Famous Abkhaz
Rusudan "Rusa" Goletiani, Chess Woman Grand Master
Gennady Pasko, impressionist painter
Levars Butba, abstractionist painter
Akhra Tsveiba, football player
Vladislav Ardzinba, first president of Abkhazia
Nugzar Ashuba, speaker of the Parliament of Abkhazia
Bagrat Shinkuba, writer, poet, historian, linguist, and politician
Sergei Bagapsh, current president of Abkhazia
Fazil Iskander, well-known writer
Murat Yagan, philosopher, national leader
