List of Famous people born in Tajikistan

Lyudmila Alexeyevna Chursina is a Soviet and Russian film actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1962. In 1981 she was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. At the age of 40, she is the youngest actress to receive the title of the People's Artist of the USSR.

Viktor Anatolyevich Bout is a Russian arms dealer.

Henri Weber was a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. He was a member of the Socialist Party (PS), which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education.

Makhmud Muradov is a Tajik-born Uzbek-Czech professional mixed martial artist, former professional kickboxer and amateur combat sambist fighting out of Bukhara, Uzbekistan and Prague, Czech Republic. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight division.

Rus Yusupov is an American designer and tech entrepreneur. He is best known as the co-founder of Vine and the co-founder and CEO of HQ Trivia, a daily, appointment-based trivia game that was broadcast live to mobile phones.

Igor Rostislavovich Yankovsky is a Soviet and Russian actor and a TV presenter. He is a son of Rostislav Yankovsky, and a nephew of Oleg Yankovsky.

Oleg Yuriyovych Skrypka (Ukrainian: Оле́г Ю́рійович Скри́пка, romanized: Oléh Júrijovyč Skrýpka, pronounced [oˈlɛɦ ˈjur⁽ʲ⁾ijowɪtʃ ˈskrɪpkɐ]; Russian: Оле́г Юрьевич Скри́пка, romanized: Olég Júr'jevič Skripka, pronounced [ɐˈlʲek ˈjʉrʲɪvʲɪtɕ ˈskrʲipkɐ]; born 24 May 1964 is a Ukrainian musician, vocalist, composer, and leader of the group Vopli Vidoplyasova.

Tatyana Khashimovna Nikitina is a prominent Russian bard. She usually performs together with her husband, Sergey Nikitin.

Malika Kolontarova is a Tajik–American dancer. She is known as the "Queen of Tajik and Oriental Dance."

Igor Gennadyevich Cherevchenko is a football manager and a former player who represented Tajikistan. He is the manager of FC Khimki.