (football) (born 1965), vice president of the French football club AS Monaco FC
 * Vadim Vasilyev (footballer) (born 1972), Azerbaijani footballer
 * Valeri Vasiliev (1949–2012), Russian (Soviet) ice hockey player
 * Vasily Vasilyev (1818–1900), Russian sinologist and academician
 * Victor Vasilyev (born 1959), Russian professional footballer
 * Victor Anatolyevich Vassiliev (born 1956), Russian mathematician, known for the Vassiliev invariant in knot theory
 * Viktor Konstantinovich Vasilyev (1887–1961), Russian and Soviet naval officer
 * Vladimir Vasiliev (martial arts), Russian martial arts instructor
 * Vladimir Vasiliev (ballet dancer) (born 1940), Russian ballet dancer
 * Vladimir Vasilyev (writer), Russian writer
 * Yana Vassilyeva (born 1981), Kazakhstani handball player