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Jamala was born on 27 August 1983 in Osh, Kirghiz SSR, USSR. She is an actress and composer, known for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), The Guide (2014) and A Magical Journey (2019). She has been married to Seir-Bekir Suleimanov since 26 April 2017.- Actor
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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. - Director
- Writer
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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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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- Sound Department
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.- 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.
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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.- Aziz Beyshenaliev was inspired to follow in the footsteps of his father, Bolot Beyshenaliev, and chose acting as a career. His successful acting career in Moscow is based on the starring roles he has played in both feature films and television series for more than 10 years. He is also well known and appreciated as an actor in Central Asia particularly after his portrayal of the highly respected public figure Mustafa Shokay. Aziz Beyshenaliev is known for his talent as a chameleon and enjoys dramatically altering his appearance for specific roles. He has portrayed the gamut of characters from heroes to villains, from introverts to extroverts, from warriors to peacemakers, from lovers to killers. After his years in Moscow, he now lives in Almaty, Kazakhstan with his son.
- 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.
- Sara Oks was born on 9 May 1991 in Ak-Suu, Kirghiz SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Syshchik Samovarov (2010), Schastlivy Konetz (2012) and Pyataya strazha (2013).
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- Cinematographer
Melis Ubukeyev was born on 17 April 1935 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR. Melis was a director and writer, known for White Mountains (1965), Provintsialnyy roman (1981) and Zhili-byli... (1974). Melis died on 27 July 1996.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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- Director
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.- Writer
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Talip Ibrahimov was born on 27 December 1940 in Bishkek, Kirghiz SSR, USSR. Talip was a writer, known for Verit i znat (1986), Sredi lyudey (1979) and The Light Thief (2010). Talip died on 25 May 2016.- Writer
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- Producer
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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- Director
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).- Producer
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- Director
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.- Margarita Ruhl was born on 18 May 1988 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan]. She is an actress, known for Crossroads Revelation (2024), Wie Männer über Frauen reden (2016) and Mila (2015).
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Marat Sarulu was born in 1957 in Talas, Kirghiz SSR, USSR [now Kyrgyzstan]. He was a director and writer, known for Move (2014), Altyn Kyrghol (2002) and Songs from the Southern Seas (2008). He died on 9 March 2023 in Kyrgyzstan.- Klara Yusupzhanova was born on 29 December 1940 in Kirghiz SSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for Khronika nochi (1973), Heat (1963) and The First Teacher (1965). She died on 22 July 2006 in Kyrgyzstan.
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Sattar Dikambayev was born on 1 January 1950 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for The Way Back (2010), Ne stavte Leshemu kapkany... (1981) and Dikoe pole (2008).- Asanbek Umuraliyev was born on 7 December 1933 in Rybachiy, Kirghiz SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Andrei Rublev (1966), Zhitiye Aleksandra Nevskogo (1991) and Posledniy ugon (1969). He died on 9 February 2003 in Moscow, Russia.