| Birth Date: | 2 April 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Death Date: | 31 December 2005 (aged 77) |
| Death Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Height: | 1.87m (06.14feet) |
| Weight: | 78kg (172lb) |
| Sport: | Canoe racing |
| Club: | Dynamo Moscow |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Aleksandr Silayev (2 April 1928 – 31 December 2005) was a Russian sprint canoeist who competed for the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-1 1,000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics, as well as a world title in the C-2 10,000 m event in 1958. At the European championships he won two gold and one silver medals (in 1957 and 1959) in the C-2 1,000 and 10,000 m events.