List of Uzbeks
This is a list of notable people of Uzbek ethnicity, regardless of their countries.
Politics and military
- Islam Karimov, first President of Uzbekistan
- Shavkat Mirziyoyev, current President of Uzbekistan
- Sobir Rakhimov, Major General of the Red Army and Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II, considered a national hero in Uzbekistan
- Abdul Rashid Dostum, former Afghan warlord of Uzbek ethnicity, currently Vice-President of Afghanistan
- Abdulla Oripov, Deputy Prime Minister
- Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, Uzbek politician from Afghanistan
- Abdusamat Taymetov, the first Uzbek pilot
- Azad Beg
- Babur, First Emperor Of Mughal Empire
- Khan Jahan Ali, Khan-i-Azam of Khalifatabad
- Rasul Pahlawan
- Abdul Malik Pahlawan
- Gul Mohammad Pahalwan
- Sayed Anwar Sadat
- Suraya Dalil
- Husn Banu Ghazanfar
- Delbar Nazari
- Abdul Majid Rouzi
- Mohammad Rozi
- Ahmad Khan Samangani
- Mohammad Hashim Zare
- Muhammad Yunus Nawandish
Literature
- Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, author, composer, playwright, poet, and political activist
- Gʻafur Gʻulom, poet, writer, and literary translator; considered one of the most influential Uzbek writers of the 20th century
- Jahangir Mamatov, journalist, author, politician, political analyst, and linguist
- Ismat Xushev, journalist, author, and political analyst
- Abdulla Oripov, poet, politician, literary translator, and former head of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan; one of the National Poets of Uzbekistan, winner of the prestigious Hero of Uzbekistan award
- Komil Yashin, playwright, Hero of Socialist Labour
- Erkin Vohidov, poet, playwright, and literary translator; one of the National Poets of Uzbekistan, winner of the prestigious Hero of Uzbekistan award
- Zulfiya, writer
- Abdulla Qahhor, novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, and literary translator; considered one of the best Uzbek writers of the 20th century
- Odil Yakubov, writer
- Sylvia Nasar, American writer, economist and journalist
Sports
- Bekzod Abdurakhmonov, wrestler
- Akgul Amanmuradova, tennis player
- Aleksandr Agafonov, swimmer
- Server Djeparov, footballer
- Vlada Ekshibarova (now Vlada Katic; born 1989), Israeli-Uzbekistani tennis player
- Anastasia Gimazetdinova, skater
- Michael Kolganov (born 1974), Israeli Olympic bronze medalist sprint canoeist
- Ida Mayrin (born 1997), Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast
- Ibrahim Nazarov, swimmer
- Anisa Petrova, fencer
- Artem Knyazev, skater
- Denis Istomin, tennis player
- Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, cyclist
- Mirjalol Kasymov, footballer
- Ravshan Irmatov, football referee
- Oksana Chusovitina, gymnast
- Ruslan Chagaev, boxer
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov, chess player
- Sakina Mamedova, sports shooter
- Makhmud Muradov, mixed martial artist, first Uzbek UFC fighter
Science
- Yitzhak Apeloig (born 1944), Israeli computational chemistry professor and President of the Technion
- Vladimir Vapnik, co-inventor of Support Vector Machines and an IEEE John von Neumann Medal recipient.
Business
- Alisher Usmanov, businessman
- Salim Abduvaliev, businessman
- Dilshod Akabirov, businessman
Entertainment
- Rita Volk (Margarita Volkovinskaya), Uzbek-American actress
- Lola Astanova, Uzbek-American pianist
- Milana Vayntrub, Uzbek-American actor, writer and comedian