Nechayev or Nechaev (Russian: Нечаев) is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Nechayeva or Nechaeva. It may refer to:
- Aleksandr Nechayev (disambiguation), several people
- Alexey Nechayev (born 1966), Russian entrepreneur and politician
- Andrey Nechayev (born 1953), Russian politician, scientist and economist
- Anna Nechaeva, Russian soprano singer
- Konstantin Petrovich Nechaev (died 1946), Russian anti-communist general and mercenary
- Leonid Nechayev (1939–2010), Russian children's film director
- Oleg Nechayev (born 1971), Russian football coach and a former player
- Pyotr Nechayev (1842–1905), Russian religious writer and lecturer
- Sergey Nechayev (1847–1882), Russian revolutionary
- Stepan Nechayev (1792–1860), Russian historian
- Victor Nechayev (born 1955), Russian ice hockey player
- Viktor Nechaev (born 1972), Russian rugby league player
- Vladimir Nechaev (1908–1969), Soviet singer
- Yaroslava Nechaeva, Russian ice dancer
- Yelena Nechayeva (born 1979), Russian fencer
- Yury Nechaev-Maltsov (1834–1913), Russian glassware manufacturer, landlord and patron of art
See also
edit- Nechayev Sad, a village in southeastern Kazakhstan