List of Famous people born in East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan

Yulia Evgenievna Galysheva is a Kazakhstani mogul skier who won three medals at FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships,bronze medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games and two gold medals at the Asian Winter Games in 2011.

Georgy Zhukov is a Kazakh footballer who plays for Wisła Kraków and Kazakhstan.

Mikhail Nikiforovich Poltoranin is a Russian journalist and politician who held senior government posts under the first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. Most notably, Poltoranin served as the minister of information and later as the deputy prime minister for the sphere of the press and news.

Bibigul Akhmetkyzy Tulegenova is a Soviet-Kazakh opera singer, actress and teacher. Among her awards are Hero of Socialist Labor (1991), People's Artist of the USSR (1967), and the USSR State Prize (1970).

Vitali Nikolaevich Kolesnik is a Kazakhstani former professional ice hockey goaltender, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche and the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Sergei Khizhnichenko is a Kazakh football player, who plays for Ordabasy in the Kazakhstan Premier League.

David Edgari Tonoyan is an Armenian political figure and the former Defence Minister of Armenia.

Yevgeni Borisovich Pupkov was a Kazakhstani ice hockey defenseman.