List of Famous people born in Uzbekistan
Sevara Nazarkhan
Sevara Nazarkhan is an Uzbek singer, songwriter, and musician. Her musical style incorporates Uzbek folk and contemporary music. Nazarkhan has achieved worldwide fame and has collaborated with high-profile international artists. In 2004, Nazarkhan received the BBC Radio 3 World Music Award in the category "Best Asian Artist".
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Nodirbek Abdusattorov is an Uzbek chess player. A chess prodigy, he qualified for the title Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 1 month, and 11 days. FIDE awarded him the title in April 2018.
Fábio Virginio de Lima
Fábio Virginio de Lima is a professional association football player who plays for Al Wasl. Born in Brazil, Lima is naturalized to represent United Arab Emirates internationally.
Larisa Luppian
Larisa Reginaldovna Luppian is a Russian stage and film actress. She was awarded People's Artist of Russia in 1999. She has served as the artistic director of the Lensovet Theatre in St Petersburg since 2019.
Lenur Temirov
Lenur Serverovych Temirov is a Crimean Tatar amateur Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the men's lightweight category for Ukraine.
O‘tkir Sultonov
Oʻtkir Toʻxtamurodovich Sultonov was the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from 21 December 1995 until 12 December 2003.
Habibullah Khan
Habibullah Khan was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 until 1919. He was the eldest son of the Emir Abdur Rahman Khan, whom he succeeded by right of primogeniture in October 1901. His grandfather was Mohammad Afzal Khan.
Shahrukh
Shah Rukh was the ruler of the Timurid Empire between 1405 and 1447.
Mukhtar Ashrafi
Mukhtar Ashrafi was a Soviet Uzbek composer. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1951. He became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1941 was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1943 and 1952. He is known as the author of the first Uzbek opera “Buran” and the first Uzbek symphony.