Yulduz Usmonova is an Uzbek singer, song-writer, composer and actress. She is the People's artist of Uzbekistan and honored artist of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. She has achieved widespread fame in Uzbekistan, other parts of Central Asia, and more recently in Turkey. Usmonova has also acted in a number of Uzbek films.
Sobir Kamolovich Kamolov was a Soviet politician. He served as the tenth First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR from December 1957 until March 1959.
Dilnoza Kubayeva is an Uzbek theater and film actress. Dilnoza Kubayeva became famous for a number of numerous roles in modern Uzbek films. Kubayeva is best known for her roles in such films as Kelgindi kelin, Telba, Kechikkan hayot, Farzandim, Hijron and Ko'rgim keladi. In 2012, she was awarded the "Shuhrat medali". Since 2007, she has been working at the National Theater of Uzbekistan. Kubayeva has played about 30 large and small roles in various theatrical performances. She also takes an active part in public affairs and sincerely approaches every case. In 2010, Kubayeva was awarded the "Oʻzbekiston belgisi".
Shukur Burkhanov was a Soviet and Uzbek stage and film actor. He is recognized as a People's artist of the USSR.
Halima Nosirova or Halima Nasyrova was a Soviet and Uzbek singer of Uzbek music. She also started her creative activities as a drama actress in 1927 and was a popular artist of the USSR.
Khusniddin Norbekov is an Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. He is a Paralympic champion at the Summer Paralympics in 2016, 2021 and 2024. He holds five world championships titles in para-athletics.
Zaynab Kazbekovna Dayibekova is an Uzbek fencer. She competed in the women's sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, reaching the quarterfinals.
Diyor Mahkamov is an Uzbek pop singer and actor. The singer was awarded "Badge of Uzbekistan", 30th anniversary of independence of Uzbekistan.
Botir Parpiyev — Chairman of the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 2004 to 2018, Lieutenant general.
Honored Artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan is an honorary title given to those who contributed to the development of art in the republic. It is mainly presented to the artists of theatre, film, pop music, circus, TV and radio broadcast, film directors, musicians, singers, ballet masters, the conductors of orchestra and choir, the representatives of music or other artistic teams.
People's Artist of Uzbekistan is an honorary title of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It is presented to the prominent artists of theatre, music, film, pop music, circus, TV and radio broadcast who contributed to the development of the art in the republic.
Toshmuhammad Sarimsoqov was an Uzbek mathematician who served as president of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR from 1947 to 1952.
The Uzbekistan cough syrup scandal was a series of poisonings that resulted in the deaths of 18 children in Samarkand and two more children elsewhere in Uzbekistan in December 2022 and January 2023. It was caused by the toxic levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol in cold medicines produced by the Indian company Marion Biotech, such as the Dok-1 Max brand. Subsequently, the Indian government investigated Marion Biotech's manufacturing processes, while Uzbek authorities opened a criminal case against members of the health system that had contributed to the children's deaths, such as regulatory officials and pharmacy administrators.
The State Hamza Prize or simply the Hamza Prize, officially the State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza was a state prize established in the Uzbek SSR in 1964 to recognize outstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture. The prize was named in honor of Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, an early pioneer of literature in the Uzbek SSR.
Agʻitay Adilov was an honored agricultural worker of Uzbekistan (1992), a senator (2005), and a Hero of Uzbekistan (2005).
Alisher Navoiy State Prize was an award given in Uzbek SSR and later Uzbekistan to recognize outstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture. The award, named after the Turkic poet and statesmen Ali-Shir Nava'i, was established on 19 September 1989. From 1989 until its disestablishment in 2006, it was awarded every three years on September 1, the Independence Day of Uzbekistan. Each recipient received a monetary award equal to 200 times the minimum monthly wage at the time in Uzbekistan. Notable recipients include Abdulla Oripov and Sherali Joʻrayev.
Elmira Basithanova is an Uzbek physician and political figure in Uzbekistan. In January 2020, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev appointed her as a member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the IV convocation.
Munavvara Abdullayeva is an Uzbek actress, director, teacher, and a master of national theater art.
Ubaydulla Uvatov was a renowned Uzbek Orientalist, historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences, and professor. He extensively researched the history of the Timurid era, Central Asian cultural heritage, scientific studies in manuscriptology, and historiography. He was also the author of significant documentary films and theater scripts.
Yunus Rajabiy was a Soviet-Uzbek composer, instrumentalist, folklorist, academic, and leader of Uzbek music groups. In addition to composing much celebrated music, he systematically collected, documented, and recorded many Uzbek songs, preserving songs from collective memory.
