List of Famous people born in Kyrgyzstan
Baurzhan Dzholchiev
Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev is a Kazakh footballer who last played for FC Astana and Kazakhstan national football team, as a striker.
Maiya Maneza
Maiya Salakharqyzy Maneza is a Kazakh weightlifter. She initially won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 63 kg category by lifting a combined weight of 245 kg and set a new Olympic record in the process. She was later stripped of her Olympic medal after a failed drug test.
Yana Shcherban
Yana Valerievna Shcherban is a Russian female volleyball player, who plays as an outside hitter. She is a member of the Russia women's national volleyball team and participated at the 2011 Summer Universiade in China, the 2014 Montreux Volley Masters, the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix, the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, the 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Belgium and the Netherlands, the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.
Artjom Nowikow
Artem Eduardovich Novikov is a Kyrgyzstani politician, who is the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. On 15 November 2020, he became the acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, as Sadyr Japarov's official powers in office are suspended pending the results of the January 2021 presidential election.
Kubatbek Boronov
Kubatbek Ayilchiyevich Boronov is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 17 June 2020 to 6 October 2020.
Chingiz Aidarbekov
Chingiz Azamatovich Aidarbekov is a Kyrgyz diplomat who is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan serving in the position from October 2018 to October 2020.
Taalaibek Omuraliev
Taalaibek Baryktabasovich Omuraliev is a Kyrgyzstani General and the current Minister of Defense of Kyrgyzstan. He also served briefly as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic twice.
Anton Kochenkov
Anton Aleksandrovich Kochenkov is a Russian professional football player whose position is a goalkeeper. He plays for FC Lokomotiv Moscow.
Priscila Cachoeira
Priscila Cachoeira is a Brazilian female Mixed martial arts fighter, currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Aiperi Medet Kyzy
Aiperi Medet Kyzy is a Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. She also represented Kyrgyzstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.