The Most Famous
ACTORS from Kazakhstan
This page contains a list of the greatest Kazakhstani Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 3 of which were born in Kazakhstan. This makes Kazakhstan the birth place of the 90th most number of Actors behind Syria, and North Macedonia.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kazakhstani Actors of all time. This list of famous Kazakhstani Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Oleg Yankovsky (1944 - 2009)
With an HPI of 63.42, Oleg Yankovsky is the most famous Kazakhstani Actor. His biography has been translated into 37 different languages on wikipedia.
Oleg Ivanovich Yankovsky (Russian: Оле́г Ива́нович Янко́вский; 23 February 1944 – 20 May 2009) was a Soviet and Russian actor who excelled in psychologically sophisticated roles of modern intellectuals. In 1991, he became, together with Sofia Pilyavskaya, the last person to be named a People's Artist of the USSR.
2. Shaken Aimanov (1914 - 1970)
With an HPI of 54.74, Shaken Aimanov is the 2nd most famous Kazakhstani Actor. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Shahkarim Kenzhetaiuly Aimanov (15 October 1914 – 23 December 1970, known by the diminutive Shaken) was a Kazakh Soviet actor and film director. He is considered to be the father of Kazakh cinematography, as well as an iconic film director and actor. He directed eleven films between 1954 and 1970.
3. Lera Kudryavtseva (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 47.15, Lera Kudryavtseva is the 3rd most famous Kazakhstani Actor. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Valeria Lvovna Kudryavtseva (Russian: Валерия Львовна Кудрявцева; born May 19, 1971), best known as Lera Kudryavtseva (Лера Кудрявцева), is a Kazakhstani-born Russian television presenter and singer.
4. Samal Yeslyamova (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 42.14, Samal Yeslyamova is the 4th most famous Kazakhstani Actor. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Samal Ilyaskyzy Yeslyamova (Kazakh: Самал Ілиясқызы Есләмова, Samal Iliiasqyzy Eslämova; born 1 September 1984) is a Kazakh film actress. She is recognized internationally for starring in the film Ayka directed by Sergey Dvortsevoy, which won her the award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018.
5. Pavel Priluchny (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 41.32, Pavel Priluchny is the 5th most famous Kazakhstani Actor. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Pavel Valerievich Priluchny (Russian: Павел Вале́рьевич Прилучный; born 5 November 1987) is a Kazakhstani-born Russian actor of theater and cinema, TV host, best known for his roles in the television series Silver Spoon and The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Kazakhstani actors born between 1914 and 1987. Of these 5, 3 (60.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kazakhstani actors include Lera Kudryavtseva, Samal Yeslyamova, and Pavel Priluchny. The most famous deceased Kazakhstani actors include Oleg Yankovsky, and Shaken Aimanov. As of April 2024, 2 new Kazakhstani actors have been added to Pantheon including Lera Kudryavtseva, and Pavel Priluchny.
Living Kazakhstani Actors
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Lera Kudryavtseva
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Samal Yeslyamova
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Pavel Priluchny
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.32
