List of Chechen people explained
This is a partial list of notable Chechen people.
Military personnel
13th–19th century
- Aguk Shagin, 8th-century Chechen commander from Aukh, participant in the Arab–Khazar wars on the side of the Khazar Khaganate
- Khasi I, prince of Durdzuketi and king of Alania, participant in the Mongol invasions of Durdzuketi
- Khour I, son of the previous, self proclaimed king of Alania and Durdzuketi, leader of the Insurgency in Durdzuketi
- Botur, participant in the Mongol invasions of Durdzuketi on the side of the Mongols, servant in the Mongol army, king of Boturcha
- Ors Ela, participant in the Mongol invasions of Durdzuketi, ruler of the pro-Mongol Durdzuketi
- Chakhig, son of Khour I, leader of the Dedyakov rebellion
- Khour II, 14th century Chechen prince that ruled the Princedom of Simsim
- Surakat, 14th-15th century Chechen prince that ruled the Princedom of Simsim and the Avar Khanate, brother of Khour II, defended Simsim against Timurid Empire
- Aldaman Gheza, elected leader of Chechnya in the 17th century, protected the Chechen borders against several foreign invasions
- Sheikh Mansur, led the resistance against Catherine the Great's imperialist expansion into the Caucasus during the late 18th century
- Beibulat Taimiev, Chechen military leader and diplomat
- Isa Gendargeno, Chechen military leader during the Russo-Caucasian War
- Gubash of Gukhoy, Chechen elder who was known for being anti Caucasian Imamate
- Baysangur of Benoa, Chechen governor and military leader
- Uma Duyev, Chechen military leader during the Russo-Caucasian War. Leader of the uprisings in Chechnya in 1860–1861 and 1877
- Alexander Chechenskiy, Russian major general and participant in the Napoleonic wars
- Talkhig of Shali, governor of the province of Shali in the Caucasian Imamate
- Tovbolat Kurchaloevsky, Chechen abrek
- Shuaib-Mulla of Tsentara, commander in the Caucasian War
- Zelimkhan, legendary Chechen folk hero and abrek
World War II
- Kanti Abdurakhmanov, Red Army master sergeant, Hero of the Russian Federation
- Dasha Akayev, commander of the 35th Assault Aviation Regiment; also was the first Chechen pilot
- Mahmud Amayev, Soviet junior sergeant and sniper
- Irbaykhan Baybulatov, Red Army battalion commander, Hero of the Soviet Union
- Khansultan Dachiev, Red army Junior lieutenant and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Duda Enginoev, full bearer of the Order of Glory
- Abukhadzhi Idrisov, Red army machine gunner and sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union
- Khasan Israilov, leader of the 1940–1944 uprising against Soviet rule
- Khavazi Muhamed-Mirzaev, Red army senior sergeant and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Khanpasha Nuradilov, highest scoring machine gunner of the Red Army, Hero of the Soviet Union
- Lyalya Nasukhanova, the first Chechen woman pilot and the first Soviet woman to command a fighter jet echelon
- Mairbek Sheripov, prominent leader in the 1940–1944 insurgency against Soviet rule
- Movldi Umarov, Red army lieutenant and Hero of the Russian Federation
- Movlid Visaitov, commander of 255th Chechen-Ingush Cavalry Regiment, and the first one to shake hands with Americans on Elbe river; posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union
Chechen-Russian war period and after
- Arbi Barayev, nicknamed "The Terminator", founder and first leader of the Special Purpose Islamic Regiment
- Movsar Barayev, militia leader during the Second Chechen War, who led seizure of Moscow theater that led to deaths of 170 people
- Shamil Basayev, militant Islamist and participant of the Chechen resistance movement
- Dzhokhar Dudayev, Soviet Air Force general and Chechen leader, first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
- Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, writer and a politician, served as acting president of the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria between 1996 and 1997
- Ruslan Gelayev, commander in the Chechen separatist movement
- Aslan Maskhadov, leader of the Chechen separatist movement and the third President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
- Abdul-Halim Sadulayev, fourth President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Diaspora
- Ahmad Aladdin, Jordanian Major general, two time Hero of Jordan
- Mümtaz Çeçen, Ottoman officer
- Ahmad Ramzi, general in the Jordanian Armed forces, minister of interior of Jordan, he was also a friend of the first Jordanian King
- Mahmud Shevket, Ottoman Grand vizier known for the founding of the Ottoman airforce
- Muhammed Bashir Ismail ash-Shishani, major general in the Jordanian Army, former minister of Agriculture, mayor of Amman and director of Military intelligence
Politicians
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Diaspora
Business
Sports
Footballers
- Zaur Sadayev, attacking Midfielder for Turkish club Ankaragücü
- Dzhabrail Kadiyev, plays for FC Legion Dynamo Makhachkala
- Adlan Katsayev, attacking midfielder who plays for FC SKA-Khabarovsk
- Magomed Mitrishev, striker, attacking midfielder and winger for FC Akhmat Grozny
- Khalid Kadyrov, left winger for the Russian Premier League team FC Akhmat Grozny
- Rizvan Utsiyev, captain of FC Akhmat Grozny
- Lechi Sadulayev, plays for FC Akhmat Grozny
- Mohammad Omar Shishani, striker for Al-Faisaly
- Murad Tagilov, plays for FC Druzhba Maykop
- Sergei Tashuyev, currently a coach, he is of Chechen and Belarusian descent
- Rassambek Akhmatov, Chechen football player from France
Wrestlers
- Islambek Albiev, Russian wrestler, a gold medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling
- Buvaisar Saitiev, Russian wrestler of Chechen heritage, he is a six-time world champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
- Adam Saitiev, wrestler, a gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Dzhamal Otarsultanov, wrestler, won the gold medal in men's freestyle 55 kg at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Rasul Dzhukayev, won a silver medal in the 66 kg division at the 2009 FILA World Championships
- Bekkhan Goygereyev, freestyle wrestler, won the gold medal at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships
- Salman Hashimikov, freestyle wrestler, won two European and four World Championship gold medals in freestyle wrestling (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983)
- Bekhan Tungaev, wrestler who won the European championship back in the 1970s
- Elmadi Zhabrailov, won silver in freestyle wrestling at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Chingiz Labazanov, Greco-Roman wrestler and world gold medal holder
- Ramazan Şahin, a gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Zelimkhan Huseynov, silver medalist at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships
- Lukman Zhabrailov, gold medalist at the 1994 World Wrestling Championships
- Zagir Shakhiev, gold medalist at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
- Akhmed Chakaev, two time bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships
- Alikhan Zhabrailov, bronze medalist at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships
- Roland Schwarz, bronze medalist at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
Boxers
Mixed martial artists
Weightlifters
- Apti Aukhadov, weightlifter, 2013 World Champion and silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Judo practitioners
Musicians and dancers
- Said Dimayev, orchestral music composer
- Umar Dimayev, accordionist and folk music composer
- Ali Dimayev, musician and composer
- Sultan Islamov, actor and singer
- Timur Mutsurayev, musician and bard
- Makka Sagaipova, popular singer
- Xava Tashaeva, popular singer
- Makhmud Esambayev, actor and dancer, was regarded as one of the most famous dancers of the Soviet Union
- Imran Usmanov, folk singer
- Ramzan Paskayev, accordionist and folk musician
- Imam Alimsultanov, folk singer
Writers and poets
Writers
Poets
Scientists
Historians
Physicist
Medicine
Surgeons
Activists and journalists
Journalists
Artists and painters
