This is a list of notable

Bangladeshi Americans Bangladeshi Americans ( bn, বাংলাদেশী মার্কিনী, Bangladeshī Markinī) are Americans of Bangladeshi descent. The majority of Bangladeshi Americans are Bengalis and form the largest group of Bengali Americans. Ban ...

, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Bangladeshi American or must have references showing they are Bangladeshi American and are notable.

Academia and science

* Abdus Suttar Khan, chemist and aerospace researcher * Abul Hussam, inventor of the Sono arsenic filter * Asif Azam Siddiqi, space historian, currently serves as an assistant professor of history at Fordham University * Maqsudul Alam, scientist and professor, achieved three milestones in genomics - sequencing the genomes of papaya, rubber plants and jute at

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. * Mir Masoom Ali, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistics Ball State University * Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia, car engineer, designer and coachbuilder * Fazle Hussain, Professor of

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, an ...

Texas Tech University Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on , and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University Sy ...

. * M. Zahid Hasan, scientist and Eugene Higgins endowed chair professor of quantum physics, at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

Elected Fellow of the

American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, a ...

. *

Mohammad Ataul Karim Mohammad Ataul Karim (born 4 May 1953) is a Bangladeshi American scientist and higher education administrator, with expertise in electro-optical systems, optical computing, and pattern recognition. Karim is ranked amongst the top 50 researcher ...

, Scientist; ranked amongst the top 50 researchers who contributed most to ''

Applied Optics ''Applied Optics'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by The Optical Society three times a month. It was established in 1962 with John N. Howard as founding editor-in-chief. The journal covers all aspects of optics, photonics, imagin ...

'' in its 50-year history *

Fazlur Rahman Khan Fazlur Rahman Khan ( bn, ফজলুর রহমান খান, ''Fozlur Rôhman Khan''; 3 April 1929 – 27 March 1982) was a Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect, who initiated important structural systems for skyscrape ...

, structural engineer *

Jalal Alamgir Jalal Alamgir (17 January 1971 – 3 December 2011), was a Bangladeshi-American academic and an associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts-Boston and the son of Awami League Member of Parliament Muhiuddin Khan A ...

, academic and an associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts-Boston * Latifur Khan, known for stream analytics work in the field of data mining (in computer science area); ranked amongst the top 2200 researchers/scientists in the world who contributed most to ''Computer Science and Electronics'' *

K. Sabeel Rahman K. Sabeel Rahman is an American legal scholar, author, and policy advisor who currently serves as Senior Counselor in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Biden administration ...

, legal scholar

Arts and entertainment

Naeem Mohaiemen Naeem Mohaiemen (born 1969) uses film, photography, installation, and essays to research South Asia's postcolonial markers (the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 and the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971). His projects on the 1970s revolutionary l ...

, filmmaker, writer, visual artist * Abdul "Duke" Fakir, singer * Hasan M. Elahi, interdisciplinary media artist * Firoz Mahmud, visual artist/creator, painter, academician *

Anik Khan Anik Khan is a Bangladeshi-American hip hop artist. Early life Khan was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and raised in Astoria, Queens, New York. His father was involved in politics and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War. In 1993, when Khan w ...

, rapper from Queens *

Rahsaan Islam Rahsaan Nur Islam ( , ; born 24 September 1986) is an American actor, director, and writer known for his work in the Bengali film industry. He made his debut in '' Simanaheen'' (2013) and broke out to gain international recognition in 2018 for ac ...

, actor *

Palbasha Siddique Palbasha Siddique ( bn, পলবাশা সিদ্দিক) (born January 3, 1991) is a Bangladeshi born American singer. She is best known for her performance of '' Praan'', a song adapted from the collection of poems ''Gitanjali'' by R ...

, singer * Sanjoy, Bangladeshi–American musician, electronic music producer and DJ * Monica Yunus, soprano singer, daughter of

Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance ...

and Vera Forostenko * Shikhee, singer and auteur of industrial band Android Lust *

Jai Wolf Sajeeb Saha, known professionally as Jai Wolf, is a Bangladeshi-American, New York-based electronic music producer. He is best known for his singles, "Indian Summer", "Like It's Over", and "Starlight". He is currently signed to Mom + Pop Music ...

, electronic music producer *

Fuad al Muqtadir Fuad Almuqtadir ( bn, ফুয়াদ আল মুকতাদির) is a Bangladeshi-American music Record Producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, ...

, musician *

Marjana Chowdhury Marjana Chowdhury (born 10 November 1993) is a Bangladeshi-American model, actress, philanthropist, and beauty queen. She was most recently crowned Miss Alaska World 2019 and competed in October 2019 for the title of Miss World America 2019, wh ...

, model, philanthropist and beauty queen Miss Bangladesh USA *

Ellis Miah Ellis Miah (born March 21 in New York City) is an American songwriter, record producer, composer, vocalist and DJ of Bangladeshi and Caribbean descent. He has had over 17 records on various ''Billboard'' charts including the ''Billboard'' 200, E ...

, music producer * Kamal Ahmed, comedian, part of the Jerky Boys duo

Business

* Omar Ishrak, Chairman of

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and Medtronic *

Jawed Karim Jawed Karim (বাংলাঃ জাওয়াদ করিম) (born October 28, 1979) is an American software engineer and Internet entrepreneur of Bangladeshi and German descent. He is a co-founder of YouTube and the first person to up ...

, co-founder of

YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo ...

and lead technical architect of

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With YouTube, Student Hits Jackpot Again
''The New York Times'', October 12, 2006. *

Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nation ...

, founder of Khan Academy * Kamal Quadir, founder and CEO of CellBazaar Inc, First Mover Fellow of

The Aspen Institute The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1949 as the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. The institute's stated aim is the realization of "a free, just, and equitable society" through seminars, policy programs ...

, TEDIndia Fellow * Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameen Phone, Bangladesh's largest telecom group * Fahim Saleh, founder and CEO of

Pathao Pathao ( bn, পাঠাও); is a Bangladeshi on-demand digital platform company headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The company operates in four cities of Bangladesh: Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna,Sylhet and in two cities of Nepal : Kathmandu and ...

and Gokada

Politics and civil service

* Abuhena Saifulislam, first Muslim to be appointed as imam in the

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

* M. Osman Siddique, former US Ambassador * Shahana Hanif, politician and activist * Nabilah Islam, politician and activist

Literature

* Dilruba Ahmed, poet and historian * Rumaan Alam, award-winning novelist * Sezan Mahmud, writer, lyricist, columnist and physician

Media and journalism

Reihan Salam Reihan Morshed Salam (; born 29 December 1979) is a conservative American political commentator, columnist and author who since 2019 has been president of the Manhattan Institute. He was previously executive editor of ''National Review'', a column ...

, blogger at ''The American Scene'' and associate editor of ''

The Atlantic Monthly ''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher. It features articles in the fields of politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 1857 in Boston, ...

YouTube

* Rahat Hossain, MagicofRahat

Sports

* Syque Caesar, American artistic gymnast, member of Michigan Wolverines * Saif Ahmad,

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winner * Quinn Sullivan, American soccer player

References

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