List of Famous people born in Kazakhstan

Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev is a Kazakh politician and diplomat. He took office as the president of Kazakhstan on 20 March 2019, succeeding Nursultan Nazarbayev, who resigned on 19 March 2019 after 29 years in office.

Aleksandr Sergeevich Ustyugov is a Russian actor, film director and musician. He is best known for his role as a main character Roman Shilov for 60 episodes of Cop Wars between 2005-2010 (ru), also as Victor Toropov in the 2019 Netflix TV series Better than Us.

Mikail (Mikhail) Safarbekovich Gutseriev ; born 9 March 1958 in Akmolinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is an Ingush entrepreneur, Doctor of Economics, poet, member of the Union of Writers of the Russian Federation. The major shareholder of the SAFMAR Group, which includes PJSC "RussNeft", JSC Neftisa, JSC "Russian Coal", PJSC Mospromstroy, A101 Group, JSC NPF Safmar, JSC Doveriye, NPF Mospromstroy-Fund, JSC "LC "Europlan", "VSK" insurance company and many others. He owns controlling stakes in the largest Russian retail companies – PJSC M.video and JSC Eldorado. He is the owner of a UK-based GCM Global Energy Inc., which produces crude oil in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. He controls major real estate assets. Mr. Gutseriev is a member of the Management Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

Kanat Aldabergenuly Bozumbayev has been the minister of energy since 25 March 2016.

Olzhas Omaruly Suleimenov is a Kazakh Soviet Russian-language poet, Turkologist, Kazakhstani politician, and Soviet anti-nuclear activist.

Kai Metov is a Russian singer-songwriter and composer. Honored Artist of Russia (2015).

Heinrich Popow is a German sprinter. At the Paralympics 2012 in London he won Gold in 100 metres sprint. During his career he has been the World and European Champion in 100 metres sprint and World Champion in the long jump. In total, he won 27 medals at the Paralympic Games, World and European Championships.

Raisa Ivanovna Ryazanova is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. She has performed in more than sixty films since 1969. She won the State Prize of the USSR (1981) and was the People's Artist of Russia in 2005.

Igor Vitalievich Mirkurbanov is a Soviet, Russian and Israeli actor, director.

Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov is a Russian-Kazakh director, producer and screenwriter who has worked on films, music videos and commercials. He is best known for the film Night Watch (2004) and its sequel Day Watch (2006), and the American films Wanted (2008) and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012).