This is a partial list of notable Chechen people .

Military personnel [ edit ]

13th?19th century [ edit ]

Sheikh Mansur

• Aguk Shagin , 8th-century Chechen commander from Aukh , participant in the Arab?Khazar wars on the side of the Khazar Khaganate
• Khasi I, prince of Durdzuketi and king of Alania , participant in the Mongol invasions of Durdzuketi
• Khour I, son of the previous, self proclaimed king of Alania and Durdzuketi, leader of the Insurgency in Durdzuketi
• Botur , participant in the Mongol invasions of Durdzuketi on the side of the Mongols, servant in the Mongol army, king of Boturcha
• Ors Ela , participant in the Mongol invasions of Durdzuketi , ruler of the pro-Mongol Durdzuketi
• Chakhig, son of Khour I, leader of the Dedyakov rebellion
• Khour II , 14th century Chechen prince that ruled the Princedom of Simsim
• Surakat, 14th-15th century Chechen prince that ruled the Princedom of Simsim and the Avar Khanate , brother of Khour II, defended Simsim against Timurid Empire
• Aldaman Gheza , elected leader of Chechnya in the 17th century, protected the Chechen borders against several foreign invasions
• 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 Gendargeno , Chechen military leader during the Russo-Caucasian War
• Gubash of Gukhoy , Chechen elder who was known for being anti Caucasian Imamate
• Baysangur of Benoa , Chechen governor and military leader
• Uma Duyev , Chechen military leader during the Russo-Caucasian War . Leader of the uprisings in Chechnya in 1860?1861 and 1877
• Alexander Chechenskiy , Russian major general and participant in the Napoleonic wars
• Talkhig of Shali , governor of the province of Shali in the Caucasian Imamate
• Tovbolat Kurchaloevsky , Chechen abrek and military figure
• Shuaib-Mulla of Tsentara , commander in the Caucasian War
• Zelimkhan , legendary Chechen folk hero and abrek

World War II [ edit ]

• Kanti Abdurakhmanov , Red Army master sergeant, Hero of the Russian Federation
• Dasha Akayev , commander of the 35th Assault Aviation Regiment; also was the first Chechen pilot
• Mahmud Amayev , Soviet junior sergeant and sniper
• Irbaykhan Baybulatov , Red Army battalion commander, Hero of the Soviet Union
• Khansultan Dachiev , Red army Junior lieutenant and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Duda Enginoev , full bearer of the Order of Glory
• Abukhadzhi Idrisov , Red army machine gunner and sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union
• Khasan Israilov , leader of the 1940?1944 uprising against Soviet rule
• Khavazi Muhamed-Mirzaev , Red army senior sergeant and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Khanpasha Nuradilov , highest scoring machine gunner of the Red Army, Hero of the Soviet Union
• Lyalya Nasukhanova , the first Chechen woman pilot and the first Soviet woman to command a fighter jet echelon
• Mairbek Sheripov , prominent leader in the 1940?1944 insurgency against Soviet rule
• Movldi Umarov , Red army lieutenant and Hero of the Russian Federation
• Movlid Visaitov , commander of 255th Chechen-Ingush Cavalry Regiment, and the first one to shake hands with Americans on Elbe river; posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union

Chechen-Russian war period and after [ edit ]

Dzhokhar Dudayev

Aslan Maskhadov

• 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 participant of the Chechen resistance movement
• Dzhokhar Dudayev , Soviet Air Force general and Chechen leader, first President 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
• Ruslan Gelayev , commander in the Chechen separatist movement
• Aslan Maskhadov , leader of the Chechen separatist movement and the third President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
• Abdul-Halim Sadulayev , fourth President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Diaspora [ edit ]

• Ahmad Aladdin , Jordanian Major general, two time Hero of Jordan
• Mumtaz Cecen , 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
• Mahmud Shevket , Ottoman Grand vizier known for the founding of the Ottoman airforce
• Muhammed Bashir Ismail ash-Shishani , major general in the Jordanian Army, former minister of Agriculture, mayor of Amman and director of Military intelligence

Politicians [ edit ]

Akhmad Kadyrov

Ramzan Kadyrov

Soviet Union [ edit ]

• Ruslan Khasbulatov , Speaker of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet , 1991?1993
• Doku Zavgayev , Russian ambassador to Slovenia

Russian Federation [ edit ]

• Alu Alkhanov , Russian politician, former president of Russia's Chechen Republic
• Vladislav Surkov , Businessman and Politician, former advisor to the President of Russia
• Ramzan Kadyrov , Head of the Chechen Republic
• Akhmad Kadyrov , First president of the Pro-Russian Chechen republic

Chechen Republic of Ichkeria [ edit ]

• Ilyas Akhmadov , former foreign minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
• Akhmed Zakayev , leader and prime minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Diaspora [ edit ]

• Abdul Baqi Jammoh , politician in Jordan .

Business [ edit ]

Ruslan Baisarov

Musa Bazhaev

• 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

Sports [ edit ]

Footballers [ edit ]

Zaur Sadayev

Rizvan Utsiyev

• Zaur Sadayev , attacking Midfielder for Turkish club Ankaragucu
• Dzhabrail Kadiyev , plays for FC Legion Dynamo Makhachkala
• Adlan Katsayev , attacking midfielder who plays for FC SKA-Khabarovsk
• Magomed Mitrishev , striker, attacking midfielder and winger for FC Akhmat Grozny
• Khalid Kadyrov , left winger for the Russian Premier League team FC Akhmat Grozny
• Rizvan Utsiyev , captain of FC Akhmat Grozny
• Lechi Sadulayev , plays for FC Akhmat Grozny
• Mohammad Omar Shishani , striker for Al-Faisaly
• Murad Tagilov , plays for FC Druzhba Maykop
• Sergei Tashuyev , currently a coach, he is of Chechen and Belarusian descent
• Rassambek Akhmatov , Chechen football player from France

Wrestlers [ edit ]

Buvaisar Saitiev

Islambek Albiev (Right)

Ramazan ?ahin

Zagir Shakhiev

• 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 Summer Olympics
• Anzor Boltukaev , accomplished wrestler, beat Kyle Snyder in 2016
• Albert Saritov , bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympics
• Adlan Varayev , freestyle wrestler, won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics
• Rasul Dzhukayev , won a silver medal in the 66 kg. division at the 2009 FILA World Championships
• Bekkhan Goygereyev , freestyle wrestler, won the gold medal at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships
• Salman Hashimikov , freestyle wrestler, won two European and four World Championship gold medals in freestyle wrestling (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983)
• Bekhan Tungaev , wrestler who won the European championship back in the 1970s
• Elmadi Zhabrailov , won silver in freestyle wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• Chingiz Labazanov , Greco-Roman wrestler and world gold medal holder
• Ramazan ?ahin , a gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Zelimkhan Huseynov , silver medalist at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships
• Lukman Zhabrailov , gold medalist at the 1994 World Wrestling Championships
• Zagir Shakhiev , gold medalist at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
• Akhmed Chakaev , two time bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships
• Alikhan Zhabrailov , bronze medalist at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships
• Roland Schwarz , bronze medalist at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships

Boxers [ edit ]

Artur Beterbiev

Zaurbek Baysangurov

• Artur Beterbiev , Unified light-heavyweight boxing champion
• Umar Salamov , professional boxer who held the IBO light-heavyweight title in 2016
• Zaurbek Baysangurov , professional boxer and former WBO and IBO light middleweight champion
• Khuseyn Baysangurov , professional boxer who held the WBA Continental (Europe) and the IBF International light-middleweight titles from 2017 to 2018
• Apti Davtaev , Professional boxer
• Imam Khataev , Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist

Mixed martial artists [ edit ]

Mairbek Taisumov

Khamzat Chimaev

• Adlan Amagov , formerly competed in the UFC , where he is the first Chechen mixed martial artist to compete
• Mamed Khalidov , currently competing in the KSW
• Mairbek Taisumov , formerly competed in the UFC
• Zubaira Tukhugov , currently competing in the UFC
• Ismail Naurdiev , formerly competed in the UFC
• Khamzat Chimaev , currently competing in the UFC

Weightlifters [ edit ]

• Apti Aukhadov , weightlifter, 2013 World Champion and silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Judo practitioners [ edit ]

Bashir Varaev

Tamerlan Bashaev

• Huseyin Ozkan , gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Bashir Varaev , bronze medalist at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Shamil Borchashvili , Tokyo 2020 Olympics bronze medalist
• Tamerlan Bashaev , Tokyo 2020 Olympics bronze medalist
• Yakub Shamilov , bronze medalist at the 2021 World Judo Championships
• Salamu Mezhidov , 2007 european champion
• Islam Matsiev
• Bekta? Demirel
• German Abdulaev
• David Margoshvili

Musicians and dancers [ edit ]

Makhmud Esambayev

• Said Dimayev , orchestral music composer
• Umar Dimayev , accordionist and folk music composer
• Ali Dimayev , musician and composer
• Sultan Islamov , actor and singer
• Timur Mutsurayev , musician and bard
• Makka Sagaipova , popular singer
• Xava Tashaeva , popular singer
• Makhmud Esambayev , actor and dancer, was regarded as one of the most famous dancers of the Soviet Union
• Imran Usmanov , folk singer
• Ramzan Paskayev , accordionist and folk musician
• Imam Alimsultanov , folk singer

Writers and poets [ edit ]

Abuzar Aydamirov

Writers [ edit ]

• Azdeen Vazar , writer and historian
• Musa Geshaev , writer
• Abuzar Aydamirov , novelist and poet
• Abdurakhman Avtorkhanov , Chechen historian of the communist period

Poets [ edit ]

• Magomet Mamakaev , one of the founders of modern Chechen literature
• Raisa Akhmatova , poet
• Yamlikhan Khasbulatov , writer and poet. Brother of Ruslan Khasbulatov

Scientists [ edit ]

Historians [ edit ]

• Ibragim-Bek Sarakaev , writer and historian
• Khozh-Akhmed Bersanov , ethnographer and author
• Aslanbek Khasbulatov , historian and director at University of Grozny, brother of Ruslan Khasbulatov
• Zulay Khasbulatova , ethnographer and historian, sister of Ruslan Khasbulatov
• Dalkhan Khozhaev , historian and field commander

Physicist [ edit ]

• Akhmed Tsebiev , Physicist and inventor

Medicine [ edit ]

Surgeons [ edit ]

• Khassan Baiev , Chechen-American trauma surgeon

Activists and journalists [ edit ]

Natalya Estemirova

• Natalya Estemirova , human rights activist
• Salavdi 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 [ edit ]

• Musa Muradov , journalist
• Milana Bakhaeva ( pen name Terloeva), journalist and author
• Adlan Khasanov , photographer and journalist

Artists and painters [ edit ]

• Pyotr Zakharov-Chechenets , first professional painter of Chechen origin

References [ edit ]