List of Buryats
Encyclopedia
This is a list of notable ethnic Buryats
, sorted by field and last name regardless of citizenship / nationality.
Buryat ethnicity is associated with one's father's ethnicity alone. In case mother is of another ethnicity it is not specifically expressed.
Buryats are also sorted in :Category:Buryat people. Territorially related are List of Mongolians, :Category:People from Buryatia, :Category:People from Zabaykalsky Krai.
Buryats
The Buryats or Buriyads , numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia...
, sorted by field and last name regardless of citizenship / nationality.
Buryat ethnicity is associated with one's father's ethnicity alone. In case mother is of another ethnicity it is not specifically expressed.
Buryats are also sorted in :Category:Buryat people. Territorially related are List of Mongolians, :Category:People from Buryatia, :Category:People from Zabaykalsky Krai.
Academia
- Byambyn RinchenByambyn RinchenYünsiyebü Byambyn Rinchen was one of the founders of modern Mongolian literature, a translator of literature and a scientist in various areas of Mongolian studies, especially linguistics.- Descent :Like Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, he was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan on both his...
(1905–1977) — Mongolian linguist and historian, also fiction writer and poet - Gombojab TsybikovGombojab TsybikovGombojab Tsybikov , was a Russian explorer of Tibet from 1899 to 1902. Tsybikov specialized in social anthropology, ethnography, Buddhist Studies, and for some time after 1917 was an important educator and statesman in Siberia and Mongolia....
(1873–1930) — early photographer of Tibet, ethnographer and historian - Tsyben ZhamtsaranoTsyben ZhamtsaranoJamsrangiin Tseveen , was a Buryat scholar and one of the leading figures in Mongolian politics and especially academia in the 1920s.-Early life:...
(1881–1942) — ethnographer and historian, Corresponding Member of the Academy of USSR, also a politician in Russia and Mongolia
Film & Theater
- Valéry Inkijinoff (1895-1973) — film and theatre actor in USSR and France
- Irina PantaevaIrina PantaevaIrina Pantaeva is a former model and actress.Pantaeva was born in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Russian SFSR. She is an ethnic Buryat. In 1992, she moved to Paris to become a model...
(b. 1967) — model and actress in Russia, Germany, and USA - Alexander VampilovAlexander VampilovAlexander Valentinovich Vampilov was a Russian playwright. His play Elder Son was first performed in 1969, and became a national success two years later. Many of his plays have been filmed or televised in Russia...
(1937–1972) — Russian playwright / screenwriter
Music
- Amarkhuu Borkhuu (b. 1987) — pop singer
- Namgar Lhasaranova, leader of traditional / ethno rock group NamgarNamgarNamgar is a 4-piece music group that performs traditional Buryat and Mongolian music.Its leader Namgar Lhasaranova comes from the east borderland where three countries, Russia, Mongolia, and China meet. She inherited a rich singing tradition of the Buryat people who reside in Russian regions of...
Politics
For politicians, only highest achieved positions are given in this list.- Dashiin ByambasürenDashiin ByambasürenDashiin Byambasüren is a former Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party politician who was Prime Minister of Mongolia from 11 September 1990 - 21 July 1992, as the first one to be appointed by a democratically elected parliament. He comes from a Buryat background...
(b. 1942) — Prime Minister of Mongolia
- Agvan DorzhievAgvan DorzhievAgvan Lobsan Dorzhiev, also Agvan Dorjiev or Dorjieff , was a Russian-born monk of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, sometimes referred by his scholarly title as Tsenyi Khempo...
(1854-1938) — Minister of Finance in Tibet - Elbegdorj RinchinoElbegdorj RinchinoElbegdorj Rinchino was a Buryat revolutionary and, during the 1920s, a Comintern representative in Mongolia.After working for a newspaper in Troitskosavsk, he traveled through Mongolia. He moved to Irkutsk in 1920...
(1888–1938) — Russian revolutionary, Mongolian Government member - Yuriy YekhanurovYuriy YekhanurovYuriy Ivanovych Yekhanurov is a Ukrainian politician who was Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2005 to 2006 and Minister of Defense in from 2007 to 2009...
(b. 1948) — Prime Minister of Ukraine
Religion
- Bidia DandaronBidia DandaronBidia Dandaron was a major Buddhist author and teacher in the USSR. He also worked in academic Tibetology, contributed to the Tibetan-Russian Dictionary and made several translations from Tibetan into Russian...
(1914–1974) — Buddhist teacher and writer in USSR - Dashi-Dorzho ItigilovDashi-Dorzho ItigilovDashi-Dorzho Itigilov was a Buryat Buddhist lama of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, best known for the lifelike state of his body, which is not subject to macroscopic decay.- Biography :...
(1852–1927) — mummified Buddhist leader of Siberia
Sports
- Bair BadënovBair BadënovBair Badënov is a Russian archer.Badënov, who started training in 1986, was a World Champion among Youth in 1993, a European champion in 1996. Participated in 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and was 4th in 2000 Olympics in Sydney...
(b. 1976) — archer for Russia - Aldar Balzhinimaev (b. 1993) — Russian wrestler
- Velikton BarannikovVelikton BarannikovVelikton Barannikov was a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the lightweight event where he finished in second place.On November 29, 2007, he was killed in a traffic collision.-References:*...
(1938–2007) — boxer for USSR - Bazar BazarguruevBazar BazarguruevBazar Bazarguruev is a male freestyle wrestler of Buryat descent from Kyrgyzstan. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In this competition he was ranked on 4-5 place...
(b. 1985) — freestyle wrestler for Kyrgyzstan - Natalia BolotovaNatalia BolotovaNatalia Dugarnimaevna Bolotova is a female Russian archer.Bolotova represented Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 33rd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 625. In the first round of elimination, she faced 32nd-ranked Mon Redee Sut Txi of Malaysia...
(b. 1963) — archer for Russia - Miroslava DagbaevaMiroslava DagbaevaMiroslava Dagbaeva is an athlete from Russia who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Dagbaeva finished her ranking round with a total of 637 points. This gave her the 23rd seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Rina Dewi Puspitasari...
(b. 1987) — archer for Russia - Natalia ErdyniyevaNatalia ErdyniyevaNatalia Erdyniyeva is an athlete from Russia who competes in archery. Natalia is a student at Buryat State University in Ulan-Ude. She was trained by her parents, starting with her mother Gerelma Erdyniyeva...
(b. 1988) — archer for Russia - Bolot TsybzhitovBolot TsybzhitovBolot Tsybzhitov is a Russian archer who participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. He won the bronze medal in the boys' event, defeating the mixed team silver medallist Gregor Rajh of Slovenia in the bronze medal match....
(b. 1994) — Russian archer - Balzhinima TsyrempilovBalzhinima TsyrempilovBalzhinima Tsyrempilov is a Russian archer.-2004 Summer Olympics:Tsyrempilov competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16...
(b. 1975) — archer for Russia - Bato-Munko VankeevBato-Munko VankeevBato-Munko Vankeev is a boxer from Belarus.Vankeev qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland...
(b. 1977) — boxer from Belarus. - Vladimir YesheyevVladimir YesheyevVladimir Nikolayevich Yesheyev is an archer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual event where he finished in sixth place...
(b. 1958) — archer for USSR
See also
- :ru:Портал:Бурятия/Список бурят (Russian-language listing with a lot of red links and list of sources)