The following is a list of notable persons of Yazidis.
A Ali Atalan, politician Arab Shamilov, novelist Amar Suloev, mixed martial artist, hitman Amin Farhan Jejo, Yazidi politician and author Ibrahim Khalil, The Yazidi folk singer and songwriter Aslan Usoyan, Russian mafia boss Al-Hasan ibn Adi, religious heir of ‘Adī ibn Sakhr Amirkhan Mori, owner and chairman of the Regions Group Aziz Tamoyan, was the president of the Yezidi National Union Sheikh Ali Ilyas is the current Baba Sheikh (religious leader) of the Yazidi community since November 2020 B Badien Hasso, professional boxer
C
Celîlê Celîl, historian, writer and kurdologist
D Dalal Khario, Women's Rights Award recipient, former captive of ISIS Deniz Kadah, footballer Deniz Undav, footballer
E Emerîkê Serdar, journalist, writer, translator Emine Evdal, writer, linguist and poet Eskerê Boyîk, poet and writer Ezidi Mîrza, 17th century governor of Mosul, Yezidi leader and hero
F Fakhr ad-Din ibn Adi, Yezidi saint Farida Khalaf, former ISIS captive
G Guram Adzhoyev, former footballer
H Haje Bakoyan, human rights activist Hazim Tahsin Beg, Yazidi prince Hemoyê Shero, nineteenth century Yezidi tribal leader Heciyê Cindî, linguist and researcher Heydar Şeşo, founder and supreme commander of the Yazidi self-defense militia Protection Force of Ezidkhan Khdr Hajoyan, President of the Yezidi National Union, chief executive officer of "Ezdikhana" newspaper.
I
Isko Daseni, politician and parliamentarian
J Jalile Jalil, historian, writer and Kurdologist Jangir Agha, national hero
K Khalil Rashow, academic, writer and researcher Khanna Omarkhali (Xana Omarxali), academic, writer and researcher focusing mainly on Yazidism Khurto Hajji Ismail, current Baba Sheikh of the YazidiUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). UNHCR’s ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING THE INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION NEEDS OF IRAQI ASYLUM-SEEKERS. Geneva, August 2007 Kseniya Borodina (paternal side), television presenter and actress Kyaram Sloyan, soldier killed and beheaded by Azerbaijani soldiers
L Lamiya Aji Bashar, human rights activist
M Mahmoud Ezidi, Peshmerga fighter Malkhas Amoyan, Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympian Mamuka Usubyan, professional boxer and kickboxer Mikhail Aloyan, professional boxer Mir Ismail Chol Beg, Yazidi prince Meyan Khatun, Yazidi princess Mir Tahsin Saied Beg, Yazidi prince Mir Jafar Dasni, launched an uprising in 838 Mahma Xelil, mayor of Sinjar in Nineveh Province, Iraq. Murad Ismael, engineer, human rights activist, parliamentarian and politician N Nadia Murad, human rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize recipient
O Ordîxanê Celîl, writer and academic
P
Pîr Xidir Silêman, writer, teacher and parliamentarian
Q
Qanate Kurdo, philologist, kurdologist and professor Qasim Shesho, military commander
R Roman Amoyan, Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympian Ronya Othmann, writer and journalist
S Sashik Sultanyan, human rights activist Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, Shaykh Sakhr Abu l-Barakat, Shaykh Sheikh Sharaf ad-Din ibn al-Hasan, Shaykh Sheikh Khairy Khedr, Commander and founder of the Yazidi militia Malik Al-Tawus Troop Samand Siabandov, hero of the Soviet Union Shir Sarim, Yazidi leader who led an uprising against Safavid Persia during the reign of Shah Ismail I. Sheikh Ali Ilyas, current Baba Shekh Souzan Barakat, Yazidi girl, murder victim
T Têmûrê Xelîl, journalist, writer and translator Tosinê Reşîd, writer, poet and playwright Tuğba Tekkal, professional women's footballer, social entrepreneur
U
Usuv Beg, 19th and 20th century Yezidi leader in Armenia
V Vian Dakhil, member of the Iraqi parliament
W Wansa, Yazidi princess
X Xelîlê Çaçan Mûradov, writer and journalist
Z Zara Mgoyan, pop singer, actress and social activist Zakhar Kalashov, Russian mafia boss Ismail Özden, Yezidi PKK commander in Shingal.
References
See also Nineveh Governorate List of Yazidi settlements Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL List of Yazidi organizations