Nureyev, Nureev, Nuriyev, or Nuriev (Russian: Нуреев, Tatar: Нуриев, Bashkir: Нуриев) is a Russianized Muslim masculine family name meaning "light". Its feminine counterpart is Nureyeva, Nureeva, Nuriyeva, or Nurieva. It may refer to
Denis Nureyev (born 1987), Russian football defender
Elkhan Nuriyev (born 1969), Azerbaijani political scientist
Ilgiz Nuriyev (1984), Russian ice hockey player
Rudolf Nureyev (1938–1993), Russian dancer of Tatar and Bashkir origin
Fonteyn & Nureyev on Broadway
Nureyev (1977–2001), a Kentucky-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and champion sire
