Notable and Famous People from Uzbekistan

Notable and Famous People from Uzbekistan

Famous People Born in Uzbekistan, Famous Uzbeks, Great Uzbek People, Prominent People from Uzbekistan

• Erkin Vohidov (1936-2016), Uzbek poet, playwright, and literary translator
• Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi (1889-1929) author, composer, playwright, poet, and political activist
• Islam Karimov (1938-2016), the first President of Uzbekistan
• Mirzo Ulugbek, ruler, (1394-1449), astronomer, mathematician, sultan
• Ruslan Chagaev (born 1978), professional boxer, the current WBA (Regular) heavyweight champion
• Rustam Kasimdzhanov (born 1979), Uzbekistan chess Grandmaster and former FIDE World Champion
• Zahiriddin Muhammad Bobur, (1483-1530), ruler, poet 
• Zulfiya (1915–1996), Uzbek writer
• Abdulla Oripov (born March 21, 1941), Uzbek poet, politician, literary translator, and former head of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan
• Abu Raihan al-Beruni (973-1048), one of the greatest scholars of the medieval Islamic era and was well versed in physics, mathematics, astronomy, and natural science
• Alisher Usmanov (born 1953), Uzbek-born Russian business magnate
• Amir Temur (1336-1405), historically known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and the founder of the Timurid Empire in Persia and Central Asia. He was also the first ruler in the Timurid dynasty