Scholars, poets and rulers

783–850

Muhammad al-Khwarizmi

Mathematician, astronomer, geographer

born 798

Ahmad al-Farghani

Astronomer, mathematician, engineer

810–870

Imam al-Bukhari

Hadith scholar, compiler of the Sahih al-Bukhari

824–892

Imam al-Tirmidhi

Hadith scholar, compiler of the Sunan al-Tirmidhi

849–907

Ismail Samani

Samanid emir, founder of the Bukharan state

904–976

Abu Bakr al-Qaffal al-Shashi

Jurist, hadith scholar, philologist, poet

973–1048

Abu Rayhan al-Biruni

Polymath: astronomer, mathematician, historian, geographer

980–1037

Ibn Sina (Avicenna)

Physician, philosopher, polymath

1027–1115

Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi

Theologian of the Maturidi school

1103–1179

Abdul Khaliq Gijduvani

Sufi master, founder of the Khwajagan path

1117–1197

Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani

Jurist, leading authority on Hanafi law

1145–1221

Najm al-Din Kubra

Sufi master, founder of the Kubrawiya order

1199–1231

Jalal al-Din Mangburni

Last Khwarazmshah, military commander

1247–1326

Pahlavon Mahmud

Poet, wrestler, Sufi, patron saint of Khiva

1318–1389

Bahauddin Naqshband

Sufi master, founder of the Naqshbandi order

1336–1405

Amir Temur (Timur)

Ruler, conqueror, founder of the Timurid Empire

1394–1449

Mirzo Ulugh Beg

Ruler, astronomer, mathematician

1404–1490

Khoja Ahrar

Naqshbandi sheikh, statesman and public figure

1441–1501

Alisher Navoi

Poet, thinker, statesman, founder of Uzbek literature

1455–1535

Kamoliddin Behzod

Miniature painter

1483–1530

Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur

Ruler, poet, author of the Baburnama, founder of the Mughal Empire

1534–1598

Abdullah Khan II

Shaybanid ruler, khan of Bukhara

1603–1663

Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur Khan

Khan of Khiva, historian

1657–1711

Boborahim Mashrab

Poet, Sufi, wandering dervish

1781–1845

Jahon Otin Uvaysiy

Poet, otin (women's teacher), educator

1792–1842

Nodira

Poet, queen of Kokand, stateswoman

1809–1874

Muhammad Rizo Ogahiy

Poet, historian, translator

1824–1878

Ajiniyaz Qosybay uli

Karakalpak poet, thinker, bakhshi

1827–1897

Ahmad Donish

Enlightener, scholar, writer, diplomat

1827–1900

Berdakh

Karakalpak poet, founder of the Karakalpak literary language

1831–1886

Khudayar Khan

One of the last khans of Kokand

1845–1910

Muhammad Rahim Khan II (Feruz)

Khan of Khiva, poet, composer, patron of culture

1850–1918

Grand Duke Nikolai Konstantinovich

Member of the Romanov dynasty, irrigator, entrepreneur, collector

1850–1903

Muhammad Aminkhoja Muqimiy

Poet, satirist

1859–1909

Zokirjon Furqat

Poet, publicist, calligrapher

1862–1937

Is'hoqxon To'ra Ibrat

Enlightener, linguist, historian, publisher, poet

1875–1919

Mahmudkhoja Behbudiy

Jadid leader, playwright, publisher, enlightener

1878–1931

Munavvar Qori Abdurashidkhonov

Jadid leader, educator, publisher

1878–1954

Sadriddin Ayni

Writer, poet, scholar, enlightener

1886–1938

Abdurauf Fitrat

Writer, playwright, scholar, Jadid leader

1886–1957

Alexander Volkov

Painter, founder of the “Turkestan avant-garde”

1889–1929

Hamza Hakimzoda Niyoziy

Poet, playwright, composer, teacher

1894–1938

Abdulla Qodiriy

Writer, author of the first Uzbek novel

1897–1938

Abdulhamid Cho'lpon

Poet, novelist, playwright, translator

1897–1976

Yunus Rajabiy

Composer, singer, musician, musicologist

1903–1966

G'afur G'ulom

Poet, writer, translator

1905–1968

Oybek

Poet, novelist, literary scholar, translator

1906–1991

Tamara Khanum

Dancer, singer, actress, choreographer

1909–1944

Hamid Olimjon

Poet, playwright, literary scholar

1912–1944

Usmon Nosir

Poet, playwright, translator

1915–1984

Igor Savitsky

Artist, collector, museum founder

1915–1996

Zulfiya

Poet, journalist, public figure

1917–1983

Sharof Rashidov

Statesman and party leader, writer

1936–2016

Erkin Vohidov

Poet, playwright, translator, statesman

1938–2016

Islam Karimov

First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

1941–2016

Abdulla Oripov

Poet, translator, author of the national anthem

died 944

Abu Mansur al-Maturidi

Theologian, founder of the Maturidi school

Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi

Sufi thinker, hadith scholar, jurist

died 1080

Shams al-Mulk Nasr

Khan of the Western Karakhanid Khanate

died 328 BC

Spitamenes

Sogdian commander, leader of the revolt against Alexander