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List of Chechen people

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This is a partial list of notable Chechen people.

Military personnel

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13th–19th century

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World War II

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Chechen-Russian war period and after

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  • Arbi Barayev, nicknamed "The Terminator", founder and first leader of the Special Purpose Islamic Regiment
  • Movsar Barayev, militia leader during the Second Chechen War, who led seizure of Moscow theater that led to deaths of 170 people
  • Shamil Basayev, militant Islamist and participant of the Chechen resistance movement
  • Dzhokhar Dudayev, Soviet Air Force general and Chechen leader, first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
  • Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, writer and a politician, served as acting president of the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria between 1996 and 1997
  • Ruslan Gelayev, commander in the Chechen separatist movement
  • Aslan Maskhadov, leader of the Chechen separatist movement and the third President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
  • Abdul-Halim Sadulayev, fourth President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Diaspora

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Politicians

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Soviet Union

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Russian Federation

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Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

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Diaspora

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Business

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Sports

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Footballers

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Wrestlers

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Boxers

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Mixed martial artists

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Weightlifters

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  • Apti Aukhadov, weightlifter, 2013 World Champion and silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Judo practitioners

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Musicians and dancers

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Writers and poets

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Writers

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Poets

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Scientists

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Historians

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Physicist

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Medicine

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Surgeons

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Activists and journalists

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Journalists

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Artists and painters

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References

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