List of Bangladeshi Americans

This is a list of notable Bangladeshi Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Bangladeshi American or must have references showing they are Bangladeshi American and are notable.

Academia and science

 * Abdus Suttar Khan, chemist and aerospace researcher
 * Abul Hussam, inventor of the Sono arsenic filter
 * Asif Azam Siddiqi, space historian, currently serves as an assistant professor of history at Fordham University
 * Maqsudul Alam, scientist and professor, achieved three milestones in genomics: sequencing the genomes of papaya, rubber plants and jute at University of Hawaii
 * Mir Masoom Ali, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistics Ball State University
 * Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia, car engineer, designer and coachbuilder
 * Fazle Hussain, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University
 * M. Zahid Hasan, scientist and Eugene Higgins endowed chair professor of quantum physics, at Princeton University Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
 * Mohammad Ataul Karim, scientist; ranked amongst the top 50 researchers who contributed most to Applied Optics in its 50-year history
 * Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer
 * Sezan Mahmud, medical scientist and educator, writer, Dean for EID, QU Netter School of Medicine
 * Jalal Alamgir, academic and associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts-Boston
 * Latifur Khan, known for stream analytics work in the field of data mining (in computer science area); ranked amongst the top 2200 researchers/scientists in the world who contributed most to Computer Science and Electronics
 * K. Sabeel Rahman, legal scholar

Arts and entertainment

 * Naeem Mohaiemen, filmmaker, writer, visual artist
 * Abdul "Duke" Fakir, singer
 * Hasan M. Elahi, interdisciplinary media artist
 * Firoz Mahmud, visual artist/creator, painter, academician
 * Nabela Noor, entrepreneur, makeup artist and YouTuber
 * Anik Khan, rapper from Queens
 * Rahsaan Islam, actor
 * Palbasha Siddique, singer
 * Sanjoy, Bangladeshi-American musician, electronic music producer and DJ
 * Monica Yunus, soprano singer, daughter of Muhammad Yunus and Vera Forostenko
 * Shikhee, singer and auteur of industrial band Android Lust
 * Jai Wolf, electronic music producer
 * Fuad al Muqtadir, musician
 * Marjana Chowdhury, model, philanthropist and beauty queen Miss Bangladesh USA
 * Ellis Miah, music producer
 * Kamal Ahmed, comedian, part of the Jerky Boys duo
 * Kausar Mohammed, Bangladeshi/Pakistani mixed; best known for Meena Dhawan in the Flash

Business

 * Omar Ishrak, Chairman of Intel and Medtronic
 * Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube and lead technical architect of PayPal
 * Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy
 * Kamal Quadir, founder and CEO of CellBazaar Inc, First Mover Fellow of The Aspen Institute, TEDIndia Fellow
 * Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameen Phone, Bangladesh's largest telecom group
 * Fahim Saleh, founder and CEO of Pathao and Gokada

Politics and civil service

 * Abuhena Saifulislam, first Muslim to be appointed as imam in the U.S. Navy
 * M. Osman Siddique, former US Ambassador
 * Shahana Hanif, politician and activist
 * Nabilah Islam, politician and activist
 * Saddam Azlan Salim, state senator in Virginia

Literature

 * Dilruba Ahmed, poet and historian
 * Rumaan Alam, award-winning novelist
 * Sezan Mahmud, writer, lyricist, columnist and physician

Media and journalism

 * Reihan Salam, blogger at The American Scene and associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly

YouTube

 * Rahat Hossain, MagicofRahat

Sports

 * Syque Caesar, American artistic gymnast, member of Michigan Wolverines
 * Saif Ahmad, World Series of Poker winner
 * Quinn Sullivan, American soccer player