List of Chechen people

This is a partial list of notable Chechen people.

Politics and military

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Amina Okueva

Ilyas Akhmadov, former foreign minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Alu Alkhanov, Russian politician, former president of Russia's Chechen Republic
Arbi Barayev, nicknamed "The Terminator", founder and first leader of the Special Purpose Islamic Regiment
Movsar Barayev, militia leader during the Second Chechen War, who led seizure of Moscow theater that led to deaths of 170 people
Shamil Basayev, militant Islamist and leader of the Chechen rebel movement
Dzhokhar Dudaev, Soviet Air Force general and Chechen leader, first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Ruslan Gelayev, commander in the Chechen separatist movement
Abukhadzhi Idrisov, Chechen sniper who had 349+ confirmed German kills.
Khasan Israilov, prominent leader in the 1940–1944 uprising against Soviet rule
Akhmad Kadyrov, Chief Mufti of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic and a former Chechen rebel
Ruslan Khasbulatov, Speaker of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet, 1991–1993
Sheikh Mansur, led the resistance against Catherine the Great's imperialist expansion into the Caucasus during the late 18th century
Aslan Maskhadov, leader of the Chechen separatist movement and the third President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Khanpasha Nuradilov, machine gunner who fought in World War II on the Soviet side
Amina Okueva, deceased Euromaidan activist and soldier in Ukraine conflict
Abdul-Halim Salamovich Sadulayev, fourth President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Mairbek Sheripov, prominent leader in the 1940–1944 insurgency against Soviet rule.
Beibulat Taimiev, 19th century warlord
Tapa Tchermoeff, Prime Minister of the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus
Dokka Umarov, Islamist militant in Russia
Movlid Visaitov, Chechen commander of 255th Chechen-Ingush regiment, and the first one to shake hand with Americans on Elbe river
Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, writer and a politician, served as acting president of the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria between 1996 and 1997
Akhmed Zakayev, leader and prime minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Vladislav Surkov, politician.

Sports

Islambek Albiev, Russian wrestler, won gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Greco-Roman wrestling
Adlan Amagov, mixed martial artist from Russia, first Chechen MMA fighter in UFC
Apti Aukhadov, weightlifter, 2013 World Champion and 2012 Olympic Silver Medal winner
Artur Beterbiyev, amateur boxer
Mamed Khalidov, Polish MMA Fighter of Chechen origin
Islam Matsiev, judoka
Dzhamal Otarsultanov, wrestler, won the gold medal in men's freestyle 55 kg at the 2012 London Olympics
Adam Saitiev wrestler, won gold at the 2000 Olympics
Buvaisar Saitiev, Russian wrestler of Chechen heritage, he is a six-time world champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
Mairbek Taisumov, Austrian mixed martial artist of Chechen heritage, currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Zubaira Tukhugov, Mixed martial artist, currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship

The arts

Abuzar Aydamirov, novelist and poet
Said Dimayev, orchestral music composer
Umar Dimayev, legendary accordionist and folk music composer
Sultan Islamov, Russian actor and singer
Timur Mutsurayev, bard
Makka Sagaipova, popular singer.
Xava Tashaeva, popular singer
Pyotr Zakharov-Chechenets, Russian painter of Chechen origin
Makhmud Esambayev (1924 – 2000) - actor and dancer, was regarded as one of the most famous dancers of the Soviet Union.

Other

Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov, Chechen historian of the communist period
Khassan Baiev, Chechen-American trauma surgeon
Milana Bakhaeva (nom-de-plume Terloeva), journalist and author
Hadijat Gatayeva, Muslim humanitarian activist
Kunta-haji, Muslim preacher of the Sufi Qadiriyyah sect
Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombings
Zelimxan, Legendary Chechen folk hero