List of Chechen people
This is a partial list of notable Chechen people.
Military
17th-19th century
- 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
- Baysangur of Benoa, Chechen governor and military leader
- Alexander Chechenskiy, Russian major general and participant in the Napoleonic wars
- Talhig of Shali, governor of the province of Shali in the Caucasian Imamate
- Shuaib-Mulla of Tsentara, commander in the Caucasian War
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World War II
- 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
- 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 Dudaev, Soviet Air Force general and Chechen leader, first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
- 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 Salamovich Sadulayev, fourth President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Diaspora
- Ahmad Aladdin, Jordanian Major general, two time Hero of Jordan
- 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
- 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
Soviet Union
- Ruslan Khasbulatov, Speaker of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet, 1991–1993
- Doku Zavgayev, Russian ambassador to Slovenia
Russian Federation
- 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
- Ilyas Akhmadov, former foreign 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
- Akhmed Zakayev, leader and prime 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
Footballers
- Zaur Sadayev, attacking Midfielder for Turkish club Ankaragücü
- 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
Mixed martial artists
- 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
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
- Apti Davtaev, Professional boxer
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
- 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
Weightlifters
- Apti Aukhadov, weightlifter, 2013 World Champion and silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Judo practitioners
- Islam Matsiev, judoka
- Bektaş Demirel, judoka
- German Abdulaev, judoka
- David Margoshvili, Kist judoka
Musicians and Dancers
- 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
Writers
- Musa Geshaev, writer
- Ibragim-Bek Sarakaev, writer and historian
- Abuzar Aydamirov, novelist and poet
- Khozh-Akhmed Bersanov, ethnographer and author
Poets
- Magomet Mamakaev, one of the founders of modern Chechen literature
- Raisa Akhmatova, poet
Activists and journalists
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- 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
- Musa Muradov, journalist
- Milana Bakhaeva (nom-de-plume Terloeva), journalist and author
- Adlan Khasanov, photographer and journalist
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
- Yakub and Aiubkhan Magomadov, two Chechen brothers victim to mysterious disappearances
- Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing
- Zelimxan, Legendary Chechen folk hero
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