List of Kazakhs
This is a list of notable ethnic Kazakhs .
Farhat Abdraimov (1966–2021), actorShaken Aimanov (1914–1970), film director, actorBerik Aitjanov (born 1979), actor, film producerDinmukhamet Akhimov (born 1948), actorDamir Amangeldin (born 2002), actorEmir Baigazin (born 1984), actor, film directorTimur Bekmambetov (born 1961), film directorKhadisha Bukeyeva (1917–2011), theater and film actressC.C.TAY (born 2000), singer and actressEva Dedova (born 1992), actressRuslana Korshunova (1987–2008), international fashion modelSergei Lukyanenko (born 1968), author, screenwriterRashid Nugmanov (born 1954), film directorGulshat Omarova (born 1968), writer, film director and actressDarezhan Omirbaev (born 1958), film director, screenwriterLinda Nigmatulina (born 1983), actressVenera Nigmatulina (born 1962), actressKuman Tastanbekov (1945–2017), actorVladimir Tolokonnikov (1943–2017), actorGulnara Sarsenova (born 1961), film producerAlyona Subbotina (born 1990), international fashion modelBayan Yessentayeva (born 1974), producer, television presenter, actressSamal Yeslyamova (born 1984), actress
Artists
Altynai Asylmuratova (born 1961), ballerinaDilka Bear (born 1977), painterAgimsaly Duzelkhanov (born 1951), artistAigana Gali (born Ayganim Sadykova, 1981), multimedia artistAisha Galimbaeva (1917–2008), painter and educatorGulfairus Mansurovna Ismailova (1929–2013), artist, actressLazzate Maralbayeva (born 1951), painter and architectSergey Kalmykov (1891–1967), painter, draughtsman and writerAbilkhan Kasteev (1904–1973), painterZhenis Kakenuly Nurlybayev (born 1965), painterRustam Khalfin (1949–2008), painterLeyla Mahat (born 1970), artist, curator, gallery director, associate professorAlmagul Menlibayeva (born 1969), artistShaken Niyazbekov (1938–2014), artist, designer of the flag of Kazakhstan Edige Niyazov (1940–2009), photographerMalik Oskenbay (born 1966), artist, sculptorYesken Sergebayev (born 1940), sculptorChezhina Svetlana (born 1985), comic book artistUral Tansykbayev (1904–1974)Ola Volo , Canadian muralist of Kazakh descent
Writers and poets
Zharaskan Abdirash – poetKarina Abdullina (born 1976) – poet and singerIbrahim Altynsarin (1841–1889) – pedagogue, writerMukhtar Auezov (1897–1961) – writer, public figureAhmed Baitursynuli (1873–1937) – poet, writer, pedagogue and politicianAlikhan Bukeikhanov (1866–1937) – writer, political activist and environmental scientistMir Yakub Dulatuli (1885–1935) – poet, writer and a leader of Alash Orda governmentBukhar-zhirau Kalmakanov (1693–1789) – poetAigul Kemelbayeva (born 1965) – prose writer and literary criticBaqytjan Kanapyanov (born 1951) – poet and lyricistMukaghali Makatayev (1931–1976) – akyn , poetBauyrjan Momyshuly (1910–1982) – writer, hero of the Soviet Union during World War IISabid Mukanov (1900–1973) – poet and writerGabit Musirepov (1902–1985) – writer, playwrightSeitzhan Omarov (1907–1985) – writerIbrahim Qunanbaiuly (1845–1904) – poet, composer and philosopherSaken Seifullin (1894–1939) – poet and writer, national activistMukhtar Shakhanov (born 1942) – writer, lawmaker, ambassadorOljas Suleimenov (born 1936) – poet, politician, and anti-nuclear activistAigerim Tazhi (born 1981) – poetSultanmahmud Toraygirov (1893–1920) – poet and writerTauman Torekhanov (born 1931) – writer, journalist and executive editorMuhammed Shoqan Qanafiya Shynghysuly Walikhanov (1835–1865) – scholar, ethnographer and historianAhmad Yasawi (1106–1166) – poet and Sufi (Muslim mystic)Zhambyl Zhabayuly (1846–1945) – akyn , student of SuinbayMuhammedjan Jumabayev (1893–1938) – writer, publicist, founder of modern Kazakh literatureQabdesh Zhumadilov (1936–2021) – writer
Businessmen
Composers and musicians
Dilnaz Akhmadieva (born 1980), pop singerJania Aubakirova (born 1987), pianistRoza Baglanova (1922–2011), opera singerKulyash Baiseitova (1912–1957), opera singerMarat Bisengaliev (born 1962), violinist and director of orchestrasAlan Buribayev (born 1979), conductorDos Mukasan (formed 1967), rock and pop music groupZhanar Dugalova (born 1987), singerNagima Eskalieva (born 1954), singerImanbek (born 2000), DJ and record producerMakpal Isabekova (born 1984), singerDarkhan Juzz (1990–2023), indie pop singer, songwriter, sound producer and musicianShamshi Kaldayakov (1930–1992), composerNurzhan Kermenbayev (born 1989), singerStanislav Khegai (born 1985), pianistAlmas Kishkenbayev (born 1985), singerKristian Kostov (born 2000), Bulgarian-Russian singer of Kazakh descent[ 1] Erzhan Kulibaev (born 1986), Spanish violinist of Kazakh descentErik Kurmangaliev (1959–2008), opera singerMaria Mudryak (born 1994), operatic sopranoMayra Muhammad-kyzy (born 1969), opera singerNinety One (formed 2015), Qpop bandAisha Orazbayeva (born 1985), violinistKairat Nurtas (born 1989), singerMakhambet Otemisuly (1804–1846), akyn, composer, leader of rebellious movement against Russian EmpireDimash Qudaibergen (born 1994), singer with songs in 13 languagesRoza Rymbayeva (born 1957), singerMadina Saduakasova (born 1979), opera singerKurmangazy Sagyrbaev (1823–1896), composer, instrumentalist and folk artistAltynay Sapargalieva (born 1989), singerEldar Sattarov (born 1973)Scriptonite (born 1990), rapper, singer-songwriterRinat Shakirov , (1962- ), pianist and composerMaira Shamsutdinova (1890–1927)Baluan Sholak (1864–1919), singer, composerAmir Tebenikhin (born 1977), pianistBibigul Tulegenova (born 1929), opera singerDaneliya Tuleshova (born 2006), singerKayrat Tuntekov (born 1986), singerUlytau (formed 2001), Folk metal , Neo-classical metal Anastasiya Usova (born 1988), singerTolkyn Zabirova (born 1970), singerZhambyl Zhabayuly (1846–1945), Kazakh traditional folksingerGaziza Zhubanova (1927–1993), composerZiruza (born 1997), Q-pop singerAkmaral Zykayeva (born 1985), artist, singer-songwriter
Heads of state
Abu'l-Mansur Khan (1711–1781), khan of Middle jüz , leader of Kazakh Khanate (1771–1781)Abu'l-Khair Muhammed Khan (1693–1748), khan of the Kazakh Junior jüz (1725–1748)Burunduk Khan (?–1511), leader of the Kazakh Khanate (1480–1510)Esim Khan (?–1628 (1643)), leader of the Kazakh Khanate (1598–1628 (1643))Janibek Khan (1428–1480), founder and co-leader of Kazakh Khanate (1465–1480)Qasim Khan (1445–1521), leader of the Kazakh Khanate (1510–1521)Muhammed Khan (1480–1523), leader of the Kazakh Khanate (1521–1523)Tahir Khan (?–1533), leader of the Kazakh Khanate (1523–1533)Ahmed Khan (?–1536), leader of the Kazakh Khanate (1533–1536)Haqnazar Khan (1509–1580), leader of the Kazakh Khanate (1538–1580)Salqam-Jahangir Khan (1610–1652), leader of the Kazakh Khanate (1643–1652)Kenesary Khan (1802–1847), khan of all three jüzes (1841–1847)Kerei Khan (?–1465), founder and co-leader of Kazakh Khanate (1456–1465)Tauke Khan (?–1718), leader of the Kazakh Khanate (1680–1718)Dinmukhamed Kunaev (1912–1993), First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR (1960–1962, 1964–1986), Prime Minister, President Kazakhstan Academy of SciencesNursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940), President of KazakhstanJumabay Shayahmetov (1902–1966), First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR (1946–1954), former NKVD officer who participated in repressions against Kazakh people
Philosophers
Politicians and activists
Baurzhan Abdishev , Soviet army veteran and Kazakhstani politicianGulshara Abdykhalikova (born 1965), politicianByrganym Aitimova (born 1953), ambassador, minister, former Komsomol leader who supported Soviet government rogue actions against Kazakh people during Jeltoqsan Zhanar Aitzhanova (born 1965), politician, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office at Geneva Daniyal Akhmetov (born 1954), Prime MinisterAkhmet Baitursynov (1873–1937), poet, writer and politicianNurlan Balgimbayev (1947–2015), Prime MinisterOsman Bahadur (1899–1951), fighter for the freedom of the Kazakh people in Xinjiang Alikhan Bukeikhanov (1866–1937), writer, political activist and environmental scientistTamara Duisenova (born 1965), politician, e Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population Mir Yaqub Dulatuli (1885–1935), poet, writer and a leader of Alash Orda governmentKabibulla Dzhakupov , former Chair of the Mazhilis from 2014 to 2016Janabil (1934–2024), politician in ChinaGuljan Karagusova (born 1950), member of Majilis, Minister of Labour and Social ProtectionAshat Kerimbay (born 1947), politician in ChinaOralbeg Abdu Kerimovic , Secretary General of the government of KazakhstanYurii Khitrin , Prosecutor GeneralDinmukhamed Kunaev (1912–1993), soviet politician, First Secretary of the Kazakh Communist Party between 1960–1962 and 1964–1986Muhambet Kopeev (born 1949), Kazakh senator, former Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan and Mazhilis , former Minister of Emergency Situations Eset Kotibaruli (1803–1889), leader of the anti-colonial war against Russian EmpireMukhtar Kul-Mukhammed (born 1960), senator, former Deputy Chairman of the Nur Otan , and former advisor to the President of Kazakhstan Asqar Mamin (born 1965), former Prime MinisterKarim Massimov (born 1965), former Prime MinisterNursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940), first President of Kazakhstan and founder of the Nur Otan partyBolat Nurgaliyev (born 1951), diplomatMakhambet Otemisuly (1804–1846), akyn, composer, leader of rebellious movement against Russian EmpireToleutai Raqymbekov (born 1964), politicianQairat Rysqulbekov (1966–1988), participant in Jeltoqsan protests, posthumous Hero of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev (born 1946), politician, Secretary of State, Minister of Foreign AffairsMustafa Shokay (1890–1941), leader of the Kokand revolt (1917) against the Bolsheviks Älihan Smaiylov (born 1972), current Prime MinisterOljas Suleimenov (born 1936), poet, politician, and anti-nuclear activistImangali Tasmagambetov (born 1956), Prime MinisterIsatay Taymanuly (1791–1838), leader of rebellious movement against Russian EmpireMarat Tazhin (born 1960), Foreign MinisterKassym-Jomart Tokayev (born 1953), Foreign Minister, Prime Minister, and current President of Kazakhstan Janseiıt Tüimebaev (born 1958), Minister of Education and ScienceAman Tuleyev (born 1944), governor of Kemerovo Oblast , RussiaMukhamedzhan Tynyshpaev (1879–1953), Kazakh engineer, ethnographer, historian, and political activistAkhmetzhan Yessimov (born 1960), Kazakh politician and former chairman of Samruk-Kazyna Adilbek Zhaksybekov (born 1954), politician, State Secretary , MinisterSayragul Sauytbay (born 1977), physician, headteacher, whistleblower and political activist from China about the persecution of Uyghurs in China , she was now based in Washington DC and elected as a Vice President of East Turkistan Government-in-Exile
Military
Nurken Abdirov (1919–1942), fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet UnionGaliy Adilbekov (1908–1943), The only Kazakh tank brigade commander of World War IIAidyn Aimbetov (born 1972), fighter pilot and cosmonautToktar Aubakirov (born 1946), first Kazakh in space, MPMukhtar Aymakhanov (born 1967), cosmonautRahim-Bek Bahadur (1705–?), warrior in the 18th century against Dzungars Nasrullah Nauryzbai Bahadur (1706–1781), Kazakh commander in the 18th century who fought against the Dzungars Murat Bektanov (born 1965), Minister of DefenceTalgat Bigeldinov (1922–2014), Il-2 pilot, only Kazak twice awarded Hero of the Soviet UnionSyrym Datuly (1712–1802), leader of the Kazakhs of the Junior Jüz Khiuaz Dospanova (1922–2008), aviation navigator, officer in the "night witches "Raziya Iskakova (1922–2010), recipient of the Florence Nightingale MedalMurat Maikeyev (born 1959), military figureManshuk Mametova (1922–1943), World War II machine gunner, posthumous Hero of the Soviet UnionJaqipbek Maldybayev , (1907–1938), the first Kazakh combat pilotAliya Moldagulova (1925–1944), female Soviet sniper during World War IIBauırjan Momyshuly (1910–1982), writer, posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union for actions in World War IITalgat Musabayev (born 1951), test pilot, former cosmonaut, Director of Aerospace Agency of Republic of KazakhstanSagadat Nurmagambetov (1924–2013), Soviet and Kazakh generalQasim Qaysenov (1918—2006), Kazakh partisan detachment commander during World War IIRahimjan Qoshqarbaev (1924–1988), first soldier to raise the Soviet flag in the Reichstag Ibragim Suleymanov (1911–1943), sniper of World War II and Hero of Kazakhstan Saken Zhasuzakov (born 1957), Minister of Defence
Rulers
Scientists
Serikbolsyn Abdildin (1937–2019), economist and politicianMaukhida Abdulkabirova (1917–2003), geologist and metallurgistMurat Aitkhozhin (1939–1987), molecular biologistKimal Akishev (1924–2003), scientist, archeologist, and historianKen Alibek (born 1950), microbiologistSarsen Amanzholov (1903–1958), linguist, Turkologist Gulsum Asfendiyarova (1880–1937), medical doctor, health care system organizerKaisha Atakhanova (born 1957), genetic biologistShafik Chokin (1912–2003), engineer, President of Academy of SciencesMirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat (1499/1500–1551), historian, Chagatai Turco-Mongol military generalAskar Dzhumadildayev (born 1956), mathematicianOrazak Ismagulov (born 1930), anthropologistZhenis Kembayev (born 1975), juristKhalida Mamanova , professor, medical doctor, and participant in the Second World WarTasbolat Mukhametkaliev (1937–2019), scientistAbilbek Nurmagambetov (1927–1998), linguist-etymologistMarat Sarsembaev (born 1947), juristKanysh Satbayev (1899–1964), engineer, geologist, President of Academy of SciencesMukhamedzhan Tynyshpaev (1879–1937), engineer, enthnographer, historian, activist
Sportspersons
Boxers
Merey Akshalov (born 1988) – boxer, champion of the 2013 World Championships Janibek Alimkhanuly – (born 1993) – boxer, champion of the 2013 World Championships Makhmud Sabyrkhan (born 2001) – boxer, gold at 2023 World Championships Bakhtiyar Artayev (born 1983) – champion of the 2004 Summer Olympics Saken Bibossinov (born 1997) – boxer, champion of the 2021 World Championships , bronze medalist at 2019 World Championships and bronze medal winner of the 2020 Summer Olympics Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (born 1976) – silver medal winner of the 2000 Summer Olympics Yermakhan Ibraimov (born 1972) – bronze medal winner of the 1996 Summer Olympics , champion of the 2000 Summer Olympics Kanat Islam (born 1984) – bronze medal winner of the 2008 Summer Olympics , WBA Inter-Continental, WBO NABO, WBO Inter-Continental, WBA Fedelatin, WBA Fedecaribe Super welterweightRuslan Abdullaev (born 2002) – champion of the 2023 World Championships Serik Konakbayev (born 1959) – silver medal winner of the 1980 Summer Olympics Kamshybek Kunkabayev – bronze medal winner of the 2020 Summer Olympics Nazym Kyzaibay (born 1993) – boxer, champion of the 2014 and 2016 World Championships , bronze medal winner of the 2024 Summer Olympics Adilbek Niyazymbetov – silver medal winner of the 2012 Summer Olympics , 2016 Summer Olympics Bulat Niyazymbetov (born 1972) – bronze medal winner of the 1996 Summer Olympics Bekzad Nurdauletov (born 1998) – boxer, champion of the 2019 World Championships Nurbek Oralbay (born 2000) – champion of the 2023 World Championships Aslanbek Shymbergenov (born 1991) – gold at 2023 World Championships Serik Sapiyev (born 1983) – boxer, champion of the 2012 Summer Olympics , champion of the 2005 World Championships , 2007 World Championships , bronze medalist 2009 World Championships , silver medalist 2011 World Championships Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (born 1981) – champion of the 2008 Summer Olympics Bekzat Sattarkhanov (1980–2000) – champion of the 2000 Summer Olympics Dariga Shakimova (born 1988) – bronze medal winner of the 2016 Summer Olympics Zhaina Shekerbekova (born 1989) – boxer, won a silver medal at the 2018 World Championships Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (born 1987) – bronze medal winner of the 2008 Summer Olympics Sanzhar Tashkenbay (born 2003) – boxer, champion of the 2023 World Championships Kairat Yeraliyev (born 1990) – boxer, champion of the 2017 World Championships and bronze medalist at 2013 World Championships Daniyar Yeleussinov (born 1991) – champion of the 2016 Summer Olympics , champion of the 2015 World Championships and silver medalist at 2013 World Championships Serik Yeleuov (born 1980) – bronze medal winner of the 2004 Summer Olympics Temirtas Zhussupov (born 2003) – boxer, champion of the 2021 World Championships Birzhan Zhakypov (born 1984) – champion of the 2013 World Championships and bronze at 2005 World Championships Yerdos Zhanabergenov (born 1983) – champion of the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships Dina Zholaman – boxer, won a gold medal at the 2016 World Championships Bulat Zhumadilov (born 1973) – silver medal winner of the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics , gold medal at the 1999 World Championships , silver medal at the 1995 World Championships , bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships
Wrestling
Freestyle
Sumo
Judo
Mixed Martial Arts
Chess
Ice hockey
Other
Weightlifting
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