Rudolf Nureyev vs Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev and Nureyev both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Rudolf Nureyev	Yes	No	No	No
Nureyev	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Rudolf Nureyev and Nureyev are synonyms defined as:

Rudolf Nureyev and Nureyev: Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938)

Rudolf Nureyev (noun)	Nureyev (noun)
Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938)	Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938)