List of Tatars

Tatars refer to several Turkic ethnic group numbering 7.3 million in 21st century, including all Turkic subgroups that are still referred to as Tatars, such as Volga Tatars, Lipka Tatars, Tatars in Lithuania, Crimean Tatars, Mishar Tatars, Dobrujan Tatars, Tatar (Hazara tribe) and Siberian Tatars. Russia is home to the majority of ethnic Tatars, with a population of around 5,500,000. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan also each have populations greater than 30,000.

Crimean Tatars, who are considered the indigenous people of Ukraine and Crimea, live in Ukraine.

Artists

 * Aisa Hakimcan – poet, musician, director (Finnish Tatar)
 * Dajan Ahmet – actor, director (Estonian Tatar)
 * Minsalim Timergazeev – sculptor
 * Aleksandr Bashirov – actor (Siberian Tatar mother)
 * Vadim Abdrashitov – film director (Volga Tatar father)
 * Talgat Nigmatulin – movie actor
 * Chulpan Khamatova – actress
 * Renata Litvinova – TV celebrity (Volga Tatar father)
 * Charles Bronson – American actor (Lipka Tatar father)
 * Glen Powell – actor
 * Marat Basharov – movie actor, TV show actor
 * Marat Gaziev – artist, choreographer, ballet dancer
 * Sergey Shakurov – actor
 * Valentina Talyzina – film and stage actress (Russified Tatar father)
 * Vasily Vereshchagin (Tatar ancestry)

Architecture and design

 * Stepan Krichinsky – Russian architect

Businessmen

 * Rinat Akhmetov – billionaire, Ukraine's richest citizen, leader of the Donetsk business group
 * Rustam Tariko – billionaire
 * Akhat Bragin – businessman and mentor of Renat Akhmetov, former owner of FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Dancers

 * Galiya Izmaylova – ballerina
 * Ilshat Shabaev – Russian dancer
 * Rudolf Nureyev – Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer.
 * Diana Vishneva – ballerina (Volga Tatar mother)

Media

 * Lilia Gildeeva – journalist, newscaster with NTV
 * Maxim Sharafutdinov
 * Rosa Syabitova

Models

 * Elmira Abdrazakova – Kazakhstani-Russian model and Miss Russia 2013 (Volga Tatar father)
 * Diana Galimullina – Russian fashion model
 * Irina Shayk Russian Model(Volga Tatar Father)

Musicians

 * Sara Sadiqova – composer
 * Alfiya Avzalova – singer
 * Dima Bilan – singer (Volga Tatar ancestry)
 * Aida Garifullina
 * Dina Garipova – pop singer
 * Rustem Hayroudinoff – pianist
 * Farit Yarullin – composer, author of the music to the first Tatar ballet: Şüräle
 * Zemfira – rock singer
 * Eldar Djangirov – jazz pianist (Volga Tatar father)
 * Halida Dinova – pianist
 * Nacip Cihanov – composer
 * Rustem Yakhin – composer
 * Alina Ibragimova
 * Airat Ichmouratov – composer, conductor, clarinetist
 * Salih Saidashev – composer
 * Irina Smelaya
 * Timati – rapper, pop singer (Volga Tatar father)
 * Alsou – pop singer (Volga Tatar mother)
 * Sofia Gubaidulina – composer (Volga Tatar father)
 * Jamala – singer, composer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 (Crimean Tatar father)
 * Räşit Wahapov – singer
 * Zulya Kamalova

Noble families

 * Stroganov family
 * Birkin family
 * Cantemirești
 * Chelishchev family
 * House of Izmaylov
 * Kochubey family
 * House of Siberia
 * Meshchersky
 * Naryshkin family
 * Sheremetev
 * Somov
 * Urusov
 * Verderevsky
 * Yaushev family
 * Yenikeyev
 * House of Yusupov
 * Karamzin
 * Tatarinov
 * Ushakov
 * Likharev
 * Semyonov
 * Saburov
 * Godunov

Leaders

 * Simeon Bekbulatovich
 * Sayed Borhan
 * Elena Glinskaya (Lipka Tatar father)
 * Boris Godunov
 * Dmitry Petrovich Maksutov – Tatar noble family Maksutov
 * Yadegar Mokhammad of Kazan
 * Utameshgaray of Kazan
 * Natalya Naryshkina – Victoria of Baden and Juliana of the Netherlands are related to natalya 8 generations

Military personnel

 * Raushan Abdullin, reconnaissance engineer, participated in the Russo–Georgian War, was posthumously awarded the Hero of the Russian Federation for bravery
 * Asaf Abdrakhmanov, naval officer, participated in the Great Patriotic War, was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery
 * Iskander Dautov, machine-gunner, fought in the Great Patriotic War, was posthumously awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery
 * Makhmut Gareyev, author, military strategist and theoretician, participated in the Great Patriotic War and the Afghan War, served as advisor to the Presidents of Egypt and Afghanistan, served as the President of the Academy of Military Science
 * Shakir Geniatullin, major general in the Red Army, fought in the Russian Civil War and the Great Patriotic War, received numerous military awards
 * Tamerlan Ishmukhamedov, military pilot, participated in the Great Patriotic War, was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union for heroism
 * Anvar Kaliyev, reconnaissance officer, participated in the Great Patriotic War, was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery
 * Khamit Niyeatbakov, medical instructor, participated in the Great Patriotic War, was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery, killed in battle
 * Khabibulla Yakin, telephone operator and soldier, participated in the Great Patriotic War, was awarded the Order of Glory for bravery
 * Pyotr Gavrilov, Soviet officer, World War II-era Hero of Soviet Union
 * Dmitry Karbyshev
 * Fatyh Sharipov

Poets

 * Anna Achmatova – poet (Tatar grandmother)
 * Bella Akhmadulina – poet (Volga Tatar father)
 * Gavrila Derzhavin – poet (distant Tatar ancestry)
 * Vladimir Nabokov – poet
 * Musa Jalil – poet, prisoner of war during World War II
 * Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz – poet
 * Ghabdulla Tuqay – prominent Volga Tatar poet
 * Yevgeny Yevtushenko – poet (partially Tatar origin)

Politicians and public figures

 * Nafigulla Ashirov – mufti, president of the spiritual association of Muslims of the Asiatic part of Russia
 * Aydar Akhatov
 * Edkham Akbulatov
 * Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky
 * Aleksander Sulkiewicz – co-founder of the Polish Socialist Party
 * Rashid Nurgaliyev – former Russia`s Minister of Internal Affairs
 * Elvira Nabiullina – former Russia's Minister of Economic Development and Trade
 * Mintimer Shaimiev – Tatarstan's first president
 * Ravil Geniatullin – governor of the Chita region (oblast) in Russia (Tatar father)
 * Ravil Gainutdin – Grand Mufti of Russia
 * Felix Yusupov – Russian nobleman, Rasputin's killer (Tatar ancestry)
 * Janette Sadik-Khan – former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation (under Mayor Michael Bloomberg)
 * Aman Tuleyev – governor of Kemerovo oblast (half-Volga Tatar mother)
 * Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev – Volga Tatar Bolshevik
 * Tatiana C. Gfoeller – is a veteran American diplomat
 * Marat Khusnullin – Deputy Mayor of Moscow
 * Mullanur Waxitov – Revolutionary active in the Russian Revolution

Scientists and mathematicians

 * Gabdulkhay Akhatov – linguist, professor
 * Reşid Rahmeti Arat – professor
 * Rifkat Bogdanov – mathematician
 * Roald Sagdeev – nuclear physicist, former science advisor to President Gorbachev, former Director of the Russian Space Research Institute in Moscow (1973–1988)
 * Edl Schamiloglu – electrical engineer and physicist
 * Rashid Syunaev – astrophysicist
 * Haroun Tazieff – vulcanologist and geologist (Volga Tatar father)
 * Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Volga Tatar ancestry)
 * Vil Mirzayanov – chemistry scientist, known to be chased by Russia's Federal Security Service and then emigrated to USA

Chess Grandmasters

 * Alisa Galliamova
 * Gata Kamsky
 * Rashid Nezhmetdinov
 * Raset Ziatdinov
 * Ildar Ibragimov
 * Evgeny Bareev
 * Timur Gareev
 * Alisa Galliamova (Volga Tatar mother)

Football (Association)

 * Marat Kabaev
 * Elmir Nabiullin
 * Yuri Utkulbayev
 * Marat Garayev
 * Rinat Bilyaletdinov
 * Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
 * Rinat Dasayev
 * Rustyam Fakhrutdinov
 * Ilshat Faizulin
 * Viktor Fayzulin
 * Vagiz Galiullin
 * Marat Izmailov
 * Rustem Kalimullin
 * Ruslan Mingazow
 * Galimzyan Khusainov
 * Vagiz Khidiatullin
 * Ravil Netfullin
 * Ruslan Nigmatullin
 * Marat Anvaryevich Safin
 * Vladislav Shayakhmetov (Tatar father)
 * Renat Yanbayev (Volga Tatar father)
 * Artur Rimovich Yusupov
 * Rifat Zhemaletdinov
 * Danil Akhatov
 * Kamil Mullin
 * Daler Kuzyayev
 * Ravil Sabitov
 * Arminas Narbekovas (Volga Tatar father)

Tennis

 * Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Volga Tatar Mother)
 * Timur Khabibulin
 * Rauza Islanova
 * Marat Safin
 * Dinara Safina
 * Roman Safiullin (Tatar father)
 * Shamil Tarpishchev
 * Kamilla Rakhimova
 * Veronika Kudermetova (Volga Tatar father)

Boxing

 * Ruslan Chagaev
 * Danis Latypov
 * Zakir Safiullin
 * Oleg Saitov (Volga Tatar father)
 * Nikolai Valuev (Tatar grandfather)

Gymnastics

 * Galima Shugurova
 * Venera Zaripova
 * Amina Zaripova
 * Dinara Gimatova
 * Aliya Garayeva
 * Aliya Yusupova
 * Laysan Utiasheva (Volga Tatar ancestry)
 * Alina Kabayeva (Volga Tatar father)
 * Nellie Kim (Volga Tatar mother)
 * Yanina Batyrchina (Volga Tatar father)
 * Hanna Rizatdinova
 * Aliya Mustafina (Volga Tatar father)

Ice Hockey

 * Denis Abdullin
 * Rafael Akhmetov
 * Rafael Batyrshin
 * Ruslan Batyrshin
 * Eduard Kudermetov
 * Rushan Rafikov
 * Ilshat Bilalov
 * Zinetula Bilyaletdinov
 * Valeri Bragin
 * Ansel Galimov
 * Emil Galimov
 * Eduard Gimatov
 * Irek Gimayev
 * Ravil Gusmanov
 * Räshid Hakimsan (Finnish Tatar)
 * Rinat Ibragimov
 * Marat Kalimulin
 * Nikolai Khabibulin
 * Dinar Khafizullin
 * Renat Mamashev
 * Evgeny Muratov
 * Lotfi Nasib (Finnish Tatar)
 * Grigory Shafigulin
 * Vadim Sharifijanov
 * Nail Yakupov
 * Albert Yarullin
 * Danis Zaripov
 * Ruslan Zainullin
 * Rinat Valiev
 * Artyom Gareyev

Other

 * Albina Akhatova – biathlete
 * Timur Safin – foil fencer
 * Gulnaz Gubaydullina – modern pentathlete
 * Artur Akhmatkhuzin – foil fencer
 * Anvar Ibragimov – foil fencer
 * Kamil Ibragimov – foil fencer (Volga Tatar father)
 * Adelina Zagidullina – foil fencer
 * Yuliya Garayeva – fencer
 * Ilfat Abdullin – archer
 * Danil Khalimov – Greco-Roman wrestler
 * Dina Aspandiyarova – sports shooter
 * Ildar Akhmadiev – sprinter
 * Ruslan Kurbanov – épée fencer
 * Alise Fakhrutdinova – modern pentathlete
 * Rishat Khaibullin – climber
 * Malika Khakimova – épée fencer
 * Zilia Batyrshina – sports shooter
 * Veronika Vakhitova – water polo player
 * Ilmir Hazetdinov – ski jumper
 * Ildar Fatchullin – ski jumper
 * Denis Galimzyanov – racing cyclist
 * Radion Gataullin – pole vaulter
 * Ildar Hafizov – wrestler
 * Aigul Gareeva – racing cyclist
 * Ilnur Zakarin – racing cyclist
 * Gulnaz Khatuntseva – racing cyclist
 * Elvira Khasanova – racewalking athlete
 * Irek Rizaev – BMX rider
 * Elvina Karimova – water polo player
 * Yulia Karimova – sport shooter
 * Vadim Mukhametyanov – sports shooter
 * Alsu Minazova – slalom canoeist
 * Halina Konopacka – athlete (Lipka Tatar mother)
 * Svetlana Ishmouratova – biathlete
 * Batu Khasikov – former professional kickboxer and politician, (Tatar mother)
 * Mikhail Koklyaev – strongman, (Volga Tatar mother)
 * Rinat Mardanshin
 * Zemfira Meftahatdinova
 * Viktor Minibaev – Olympic diver
 * Farhat Mustafin – wrestler
 * Rozaliya Nasretdinova – swimmer (Volga Tatar father)
 * Ruslan Nurudinov – weightlifter
 * Aydar Nuriev – racing driver
 * Ilgizar Safiullin – athlete
 * Gulnara Samitova – distance runner
 * Imil Sharafetdinov – wrestler
 * Emil Sayfutdinov (Volga Tatar father)
 * Sariya Zakyrova – rower
 * Alina Zagitova – figure skater, 2018 Olympic champion
 * Kamila Valieva – figure skater, 2019 Junior Grand Prix champion, 2020 Russian junior champion
 * Aleksandr Galliamov – figure skater
 * Karina Safina – figure skater
 * Rustam Valiullin – biathlete
 * Irek Zinnurov – water polo player

Theologians

 * Nikolai Berdyaev
 * Ravil Gainutdin
 * Musa Bigiev – one of the prominent representatives of the Jadid movement
 * Sergei Bulgakov (distant Tatar ancestry)
 * Gabdennasir Kursawi – Islamic reformist, innovator (Jadidist)
 * Talgat Tadzhuddin
 * Said Ismagilov

Writers

 * Fyodor Dostoevsky – writer, novelist
 * Ivan Turgenev – writer, novelist
 * Alexander Radishchev – author
 * Hryhorii Skovoroda – writer, poet
 * Vladimir Volkoff – writer
 * Saadet Çağatay – writer and professor
 * Cengiz Dağcı – writer, novelist and poet
 * Näqi İsänbät – writer
 * Ayaz İshaki – emigree writer, prominent member of the Turkish elite during the first half of the 20th century, one of the founders of Pan-Turkism
 * Sadri Maksudi Arsal – writer, scholar, and theorist of Turkish nationalist thought
 * Yusuf Akçura – writer, publicist, and theorist of Turkish nationalist thought
 * Ğädel Qutuy – writer
 * Abdulla Aliş – writer
 * Hadi Taqtaş – writer
 * Şärif Kamal – writer, novellist and playwright
 * Fatix Ämirxan – writer
 * Näqi İsänbät – writer
 * Ğäliäsğar Kamal – writer and playwright
 * Tufan Miñnullin – writer and playwright
 * Chingiz Aitmatov (Volga Tatar mother)

Journalists

 * Zöhrä Aqçurina
 * Rina Zaripova
 * Alsu Kurmasheva