Medvedev (Russian: Медве́дев) and female Medvedeva (Медве́дева), from Russian medved’ (медве́дь), meaning the animal "bear", are Slavic surnames. Notable bearers of the name include:
Medvedev (male form):
Alexander Medvedev (born 1955), Russian business managerAlexander Medvedev (ice hockey) (born 1979), Russian ice hockey playerAleksei Medvedev (disambiguation) – several peopleAndriy Medvedev (born 1974), Ukrainian tennis playerDaniil Medvedev, Russian tennis playerDanila Medvedev (born 1980), Russian futurologist, business managerDmitry Medvedev (born 1965), Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, former President of RussiaDmitry Medvedev (partisan) (1898–1954), Russian partisan leader in World War IIEvgeny Medvedev (born 1982), Russian ice hockey defensemanGrigory Medvedev (disambiguation) – several peopleHennadiy Medvedyev (born 1975), Ukrainian footballerIlya Medvedev (born 1983), Russian Olympic canoerMaksim Medvedev (born 1989), Azerbaijani footballerPavel Medvedev (disambiguation) - several peopleRoy Medvedev (born 1925), Georgian-born Russian historianSergei Medvedev (disambiguation) – several peopleVladimir Medvedev (born 1937), KGB general, senior bodyguard of Brezhnev and GorbachevVladimir Medvedev (footballer) (born 1971), Russian football playerVitaly Medvedev (disambiguation) – several peopleYukhym Medvedev (1886–1938), first elected chairman of the Soviet parliament in UkraineZhores Medvedev (born 1925), Georgian-born Russian biologist, historian and activistMedvedeva (female form)
Evgenia Medvedeva (born 1999), Russian figure skaterKatya Medvedeva (born 1937), Russian naïve painterNatalia Medvedeva (disambiguation) – several peopleNijolė Medvedeva (born 1960), Olympic long jumper from LithuaniaSvetlana Medvedeva (born 1965), former First Lady of RussiaYelena Medvedeva (born 1965), Soviet Olympic rowerYevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova (born 1976), cross country skier