Famous people from Uzbekistan

Ruslan Chagaev
Professional Boxer
Ruslan Chagaev born 19 October 1978 in Andijan, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union is a former WBA heavyweight boxing champion. As an amateur boxer, he has won the Asian and World Championships in the heavyweight category. Chagaev won the WBA title in 2007 with a majority decision victory over Nikolai Valuev, becoming the first and so far the only Asian in history to hold a major heavyweight title. He was made "champion in recess" after he sustained an injury and relinquished the title after failing to have a rematch with Valuev. In his next fight, Chagaev lost by stoppage to IBF, WBO and IBO Champion Wladimir Klitschko.

Irina Viner

Woman
Irina Aleksandrovna Viner-Usmanova is a Russian rhythmic gymnastics coach who is head trainer of the Russian national team. Her husband is an Uzbek-born Russian business magnate Alisher Usmanov. She is Jewish.

Lev Leviev

Businessperson
Lev Avnerovich Leviev is a Soviet-born Israeli businessman, philanthropist and investor. With a net worth of roughly $1.5 billion in March 2013, he has been a major philanthropist for Hasidic Jewish causes in Eastern Europe and Israel. Beginning in the 1990s, Leviev avoided being directly involved with the Yeltsin family, and nurtured ties with Vladimir Putin. His diamond mining investments in Angola and his investments in Israeli settlements have been the target of protests.

Sevara Nazarkhan

Singer
Sevara Nazarkhan is an Uzbek singer, songwriter, and musician. Her musical style incorporates Uzbek folk and contemporary music. Nazarkhan has achieved worldwide fame and has collaborated with high-profile international artists. In 2004, Nazarkhan received the BBC Radio 3 World Music Award in the category "Best Asian Artist".

Akgul Amanmuradova

Tennis Player
Akgul Charievna Amanmuradova is a professional female tennis player from Uzbekistan. In 2005, she reached her first-ever WTA singles final at the Tashkent Open, held in the capital of her home country, where she was the runner-up to 16-year-old Michaëlla Krajicek of the Netherlands. She repeated this performance in 2009, where she lost the finals to Shahar Pe'er of Israel. In 2011, she reached her biggest ITF singles final at the President's Cup held in Astana, Kazakhstan. where she was beaten by Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia.