List of Bangladeshi Americans
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This is a list of notable Bangladeshi Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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List
- Saif Ahmad, World Series of Poker winner
- Maqsudul Alam, scientist and professor, achieved three milestones in genomics - sequencing the genomes of papaya, rubber plants and jute
- Mir Masoom Ali, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistics Ball State University
- Rais Bhuiyan, shooting survivor and activist
- Syque Caesar, American artistic gymnast, member of Michigan Wolverines
- Hansen Clarke, U.S. Congressman and former Michigan State Senator
- Hasan M. Elahi , interdisciplinary media artist whose research interests include issues of surveillance
- Fazle Hussain, Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Geosciences at the University of Houston
- Abul Hussam, inventor of the Sono arsenic filter
- Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube and lead technical architect of PayPal[1]
- Mohammad Ataul Karim, known for many original contributions to the fields of electro-optical devices and systems, optical computing and processing, and pattern recognition; ranked amongst the top 50 researchers who contributed most to Applied Optics in its 50-year history[2]
- Abdus Suttar Khan, chemist and aerospace researcher
- Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer
- Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy [3]
- Dipa Ma, yoga teacher
- Sezan Mahmud, nationally awarded writer of Bengali literature, lyricist, columnist and medical scientist; Associate Professor of Public Health, Florida A & M University; Clinical Research Faculty, Florida State University College of Medicine; first Asian recipient of APHA-PHEHP Early Career Award, 2006
- Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameen Phone, Bangladesh's largest telecom group; has lectured at Harvard's Kennedy School and at MIT
- Kamal Quadir, founder and CEO of CellBazaar Inc, First Mover Fellow of The Aspen Institute, TEDIndia Fellow
- Badal Roy, tabla player
- Abuhena Saifulislam, first Muslim to be appointed as imam in the U.S. Navy
- Reihan Salam, blogger at The American Scene and associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly
- Shikhee, singer and auteur of industrial band Android Lust
- Asif Azam Siddiqi, space historian, currently serves as an assistant professor of history at Fordham University
- M. Osman Siddique, former US Ambassador
- Palbasha Siddique, singer
- Supreme Understanding, author, publisher, activist and outspoken member of the Nation of Gods and Earths
- Monica Yunus, soprano singer, daughter of Muhammad Yunus and Vera Forostenko
Media
- Kamal Ahmed, comedian, part of the Jerky Boys duo
- Afshan Azad, actress who appeared in the Harry Potter film series as Padma Patil
- Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American singer of Ethiopian and Bangladeshi descent
- Rahsaan Islam, actor
- Ellis Miah, music producer
- Paromita Mitra, actress and winner of 2013 Miss Mississippi USA
See also
- List of Bangladesh-related topics
- List of Bangladeshi people
- List of Bengalis
- List of British Bangladeshis
References
- ↑ With YouTube, Student Hits Jackpot Again, The New York Times, October 12, 2006.
- ↑ http://www.odu.edu/ao/news/index.php?todo=details&id=32201
- ↑ Khan Academy FAQ
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