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Vitali Volodymyrovych Klitschko born 19 July 1971) is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer who serves as mayor of Kyiv and head of the Kyiv City State Administration, having held both offices since June 2014. Klitschko is a former leader of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc and a former Member of the Ukrainian Parliament. He became actively involved in Ukrainian politics in 2005 and combined this with his professional boxing career until his retirement from the sport in 2013. He holds a Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) from Kyiv University's Physical Science Department.- Natalya Arinbasarova was born on 24 September 1946 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Bishkek, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan]. She is an actress, known for The First Teacher (1965), Jamilya (1969) and Ulan (1977).
- Chingiz Aitmatov was a Russian-Kyrgyz writer and statesman known for such films as The First Teacher (1965), Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim (1977) and Jamila (1995).
He was born Chingiz Torekulovich Aitmatov on December 12, 1928, in Kirgizia, Soviet Union. His family was bilingual, Russian-Kyrgyz. His father, Torekul Aitmatov, was one of the first Kyrgyz communists and a regional party secretary. In 1937, while attending the Institute for Red Professorship in Moscow, Torekul was arrested and executed on charges of anti-Soviet bourgeois nationalism. Young Aitmatov was brought up by a single mother. He attended the Russian school, then Kyrgyz Agricultural Institute in Frunze, but changed from the study of livestock to the study of literature at the Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow.
He made his literary debut in Russia, in 1952, with publication of his stories in Russian. From 1958 to 1966 he was roving correspondent for the leading Soviet Newspaper Pravda. In 1967 he became a member of the Executive Board of the Soviet Writers Union, and in 1968 he won the Soviet State Prize for literature for his novel Farewell, Gulsary!, a tale of an old man reminiscing about the parallel lives of himself and his old horse, which is dying. Aitmatov won two more State Prizes in 1977 and 1983, and was named a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1978.
From 1964 to 1985 he was Chairman of the Cinema Union of Kyrgyzian SSR, and in 1985 he was named Chairman of the Kyrgyz Writers Union. In 1990-1991 he served as an advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev and in 1990 was appointed Soviet Ambassabor to Luxemburg. He served as the Soviet and then Russian ambassador to Belgium from 1990 to 1993. In 1995, he became Kyrgyzstan's ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands and also represented his home country in the European Union, NATO and UNESCO. During the 1990s, Chingiz Aitmatov was member of the Kyrgyzstan's parliament.
His representative works : 'Jamila' (1958), 'The First Teacher' (1967), 'Farewell, Gyulsary!' (1967), 'The White Ship' (1972), and 'The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years' (1988) were translated in more than 20 languages across the world. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Aitmatov's novels found a new audience in the West and gained popularity in Germany. He died of pneumonia and kidney failure on June 10, 2008, in Nuremberg, Germany, and was laid to rest in Kyrgyzstan. - Valentina Shevchenko was born on 7 March 1988 in Frunze, Kyrgyz SSR, USSR [now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan]. She is an actress, known for Bruised (2020), Into the Fire (2011) and UFC 285 Embedded: Vlog Series (2023).
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Uljana Kim was born in 1969 in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. She is a producer, known for The Gambler (2013), Teesklejad (2016) and The Year Before the War (2021).- Director
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Dinara Asanova was born on 24 November 1942 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Bishkek, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan]. She was a director and writer, known for Ne bolit golova u dyatla (1975), Rudolfio (1969) and Beda (1977). She died on 4 April 1985 in Murmansk, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Suymenkul Chokmorov was born on 9 November 1939 in Chon Tash, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Chon Tash, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan]. He was an actor, known for Dersu Uzala (1975), Ulan (1977) and Chrezvychainyy komissar (1970). He died on 26 September 1992.
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Aktan Arym Kubat was born on 26 March 1957 in Kuntuu, Kyrgyz SSR, USSR [now Kyrgyzstan]. He is a writer and director, known for The Adopted Son (1998), Maimil (2001) and The Light Thief (2010).- Director
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Bolotbek Shamshiyev was born on 12 January 1941 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Bishkek, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan]. He was a director and writer, known for Belyy parokhod (1976), Volchya yama (1984) and Snaypery (1986). He died on 21 December 2019 in Bishkek, Kirgiziya.- Director
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Tolomush Okeev was born on 11 September 1935 in Bokonbayevskoye, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Kyzyl-Tuu, Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan]. He was a director and writer, known for Potomok belogo barsa (1985), Krasnoe yabloko (1975) and The Fierce One (1974). He died on 18 December 2001 in Ankara, Turkey.- Writer
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Leonid Khromov was born on October 29, 1980 in Kyrgyzstan (Frunze, now Bishkek). In 1994 he moved to Russia. In 2008 he founded the musical project Leonardo Velconte (is a creative pseudonym). In 2012 he founded the production company Leonid Khromov Production, which organized events. Since 2019 he begins acting as an actor in various film and television projects.
In 2020 he founded a new production company Velconte Entertainment, which began developing international film awards and film projects. In the same year he founded the Long Key International Film Awards, and a year later in 2021 he founds a new international film award for professional actresses Actress Universe.- Dennis Wolf is professional bodybuilder. He was born in Tokmak, USSR. When the Soviet Union began to disintegrate in 1990, Dennis's mother saw an opportunity to return to her historic homeland in Germany. According to Dennis, she dreamed about this for many years. When 1992 came, the Wolf family was given the opportunity to return to their homeland and, at the request of the mother, the boy's family left Russia. At this stage, he was expected a lot of difficulties. To begin with, it was necessary to learn German, and it was not easy for a fourteen-year-old. At that time there were no Russian-speaking classes in Germany where children could learn German. After graduation, he began to make a living by hard manual labor - painting houses, installing windows. He had to support himself and help his big family. When the boy was 16 years old, now in his native city Marl, he went to the gym. Before the start of his first competition, which took place in 1999, Dennis Wolf became seriously interested in bodybuilding. He attended all the seminars where professionals gathered, listened to the advice of knowledgeable comrades and celebrities, and also studied a lot of literature on the topic of interest. As a result, at the age of 21, he took 4th place in his first competition. In 2003, the athlete managed to become the champion of Germany, and this event prompted him to devote himself entirely to bodybuilding. For two years, Dennis Wolf was exhaustingly engaged and he even had his own training philosophy. Since 2012 he lives in Las Vegas.
- Asankul Osmonov was born on 1 March 1935 in Min-Bulak, Kyrgyzstan. He was an actor, known for Gibel vo imya rozhdeniya (1973), Diletant (1987) and Pervyy (1984). He died on 26 March 2023 in Kyrgyzstan.
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Natalya Velichko was born on 4 May 1941 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Bishkek, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan]. She was an actress and director, known for Uragan prikhodit neozhidanno (1984), Pyatdesyat na pyatdesyat (1973) and Ya ego nevesta (1969). She died on 21 May 2022 in Moscow, Russia.- Tattybyubyu Tursunbayeva was born on 12 July 1944 in Chayek, Tien-Shan Oblast, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Naryn Oblast, Kyrgyzstan]. She was an actress, known for Poklonis ognyu (1972), Three Days in July (1978) and Syuda priletayut lebedi (1974). She died on 23 December 1981.
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Viktor Aristov was born on 9 June 1943 in Budyonnovka, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Kyrgyzstan]. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Satana (1991), Porokh (1985) and Trudno pervye sto let (1988). He died on 2 January 1994 in Russia.- Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov was born on 29 January 1969 in Frunze, Kyrgyz SSR, USSR [now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan]. He is an actor, known for Downfall (2004), Leviathan (2014) and Cop Wars (2005).
- Zhanyl Asanbekova was born in 1967 in Darkhan, Kyrgyzstan, USSR. She is an actress, known for The Kitchen (2012), House Arrest (2018) and Tyoshcha (2023).
- Aliman Zhankorozova was born on 31 December 1914 in Sary-Tologoy, Semirechye Oblast, Turkestan Governor-Generalship, Russian Empire [now Tup District, Issyk Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan]. She was an actress, known for The Mischievous Boy (1978), Jamilya (1969) and Three Days in July (1978). She died on 29 December 1993.
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Nikita Kirillov was born on 5 June 1993 in Bishkek, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan. He is an actor and writer, known for Another Period in Time, True Lies (2023) and Vanilla Milkshake (2020).- Writer
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Ernest Abdyjaparov was born on 27 February 1961 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan]. He is a writer and director, known for Saratan (2005), Boz salkyn (2007) and Sparrow (1996).- Bolot Beyshenaliev was born on 25 June 1937 in Toktogul, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Toktogul, Jalal Abad, Kyrgyzstan]. He was an actor, known for Andrei Rublev (1966), Poslednyaya okhota (1980) and Gde 042? (1969). He died on 18 November 2002.
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Vasiliy Kutsenko was born on 28 March 1984 in Talas, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Kyrgyzstan]. Vasiliy is a producer and writer, known for Lyubov so vtorogo vzglyada (2024), The Kitchen (2012) and The Last Warrior (2017).- Solto Esengulov is an actor, artist, dancer, and American street performer. He is well known for his extraordinary body moves with his unbelievable balances. The Young artist has been surprising people with his talent since a very early of his age. As a solo contestant, Solto Esengulov participated dancing act from Season 9 of America's Got Talent. Though he was eliminated during Judgment Week, able to rose his popularity with extraordinary performance. Solto made his debut "Dance Acts" category in Judgment Week. Where he acted "Bruce Lee moves and robotic style, "contortionist moves to a robotic rhythm.
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Sadyk Sher-Niyaz was born on March 10, 1969, in the village of Chon-Kapka, Talas oblast, Kyrgyzstan. An ethnic Kyrgyz, Sher-Niyaz is married, the father of three children. At the age of 38 he left Kyrgyzstan to attend film school in Moscow. His first feature film Kurmanjan Datka Queen of the Mountains was the Kyrgyz submission to the 87th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film Category.
Sher-Niyaz is the founder of several organizations including, Aitysh Film Studio, Kalemger Literary Club, and Aitysh Public Fund. In 2011 he started International Film Festival "Kyrgyzstan - Land of Short Films." Later in 2011 Sher-Niyaz became the Chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Kyrgyzstan, and was again re-elected to the position January 2015.