List of Famous people named Lev

Lev Ivanovich Yashin, nicknamed the "Black Spider" or the "Black Panther", was a Soviet professional footballer, regarded by many as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport. He was known for his athleticism, positioning, stature, bravery, imposing presence in goal, and acrobatic reflex saves. He was also deputy chairman of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union.

Lev Davidovich Landau was a Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics.

Felix-Lev Borisovich Zbarsky was a Russian Soviet painter. He was born in Moscow, the son of a biochemist Boris Zbarsky. Biochemist Ilya Zbarsky was his brother, and he was the first husband of actress Lyudmila Maksakova. He was also a husband of soviet model Regina Zbarskaya.

Lev Valerianovich Leshchenko, is a Russian singer, who is best known for his rendition of "Den Pobedy" and the 1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony theme song "Do svidanja, Moskva".

Lev Parnas is a Ukrainian-born American businessman and associate of Rudy Giuliani along with Igor Fruman. Parnas, Giuliani, and Fruman are involved in the Trump–Ukraine scandal. President Trump claims he was not fully aware of their efforts in 2018 and 2019 to pressure Ukraine to launch an investigation into a political rival.

Lev Konstantinovich Durov was a Soviet/Russian theatre and film actor who appeared in more than 200 films and numerous stage productions between 1955 and 2008. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1990.

Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky was a Soviet psychologist, known for his work on psychological development in children. He published on a diverse range of subjects, and from multiple views as his perspective changed over the years. Among his students was Alexander Luria.

Lev Dengov is a Russian-Belarusian public figure, entrepreneur. Advisor of the State Secretary of the Common State Rapota G. A., Chairman of the Board of the Russian-Libyan Trade House.

Lev Efimovich Kerbel was a sculptor of Soviet realist works. Kerbel's creations included statues of Marx, Lenin, Yuri Gagarin, which were sent by Soviet Government as gifts to socialist and the Third World countries across the world.

Lev Ivanovich Borisov was a Russian actor. Brother of Oleg Borisov. He was a People's Artist of Russia.