1. Anatoliy Tsoy (1989)

Pop Singer

Member of the Russian pop group MBAND, which rose to fame in 2014 with their hit debut single, "She Will Be Back." The group went on to win numerous awards,...

2. Aleksandra Tislenok (1996)

Model

Model and professional whitewater rafter who is known for having won the World Rafting Championship in 2016. The following year, she was voted the The Sexiest Sportswoman of Kazakhstan by the...

3. Aya Shalkar (1996)

Instagram Star

Designer and social media sensation known for her Instagram account where she has gained more than 700,000 followers. A founder behind Ash Wear, she is a fashion designer known for...

4. Sofi manassyan (2007)

Dancer

Dancer who moved to Los Angeles in 2015 to pursue a career in dancing full time. She has over 390,000 followers on her sofimanassyan Instagram account.

5. Alina Kan (2000)

TikTok Star

Social star who first gained fame by live streaming gameplay to her dovetaill_7 Twitch account. She went on to gain a larger following on TikTok, where she posts a range of creative...

6. Karina Gra (1991)

Pop Singer

Kazakh pop singer who rose to fame in 2015 following the release of her debut single "Forgive Me."

7. Anastassiya Kasper (2002)

TikTok Star

TikTok star who has gained fame for her self-titled channel. She has risen to massive popularity for her short sketches centered around dating often featuring lip-syncs, slick edits and popular...

8. Diyar Jamaldin (1993)

Instagram Star

Social media star who is famous for his jamalldin Instagram account. He has gained massive popularity for his glamorous fashion modeling alongside lifestyle and travel photoblogging. 

9. Sasha Yugay (1993)

Instagram Star

Korean-Kazakhstani Instagram star whose photos of her fashion, travels, and day-to-day life with friends and family have amassed her 140,000 followers. 

10. Diana Ordabekova (1993)

Instagram Star

Instagram model who can be seen working out, riding horses, lounging on the beach and more for around 1.1 million followers. She occasionally posts professional-quality modeling photos from famous photographers...

11. Jah Khalib (1993)

Rapper

Hip-hop recording artist who is widely recognized for the 2016 album Esli Chjo Ja Bakha. In 2017, he was the recipient of the Muz-TV Music Award for Breakthrough of the Year.

12. Vladimir Zhirinovsky (1946)

Russian Politician And Controver

In the early 1990s, this Russian politician founded and began leading the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. He was well known for stirring controversy through both his political and his...

13. Zarina Diyas (1993)

Tennis Player

Kazakhstani tennis player whose biggest wins as a singles player include a 2013 tournament in Makinohara, Japan and the 2014 Blossom Cup. She broke into the top fifty in the...

14. Denis Ten (1993)

Kazakhstani Figure Skater

Kazakhstani-Korean figure skater who became a multiple-time National Champion, an Asian Games Winter Champion and a World silver medalist. He made his Olympic debut in 2010 and won bronze in...

15. Ruslana Korshunova (1987)

Fashion Model

Remembered for her photo spreads for the French version of Elle magazine and for the Russian and Polish editions of Vogue, this Soviet-born fashion model tragically committed suicide shortly before...

16. Sanjar Madi (1986)

Movie Actor

Film star most known for his role as Temirkhan in the 2017 film The Guardians. He has also been seen in Tale of a Pink Hare, Hunting the Phantom, and Yolki 2. 

17. Aisultan Seitov (1997)

Director

Director who is known for his work on music videos and short films. He is most recognized for his 2017 short film Leila. 

18. Alexander Merkel (1992)

Footballer

Midfielder who joined Udinese in 2013 after spending two years with Genoa.

19. Alina Kim (2003)

TikTok Star

Lip-sync performer who rose to fame through the use of her verified homm9k TikTok account. Her wide range of performances on the platform have generated more than 651 million likes in total....

20. Bota Balabekova (1995)

Model

Kazakhstani model who has 500,000 followers on her Instagram account. In 2017 she signed a contract with Dolce & Gabbana. 

21. Vladyslav Nekhtiy (1991)

Ukrainian Footballer

Vladyslav Nekhtiy is a professional Kazakh-born Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for FC Kairat team in the Kazakhstan Premier League. He is product of FC Shakhtar Donetsk sportive school. Nekhtiy...

22. Dmitriy Alexanin (1991)

Kazakhstani Fencer

Dmitriy Alexanin is a Kazakhstani fencer. He won the bronze medal at the Trophée Monal 2012 a competition of the épée world cup. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed...

23. Sergey Fedorchenko (1974)

Olympic Gymnast

Sergei Fedorchenko is a Kazakhstani former gymnast who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Fedorchenko is a dismount from high bar with two...

24. Nikita Filippov (1991)

Olympic Pole Vaulter

Nikita Filippov is a Kazakhstani pole vaulter. He competed in the pole vault event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has an outdoor personal best of 5. 60 metres and...

25. Vitaliy Khan (1985)

Swimmer

Vitaly Albertovich Khan is a male freestyle swimmer from Kazakhstan who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece. There he ended up in 55th...

26. Ivan Strebkov (1991)

Russian Basketball Player

Ivan Strebkov is a Russian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the Russian Professional Basketball League. On January 3 2013 Strebkov was sent on loan to Avtodor Saratov for...

27. Ravil Manafov (1985)

Kazakhstani Water Polo Player

Ravil Manafov is a Kazakhstani water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed for the Kazakhstan men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 6...

28. Elena Keldibekova (1974)

Female Volleyball Player From Pe

Elena Keldibekova is a Peruvian volleyball player who plays as setter for the Peruvian national team.

29. Ruslan Myrsatayev (1985)

Kazakhstani Boxer

Ruslan Myrsatayev is a Kazakh boxer best known for qualifying in the Super Heavyweight division at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Kazakhstan chose to send Ruslan over veteran Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov and...

30. Elena Likhovtseva (1975)

Tennis Player

Elena Alexandrovna Likhovtseva is a Russian former tennis player. She turned professional in January 1992 at the age of 16. Likhovtseva's career best appearance in a Grand Slam was when...

31. Alena Baeva (1985)

Russian Musician

Alena Baeva is a Russian violinist winner of the Grand-prix at the Second Moscow Paganini violin competition in 2004 the First Prize and nine Special Prizes at the XII International...

32. Zhomart Satubaldin (1975)

Kazakhstani Canoeist

Zhomart Satubaldin is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 200 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe...

33. Natalya Timakova (1975)

Russian Journalist

Natalya Aleksandrovna Timakova is a Russian journalist. As of 2012 she is press attaché to the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

34. Vitaly Arkhangelsky (1975)

Russian Businessman

Vitaly Dmitrievich Arkhangelsky is a Russian entrepreneur with interests in shipping and insurance. The Russian authorities are seeking his extradition from France where he and his family currently live to...

35. Alfina Nasyrova (1988)

Kazakh Beauty Queen

Alfina Nasyrova is a Kazaki beauty queen who won the national pageant Miss Kazakhstan in 2007 held at the Abai State Kazakh National Opera & Ballet Theatre in Almaty. She...

36. Kamila Kerimbayeva (1995)

Kazakhstani Tennis Player

Kamila Kerimbayeva is a Kazakhstani tennis player. Kerimbayeva has won two singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 31 March 2014 she reached her...

37. Viktor Demyanenko (1958)

Boxer

Viktor Leonidovich Demyanenko is a retired boxer who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the lightweight...

38. Anastassiya Prilepa (1990)

Olympic Swimmer

Anastasiya Sergeyevna Prilepa is a Kazakhstani swimmer who specialized in backstroke events. She is a multiple-time Kazakhstan champion in all backstroke distances and holds two titles from the Asian Age...

39. Irina Selyutina (1979)

Kazakhstani Tennis Player

Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina is a Kazakhstani tennis player. She is a former World No. 1 in junior doubles winning French Open and Wimbledon in 1997 partnering with Cara Black. Black...

40. Murat Shakenov (1990)

Kazakhstani Water Polo Player

Murat Shakenov is a Kazakhstani water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed for the Kazakhstan men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 6...

41. Artur Dilman (1990)

Olympic Swimmer

Artur Dilman is a Kazakhstani swimmer who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events. He is a multiple-time national record holder and a five-time medalist for the freestyle medley and...

42. Alexandra Vafina (1990)

Russian Ice Hockey Player

Alexandra Aleksandrovna Vafina is a Russian ice hockey forward.

43. Vladimir Bozhko (1949)

Kazakhstan Minister Of Emergency

Vladimir Karpovich Bozhko is the minister of emergency situations in Kazakhstan.

44. Yuliya Zhivitsa (1990)

Olympic Fencer

Yuliya Zhivitsa is a Kazakhstani sabre fencer. She won a bronze medal as a member of the Kazakhstan fencing team in the same weapon at the 2010 Asian Games in...

45. Alexey Shmider (1990)

Olympic Water Polo Player

Alexey Shmider is a Kazakhstani water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed for the Kazakhstan men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 6...

46. Alexei Sklyarenko (1870)

Russian Revolutionary

Alexei Pavlovich Skliarenko was a participant is Russia's revolutionary movement.

47. Alexey Korolev (1987)

unknow

Alexey Korolev is a Kazakhstani ski jumper who has competed since 2004.

48. Begaim Kirgizbaeva (1987)

Footballer

Begaim Kirgizbaeva is a Kazakhstani football striker currently playing in the Kazakhstani Championship for SShVSM-Kairat Almaty with whom she has also played the Champions League. She has also played the...

49. Saule Karibayeva (1987)

Footballer

Saule Karibayeva is a Kazakhstani women's football striker currently playing for BIIK Shymkent in the Kazakhstani Championship. She has also played the Champions League with Alma KTZh and she has...

50. Yekaterina Yevseyeva (1988)

Kazakhstani High Jumper

Yekaterina Yevseyeva is a Kazakhstani high jumper. She was born in Almaty. She won bronze medals at the 2005 World Youth Championships and the 2006 World Junior Championships. She also...