page_title: Notable people from Dagestan
section_title: Historical figures
hierarchical_section_title: Notable people from Dagestan / Historical figures
caption_attribution_description: Расул Гамзатов
context_page_description: This page lists Notable people from Dagestan.
context_section_description: Abdulkhakim Ismailov (1916–2010) – World War II soldier.
  Abdullah ad-Daghestani (1891–1973) – Shaykh of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi order.
  Adam Amirilayev (b. 1967) – Politician.
  Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev (b. 1959) – Mufti of Dagestan.
  Anatoly Yagudaev (1935-2014) - Sculptor. He held an honorary title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation
  Eduard Puterbrot (1940–1993) – Dagestan artist and member of the USSR Union of Artists.
  Gasret Aliev (1922–1981) – Hero of Soviet Union.
  Hizgil Avshalumov (1913–2001) – Soviet novelist, poet, playwright. Wrote in Juhuri (language of the Mountain Jews) and Russian.
  Husenil Muhammad Afandi (1862–1967) – Muslim spiritual leader, Sheikh of Naqshbandi tariqah.
  Imam Shamil (1797–1871) – The political, military, and spiritual leader of Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s; his likeness is used within modern times a symbol of resistance to Russian rule.
  Israel Tsvaygenbaum (b. 1961) – Russian-American artist.
  Maksud Alikhanov (1846–1907) – Russian Lieutenant-General, Merv District Head and Tiflis Governor.
  Maksud Sadikov (1963–2011) – Rector, Professor in International Relations.
  Mushail Mushailov (1941–2007) – Painter, a member of the USSR Union of Artists and Israel.
  Rasul Gamzatov (1923–2003) – Avar poet, writer, political activist.
  Sergey Izgiyayev (1922–1972) – Mountain Jew Soviet poet, playwright and translator.
  Suleyman Kerimov (b. 1966) – Businessman, investor, philanthropist and politician. Featured on Forbes list as one of the richest people in Russia. Founded the Suleyman Kerimov Foundation as a vehicle for his charitable projects.
  Said Afandi al-Chirkawi (1937–2012) – Spiritual leader of Dagestani Muslims, Sheikh of Naqshbandi and Shazali tariqas.
  Tamara Musakhanova (1928–2014) – Sculptor and ceramist, a member of the USSR Union of Artists and Israel.
  Tankho Israelov (1917–1981) – ballet dancer, choreographer, People's Artist of the USSR (1978).
  Vazif Meylanov (1940–2015) – Soviet dissident and political prisoner, political activist.
  Yagutil Mishiev (b. 1927) – Honored Teacher of the Republic of Dagestan and the Russian Federation, publicist, author of books about the history of Derbent.
  Ziyavudin Magomedov (b. 1968) – Russian billionaire businessman.
  Sevil Novruzova (b. 1977?) – lawyer and advocate for returning former Islamist insurgents
caption: Rasul Gamzatov
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