List of Famous people born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Lina Anatolyevna Cheryazova was an Uzbek freestyle skier who competed in aerials. She won a bronze medal at the 1990 European Championship and a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships before winning the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics with a score of 166.84. So far she is the only athlete to have won a Winter Olympic medal while representing the Republic of Uzbekistan. Her achievements earned her the title of Honored Athlete of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Natasha Alam is an Uzbek actress and model. Alam has starred on True Blood and been a cover model for Maxim and Playboy.

Ariadna Vsevolodovna Shengelaya is a Soviet actress. She appeared in 33 films between 1957 and 1997. She was married to the Georgian film director Eldar Shengelaya from 1957 to 1980.

Mikhail Rudy, is an Uzbekistan-born French pianist, who has won several awards for his recordings including the Grand prix du disque.