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Notable people · Uzbekistan

Rulers, poets, composers, scientists and heroes: the notable figures of the Turkic world.

Composers and performers

PersonYunus RajabiComposer, singer and musicologist (1897–1976) who wrote down the Uzbek shashmaqam for future generations.Read more →
PersonMukhtar AshrafiComposer (1912–1975), author of the first Uzbek opera Buran and the first Uzbek symphony, People's Artist of the USSR.Read more →
PersonTamara KhanumDancer, singer and choreographer (1906–1991) who brought Uzbek women's dance to the stage, People's Artist of the USSR.Read more →
PersonMunojot Yo'lchiyevaA great performer of classical Uzbek music and shashmaqam (b. 1960), Hero of Uzbekistan.Read more →
PersonYulduz UsmonovaSinger, composer and actress (b. 1963), People's Artist of Uzbekistan, loved across Central Asia and in Türkiye.Read more →
PersonSevara NazarkhanSinger and songwriter, People's Artist of Uzbekistan, winner of a BBC Radio 3 World Music Award in 2004.Read more →