Gleb

Gleb is a Slavic male given name derived from the Old Norse name Guðleifr, which means "heir of god." It is popular in Russia due to an early martyr, Saint Gleb, who is venerated by Eastern Orthodox churches. The name may refer to:

People

• Gleb Poro (born 1986) Black/Death metal composer
• Gleb of Kiev (died 1171), Russian prince
• Gleb Axelrod (1923–2003), Russian pianist
• Gleb Baklanov (1910–1976), Russian general
• Gleb Boglayevskiy (born 1986), Russian football player
• Gleb W. Derujinsky (1888–1975), Russian-American sculptor
• Gleb Galperin (born 1985), Russian diver
• Gleb Ilyin (1889–1968), Russian-American painter
• Gleb Kotelnikov (1872–1944), Russian inventor
• Gleb Krotkov (1901–1968), Canadian scientist
• Gleb Krzhizhanovsky (1872–1959), Russian economist
• Gleb Lozino-Lozinskiy (1909–2001), Russian engineer
• Gleb Vladimirovich Nosovsky (born 1958), Russian mathematician
• Gleb Panfilov (born 1934), Russian film director
• Gleb Panfyorov (born 1970), Russian football player
• Gleb Pavlovsky (born 1951), Russian political scientist
• Gleb Pisarevskiy (born 1976), Russian weightlifter
• Gleb Savchenko (born 1984), Russian dancer
• Gleb Savinov (1915–2000), Russian painter
• Gleb Shishmaryov (1781–1835), Russian admiral
• Gleb Shulpyakov (born 1971), Russian writer
• Gleb Strizhenov (1923–1985), Russian actor
• Gleb Struve (1898–1985), Russian poet and literary historian
• Gleb Svyatoslavich (Prince of Chernigov) (1168–1215), Rus' prince
• Gleb Uspensky (1843–1902), Russian writer
• Gleb Wataghin (1899–1986), Italian scientist
• Gleb Yakunin (1934–2014), Russian priest and dissident

See also

• Boris Gleb, village in Murmansk, Russia
• Church of Boris and Gleb, Russia
• Saints Boris and Gleb