Vasilyev

Article summary

Vasilyev, Vasiliev or Vassiliev or Vassiljev ( ), or Vasilyeva or Vasilieva (feminine; ), 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 (born 1962), Russian journalist, writer and espionage historian *Boris Vasilyev (disambiguation), multiple people *Denys Vasilyev (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer *Dimitry Vassiliev (born 1979), Russian ski jumper * *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 (born 1984), Estonian footballer *Leonid Vasiliev (1881–1966), Russian Soviet parapsychologist and physiologist *Margarita Vasileva (born 2005), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast *Mikhail Vasilyev (explorer) (1770–1847), Russian seafarer and Vice Admiral *Mikhail Vasilyev (handballer) (1961–2025), Russian handball player *Nadezhda Vasilyeva (1915–1971), Russian imposter *Nikolai Vasilyev (disambiguation), multi…

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1. date of birth: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372050280