Rudnev (Russian: Руднев) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Yevgeniya Rudneva (1920–1944), Soviet military air navigator and Hero of the Soviet Union
Lev Rudnev (1885–1956), Soviet architect
Nikoly Rudnev (1895–1944), Ukrainian–Uzbekistani chess master
Vadim Rudnev (1874–1940), Russian politician and editor
Vsevolod Rudnev (1855–1913), Russian naval officer
See also:
Artjoms Rudņevs (born 1988), Latvian football forward
1907 Rudneva, main-belt asteroid that was named after Yevgeniya Rudneva