List of Famous people born in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Sara Alpysovna Nazarbayeva, Russian: Сара Алпысовна Назарбаева, né Konakayeva, born 12 February 1941, in Kzyl-Zhar, present-day Kazakhstan) served as the First Lady of Kazakhstan and is the wife of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. She married Nursultan in 1962 after her graduation. They have three daughters — Dariga, Dinara and Aliya — and as well as six grandchildren and a great granddaughter.

Dinara Nursultanqyzy Nazarbayeva is a Kazakh businesswoman and the middle daughter of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Nazarbayeva was born in Temirtau, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union. Despite not being a public figure, she is the fourth-richest person in Kazakhstan, with a fortune estimated to be around $1.3 billion.

Volha Mazuronak is a Belarusian long-distance runner and former racewalker. She is a three-time national champion. Mazuronak has a marathon best of 2:23:54 and finished fourth at the London Marathon in 2016. She has won marathons in Siberia and California and was a silver medalist on the track at the 2015 Military World Games.

Asset Orentaiuly Issekeshev is Kazakh politician who is serving as an aide to the President of Kazakhstan and the Secretary of the Security Council since January 2020. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Fund of the First President of Kazakhstan from March 2019 to January 2020, head of the Presidential Administration from September 2018 to March 2019, äkim of Nur-Sultan from June 2016 to September 2018, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and New Technologies from March 2010 to August 2014, and Minister of Investments and Development from August 2014 to June 2016.

Dimitrij Kotschnew is a Kazakhstani-born German former professional ice hockey goaltender.

Nikolay Petrovich Tokarev is a Russian businessman and oligarch. He is the president of the Russian pipeline company Transneft. Tokarev was graduated from Karaganda Polytechnic Institute in 1973.

Metropolitan Paul was the Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus and the leader of the Belarusian Orthodox Church from December 2011 to August 2020. On August 26, 2020 by decision of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church and at the request of Metropolitan Paul, Metropolitan Paul was released from his duties as Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk and Patriarchal Exarch of Belarus. Metropolitan Paul was assigned to the Krasnodar and Kuban Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church effective August 26, 2020.

Serik Nyghmetuly Akhmetov was a Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2012 to 2014. He served as the Minister of Defense from April to October 2014.

Bulat Abilov was the Deputy Chairman of the Otan political party in Kazakhstan. He achieved this position following the death of Parliamentary Speaker and Deputy Chairman Marat Ospanov.

Yury Valentinovich Lonchakov is a Russian former cosmonaut and a veteran of three space missions. He has spent 200 days in space and has conducted two career spacewalks.