List of Famous people born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Djamolidine Mirgarifanovich Abdoujaparov is a former professional road racing cyclist from Uzbekistan. Abdoujaparov was a sprinter, nicknamed "The Tashkent Terror" as he was so ferocious in the sprints. His unorthodox and often erratic sprinting caused a number of crashes. He competed in the individual road race at the Olympic Games on two occasions: in 1988 for the Soviet Union and in 1996 for Uzbekistan; he placed fifth in 1988.

Mirjalol Kushakovich Qosimov is a former head coach of the Uzbekistan national football team. He also played for the national team as a playmaker. Qosimov is currently the manager of AGMK.

Ravshan Sayfiddinovich Irmatov is an Uzbek professional football referee. He has officiated in the Uzbek League since 2000, as well as at international level since 2003. As of June 2018, Irmatov holds the record for officiating the most FIFA World Cup matches.

Rustem Kazakov is a former Soviet wrestler of Crimean Tatar heritage, Olympic Champion, born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR and affiliated with VS Tashkent.

Viktor Alexandrovich Verzhbitsky born 21 September 1959, in Tashkent, Soviet Union is an Uzbekistani-Russian film and stage actor. He is well known for playing mobsters, businessmen, and villains and he is well known for playing the role of Zavulon in the 2004 film Night Watch and its 2006 sequel Day Watch.

Rashid Alievich Sunyaev is a Soviet and Russian astrophysicist of Tatar descent. He got his MS degree from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) in 1966. He became a professor at MIPT in 1974. Sunyaev was the head of the High Energy Astrophysics Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and has been chief scientist of the Academy's Space Research Institute since 1992. He has also been a director of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching, Germany since 1996, and Maureen and John Hendricks Distinguished Visiting Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton since 2010.

Sanjar Dzhafarovich Asfendiyarov was a Kazakh scholar and politician, killed during the Great Purge

Marina Andreyevna Aganina is an Uzbekistani retired pair skater. With Artem Knyazev, she is the 2004–05 Uzbekistani national champion and competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Dania (Dana) Odelshevna Agisheva is a Russian actress, winner of award at international film festivals in Kinoshok and Pacific Meridian. Nominated for the Golden Eagle Award (2012).