List of Famous people born in Kazakhstan
Andrey Kashechkin
Andrey Grigorievich Kashechkin is a Kazakhstani road racing cyclist, who last rode for the UCI ProTour team Astana.
Alexandre Shefer
Alexandr Shefer is a former Kazakh racing cyclist. He was a professional racer from 1993 to 2003. He is the brother of Viktor Shefer, who was also a professional cyclist. Shefer was a coach for Astana from 2007 to 2009, the team of Alexander Vinokourov, alongside team director Belgian Johan Bruyneel.
Assan Bazayev
Assan Tolegenovich Bazayev is a former professional road bicycle racer from Kazakhstan, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2013. He competed for the Capec, Liberty Seguros–Würth and Astana squads.
Dmitry Fofonov
Dmitry Fofonov is a former Kazakh professional road bicycle racer who was fired from UCI ProTeam Crédit Agricole for doping.
Oleg Abarnikov
Serguei Yakovlev
Sergei Yakovlev, is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. He is currently without a team. He turned professional in 1999 and rode for Besson Chaussures for two seasons, then Acqua & Sapone and then he moved to Team Telekom which became T-Mobile. After fellow Kazakhstani Alexander Vinokourov left T-Mobile at the end of 2005, Yakovlev went with him to Liberty Seguros-Würth team and then the Astana cycling team. Yakovlev's victories include being the national champion of Kazakhstan in 2000, the 2000 edition of the Tour de l'Ain and a stage in the Tour de Suisse.
Anastasiya Spiridonova
Aleksandra Kiseleva
Abzal Rakimgaliev
Abzal Rakimgaliev is a Kazakhstani figure skater. He is the 2007 Kazakhstani national champion and has won seven senior international medals. He competed at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, where he placed 26th, and at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, where he placed 22nd.