Melentyev

Melentyev, feninine: Melentyeva, also Melentiev ({{langx|ru|Мелентьев}}) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the given name Melentiy (Meletius). Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Melentyev (1954–2015), Soviet sport shooter
• Mariya Melentyeva (1924–1942) World War II Soviet partisan
• Vasilisa Melentyeva ({{fl.}} 1575), the legendary or real sixth wife of Ivan the Terrible
• {{ill|Vitaliay Melentyev|ru|Мелентьев, Виталий Григорьевич}} (1916–1984), Russian Soviet writer
• Yuri Melentiev (born 1964), Kyrgyz sport shooter
• {{ill|Yuri Melentyev|ru|Мелентьев, Юрий Серафимович}} (1932–1997), Soviet and Russian author, state functionary, Minister of Culture of RSFSR