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*[[Bahman Ghobadi]] (born 1969), Iran.
*[[Bahman Ghobadi]] (born 1969), Iran.
*[[Jamil Rostami]] (born 1971), Iran.
*[[Jamil Rostami]] (born 1971), Iran.
*[[Amira Casar]]<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142972/bio]</ref> (born 1971), France.
*[[Hisham Zaman]] (born 1974), Iraq.
*[[Hisham Zaman]] (born 1974), Iraq.
*[[Shero Rauf]] (born 1979), Iraq
*[[Shero Rauf]] (born 1979), Iraq

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People
Population
  • Homeland
History

Ancient

Karduchian dynasties

Corduene
Zabdicene
Cyrtians
Moxoene

Medieval

Modern
Culture
Languages
Kurdish languages
Religion

This is a list of well known Kurdish people. The most influential of all may have been Saladin, who became the first Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria in the middle ages.

Poets and writers

The following is a list of people who have contributed to the Kurdish-language literature.

  • Ali Hariri (1425–1495), Kurdish poet.
  • Ahmade Bate (Ehmedê Batê), (1417–1491), Kurdish poet and Muslim cleric, Hakkari region.
  • Malaye Jaziri (Melayê Cizîrî),(1570–1640), Kurdish poet and sufi
  • Shamsaddin Brifkani, (1588–1674), poet.[1][2]
  • Faqi Tayran (Feqîyê Teyran), (1590–1660), poet, author of Sheik San'an and Battle of DimDim.
  • Ali Taramakhi (Elî Teremaxî), (16th century), linguist and writer.
  • Ahmad Khani (Ehmedê Xanî), (1651–1707), Kurdish poet and a Muslim scholar, author of Mem û Zîn.
  • Khana Qubadi (Xana Qubadî), (1700–1759), Kurdish poet, author of Şîrîn û Xesrew.
  • Mahmud Bayazidi (1797–1859), Kurdish writer, translator and historian.
  • Nali (1797–1869), Kurdish poet.
  • Mastoura Ardalan (1805–1848), Kurdish poet and historiographer.
  • Mawlawi Tawagozi (1806–1882), Kurdish poet and sufi.
  • Haji Qadir Koyi (1817–1897), Kurdish poet.
  • Sherefxan Bidlisi (1543–1599), historian and poet, author of Sharafnama in Persian.
  • Mahwi (1830–1906), Kurdish poet and sufi.
  • Sheikh Rezza Talabani (1835–1910), Kurdish, Iraq.
  • Wafaei (1844–1902), Kurdish poet, Iran.
  • Edeb (1860–1918), Kurdish poet, Iran
  • Piramerd (1867–1950), Kurdish poet, writer, novelist and journalist, Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Ahmed Shawqi (1868–1932), was one of the finest Arabic Language poets and dramatists, Egypt.
  • Muhamed Amin Zaki (1880–1948), writer, historian and politician, Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Taufiq Wahby (1891–1984), writer and linguist, Iraq.
  • Jaladat Ali Badirkhan (Celadet Alî Bedirxan), (1893–1951), linguist, journalist and politician, founder of the Latin-based Kurdish alphabet.
  • Nuri Barzinji (1896–1958), poet, Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Arab Shamilov (Erebê Şemo) (1897–1978), Kurdish writer and novelist, Armenia.
  • Rafiq Hilmi (1898–1960), Kurdish writer, literary analyst and politician, Iraq.
  • Cigerxwîn (Cegerxwîn), (1903–1984), Kurdish poet and writer, Turkey/Syria.
  • Abdulla Goran (1904–1962), Kurdish poet.
  • Osman Sabri (1905–1993), Kurdish poet, writer and journalist, Turkey/Syria.
  • Emînê Evdal (1906–1964), Kurdish writer and linguist, Armenia.
  • Alaaddin Sajadi (1907–1984), Kurdish writer, poet and academic, Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Hecîyê Cindî (1908–1990), Kurdish writer, linguist and researcher, Armenia.
  • Qanate Kurdo (1909–1985), Kurdish writer, linguist and academic, Russia.
  • Qedrîcan (1911–1972), Kurdish poet and writer, Turkey/Syria.
  • Ibrahim Ahmad (1914–2000), Kurdish writer, novelist and translator, Iraqi Kurdistan/England.
  • Dildar, (Yonis Reuf), (1917–1948), Kurdish poet, Iraq
  • Hejar (Abdurrahman Sharafkandi), (1920–1990), Kurdish poet, writer, translator and linguist, Iran.
  • Hemin Mukriyani (Hêmin Mukriyanî), (1921–1986), Kurdish journalist and poet, Iran.
  • Husein Muhammed (born 1980), Kurdish writer, editor of the Kovara Mehname, translator
  • Keremê Anqosî Kurdologist, poet, translator, journalist from Georgia.
  • Ahmad Hardi (1922–2006), Kurdish poet, Iraqi Kurdistan/UK.
  • Karim Hisami (1926–2001), Kurdish writer, Iran/Iraq/Sweden.
  • Muhamad Salih Dilan (1927–1990), One of the founders of modern Kurdish poetry.
  • Shamil Asgarov (1928–2005), poet, researcher on the history and culture of the Kurds in Azerbaijan, translator.
  • Maruf Khaznadar (born 1930), academic and researcher, Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Ordîxanê Celîl (1932–2007), academic and linguist, Armenia/Russia.
  • Jamal Nebez (born 1933), writer, linguist and researcher, Germany.
  • Medhat Bexaw (born 1934), Kurdish Poet and Writer, Iraqi Kurdistan
  • Mehmed Emin Bozarslan (born 1935), Kurdish writer, Sweden.
  • Celîlê Celîl (born 1936), Historian and Kurdologist, Armenia/Austria.
  • Suwara Ilkhanizada (1937–1976), Kurdish poet, Iran.
  • Sherko Bekas (born 1940), Kurdish poet.
  • Eskerê Boyîk (born 1941), Kurdish poet, Armenia/Germany.
  • Tosinê Reşîd (born 1941), Kurdish writer, Armenia/Australia.
  • Mahmud Baksi (1944–2001), Kurdish writer and journalist, Sweden.
  • Rauf Hassan (born 1945), Kurdish writer and journalist, Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Rojen Barnas (born 1945), Kurdish poet and writer, Sweden.
  • Azad Zal (born 1972), Kurdish poet, writer, journalist, translator and linguist, Kurdistan.
  • Abdulla Pashew (born 1946), contemporary Kurdish poet.
  • Şahînê Bekirê Soreklî (born 1946), Kurdish writer, poet and translator, Australia.
  • Reşo Zîlan (born 1947), Kurdish writer, translator and linguist, Sweden.
  • Latif Halmat (born 1947), Kurdish poet, Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Keça Kurd (born 1948), poet, writer and linguist, Germany.
  • Lezgin Chali (Lezgînê Çalî), Kurdish physician, administrator, writer, Kurdistan.
  • Cankurd (born 1948), Kurdish writer and poet, Germany.
  • Têmûrê Xelîl (born 1949), translator and journalist, Sweden.
  • Zaradachet Hajo (born 1950), Kurdish linguist and academic, Head of the Kurdish PEN, Germany.
  • Rafiq Sabir (born 1950), Kurdish poet, Sweden.
  • Farhad Shakely (born 1951), poet, writer and academic, Sweden.
  • Khalil Duhoki (born 1951), Kurdish writer, poet, Sweden.
  • Khalil Rashow (born 1952), Kurdish writer and academic, Germany.
  • Mehmed Uzun (1953–2007), writer and novelist, Turkey/Sweden.
  • Jalal Barzanji (born 1953), writer, poet and journalist, Canada.
  • Fawaz Hussain (born 1953), writer and translator, France.
  • Zeynelabidin Zinar (born 1953), Kurdish writer, researcher and specialist in Kurdish folklore, Sweden.
  • Kamaran Ihsan Salih (born 1969), Kurdish Poet.
  • Yekta Uzunoglu (born 1953), Kurdish writer, translator and entrepreneur, Czech Republic/Germany.
  • Najiba Ahmad (born 1954), Kurdish writer and poet, Iraq/Iran.
  • Kemal Remezan Akreyi (born 1955), Kurdish poet, writers and journalist, Akre Kurdistan.
  • Perwîz Cîhanî (born 1955), Kurdish writer, poet and novelist, Switzerland.
  • Hesenê Metê (born 1957), Kurdish writer, novelist and translator, Sweden.
  • Mustafa Aydogan (born 1957), Writer, novelist and translator, Sweden.
  • Firat Cewerî (born 1959), Kurdish writer, translator and journalist, Sweden.
  • Serdar Roşan (born 1959), writer, poet and translator, Sweden.
  • Ata Nahai (born 1960), writer and novelist, Iran.
  • Farhad Pirbal (born 1961), Kurdish writer and academic, Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Nazand Begikhani (born 1964), Kurdish writer, poet and researcher, UK.
  • Mahabad Qaradaghi (born 1966), Kurdish writer, poet and translator, Sweden.
  • Kajal Ahmad (born 1967), Kurdish poet, writer and journalist, Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Choman Hardi (born 1974), Kurdish poet, researcher and painter, UK.
  • Kovan Sindî (born 1965), Kurdish writer and poet, Denmark.
  • Evdile Koçer (born 1977), Kurdish writer, Germany.
  • Jalal Dabagh (born 1939), Kurdish writer and journalist, Sweden.

Academics and Researchers

  • Al-Shahrazuri, 13th century physician and philosopher.
  • Abu al-Fida, 13-14th century historian and geographer.
  • Nadir Nadirov (born 1932), Vice president of Engineering Academy and Member of Academy of Sciences, Kazakhstan.
  • Yona Sabar (born 1938), Kurdish-Jewish scholar and linguist, USA.
  • Amir Hassanpour (born 1943), Kurdish scholar and researcher, Canada.
  • Abbas Vali (born 1950), political scientist, UK/Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Dlawer Ala'Aldeen (born 1960), Kurdish academic, physician, lobbyist, political writer, UK.
  • Edip Yuksel (born 1957), Kurdish/American writer and activist, UK/Turkey/USA.
  • Hashim Ahmadzadeh (born 1961), Kurdish writer, translator and academician, UK.
  • Saad Eskander (born 1962), academic and researcher, director of the Iraq National Library and Archive, Iraq/UK.
  • Mehrdad Izady (born 1963), academic and historian, USA.

Musicians

Main article: List of Kurds in music

Religious figures

Politicians

Muhammad Ali Pasha

Film directors and actors

Others

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Registered Books, Kurdiska Biblioteket (Kurdish Library of Stockholm), 31 pp., 2007. (see p.3)
  3. ^ N. Pope, H. Pope, Turkey Unveiled: A History of Modern Turkey, Overlook Press, 1998 ISBN 1-58567-096-0, 9781585670963, p.254
  4. ^ Bletch Chirguh, La Question Kurde: ses origines et ses causes, Le Caire, Impimerie Paul Barbey, 1930, front cover, IHSAN NOURI PACHA Généralissime des forces nationales Kurdes Template:Fr icon
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