List of Bangladeshi Americans

This is a list of notable Bangladeshi Americans, 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 University of Hawaii
Mir Masoom Ali, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Statistics Ball State University
Leepu Nizamuddin Awlia, car engineer, designer and coachbuilder^[1]
Fazle Hussain, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University
M. Zahid Hasan, scientist and Eugene Higgins endowed chair professor of quantum physics, at Princeton University Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[2]
Mohammad Ataul Karim, scientist; ranked amongst the top 50 researchers who contributed most to Applied Optics in its 50-year history^[3]
Fazlur Rahman Khan, structural engineer
Sezan Mahmud, medical scientist and educator, writer, Dean for EID, QU Netter School of Medicine
Jalal Alamgir, academic and 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 ^[4]
K. Sabeel Rahman, legal scholar

Arts and entertainment

Naeem Mohaiemen, filmmaker, writer, visual artist
Abdul "Duke" Fakir, singer
Hasan M. Elahi, interdisciplinary media artist
Firoz Mahmud, visual artist/creator, painter, academician
Nabela Noor, entrepreneur, makeup artist and YouTuber
Anik Khan, rapper from Queens
Rozonda Thomas, stage name Chilli former TLC Singer.
Rahsaan Islam, actor
Palbasha Siddique, singer
Sanjoy, Bangladeshi-American musician, electronic music producer and DJ
Monica Yunus, soprano singer, daughter of Muhammad Yunus and Vera Forostenko
Shikhee, singer and auteur of industrial band Android Lust
Jai Wolf, electronic music producer
Fuad al Muqtadir, musician
Marjana Chowdhury, model, philanthropist and beauty queen Miss Bangladesh USA
Ellis Miah, music producer
Kamal Ahmed, comedian, part of the Jerky Boys duo
Kausar Mohammed, Bangladeshi/Pakistani mixed; best known for Meena Dhawan in the Flash

Business

Omar Ishrak, Chairman of Intel and Medtronic
Jawed Karim, co-founder of YouTube and lead technical architect of PayPal^[5]
Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy ^[6]
Kamal Quadir, founder and CEO of CellBazaar Inc, First Mover Fellow of The Aspen Institute, TEDIndia Fellow
Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameen Phone, Bangladesh's largest telecom group
Fahim Saleh, founder and CEO of Pathao and Gokada

Politics and civil service

Abuhena Saifulislam, first Muslim to be appointed as imam in the U.S. Navy
M. Osman Siddique, former US Ambassador
Shahana Hanif, politician and activist
Nabilah Islam, politician and activist
Saddam Azlan Salim, state senator in Virginia

Literature

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

Media and journalism

Reihan Salam, blogger at The American Scene and associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly

YouTube

Rahat Hossain, MagicofRahat

Sports

Syque Caesar, American artistic gymnast, member of Michigan Wolverines
Saif Ahmad, World Series of Poker winner
Quinn Sullivan, American soccer player

References

^ Baker, Erin (20 October 2008). "Metal gurus". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^ "16 faculty members, 18 alumni elected to nation's historic academies". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
^ "Karim Among Top Authors of Applied Optics Journal". Old Dominion University. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
^ "Latifur Khan". Guide2Research. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^ With YouTube, Student Hits Jackpot Again, The New York Times, October 12, 2006.
^ "Questions Sal is Frequently Asked". Khan Academy. Archived from the original on 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

[telegraphawlia-1] Baker, Erin (20 October 2008). "Metal gurus". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

[2] "16 faculty members, 18 alumni elected to nation's historic academies". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

[3] "Karim Among Top Authors of Applied Optics Journal". Old Dominion University. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2012-06-24.

[4] "Latifur Khan". Guide2Research. Retrieved 2020-11-28.

[nytimes-5] With YouTube, Student Hits Jackpot Again, The New York Times, October 12, 2006.

[khanacademy-6] "Questions Sal is Frequently Asked". Khan Academy. Archived from the original on 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

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