List of Famous people born in Kazakhstan

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Smirnov is a Kazakhstani former cross-country skier who raced from the 1982 until 1991 for the USSR and, later, for Kazakhstan. He is the first Olympic champion from independent Kazakhstan and the most decorated Olympian in history of Kazakhstan. He is also a vice president of the International Biathlon Union. Smirnov is a former member of International Olympic Committee.

Joseph Werth SJ(Russian: Иосиф Иоганнович Верт; born October 4, 1952 in Karaganda) is Bishop of Transfiguration in Novosibirsk (Russia).

Vasily V. Anisimov is a Russian billionaire businessman. In the 1990s, he owned banks and aluminium plants, sold everything in 2000, and is now a property developer.

Maxim Gennadyevich Iglinsky is a Kazakh former road racing cyclist who rode professionally from 2004 to 2014 with the Capec, Domina Vacanze, Team Milram and Astana teams.

Bishop Cyryl Klimowicz is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk.

Dmitry Alekseyevich Ogay is a Kazakhstani professional football manager of Korean descent. He is one of the most successful coaches in Kazakhstan. Ogay played seven seasons in the Soviet Top League with FC Kairat and FC Pakhtakor Tashkent, appearing in over 100 league matches.