Zinoviev, Zinovyev, Zinovieff (Russian: Зиновьев), or Zinovieva (feminine; Зиновьева), as a Russian surname, derives from the personal name Zinovi, from Greek Zenobios. Notable people with the surname include:
Aleksandr Zinovyev (1922–2006), a Russian logician, sociologist, writer, and satiristAlexander S. Zinoviev, a diplomatBoris Zinovyev (1874–1900), a Russian revolutionaryGeorgi Zinovyev (1887–1934), a Soviet military leaderGrigory Zinoviev (1883–1936), a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politicianIvan Zinoviev (1905–1942), an NKVD captain and Hero of the Soviet UnionPeter Zinovieff, a British inventorLydia Zinovieva-Annibal (1866–1907), a Russian writerSauli Zinovjev (b. 1988), a Finnish composerSergei Zinovjev, Russian Ice Hockey playerSofka Zinovieff (b. 1961), a British journalist and authorNikolai Zinoviev, fictional character from the video game Resident Evil 3: Nemesis