Stepan Nikitich Begichev (Russian: Бегичев, Степан Никитич) (22 July 1785 – 3 September 1859) was a Russian Empire colonel and memoirist, brother of Dmitry Begichev and Yablochkova Elizaveta While living in Moscow, his house was visited by his close friends such as Prince Vladimir Odoyevsky (philosopher, writer, music critic), Denis Davydov (soldier-poet), Wilhelm Küchelbecker (Romantic poet), Alexey Verstovsky (composer) and Alexander Griboyedov (writer).

In 1819 he had 175 'souls' assigned to his properties.

Member of the Military Society (possibly saving the Union) and the Union of Welfare.

He was buried in village Yekaterininskaya of Epifanskie County of Tula Oblast.

Anna Baryshnikova - married 29 April 1823 Maria Ivanovna Lelu (French governess) - Married 1844