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 Northwestern China.
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 (Ming Dynasty)
- 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
Republic of China politicians
- Sabit Damulla Abdulbaki
- Isa Alptekin
- Abdullah Bughra
- Muhammad Amin Bughra
- Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra
- Isma'il Beg
- Timur Beg
- Khoja Niyaz
People's Republic of China politicians
- Zulfiya Abdiqadir
- Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit
- Abudureyimu Ajiyiming
- Burhan Shahidi
- Ismail Tiliwaldi
- Mahinur Qasim
- Nur Bekri
- Saifuddin Azizi
- Shohrat Zakir
- Tömür Dawamat
Writers, poets
- Mahmud al-Kashgari
- Turghun Almas
- Yusuf Balasaghuni (Yusuf Has Hajip)
- Kahar Barat (born 1950), historian
- Jian Bozan
- Durnyam Mashurova
- Lutpulla Mutellip
- Ali-Shir Nava'i
- Abdurehim Ötkür
- Zordun Sabir
- Ziya Samedi
- Musa Sayrami (1836-1917), historian
- Tohti Tunyaz
- Abduxaliq Uyghur
- Nurmemet Yasin
- Ilham Tohti
- Nur Luke
- Zunun Kadir
Scientists
- Abbas Borhan (1932-2010), first Uyghur scientist on Genetic Engineering, Biology
- Rahimzhan Avutov[1]
- Shoukhrat Mitalipov
- Erkin Sidick
- Wushour Silamu (b. 1941), computer scientist and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Musicians
- Erkin Abdulla
- Abdulla Abdurehim
- Dilnaz Akhmadieva
- Amannisa Khan
- Dilber
- Murat Nasyrov
- Perhat Khaliq (帕尔哈提）
Television Host
- Nëghmet Raxman
- Najat Abdulwali (尼加提·阿布都瓦力)
Actors
- Gülnezer Bextiyar (古力娜扎, Gulinazha)
- Dilraba Dilmurat (迪丽热巴, Dilireba)
- Madina Memet (麦迪娜, Maidina)
- Merxat Yalkun (米热, Mire)
- Mukaddas Kurban (代斯, Daisi)
Dancers
- Rena Abdulkarim (热娜·阿布都克力木)
- Dilnar Abdulla (迪丽娜尔·阿布都拉)
- Mayire Ametjan (马依热·艾买提江)
- Umut (玉米提)
Sportspeople
- Adiljan Jun, retired professional basketball player
- Abudushalamu Abudurexiti, professional basketball player
- Bari Mamatil, Uyghur footballer
- Mehmet Tursun Chong, Chinese olympic boxer
- Adili Wuxor, Chinese tightrope walker
- Jamaldin Khodjaniyazov, Turkmen-Russian professional football player
- Rouzi Maimaiti, professional snooker player
- Ilzat Akhmetov, Kirghiz-Russian professional football player, midfielder of the Russian national football team
Detainees in Guantanamo
References
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