Kazakhstan

Historical figures born in Kazakhstan

1,529 notable historical figures were born in Kazakhstan. These are the most notable:

Kazakhstan ranks #62 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Venezuela, Morocco and Philippines.

By era

• Ancient: 1
• Medieval: 5
• Early Modern: 2
• Modern: 31

By occupation

• Politician: 16
• Writer/Author: 7
• Head of State/President: 5
• General/Commander: 5
• Monarch/Royalty: 5
• Soldier/Officer: 5
• Economist: 4
• Diplomat: 3

• Nursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940, Politics)
• Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (born 1953, Politics)
• Al-Farabi (872 to 951, Philosophy)
• Tomyris (600 BC to 600 BC, Politics)
• Qutb ud-Din Aibak (1150 to 1210, Politics)
• Lavr Kornilov (1870 to 1918, Military)
• Oljas Bektenov (born 1980, Politics)
• Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (1952 to 2004, Politics)
• Muhammad Shayabak (1451 to 1510, Literature)
• Karim Massimov (born 1965, Politics)
• Leonid Telyatnikov (1951 to 2004, Other)
• Victor Kalashnikov (1942 to 2018, Science)
• Dariga Nazarbayeva (born 1963, Politics)
• Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845 to 1904, Literature)
• Herman Gref (born 1962, Science)
• Bulan (Khazar) (Politics)
• Ken Alibek (born 1950, Science)
• Alnur Mussayev (born 1954, Politics)
• Inalchuq (1165 to 1220, Politics)
• Ablai (1711 to 1781, Politics)
• Imangali Tasmagambetov (born 1956, Politics)
• Aliya Nazarbayeva (born 1980, Business)
• Shoqan Walikhanov (1835 to 1865, Science)
• Dinara Kulibaeva (born 1967, Business)
• Wladimir Klitschko (born 1976, Sports)
• Nurlan Yermekbayev (born 1963, Politics)
• Alexander Dutov (1864 to 1921, Military)
• Abul Khair (1693 to 1748, Politics)
• Asqar Mamin (born 1965, Politics)
• Älihan Smaiylov (born 1972, Politics)
• Khiuaz Dospanova (1922 to 2008, Exploration)
• Tiberius , son of Justinian II (705 to 711, Politics)
• Vsevolod Ivanov (1895 to 1963, Literature)
• Linda (singer) (born 1973, Arts & Music)
• Vladimir Shatalov (1927 to 2021, Exploration)
• Bakhytjan Sagintayev (born 1963, Politics)
• Alexander Kazantsev (1906 to 2002, Literature)
• Robert S. Wistrich (1945 to 2015, Literature)
• Alexander Volkov (writer) (1891 to 1977, Literature)
• Roman Kim (born 1991, Arts & Music)

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