List of Famous people born in Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan

Vladimir R. Legoyda is a Russian public figure, journalist, university professor, expert in cultural studies, political science and religious studies. He is Candidate of Political Sciences and professor of the Department of World literature and culture, Moscow State Institute of International Relations; co-founder, editor-in-chief of Foma magazine, Chairman of the Department for Church's Society and Mass Mediа Relations and Acting Head of the Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'.

Adilbek Ryskeldiuly Zhaqsybekov is current Head of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He served as the minister of defence from June 2009 to April 2014. He was the head of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's administration. He served as the Mayor of Astana from 1997 to 2003 and from 2014 to 2016. Chairman of Governors of the Islamic Development Bank in 2003, and the Minister of Industry and Trade from 2003 to 2004.

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

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.

Alexander Widiker is a German international rugby union player, playing for Heidelberger RK in the Rugby-Bundesliga and, formerly, the German national rugby union team.

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

Denis Valerievich Kuzin is a world champion speed skater from Kazakhstan.

Dieter Domke is a German badminton player.

Aleksandr Zhigin is a Kazakhstani speed skater.