Kazakhstan
14 profiles with fame based in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan — figures with Russian and Soviet roots
This page documents 14 notable figures based in Kazakhstan whose biographies connect to the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, or the states that succeeded them — through birth, parentage, or earlier ancestry. Each profile is sourced and records the specific origin and connection.
Alexander Bublik
Gatchina's maverick reshaping Kazakhstan's tennis
Elena Rybakina
Moscow-born Wimbledon champion who plays for Kazakhstan
Gennady Golovkin
Karaganda boxing legend who unified the middleweight world titles with a record knockdown streak
Yulia Putintseva
Moscow-born tennis player who has represented Kazakhstan since 2012
Timur Turlov
Moscow-born founder of NASDAQ-listed Freedom Holding who obtained Kazakhstani citizenship
Alexander Shevchenko
Russian ATP player who switched to Kazakhstan in January 2024 to escape sports sanctions
Sofia Samodelkina
Elite Russian women's singles figure skater who transferred to Kazakhstan to continue competing internationally
Vyacheslav Kim
Co-founder of Kaspi.kz — Kazakhstan's super-app and the most valuable company in Central Asia
Mikhail Lomtadze
Georgian-born CEO of Kaspi.kz — built Kazakhstan's most valuable company from Almaty
Timur Kulibayev
Son-in-law of Kazakhstan's founding president — controls the country's energy and banking empires
Dinara Kulibayeva
Daughter of Kazakhstan's founding president — wealthiest woman in Central Asia
Nurlan Smagulov
Kazakhstan's automotive and real estate billionaire — newest entrant on Forbes global list
Aydin Rakhimbayev
Kazakhstani businessman, co-founder of the construction and development company BI Group
Bulat Utemuratov
Former aide to Nazarbayev who built Verny Capital and became one of Kazakhstan's key financial figures