List of Uyghurs
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This list of Uyghurs includes noted members of the Uyghur ethnic group who today live primarily in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of northwest China.
Population of Uyghurs
China 35 000 000
Saudi Arabia 600 000
Uzbekistan 450 000
Kazakhstan 300 000
United States 250 000
Turkey 200 000
India 150 000
Kyrgyzstan 120 000
Taiwan 80 000
Egypt 80 000
Pakistan 40 000
Belgium 30 000
Jordan 30 000
Australia 25 000
Iran 15 000
Mongolia 12 000
Russia 5 000
Canada 5 000
Syria 5 000
Netherlands 5 000
Iraq 5 000
Turkmenistan 4 000
Tajikistan 3 000
Afghanistan 3 000
Israel 3 000
New Zealand 2 000
Sweden 2 000
Japan 2 000
Germany 2 000
Norway 2 000
Finland 1 000
United Kingdom 1 000
France 1 000
Morocco 1 000
Austria 1 000
Denmark 1 000
Famous kings and historical figures
- Akhmad Alach also known as Ahmed, Khan of Turpan during the Ming Turpan Border Wars
- Hala Bashi - a Uyghur General who served the Ming dynasty during the Miao Rebellions
- Iparhan (Xiang Fei)
- Abdurashid Khan
- Bayanchur Khan
- Makhmud Khan
- Mansur Khan Khan of Turpan during the Ming Turpan Border Wars
- Sultan Said Khan
- Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan
- Yulbars Khan
- Yunus Khan also known as Ali, Khan of Turpan during the Ming Turpan Border Wars
- Jakhangir Khoja
- Dost Muhammad
- Rabban Bar Sauma
- Maqsud Shah
- Kebek Sultan
- Baurchuk Art Tekin
- Mar Yaballaha III
- Afaq Khoja
- Isma'il Beg
Republic of China politicians
First East Turkestan Republic
- Sabit Damulla Abdulbaki
- Abdullah Bughra
- Mahmut Muhiti
- Muhammad Amin Bughra
- Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra
- Isma'il Beg
- Timur Beg
- Islam Akhun
- Khoja Niyaz
Second East Turkestan Republic
People's Republic of China politicians
- Zulfiya Abdiqadir
- Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit
- Abdurehim Haji Amin
- Burhan Shahidi
- Ismail Tiliwaldi
- Mahinur Qasim
- Nur Bekri
- Rashida (Chinese politician)
- Saifuddin Azizi
- Shohrat Zakir
- Tömür Dawamat
Business
- Alijan Ibragimov, Kazakh businessman and former billionaire
- Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov
- Kamil Ekim Alptekin, Turkish billionaire
- Mutallip Hajim
- Tursuntai Salimov, Kyrgyz businessman
Politics (abroad)
- Nury Turkel, American politician
- Karim Massimov, Kazakh politician
- Hedayat Amin Arsala, Afghan politician
- Ali Sher Hyderi, Pakistani politician
- Sadia Rashid, Pakistani politician
- Hafiz Saeed, Pakistani politician
- Elders
- Tata-tonga, Mongolian Uyghur. Writer of chingiz-khan
- Yuldash Akhunbabaev, Uzbek politician
- Ismail Yusupov
Writers, poets
- Mahmud al-Kashgari
- Turghun Almas
- Yusuf Balasaghuni (Yusuf Has Hajip)
- Kahar Barat, historian
- Jian Bozan
- Durnyam Mashurova
- Lutpulla Mutellip
- Ali-Shir Nava'i
- Ahmad Yasawi
- Abdurehim Ötkür
- Zordun Sabir
- Ziya Samedi
- Musa Sayrami, historian
- Tohti Tunyaz
- Abduxaliq Uyghur
- Nurmemet Yasin
- Nur Luke
- Zunun Kadir
- Ghulam Osman Yaghma
- Ahmatjan Osman
Independence leaders
Scientists
- Shoukhrat Mitalipov, American scientist
- Maya Mitalipova, American scientist, sister of Shouhrat
- Hushur Islam, computer scientist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
- Idris Hasan, computer engineer and activist
- Ilham Tohti
- Ibrahim Muti'i
- Tashpolat Tiyip
- Turghun Almas
- Hakeem Muhammad Saeed, Pakistani medical researcher
- Hakim Abdul Hameed, Indian medical researcher
- Rahile Dawut
- Lekim Ibragimov
Musicians
- Quddus Khojamyarov
- Erkin Abdulla, Uyghur-American singer
- The Limba, Russian singer
- Abdulla Abdurehim
- Dilnaz Akhmadieva
- Amannisa Khan
- Abdurahim Hamidov, Uzbek musician
- Dilber
- Omar Akhun
- Murat Nasyrov
- Turdi Akhun
- Shuhrat Razzaqov
- Haj Ghorban Soleimani
- Sanubar Tursun
- Benjamin Yusupov, Uyghur mother
- Omar Akram
- Ablajan Awut Ayup
- Aziz Ibrahim
- Yulduz Usmonova, Uzbek singer, Uyghur father
- Perhat Khaliq (帕尔哈提)
- Curley G (希林娜依·高)
Television hosts
Actors
- Dilraba Dilmurat (迪丽热巴, Dilireba)
- Gülnezer Bextiyar (古力娜扎, Gulinazha)
- Madina Memet (麦迪娜, Maidina)
- Merxat Yalkun (米热, Mire)
- Dilnaz Irani
- Jackie Shroff
- Tiger Shroff
- Hankiz Omar (哈妮克孜, Hanikezi)
- Kurban Tulum, Model worker
Sportspeople
- Basketball players
- Adiljan Jun, retired professional basketball player
- Abudushalamu Abudurexiti, professional basketball player
- Shirelijan Muxtar, professional basketball player
- Adiljan Suleyman, Chinese basketballer
- Footballers
- Ilzat Akhmetov, Kyrgyz Russian professional football player, midfielder of the Russian national football team
- Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov, Turkmen-Russian professional football player
- Bari Mohamedali, Chinese footballer, Qingdao F.C.
- Mirahmetjan Muzepper, Chinese footballer, Shanghai Port F.C.
- Bughrahan Skandar, Chinese footballer, Guangzhou F.C.
- Khojiakbar Alijonov, Uzbek professional football player of Pahtakor
- Nematjan Zakirov, Kyrgyz football coach
- Akmal Bakhtiyarov, Kazakh footballer
- Tohtaji Ablikim, Chinese footballer
- Memet-Abdulla Ezmat, Chinese footballer
- Dilmurat Batur, Chinese footballer
- Haliq Abraham, Chinese footballer
- Ilhamjan Iminjan, Chinese footballer
- Ruslan Baltiyev, former Kazakh footballer
- Shirmemet Ali, Chinese footballer
- Nizamdin Ependi, Chinese footballer
- Abdurasul Abudulam, Chinese footballer
- Anwar Memet-Ali, Chinese footballer
- Mirza'ekber Alimjan, Chinese footballer
- Ötkür Hesen, Chinese footballer
- Shewket Yalqun, Chinese footballer
- Eniwar Ekremjan, Chinese footballer
- Salajidin Akramjan, Chinese footballer
- Abduhamit Abdugheni-Chinese footballer
- Dilmurat Mawlanyaz-Chinese footballer
- Yehya Ablikim-Chinese footballer
- Abduwali Ablet-Chinese footballer
- Rahimjan Ekber-Chinese footballer
- Exmetjan Ekber-Chinese footballer
- Mijit Arapat-Chinese footballer
- Abdulla Abduwal-Chinese footballer
- Danyar Musajan-Chinese footballer
- Minem Mehmudjan-Chinese footballer
- Mehmud Abdukerem-Chinese footballer
- Mustahan Mijit-Chinese footballer
- Dilxat Ablimit-Chinese footballer
- Bebet Murat-Chinese footballer
- Kurban Ibrahim-Chinese footballer
- Elizat Abdureshit-Chinese footballer
- Muhamet Ghopur-Chinese footballer
- Elbug Chagtsel-Chinese footballer
- Rahimjan Ekber-Chinese footballer
- Behtiyar Memetimin-Chinese footballer
- Ilyas Ilhar-Chinese footballer
- Olympians
- Mehmet Tursun Chong, Chinese olympic boxer
- Dinigeer Yilamujiang, Chinese cross-country skier, last torchbearer at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Others
- Adili Hushur, Chinese tightrope walker
- Rouzi Memet, professional snooker player
- Paliha, Chinese wrestler
Religious
- Huseyincan Celil, Uyghur Imam in Canada
- Mawlana Murad
- Mukarram Ahmad, Imam in India
- Suliman Gani, Imam in Great Britain
- ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni
- Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
Detainees in Guantanamo
- Adel Abdulhehim
- Dawut Abdurehim
- Edham Mamet
- Akhdar Qasem Basit
- Abu Bakker Qassim
- Abdul Latif Nasir
- Arkin Mahmud
- Yusef Abbas
Other
- Alimjan Yimit, jailed house church leader
- Dadash Babazhanov, Hero of the Soviet Union
- Ismail Semed, Uighur activist executed for possession of illegal firearms and explosives
- Örkesh Dölet, activist
- Sadik Ahmad Turkistani, opponent of the Taliban
- Abdul Shakoor al-Turkistani
- Abu Omar al-Turkistani
- Abdul Haq
- Rushan Abbas, American Uyghur activist
- Rebiya Kadeer, Uyghur activist
- Dolkun Isa, Uyghur activist
References
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