David Nikitich Kugultinov (Russian: Давид Никитич Кугультинов, pronounced as /ru/, Kalmyk; Oirat: Көглтин Дава|translit=Kögltin Dava, pronounced as /kœɡəlˈtin daˈva/, 13 March 1922 – 17 June 2006) was a Soviet and Kalmyk whose acclaim and prominence made him a recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the title, "National Poet of the Republic of Kalmykia."
A minor planet 2296 Kugultinov discovered in 1975 by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Chernykh is named after him.[1]