Vyacheslav

Vyacheslav, also transliterated Viacheslav or Viatcheslav, is a Russian and Ukrainian masculine given name. It is the equivalent of Belarusian Вячаслаў/Вацлаў, Croatian Vjenceslav, Czech Václav, Polish Wacław and Więcesław — Latinised as Wenceslaus. Also: Romanian of Moldova Veaceslav.
It is a Slavic dithematic name derived from the Slavic words vyache, "great", and slava, "glory, fame". Common short forms are Slava, Slavik.
Feminine forms: Vyacheslava, Więcesława.

Notable people

Notable people with the given name Vyacheslav, Viacheslav or Viatcheslav include:

Academia

Viacheslav Belavkin, professor in applied mathematics at the University of Nottingham
Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian philologist and scholar specialising in Indo-European studies
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Lebedev, Soviet and Russian mathematician, known for his work on numerical analysis and development of the Lebedev quadrature
Vyacheslav Lypynsky, Ukrainian historian, social and political activist who founded the Ukrainian Democratic-Agrarian Party
Viatcheslav Mukhanov, Soviet/Russian theoretical physicist and cosmologist
Vyacheslav Nikonov, Russian political scientist and the grandson of Vyacheslav Molotov, for whom he is named
Vyacheslav Shokurov, Russian mathematician

Arts, entertainment and literature

Vyacheslav Akhunov, Kyrgyz-born Uzbek visual artist, and author
Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian symbolist poet and philosopher
Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin, director of the 1988 Soviet animated film The Kitten from the Lizyukov street
Vyacheslav Klykov, Russian sculptor who specialized in public monuments to key figures of national history and culture
Vyacheslav Kryklyvyy, known as Slavik Kryklyvyy, Ukrainian-born ballroom dancer specialising in International Latin
Viatcheslav Nazarov, world-class jazz trombonist, pianist, and vocalist
Vyacheslav Nevinny, Russian actor who worked in the Moscow Art Theatre and was titled a People's Artist of the USSR in 1986
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Polunin, better known as Slava Polunin, Russian performance artist and clown
Vyacheslav Rybakov, Soviet and Russian science fiction author
Viacheslav Samodurov, Principal Dancer at the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden in London
Vyacheslav Shalygin, Russian science fiction writer who completed medical school after reaching the rank of starshina in the Soviet Army
Vyacheslav Spesivtsev, Russian and Soviet actor and director of the Taganka Theatre Studio in Moscow from 1966
Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Soviet and Russian actor best known for his role as Soviet spy Stierlitz in the television series Seventeen Moments of Spring
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Zaitsev, more commonly known as Slava Zaitsev, Russian fashion designer, painter, graphic artist and theatrical costume designer

Diplomats

Vyacheslav Dolgov, Soviet and Russian diplomat who has served as Ambassador to Australia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Slovenia, and since 2005, he has been lecturing in consular law
Vyacheslav Kovalenko, Russian diplomat who is presently the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Armenia
Vyacheslav Trubnikov, Russian journalist, political scientist, spy and diplomat who served as Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service and was appointed Ambassador to India in 2004

Military

Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov, Russian-born Soviet Guards Junior Sergeant and squad commander who was killed in Afghanistan and posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union
Vyacheslav Borisov, Russian general who commanded troops in the Russo-Georgian War
, KGB major general who in 2010 published a book about journalist and agent provocateur Victor Louis
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Zof, Ukrainian-born Soviet Commissar and Chief of Naval Forces of the USSR
Vyacheslav Zudov, Russian-born Soviet cosmonaut who spent 2 days in space in 1976 as Commander on Soyuz 23

Music

Vyacheslav Artyomov, Russian and Soviet composer
Vyacheslav Bodolika, Moldavan musician and member of Russian musical group Premyer-Ministr
Vyacheslav Butusov, lead singer of Russian rock group Nautilus Pompilius, who started his own career as a singer after its disbandment
Viacheslav Dinerchtein, violist and promoter of novel and overlooked viola repertoire
Vyacheslav Dobrynin, Russian composer and singer also known as Doctor Shlyager
Vyacheslav Ganelin, Lithuanian Jewish jazz musician and composer
Vyacheslav Kruglik, Russian composer and conductor
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (composer), Austrian-born Belarusian classical music composer
Vyacheslav Mescherin, Soviet musician noted for producing music with synthesisers and his long-time directorship of the Moscow Orchestra of Electromusical Instruments
Vyacheslav Nagovitsin, Russian composer and former student of Dmitri Shostakovich
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Soviet and Russian composer
Vyacheslav Suk, Czech-born Russian violinist, conductor and composer
Vyacheslav Bodolika, Moldavan musician and member of Russian musical group Premyer-Ministr
Vyacheslav Polozov, is an operatic spinto tenor from the former Ukrainian SSR.

Politics

Vyacheslav Bitarov, Russian politician, Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and Chairman of the Government of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, one of the commanders during Insurgency in the North Caucasus
Vyacheslav Chornovil, Ukrainian politician and prominent dissident to Soviet policies who paved the path for Ukraine's independence
Vyacheslav Dudka, Governor of the Russian Oblast of Tula
Vyacheslav Gayzer, Russian politician who is currently serving as President of the Komi Republic
Vyacheslav Jordan, Moldovan politician who served as interim general mayor of Chisinau
Vyacheslav Kebich, Belarusian political figure who served as the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus
Vyacheslav Kislitsyn, Russian politician who served as President of Mari El
Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Kuznetsov, Belarusian politician who served as Acting Chairman of the Supreme Soviet in 1994
Vyacheslav Lypynsky, Ukrainian historian, social and political activist who founded the Ukrainian Democratic-Agrarian Party
Vyacheslav Malyshev, Soviet politician for whom the Malyshev Factory in Ukraine is named
Vyacheslav Menzhinsky, Polish-Russian revolutionary, Soviet statesman and Party official
Vyacheslav Molotov, birth name Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin, Soviet politician and diplomat for whom the Molotov cocktail was derisively named
Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, President of the Republic of Buryatia, a federal subject of Russia
Vyacheslav von Plehve, director of police in Tsarist Russia and later Minister of the Interior
Vyacheslav Pozgalyov, appointed governor of Vologda Oblast in Russia in 1996
Vyacheslav Prokopovych, Ukrainian politician and historian
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin, birth name of Vyacheslav Molotov
Vyacheslav Shtyrov, Russian politician who was President of the Sakha Republic, a federal subject of Russia
Vyacheslav Shverikas, Russian politician, member of the Federation Council
Viacheslav Suprunenko, deputy of the Kyiv City Council, member of the committee on the budget and the socio-economic development
Viacheslav Tsugba, third Prime Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia

Royalty

Viacheslav I of Kiev, Prince of Smolensk, Turov, Pereyaslavl, Peresopnitsa, Vyshgorod, and Grand Prince of Kiev
Grand Duke Vyacheslav Constantinovich of Russia, Romanov grand duke and youngest son of Grand Duke Constantine Nicholaevich and Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna
Vyacheslav Vladimirovich, Prince of Pereyaslavl

Sports

Association football (soccer)

Viacheslav Aliabiev, Ukrainian professional footballer
Vyacheslav Ambartsumyan, Russian football player and coach who played 2 matches for the USSR national team
Vyacheslav Amin, Kyrgyzstani football player and member of the Kyrgyzstan national football team
Vyacheslav Andreyuk, Russian-born Soviet football player who twice played for the USSR national team
Vyacheslav Bazylevych, Ukrainian football player
Vyacheslav Chadov, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Chanov, Russian football player and current coach
Vyacheslav Checher, Ukrainian football player who is a member of the Ukraine national team
Vyacheslav Danilin, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Dayev, Russian football player who was a member of the Russian national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup
Vyacheslav Dmitriyenko, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Dmitriyev, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Geraschenko, Belarusian football player, member of the Belarus national team, and coach
Vyacheslav Hleb, Belarusian football player
Vyacheslav Horbanenko, Ukrainian football player
Vyacheslav Hrozny, Ukrainian soccer coach
Vyacheslav Ivanov, Ukrainian football player
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Kamoltsev, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Kartashov, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Kernozenko, Cuba-born Ukrainian football player who was also a member of the Ukraine national team
Vyacheslav Kirillov, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Komarov, Russian football player and coach
Vyacheslav Kovneristov, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Krendelyov, Turkmenistani football player and member of the Turkmenistan national team
Vyacheslav Krykanov, Russian football player and coach
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (footballer), Russian football player and coach
Vyacheslav Leshchuk, Ukrainian and Soviet football player and coach
Vyacheslav Lugovkin, Russian football player and coach
Vyacheslav Lunyov, Soviet football goalkeeper
Vyacheslav Lychkin, Azerbaijani football player who was a member of the Azerbaijan national team
Vyacheslav Malafeev, Russian football player and member of the Russia national football team
Vyacheslav Malakeev, Russian-born Finnish football player
Vyacheslav Marushko, Russian-born Soviet football player, and coach
Vyacheslav Melnikov (footballer, born 1954), Russian football player and coach
Vyacheslav Melnikov (footballer, born 1975), Russian football player
Vyacheslav Nurmagombetov, Russian football player who holds Kazakhstan citizenship
Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Petrukhin, Russian football player and coach
Vyacheslav Ponomarev, Uzbek football player who made one appearance for the Uzbekistan national team in 2000
Vyacheslav Protsenko, Ukrainian football player
Vyacheslav Rafikov, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Rodin, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Semyonov, Ukrainian football player
Viacheslav Senchenko, professional boxer from Ukraine
Vyacheslav Serdyuk, Ukrainian football player
Vyacheslav Shevchenko, Ukrainian football player
Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Ukrainian football player who has made 16 appearances for the Ukraine national team
Vyacheslav Sobolev, Kazakhstani football player
Vyacheslav Solovyov, Russian-born Soviet football player and coach
Vyacheslav Sukristov, Lithuanian football player and manager
Vyacheslav Sviderskyi, Ukrainian football player who played in Ukraine's 2006 World Cup Squad
Vyacheslav Tsaryov, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Verushkin, Russian football player
Vyacheslav Volkov, Russian football player and coach
Vyacheslav Zapoyaska, Ukrainian football player
Vyacheslav Zemlyanskiy, Russian football player

Athletics

Vyacheslav Ivanenko, Russian Olympic Gold Medallist in the 50 km race walk event
Vyacheslav Lykho, Russian Olympic shot putter who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia
Vyacheslav Muravyev, Kazakhstani Olympic sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres events
Vyacheslav Shabunin, Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres
Vyacheslav Voronin, Russian Olympic athlete who won World and European Indoor championships in high jump

Boxing

Vyacheslav Glazkov, Ukrainian super heavyweight division boxer and Olympic Bronze Medallist
Vyacheslav Lemeshev, Russian middleweight boxer and Olympic Gold Medallist representing the USSR
Vyacheslav Senchenko, Ukrainian boxer who won the WBA welterweight title on April 10, 2009
Vyacheslav Uzelkov 1979–2024), Ukrainian middleweight boxer.
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy, Belarusian light welterweight boxer and Olympic Gold Medallist for the USSR

Canoeing

Vyacheslav Ionov, Soviet sprint canoer who won an Olympic gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event
Vyacheslav Kononov, Soviet sprint canoer who won two World Championship gold medals in the K-2 10000 m event
Vyacheslav Kutuzin, Soviet Olympic sprint canoer who competed in the K-4 1000 m event
Vyacheslav Tsekhosh, Ukrainian sprint canoer who won a World Championship silver medal in the C-1 4 × 200 m relay event in 2010
Vyacheslav Vinnik, Soviet sprint canoer who won World Championship medals Championships in the K-1 4 × 500 m and K-4 1000 m events in 1963
Vyacheslav Yonov, Soviet sprint canoer who won a World Championship gold medal in the K-4 10 000 m event in 1966

Ice hockey

Vyacheslav Anisin, Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and is the father Winter Olympic ice dancing champion Marina Anissina
Viatcheslav Botchkarev, former Soviet sport shooter
Vyacheslav Bulanov, Russian ice hockey referee, who has officiated at both Winter Olympics and World Hockey Championship matches
Vyacheslav Buravchikov, Russian ice hockey player
Vyacheslav Butsayev, Russian professional ice hockey player and Winter Olympics Gold Medalist
Vyacheslav Bykov, Soviet and Russian ice hockey player, dual Winter Olympics Gold Medalist, and present head coach of the Russian national ice hockey team
Vyacheslav Chistyakov, Russian ice hockey player
Vyacheslav Fetisov, Russian ice hockey player and dual Winter Olympics Gold Medalist who was the inaugural Chairman of the WADA Athlete Committee
Vyacheslav Kozlov, Russian ice hockey player and two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Detroit Red Wings
Vyacheslav Kulemin, Russian ice hockey player
Viacheslav Lavrov, retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League
Vyacheslav Litovchenko, Russian ice hockey player
Viacheslav Solodukhin, retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League
Vyacheslav Starshinov, Russian ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and has been inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame
Vyacheslav Voynov, Russian ice hockey player

Other sports

Vyacheslav Atavin, Soviet and Russian handball player who has won gold medals at European and World Championships and at the Olympic Games
Vyacheslav Chukanov, Olympic Gold Medalist in show jumping with the Soviet Union
Viacheslav Datsik, Russian former kickboxer and mixed martial artist
Vyacheslav Denisov, Uzbek basketball player who is a member of the Uzbekistan national team and made his debut at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championships
Viatcheslav Djavanian, former Russian cyclist
Vyacheslav Domani, Russian Olympic volleyball player who won a bronze medal competing for the Soviet Union
Vyacheslav Dryagin, Russian Winter Olympic skier and World Championships bronze medalist who competed for the Soviet Union
Vyacheslav Dubinin, runner up in the Individual Ice Racing World Championship in 1966 and 1967
Viacheslav Dydyshko, Belarusian chess Grandmaster
Vyacheslav Ekimov, Russian gold medal-winning Olympic road and track cyclist who was named Russian Cyclist of the Century in 2001
Vyacheslav Gorpishin, Russian Olympic Gold Medalist in handball
Viacheslav Grachev, Russian rugby union player
Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian rower who was the first three-time Olympic gold medalist in the single scull event
Viacheslav Ivanovski, Israeli Olympic weightlifter
Vyacheslav Koloskov, Russian and Soviet sport functionary who served as vice-president of FIFA
Vyacheslav Kravtsov, Ukrainian basketball player
Vyacheslav Kurennoy, Russian Olympic water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union
Viacheslav Lampeev, former field hockey player from Tajikistan
Vyacheslav Nikulin, represented Russia and later Germany at the Individual Ice Racing World Championship, runner up in 2002 and third place
Vyacheslav Oleynyk, Ukrainian wrestler and Olympic Gold Medalist
Vyacheslav Pimenov, Russian triathlete, supersprint junior champion and the Olympic Distance junior silver medalist in 2010
Viacheslav Platonov, Russian volleyball player and coach
Viacheslav Ragozin, Soviet chess Grandmaster, an International Arbiter of chess, and World Correspondence Chess Champion
Vyacheslav Savlev, Soviet bobsledder who finished runner-up in the two-man event for the 1985–86 World Cup season
Vyacheslav Shyrshov, Ukrainian Olympic swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2001 European Championships
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, Russian mixed martial arts fighter
Vyacheslav Vedenin, Russian-born Soviet Olympic and World Championships Gold Medalist in cross country skiing
Viacheslav Zagorodniuk, former Ukrainian figure skater
Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk, four-time Ukraine national figure skating champion
Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Russian volleyball player who won Olympic gold and silver medals for the Soviet Union

Other people

Vyacheslav Ivankov, assassinated member of the Russian Mafia
Vyacheslav Oltarzhevsky, Russian architect and one of the first Soviet experts in skyscraper construction
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Silin, Russian gunsmith known for his development of the Silin gun
Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Tichonitsky, Metropolitan Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church in Western Europe
Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor, international public figure, Jewish leader, businessman, peace activist and philanthropist

Fictional characters

Vyacheslav Grinko, fictional ex-Spetznaz mercenary in ''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell''