People from Aksu Prefecture

Kumārajīva (Sanskrit: ; , 344–413 CE) was a Buddhist monk, scholar, missionary and translator from Kucha (present-day Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China). Kumārajīva is seen as one of the greatest translators of Chinese Buddhism. According to Lu Cheng, Kumarajiva's translations are "unparalleled either in terms of translation technique or degree of fidelity".

Uyghur activist

Chinese politician (1886–1933)

Chinese politician

Chinese general and prince

Khojis (, , , died 1781) was a Muslim Uyghur Emir, or hākim beg, of Uqturpan (also Us-Turfan, Chinese: , Wushi) in Xinjiang during the 18th century.