Dmitriyev or Dmitriev is a common Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Dmitry and literally means Dmitry's. It may refer to:Aleksandr Dmitriyev (conductor), Russian conductor Alexey Dmitriev, Russian ice hockey player Andrei Dmitriev, Russian writer Artur Dmitriev, Russian Olympic champion in figure skating Dmitriy Dmitriyev, Russian professional football player Georgy Dmitriyev, a Russian composer Igor Dmitriev (1927–2008), Russian actor Ivan Dmitriev (1760–1837), Russian poet Matvey Dmitriev-Mamonov (1790–1863), Russian poet, public and military figure Maxim Dmitriyev (1913–1990), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gennadiyevich Dmitriyev, Soviet and Russian mathematician Nikolai Dmitriev (1898–1954), Soviet linguist V. Dmitriev, soloist with the Alexandrov Ensemble Vladimir Dmitriyev (1900–1948), Soviet theater designer and painter Vladimir Karpovich Dmitriev (1868–1913), Russian economist, mathematician and statistician Yury Dmitriyev (1911–2006), Soviet theater and art critic Yury Dmitriyev, Soviet cyclist Yury A. Dmitriev, rights activist and Gulag historian