List of Uzbeks

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This is a list of notable people of Uzbek ethnicity, regardless of their countries.

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Academia

Business

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Alisher Usmanov with Vladimir Putin.

Entertainment

Literature

Politics and military

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Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Sports

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