This is a partial list of notable Chechen people.

Military personnel

13th–19th century

World War II

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
  • 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 Salamovich Sadulayev, fourth President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Diaspora

Politicians

Soviet Union

Russian Federation

Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Diaspora

Business

Sports

Footballers

Wrestlers

Boxers

Mixed martial artists

Weightlifters

  • Apti Aukhadov, weightlifter, 2013 World Champion and silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Judo practitioners

Musicians and dancers

Writers and poets

Writers

Poets

Scientists

Historians

Physicist

Medicine

Surgeons

Activists and journalists

Journalists

Artists and painters

References

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