Abdilda Tazhibaev
Äbdıldä Täjıbaiūly Täjıbaev was a Kazakh writer, screenwriter, and playwright. He was named a People's Writer of the Kazakh SSR in 1985.
Tazhibayev came from a literary family; his mother, Aimankul Tazhibaeva, also wrote in Kazakh. His son, Rustem Tazhibaev, is a film director.