List of Chechen people
This is a partial list of notable Chechen people.
Military
Caucasian war period
- Sheikh Mansur, led the resistance against Catherine the Great's imperialist expansion into the Caucasus during the late 18th century
- Beibulat Taimiev, Chechen military leader and diplomat
- Isa Gendargno, Chechen military leader
- Baysangur of Benoa, Chechen governor and military leader
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WW2 period
- Irbaykhan Baybulatov, Red Army battalion commander
- Dasha Akayev, highly successful Soviet ground-attack pilot and aviation commander; also was the first Chechen pilot.
- Duda Enginoev, full bearer of the Order of Glory
- Abukhadzhi Idrisov, Red army machine gunner and sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union
- Movlid Visaitov, Chechen commander of 255th Chechen-Ingush regiment, and the first one to shake hand with Americans on Elbe river
- Khanpasha Nuradilov, one of the highest scoring machine gunners of the Red Army, and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Khansultan Dachiev, Red army Junior lieutenant and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Mahmud Amayev, Soviet junior sergeant and sniper
- Khavazi Muhamed-Mirzaev, Red army senior sergeant and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Kanti Abdurakhmanov, Red army master sergeant, Hero of the Russian Federation(awarded due to the fact that he didn't receive Hero of the Soviet Union because of the ethnic cleansing and repression of Chechens)
- Movldi Umarov, Red army lieutenant and Hero of the Russian Federation
- Lyalya Nasukhanova, the first Chechen woman pilot and the first Soviet woman to command a fighter jet echelon
- Khasan Israilov, leader of the 1940–1944 uprising against Soviet rule
- Mairbek Sheripov, prominent leader in the 1940–1944 insurgency against Soviet rule.
Chechen-Russian war period and after
- Ruslan Gelayev, commander in the Chechen separatist movement
- Abdul-Halim Salamovich Sadulayev, fourth President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
- Arbi Barayev, nicknamed "The Terminator", founder and first leader of the Special Purpose Islamic Regiment
- Dzhokhar Dudaev, Soviet Air Force general and Chechen leader, first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
- Movsar Barayev, militia leader during the Second Chechen War, who led seizure of Moscow theater that led to deaths of 170 people
- Aslan Maskhadov, leader of the Chechen separatist movement and the third President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
- Shamil Basayev, militant Islamist and participant of the Chechen resistance movement
- Dalkhan Khozhaev, military commander
Diaspora
- Ahmad Aladdin, Jordanian Major general, two time Hero of Jordan
- Mahmud Shevket, Ottoman Grand vizier known for the founding of the Ottoman airforce
- Mümtaz Çeçen, Ottoman officer
- Ahmad Ramzi, general in the Jordanian Armed forces, minister of interior of Jordan, he was also a friend of the first Jordanian King
Politicians
Soviet Union
- Ruslan Khasbulatov, Speaker of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet, 1991–1993
- Doku Zavgayev, Russian ambassador to Slovenia
Russian Federation
- Vladislav Surkov, Businessman and Politician, former advisor to the President of Russia
- Alu Alkhanov, Russian politician, former president of Russia's Chechen Republic
- Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic
- Akhmad Kadyrov, First president of the Pro-Russian Chechen republic
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
- Akhmed Zakayev, leader and prime minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
- Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, writer and a politician, served as acting president of the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria between 1996 and 1997
- Ilyas Akhmadov, former foreign minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Diaspora
Business
- Ruslan Baisarov, Chechen entrepreneur and businessman
- Musa Bazhaev, president of Alliance Group
- Malik Saidulaev, businessman and politician
- Tapa Tchermoeff, politician and oil magnate
- Ziya Bazhayev, founder of Alliance group and a philanthropist
- Umar Dzhabrailov, businessman and politician
- Abubakar Arsamakov, president of Moscow Industrial Bank
Sports
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MMA figthers
- Adlan Amagov, mixed martial artist from Russia, first Chechen MMA fighter in UFC
- Mamed Khalidov, Polish MMA Fighter of Chechen origin
- 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
- Ismail Naurdiev, Mixed martial artist that competed in the UFC
Boxers
- Arthur Biyarslanov, Professional Chechen-Canadian boxer
- Artur Beterbiyev, Unified light-heavyweight boxing champion
- Umar Salamov, Professional boxer
- Zaurbek Baysangurov, professional boxer and former WBO and IBO light middleweight champion
Wrestlers
- Islambek Albiev, Russian wrestler, a gold medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling
- Buvaisar Saitiev, Russian wrestler of Chechen heritage, he is a six-time world champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
- Adam Saitiev wrestler, a gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Dzhamal Otarsultanov, wrestler, won the gold medal in men's freestyle 55 kg at the 2012 London Olympics
- Anzor Boltukaev, accomplished wrestler, beat Kyle Snyder in 2016
- Albert Saritov, bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympics
Weightlifters
- Apti Aukhadov, weightlifter, 2013 World Champion and silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Judo practitioners
- Islam Matsiev, judoka
- Bektaş Demirel, judoka
Musicians and Dancers
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Pyotr-Zakharov Chechenets
- Said Dimayev, orchestral music composer
- Umar Dimayev, accordionist and folk music composer
- Sultan Islamov, actor and singer
- Timur Mutsurayev, musician and bard
- Makka Sagaipova, popular singer
- Xava Tashaeva, popular singer
- Makhmud Esambayev (1924 – 2000) - actor and dancer, was regarded as one of the most famous dancers of the Soviet Union.
Writers
- Musa Geshaev, writer
- Ibragim-Bek Sarakaev, writer and historian
- Abuzar Aydamirov, novelist and poet
Activists and journalists
- Natalya Estemirova, human rights activist
- Salavadi Gugaev, activist for the rehabilitation of Chechens from Aardakh
- Oyub Titiev, human rights activist
- Hadijat Gatayeva, humanitarian activist and nurse
- Amina Okueva, deceased Euromaidan activist and soldier in Ukraine conflict
Journalists
- Musa Muradov, journalist
- Milana Bakhaeva (nom-de-plume Terloeva), journalist and author
Artists and Painters
- Pyotr Zakharov-Chechenets, first professional painter of Chechen origin
Other
- Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov, Chechen historian of the communist period
- Khassan Baiev, Chechen-American trauma surgeon
- Kunta-haji, Muslim preacher of the Sufi Qadiriyyah sect
- Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing
- Zelimxan, Legendary Chechen folk hero
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