List of Mongolians
Encyclopedia
This is a list of historical and living Mongolians (of Mongolia or the Mongolian diaspora
), sorted by field and name:
Diaspora
A diaspora is "the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland" or "people dispersed by whatever cause to more than one location", or "people settled far from their ancestral homelands".The word has come to refer to historical mass-dispersions of...
), sorted by field and name:
Artists, Writers, Classical Musicians
- Enkhtaivan AgvaantserenEnkhtaivan AgvaantserenEnkhtaivan Agvaantseren , is a Mongolian music composer and film maker who studied in Russia. He is the director of the film A Pearl in the Forest.-Filmography:*2003 Khan Khentii Mountain...
(b. 1958), composer, director. - Damdinsürengiin Altangerel (1945-1998), writer.
- Tsendiin DamdinsürenTsendiin DamdinsürenTsendiin Damdinsüren was a Mongolian writer and linguist. He wrote the text to one version of the national Anthem of Mongolia.- Life :Damdinsüren was born in Mongolia 1908, in what is today the Dornod Aimag ....
(1908-1986), writer. - Sengiin ErdeneSengiin ErdeneSengiin Erdene is a well-known Mongolian novelist and writer.- Biography :Sengiin Erdene was born on December 7, 1929 in Binder, Khentii Province...
(1929-2000), writer. - Vanchinbalyn InjinashVanchinbalyn InjinashVanchinbalyn Injinash was a Mongolian poet, novelist and historian from a Mongol area in modern-day Liaoning, China.His verses, stories and novels are distinguished by their markedly civic sentiments and strong social criticism...
(1837-1892), writer. - Chadraabalyn LodoidambaChadraabalyn LodoidambaChadraabalyn Lodoidamba was a Mongolian writer.He was born in Govi-Altai Province in 1917. In 1954 he graduated from National University of Mongolia, the same year that his first story "Malgaitai Chono" was published....
(1917-1970), writer. - Dashdorj Natsagdorj (1906-1937), poet, playwright, writer.
- 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), linguist, writer. - Marzan SharavMarzan SharavBaldugiin 'Marzan' Sharav , was a Mongolian painter. He is often credited with the introduction of modern painting styles to Mongolia, but his most famous work, One day in Mongolia , is done in a more traditional zurag style. His other well-known work includes portraits of the Bogd Khan and his...
(1869-1939), painter. - Choghtu Khong TayijiChoghtu Khong TayijiTsoghtu Khong Tayiji, born Tümengken , was a noble in Northern Khalkha. He expanded into Amdo to help the Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism but was overthrown by Güshi Khan, who supported the rival Geluk sect.He established a base on the Tuul river...
(1581-1637), poet. - Galsan TschinagGalsan TschinagGalsan Tschinag , born Irgit Shynykbai-oglu Dshurukuwaa, is internationally known as a Mongolian writer of novels, poems, and essays in the German language, though he hails from a Tuvan background...
(b. 1944), poet, author (writes in GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
)
Entertainment/Popular music
- Altan UragAltan UragAltan Urag is a Mongolian folk rock band. Formed in 2002, the band's musical style combines traditional Mongolian and contemporary influences....
, folk rockFolk rockFolk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band - Camerton, boy band.
- HurdHurd (band)Hurd is a Mongolian heavy metal band. Formed in 1993 by drummer Dambyn Ganbayar in the wake of the democratic revolution in Mongolia, Hurd is considered the first band to have introduced the heavy metal genre into the mongolian music landscape...
, heavy metal band - Kharanga, hard rock band.
- KiwiKiwi (band)Kiwi is a girl group from Mongolia. Their music varies between melodic pop songs, R&B, and pumping disco beats. They have received several prominent awards for their work and are very successful with the younger generation in Mongolia.- Awards :...
, girl band. - LipstickLipstick (Mongolian band)Lipstick is a Mongolian girl band. Lipstick's music varies between melodic pop songs, R&B, and pumping disco beats. They were formed on March 1, 1999. The next year they won the Pentatonic award, a national rock and pop music award, as the best debut band...
, girl band. - NominjinNominjin-Early life:Raised by her Mongolian biological mother and American stepfather, she has lived in Russia, Mongolia, India, and the Caribbean due to her parents' work; as a result, she speaks fluent English and Mongolian and several other languages including Russian and Malayalam...
, R&B singer. - Nomin talst, boy band.
- Soyol ErdeneSoyol Erdene- Name :"Soyol Erdene" is the name of a melodious popular song of 1920s which the band played on an electric guitar. The approximate meaning is "Cultural jewel".- History :...
, rock band. - Jamyangiin UrantögsJamyangiin UrantögsJamyangiin Urantögs is a singer and traditional music performer from Mongolia based in Washington, D.C.Born into the family of Mongolian composer and multiinstrumentalist Ts...
, singer.
Medieval age (12th century-1900)
- Batu KhanBatu KhanBatu Khan was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Ulus of Jochi , the sub-khanate of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. His ulus was the chief state of the Golden Horde , which ruled Rus and the Caucasus for around 250 years, after also destroying the armies...
,(1227–1255), Khan of the Golden Horde. - Dayan KhanDayan KhanDayan Khan , was a Mongol khan who reunited the Mongols under Chinggisid supremacy in the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia...
(1464-1517/1543), Khan of Mongolia (1479-1517/1543). - Hulegu, the founder of the Ilkhanate in Mongol Persia.
- Esen taishi (d. 1455), Khaghan of the Mongols, (1454-1455).
- Galdan Boshugtu Khan,Khan of Zunghar KhanateZunghar KhanateThe Zunghar Khanate was a nomadic power on the Eurasian steppe. It covered the area called Dzungaria and stretched from the west end of the Great Wall of China to present-day eastern Kazakhstan, and from present-day northern Kyrgyzstan to southern Siberia .In 1678 Galdan received from the Dalai...
(1670–1697). - Khabul KhanKhabul KhanKhabul Khan was the first known Khan of the Khamag Mongol confederation and great-grandfather to Genghis Khan.Khabul Khan was a son of Tumbinai Setsen and great-grandson of the Khaidu....
, Khan of Khamag MongolKhamag MongolKhamag Mongol was a major tribal confederation in Mongolian plateau in 12th century. It is sometimes also considered a predecessor state to the Mongol Empire....
confederation. - Genghis KhanGenghis KhanGenghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
(1162-1227), Founder and Great Khan of the Mongol EmpireMongol EmpireThe Mongol Empire , initially named as Greater Mongol State was a great empire during the 13th and 14th centuries...
from 1206 to 1227. - Kublai KhanKublai KhanKublai Khan , born Kublai and also known by the temple name Shizu , was the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1260 to 1294 and the founder of the Yuan Dynasty in China...
(1215-1294), Great Khan of the Mongol empire (1260-1294), emperor of China (1279-1294). - Ligden Khan, (1538-1634), last Great Khan of Mongolia.
- Mandukhai KhatunMandukhai KhatunMandukhai Khatun was the Empress of the Post-imperial Mongolia. She united the warring Mongols with her husband Batmunkh Dayan Khan.- Background :...
, (1449 - 1510), Empress of Mongolia - Ögedei KhanÖgedei KhanÖgedei Khan, born Ögedei was the third son of Genghis Khan and second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire by succeeding his father...
, Great Khan of the Mongol empire (1229-1241). - The 4th Dalai Lama Yonten Gyatso
- Al-Adil KitbughaAl-Adil KitbughaKitbugha , was the 10th Mamluk Sultan of Egypt from December 1294 to November 1296.-Background:He was originally an ordinary Mongol soldier in the Ilkhanid army of Hulagu...
, (d.1297), Sultan of Egypt (1294-1296)
Modern age (1900-present)
- Anandyn AmarAnandyn AmarAnandyn Amar , was the head of state of the Mongolian People’s Republic from 1932 to 1936 as well as prime minister from 1928–1930 and again from 1936-1939.-Early life and career:...
(1886-1941), leader of Mongolia (1932-1936). - Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895-1952), Prime Minister of Mongolia (1939-1952).
- Yapon DanzanYapon DanzanYapon Danzan , also known as Ajvaagiyn Danzan, was chairman of Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party from 2 January 1923 to 31 August 1924.He was charged with counterrevolution and died in prison in 1932 before going to trial....
(1895-1932), revolutionary. - DemchugdongrubDemchugdongrubPrince Demchugdongrub was the leader of a Mongol independence movement in Inner Mongolia. He was the chairman of Mengjiang, a Japanese puppet state in World War II....
(1902-1966), leader of the Japanese puppet state MengjiangMengjiangMengjiang , also known in English as Mongol Border Land, was an autonomous area in Inner Mongolia, operating under nominal Chinese sovereignty and Japanese control. It consisted of the then-Chinese provinces of Chahar and Suiyuan, corresponding to the central part of modern Inner Mongolia...
(1936-1945). - Bogd KhanBogd KhanThe Bogd Khan was enthroned as the Great Khaan of Mongolia on 29 December 1911, when Outer Mongolia declared independence from the Qing Dynasty after the Xinhai Revolution. He was born in the Kham region of eastern Tibet, today's Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China...
(1869-1924), Khan of Mongolia (1911-1924.) - Tsengeltiin JigjidjavTsengeltiin JigjidjavTsengeltiin Jigjidjav , was prime minister of Mongolia from 1930 to 1932.Jigjidjav was born in present-day Halzan district, in Sükhbaatar Province. He graduated from the Finance Ministry’s school of accountancy in 1924...
(1894-1933), Prime Minister of Mongolia (1930-1932) - Khatanbaatar MagsarjavKhatanbaatar MagsarjavKhatanbaatar Magsarjav was a Mongolian general and a leading figure in Mongolia's struggle for independence. His contingent of elite 800 Mongol soldiers fought White Russians and Chinese forces over 30 times between 1912 and 1921 without a single defeat. He is often noted by historians as one of...
(1877-1927), Prime Minister of Mongolia (1921). - Tögs-Ochiryn Namnansüren (1878-1919), Aristocrat and Prime Minister of Mongolia (1912-1919).
- Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893-1923), revolutionary.
- Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916-1991), Prime Minister of Mongolia (1952-1974).
- Balingiin TserendorjBalingiin TserendorjBalingiin Tserendorj was a Mongolian political figure and the first Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Mongolia from 1924 to 1928.-Early life and career:...
(1868-1928), Prime Minister of Mongolia (1923-1928). - Diluwa Khutugtu JamsrangjabDiluwa Khutugtu JamsrangjabDiluwa Khutugtu Jamsrangjab was supposedly the last Mongolian Khutugtu, a Lamaist dignitary believed to be an incarnation of Buddha, politician and Mongolian-American scholar. Jamsrangjab was a Khalkha Mongolian and considered the living Buddha among the Mongols. He had strong friendly ties with...
(1883–1964), Last Khutagtu of Mongolia. - Sanjaasürengiin ZorigSanjaasürengiin ZorigZorig Sanjaasuren was a prominent Mongolian politician and leader of the country's 1990 democratic revolution. He was called the "Golden Magpie of Democracy". His murder remains unsolved...
(1962-1998), leader of Democratic Revolution of 1990.
Humanities
- 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), economist. - Yümjiriin Mönkh-AmgalanYümjiriin Mönkh-AmgalanYümjiriin Mönkh-Amgalan is a Professor of linguistics at the National University of Mongolia.Mönkh-Amgalan earned his M.A. , PhD , and Doctor of Science in linguistics from the National University of Mongolia. His research focuses on modern Mongolian modality, pragmatics, semantics and syntax...
(b. 1956), linguist. - Jamsrangiin Tseveen (1880-1942), BuryatBuryatsThe 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...
scholar.
Politics
- Norovyn AltankhuyagNorovyn AltankhuyagNorovyn Altankhuyag is the First Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia. Previously, he served as Minister of Agriculture and Industry between 1996–2000 and Minister of Finance from 2004-2006...
(b. 1958), Deputy Prime Minister (2009- ). - Sanjaagiin BayarSanjaagiin BayarSanjaagiin Bayar is a Mongolian politician who was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Mongolia from 22 November 2007 to 8 April 2009, and Prime Minister of Mongolia from 22 November 2007 to 29 October 2009. He announced on October 26, 2009, that he was going to resign his position as...
(b. 1956), former Prime Minister (2007-2009). - Losolyn Byambajargal (b. 1964), Social Democrat politician, anti-communist activist.
- Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (b. 1963), incumbent Prime Minister of Mongolia.
- Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (b. 1948), Foreign minister (2000-2004)
- Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, (b. 1947), astronaut and politician. First Mongolian in space, defence minister (2000-2004).
- Dumaagiin SodnomDumaagiin SodnomDumaagiin Sodnom is a Mongolian political figure who served as Mongolia's 14th Prime Minister from 1984 to 1990.Sodnom was born in the Örgön District of Dornogovi Province on 14 July 1933. He first attended school in the Bayanmönkh district of Khentii Province and then went on to study at the...
(b. 1933), former Prime Minister (1984-1990) - Sod-Amar Davaajav, Foreign Minister of the Communist party (1994- )
Science
- 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), scientist in various areas of Mongolian studies. - Rinchen Barsbold (b. 1935), palaeontologist and geologist.
- Altangerel PerleAltangerel PerleAltangerel Perle is a Mongolian palaeontologist.He is employed at the National University of Mongolia. He has described species such as Goyocephale lattimorei, Achillobator giganticus and Erlikosaurus andrewsi. He has been honored by Polish palaeontologist Halszka Osmólska, who named the species...
(b. 1945), palaeontologist.
Sports
- Asashōryū AkinoriAsashōryū Akinoriis a former sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan and became the first Mongol to reach sumo's highest rank in January 2003. He was one of the most successful yokozuna ever. In 2005 he became the first man to win all six official...
(b. 1980), sumo wrestler. - Tömöriin ArtagTömöriin ArtagTömöriin Artag was a Mongolian wrestler. At the 1968 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Freestyle Welterweight category.-References:*...
(1943-1993), wrestler. - Enkhbatyn Badar-UuganEnkhbatyn Badar-UuganEnkhbatyn Badar-Uugan is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who won silver in the Bantamweight division at the 2007 world championships...
(b. 1985), boxer. - Khorloogiin Bayanmönkh (b.1944), wrestler.
- Namjilyn Bayarsaikhan (b. 1965), boxer.
- Tsendiin Damdin (b. 1957), judoka.
- Chimedbazaryn DamdinsharavChimedbazaryn DamdinsharavChimedbazaryn Damdinsharav is a retired Mongolian wrestler.At the 1968 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's Freestyle Flyweight category.- References :*...
(b.1945), wrestler. - Ravdangiin Davaadalai (b. 1954), judoka.
- Jamtsyn Davaajav (b. 1953), wrestler.
- Dorjsürengiin Mönkhbayar, female sport-shooter.
- Nergüin Enkhbat (b. 1962), boxer.
- Otryadyn GündegmaaOtryadyn GündegmaaOtryadyn Gündegmaa , is an Olympic athlete who competes in sports shooting. She was born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Gündegmaa competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics, with her best finish being fifth place in the 1996 Games in 25m sporting pistol. In 2008 she won a silver medal for Mongolia...
(b. 1978), female sport-shooter. - Jigjidiin Mönkhbat (b. 1941), wrestler.
- Dorjpalamyn Narmandakh (b. 1975), judoka.
- Zevegiin Oidov (b. 1949), wrestler.
- Dugarsürengiin Oyuunbold (b. 1957), wrestler.
- Danzandarjaagiin Sereeter (b. 1943), wrestler.
- Pürevdorjiin SerdambaPürevdorjiin SerdambaPürevdorjiin Serdamba is a Mongolian amateur boxer. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in the junior flyweight category. He became the first Mongolian to win a gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2009.-Career:...
(b. 1985), boxer. - Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar (b. 1984), judoka.
- Naidangiin TüvshinbayarNaidangiin TüvshinbayarNaidangiin Tüvshinbayar is a Mongolian judoka.At the 2006 Asian Games he finished in joint fifth place in both the heavyweight division and the open weight class division....
(b. 1984), judoka.