List of Famous people born in Kazakhstan

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).

Vitaly Vladimirovich Dunaytsev is a Russian amateur light welterweight boxer. He won gold medals at the 2015 World Championships and 2015 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Zuyev is a Russian football player who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for FC Rubin Kazan.

Eva Dedova is a Kazakhstani and Turkish actress. She was born to Kazakhstani parents of Russian-German descent. She grew up in Kazakhstan and Turkey. She studied theater at Kadir Has University in Istanbul. She speaks Turkish, Russian, Kazakh and English.

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sheshukov is a Russian footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for FC Znamya Noginsk.

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

Alikhan Ashanuly Smaiylov is a Kazakh politician who is serving as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. Previously, he served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan under Askar Mamin. He at the same time served as the Minister of Finance from September 2018 until May 2020. Smaiylov was nominated as the new prime minister of Kazakhstan by the country's president following the 2022 Kazakh protests. His candidacy was unanimously approved by the country's parliament.

Kairat Kelimbetov is a Kazakh politician who's currently the Governor of Astana International Financial Centre, a new initiative launched by Kazakhstan government to develop country's non-banking financial sector. He served as a Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan from October 1 of 2013 till November 2 of 2015. He served as a Vice-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from January 20 of 2012 till October 1 of 2013. He also served as the CEO of Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund and as the Minister of Economy and Budget Planning in the Government of Kazakhstan. In late July 2005 at that time a Minister Kelimbetov announced that Kazakhstan's GDP grew by 9.1% in the last year.

Vassiliy Valeryevich Jirov, sometimes known as Vasily Zhirov, is a Kazakhstani former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2009, and held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1999 to 2003. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, as well as consecutive bronzes at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships, all in the light heavyweight division.

Yekaterina Larionova is a freestyle wrestler from Kazakhstan. She won the bronze medal in the 63 kg division at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships.