Laptev () may refer to: Laptev Sea, one of the seas in the Arctic Ocean Laptev Strait, strait in Russian Far East People with the surname Ari Laptev (born 1950), Ukrainian mathematician Dmitry Laptev (1701–1771), Russian explorer Khariton Laptev (1700–1763), Russian explorer Vladimir Laptev (politician) (born 1945), Russian politician Yury Laptev (born 1960), Russian opera singer, opera director, theatre lecturer, and presidential adviser Yuri Grigorievich Laptev (1903–1984), Russian and Soviet writer, journalist and actor