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This is a partial list of notable
Chechen people .
Military personnel
13th–19th century
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
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 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
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
Russian Federation
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Diaspora
Business
Sports
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
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
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 Şahin , 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
Mixed martial artists
Weightlifters
Apti Aukhadov , weightlifter, 2013 World Champion and silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Judo practitioners
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
Poets
Scientists
Historians
Physicist
Medicine
Surgeons
Activists and journalists
Journalists
Artists and painters
References