Zev Vilnay (Vilensky) (1900- ) was an Israeli geographer, author and lecturer.

Zev Vilnay was born in Kishinev. He moved to Palestine with his parents at the age of six and grew up in Haifa. He served as a military topographer in the Haganah, and later in the Israel Defense Forces. He was a pioneer in the sphere of outdoor hiking and touring in Israel. He lectured widely on Israeli geography, ethnography, history and folklore. ^[1]

Published works in English

• Legends of Palestine (1932)
• The Guide to Israel (first published in 1955)
• The Holy Land in Old Prints and Maps (1965)
• The New Israel Atlas: Bible to Present Day (1968)

Published works in Hebrew

• Enziklopediya Liyidiat Haaretz (3 volumes) (1956)
• Yerushalayim (2 volumes) (1960-62, 1970)
• Tel Aviv-Jaffa (1965)
• Yehudah Veshomron (1968)
• Sinai, Avar Vehoveh (1969)
• Golan Vehermon (1970)
• Matzevot Kodesh Be'eretz Yisrael (1963)
• Eretz Yisrael Betmunot Atikot (1961)