Alexander Shiryaev
- Born
- 10 September 1867 (73 years old)
- Died
- 25 April 1941
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Gender
- Male
Russian ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer, founder of character dance in Russian ballet who served at the Mariinsky Theatre. Shiryaev was also a pioneering animation director who is credited with invention of stop motion animation.
