List of Bangladeshi Americans

This is a list of notable Bangladeshi Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Bangladeshi American or must have references showing they are Bangladeshi American and are notable.

Sportspeople

Syque Caesar, American artistic gymnast, member of Michigan Wolverines

Politicians and activists

Hansen Clarke, U.S. Congressman and former Michigan State Senator
Rais Bhuiyan, shooting survivor and activist

Entrepreneurs

Omar Ishrak, Chairman of Intel and Medtronic
Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube and lead technical architect of PayPal^[1]
Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy ^[2]
Abul Hussam, inventor of the Sono arsenic filter
Kamal Quadir, founder and CEO of CellBazaar Inc, First Mover Fellow of The Aspen Institute, TEDIndia Fellow
Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameen Phone, Bangladesh's largest telecom group; has lectured at Harvard's Kennedy School and at MIT
Fahim Saleh, founder and CEO of Pathao and Gokada

Intellectuals

Maqsudul Alam, scientist and professor, achieved three milestones in genomics - sequencing the genomes of papaya, rubber plants and jute at University of Hawaii.
Mir Masoom Ali, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistics Ball State University
Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia, car engineer, designer and coachbuilder; builds imitation supercars out of old models in a workshop on Discovery Channel's reality television programme Bangla Bangers/Chop Shop: London Garage^[3]
Fazle Hussain, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University. Elected Fellow of National Academy of Engineering.
M. Zahid Hasan, scientist and Eugene Higgins endowed chair professor of quantum physics, at Princeton University. Known for many pioneering discoveries in the quantum world including topological insulators, quantum magnets and topological quantum matter.^[4] Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[5]
Mohammad Ataul Karim, known for many original contributions to the fields of electro-optical devices and systems, optical computing and processing, and pattern recognition; ranked amongst the top 50 researchers who contributed most to Applied Optics in its 50-year history^[6]
Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer
Abdus Suttar Khan, chemist and aerospace researcher
Asif Azam Siddiqi, space historian, currently serves as an assistant professor of history at Fordham University
Jalal Alamgir, academic and an associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts-Boston

Government officials and diplomats

Abuhena Saifulislam, first Muslim to be appointed as imam in the U.S. Navy
M. Osman Siddique, former US Ambassador

Writer

Supreme Understanding, author, publisher, activist and outspoken member of the Nation of Gods and Earths
Dilruba Ahmed, poet and historian
Sydney Magruder Washington, blogger, mental health activist, and ballet dancer

Culture, Art, Media and journalism

Saif Ahmad, World Series of Poker winner
Kamal Ahmed, comedian, part of the Jerky Boys duo
Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American singer of Ethiopian and Bangladeshi descent
Naeem Mohaiemen, filmmaker, writer, visual artist
Hasan M. Elahi, interdisciplinary media artist whose research interests include issues of surveillance
Firoz Mahmud, visual artist/creator, painter, academician
Anik Khan, rapper from queens
Rahsaan Islam, actor
Dipa Ma, yoga teacher
Sezan Mahmud, nationally awarded writer of Bengali literature, lyricist, columnist and medical scientist; Associate Professor of Public Health, Florida A & M University; Clinical Research Faculty, Florida State University College of Medicine; first Asian recipient of APHA-PHEHP Early Career Award, 2006
Ellis Miah, music producer
Badal Roy, tabla player
Reihan Salam, blogger at The American Scene and associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly
Palbasha Siddique, singer
Monica Yunus, soprano singer, daughter of Muhammad Yunus and Vera Forostenko
Shikhee, singer and auteur of industrial band Android Lust
Jai Wolf, electronic music producer
Nabela Noor, founder of Zeba
Johana Bhuiyan, business and tech reporter at LA Times, Recode, Buzzfeed, and Politico NY

References

^ With YouTube, Student Hits Jackpot Again, The New York Times, October 12, 2006.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2010-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Khan Academy FAQ
^ Baker, Erin (20 October 2008). "Metal gurus". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^ Ornes, S. (2016). "Topological insulators promise computing advances, insights into matter itself". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113 (37): 10223–10224. doi:10.1073/pnas.1611504113. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 5027448. PMID 27625422.
^ "16 faculty members, 18 alumni elected to nation's historic academies". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[nytimes-1] With YouTube, Student Hits Jackpot Again, The New York Times, October 12, 2006.

[khanacademy-2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2010-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Khan Academy FAQ

[telegraphawlia-3] Baker, Erin (20 October 2008). "Metal gurus". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

[:14-4] Ornes, S. (2016). "Topological insulators promise computing advances, insights into matter itself". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113 (37): 10223–10224. doi:10.1073/pnas.1611504113. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 5027448. PMID 27625422.

[5] "16 faculty members, 18 alumni elected to nation's historic academies". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-06-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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