# List of Ossetians

This is an incomplete list of world-famous or notable Ossetians, including both full and partial Ossetian ancestry.

## Cultural
### Cultural figures

* Valery Gergiev – General director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, former chief conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and of the Munich Philharmonic
* Tugan Sokhiev – Russian conductor.
* Elbert Tuganov – Azerbaijani-Estonian animator and film director.

### Historians and writers

* Gaito Gazdanov – Russian émigré writer of Ossetian descent
* Kosta Khetagurov – Ossetian national poet
* Arsen Kotsoev – one of the founders of Ossetic prose
* Vladimir Gagloyev – Ossetian writer, playwright and publicist
* Manana Chitishvili – Georgian poet and academic
* Elbadzuko Britayev – founder of Ossetian traditional theatre

### Architects

* Vitaly Kaloyev – Russian former architect and convicted murderer

## Sports
### Football

* Vladimir Salbiyev – former Russian professional footballer
* Vladimir Gabulov – goalkeeper
* Ruslan Bolov – Russian professional football player
* Stanislav Cherchesov – football manager of the Kazakhstan national team
* Khetag Khosonov – Russian football player
* Shota Bibilov – professional footballer
* Artur Yelbayev – Russian former professional football player
* Zaza Eloshvili – Georgian footballer
* Artur Pagayev – association football coach

### Martial Arts

* Soslan Ramonov – freestyle wrestler, 2016 Olympics gold medalist
* Ruslan Karaev – professional kickboxer
* Murat Gassiev – Russian former unified cruiserweight world champion
* Khetag Gazyumov – retired Russian and Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, Olympic medalist
* Zelym Kotsoiev – Ukrainian-Azerbaijani judoka, 2024 Summer olympics gold medalist
* Amiran Kardanov – Russian and Greek Freestyle wrestler, 2000 Olympics bronze medalist
* Taimuraz Tigiev – Russian-Kazakhstani wrestler, 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist
* Arsen Fadzaev – former Soviet wrestler, 1988 and 1992 Olympics gold medalist
* Makharbek Khadartsev – former Soviet wrestler, 1988 and 1992 Olympics gold medalist
* Zaurbek Sokhiev – Russian-Ossetian male freestyle wrestler
* Artur Taymazov – Uzbek-Russian wrestler and politician, 2004 Olympics gold medalist
* Soslan Tigiev – Russian-Uzbekistani wrestler
* Ibragim Aldatov – Ukrainian freestyle wrestler
* Dzhambolat Tedeyev – Russian-Ukrainian former wrestler
* Elbrus Tedeyev – Ukrainian wrestler, 2004 Olympics gold medalist
* Mirabi Valiyev – Ukrainian former wrestler
* Zaza Zazirov – former Ukrainian wrestler, 1996 Olympics bronze medalist
* Khadzhimurat Gatsalov – Russian wrestler, 2004 Olympics gold medalist
* Aslanbek Alborov – Russian former freestyle wrestler
* Vladislav Baitcaev – Russian freestyle wrestler
* Zaur Makiev – Russian former freestyle wrestler
* Artur Naifonov – Russian freestyle wrestler, 2020 Olympics bronze medalist
* Zaurbek Sidakov – Russian freestyle wrestler, 2020 Olympics gold medalist
* Diana Avsaragova – Russian mixed martial artist
* Tajmuraz Salkazanov – Slovak naturalized freestyle wrestler
* Azamat Tuskaev – Russian freestyle wrestler

#### Sumo wrestlers

* Hakurozan Yūta – former sumo wrestler
* Alan Karaev – Russian sumo wrestler
* Rohō Yukio – former sumo wrestler. The highest rank he achieved was komusubi
* Wakanohō Toshinori – retired Russian sumo wrestler. His highest rank was maegashira 1

### Weightlifting

* Timur Taymazov – former Ossetian-Ukrainian weightlifter, 1996 Olympics gold medalist
* Arsen Kasabiev – Polish-Georgian weightlifter, 2008 Olympics silver medalist
* Alan Naniyev – Russian born Azerbaijani male weightlifter
* Tima Turieva – Russian weightlifter

### Misc

* Vladislav Mirzoev – Russian pair skater
* Zarina Gizikova – Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast
* Masha Gordon – British businesswoman, explorer and mountain climber
* Chermen Kobesov – Russian para-athlete
* Elizaveta Shanaeva – Russian competitive ice dancer.

## Enterpreneurs

* Mykola Bagrayev – Ukrainian businessman and social activist
* Igor Kesaev – owner and president of the Mercury Group
* Taimuraz Bolloyev – CEO of Baltika Breweries

## Politicians, Kings and activists

* Isabel Magkoeva – Russian political activist
* Znaur Gassiev – South Ossetian politician, who was one of the leaders of the South Ossetian independence movement in the early 1990s
* David Soslan – Alanian prince, consort of Queen Tamar

### Presidents of South Ossetia

* Lyudvig Chibirov – 1st President of South Ossetia
* Eduard Kokoity – 2nd President of South Ossetia
* Leonid Tibilov – 4th President of South Ossetia
* Anatoly Bibilov – 5th President of South Ossetia
* Alan Gagloyev – current President of South Ossetia

## Military

* Sergey Khabalov – Imperial Russian Army general
* Issa Pliyev – Soviet military commander
* Kantemir Tsalikov – Red Army major general who held division and corps command during World War II
* Akhsarbek Abaev – Red Army Sergeant and Hero of the Soviet Union
* Emir Saad – Ossetian Islamist militant

## Scholars

* Sergey Guriyev – economist, dean and a professor of economics at the London Business School, former rector at Moscow's New Economic School (NES)
* Grigori Tokaty – Soviet rocket scientist and politician
* Vasily Abaev – Soviet linguist

## Artists
### Film, TV, and stage

* Alec Utgoff – actor
* Alan Badoev – Ukrainian movie director
* Svetlana Adyrkhaeva – Soviet and Russian ballerina
* Zemfira Tsakhilovna – Soviet and Russian actress and teacher

### Musicians and painters

* Maharbek Tuganov – Ossetian painter
* Zlata Chochieva – Russian pianist
* Alan Khadzaragov – Russian musician and rapper
* Elena Tsallagova – Russian operatic soprano
* Veronika Dudarova – Soviet and Russian conductor, the first woman to succeed as conductor of symphony orchestras in the 20th century