List of Famous people born in Kazakhstan
Erbolat Dosaev
Erbolat Askarbekuly Dosaev is a Kazakh politician who served as a Deputy Prime Minister from 29 August 2017 to 25 February 2019. He served as the Minister of Finance from 16 June 2003 head of the Agency for Regulating Natural Monopolies, and later as the Health Minister. In January 2013, Dosaev was appointed head of a reorganized Minister of National Economy.
Yury Lonchakov
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.
Zhazira Zhapparkul
Zhazira Zhapparkul is a Kazakh Olympian weightlifter who competes in the women's 69 kg weight category. She took silver medals at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships. She represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, she placed second, winning the silver medal.
Yulia Galysheva
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.
Dänija Jespajewa
Dania Madiqyzy Espaeva is a Kazakh politician and a member of the Mazhilis from 24 March 2016. She was the first ever Kazakh women to be a presidential candidate during the 2019 Kazakh presidential election.
Umirzak Shukeyev
Umirzak Shukeyev is a Kazakh politician who's serving as the akim of Turkistan Region since 2019. Prior to that, he served as the Minister of Agriculture from 2017 to 2019, chairman of Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund from 2011 to 2017, First Deputy Prime Minister from 2009 to 2011, and prior to that, Deputy Prime Minister from 2007, akim of South Kazakhstan from 2006 to 2007, akim of Astana from 2004 to 2006, akim of Kostanay Region from 1998 to 2004, Minister of Economy and Trade from 1995 to 1997 while serving as Deputy Prime Minister.
Konstantin Engel
Konstantin Engel is a Kazakh professional footballer of German descent who plays as a defender for VfL Osnabrück.
Alexey Tsoi
Alexey Vladimirovich Tsoi is a Kazakhstani politician of Korean descent who is serving as the Minister of Healthcare.
Karina Abdullina
Karina Abrekkyzy Abdullina is a Kazakhstani singer and actress.
Roman Kirsch
Roman Kirsch is a German serial entrepreneur and investor in the tech- and consumer-internet-space.