Bestuzhev (), or Bestuzheva (feminine; ) is a Russian surname. The Bestuzhev noble family was from the medieval Novgorod Republic and descended from boyars.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Pyotr Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1664âÂÂ1742), Russian statesman
- Mikhail Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1688âÂÂ1760), Russian diplomat
- Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1693âÂÂ1766), Russian diplomat
- Alexander Fedoseyevich Bestuzhev (1761âÂÂ1810), Russian writer and state councilor
- Alexander's sons (all members of the Decembrist revolt):
- Nikolay Bestuzhev (1791âÂÂ1855), Russian writer and portrait painter
- Alexander Bestuzhev (1797âÂÂ1837), Russian writer
- Mikhail Bestuzhev (writer) (1800âÂÂ1871), Russian writer
- Pyotr Bestuzhev (officer) (1804âÂÂ1840), Russian officer and memoirist
- Pavel Bestuzhev (1808âÂÂ1846), Russian officer
- Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1801âÂÂ1826), Russian officer
- Konstantin Bestuzhev-Ryumin (1829âÂÂ1897), Russian historian