List of Famous people born in Uzbekistan
Patokh Chodiev
Patokh Chodiev (Russian: Фа́ттох Каюмович Шо́диев; Fáttoh Kayúmovich Shódiev; born 15 April 1953, in Jizzakh, is a Belgian-Uzbek oligarch who with Alexander Mashkevich and Alijan Ibragimov, is part of the "Trio," a group of Central Asian businessmen who made their fortune through deals in minerals, oil, gas, and banking in Kazakhstan. Chodiev is currently ranked #1116 on the Forbes list of billionaires.
Sharof Rashidov
Sharaf Rashidovich Rashidov was a Communist Party leader in the Uzbek SSR and a CPSU Central Committee Politburo candidate member between 1961 and 1983.
André Hossein
André Hossein, born Aminulla Huseynov, also known as Aminollah Hossein was a French composer of Persian or Azerbaijani origin and a tar soloist. Hossein was the first Persian composer who was able to present his works in international concerts.
Vitaly Savelyev
Vitaly Gennadyevich Savelyev is a Russian businessman and politician, who served as Minister of Transport from 10 November 2020. Previously, he served as the chairman and CEO of Aeroflot, Russia's largest airline, since 2009 to 2020.
Waldemar Anton
Waldemar Anton is an Uzbekistani-born German professional footballer who plays as a central defender for VfB Stuttgart.
Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov
Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov is the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, in office since 14 December 2016. Aripov is a member of the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2012 and again in 2016.
Ravshan Irmatov
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.
Lina Cheryazova
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.
Adilbek Niyazymbetov
Adilbek Sabituly Niyazymbetov is an Uzbekistani-born amateur light-heavyweight boxer who competes for Kazakhstan. He won silver medals at the world championships in 2011 and 2013 and at the Summer Olympics in 2012 and 2016.
Abdullo Tangriev
Abdullo Tangriev is an Uzbek judoka. He won a silver medal in the +100 kg category of the 2008 Olympic Games.