Writers from Xinjiang

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 economist and Human Rights activist

Chinese linguist and poet

Chinese Tatar educator (1906–1945)

Kazakh writer (1917–2003)

Chinese writer

Uyghur writer

Kazakh writer (1936–2021)