List of Famous Arians

Evrim Alataş was a Kurdish writer, journalist, screen writer and human rights activist. Alataş is described as the first female Kurdish writer of Turkey. Her works include the film Min Dît: The Children of Diyarbakır from 2009, which won the grand jury prize at the 46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.

Sumiko Kitada later Sumiko Shiba , is a retired Japanese badminton player. After working at Shijonawate Junior College, Kitada played for Sanyo Electric Ltd. and won a bronze medal in the women's singles exhibition event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She is the eight-time Japanese national champion and doubles runner-up four times. She also finished third in the 1986 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals. In 2005, she was appointed as a member of the Nippon Badminton Association Strengthening Committee, and after serving as the head of the strengthening headquarters, she was appointed as the head of the national strengthening department in June 2015.

Rolf Maurer was a Swiss road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 1960 and 1969. In 1964, he won Tour de Suisse and Tour de Romandie.