List of Famous people born in Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan

Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov is a Russian-Kazakh director, producer and screenwriter who has worked on films, music videos and commercials. He is best known for the film Night Watch (2004) and its sequel Day Watch (2006), and the American films Wanted (2008) and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012).

Arkady Yurievich Volozh is a Russian billionaire technology entrepreneur, investor, computer scientist, and philanthropist, best known as the founder and CEO of Yandex. Yandex is a technology company that builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning; it is one of Europe's largest Internet companies, operating Russia's most popular search engine. Volozh co-founded several IT enterprises and in his early days, and pioneered the development of search with new technology advancements and search software companies.

Nurlan Utebovich Balgimbayev was Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 10 October 1997 to 1 October 1999. He became President of the Kazakhstan Oil Investment Company in February 2002.

Bulat Zhamituly Utemuratov is a Kazakhstani businessman, public figure, diplomat and philanthropist.

Charalambos Cholidis was a Greek wrestler who competed, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Guryev, Kazakh SSR and died in Athens.

Lev Anatolevich Vladimirsky, was a Soviet naval officer and an Admiral (1954).

Jumeken Sabiruli Najimedenov was a Kazakh poet. He was born in Kurmangazy District, in Atyrau Province.