Note: Kara-kys Namzatovna Munzuk, born in Tanda kozhuun (district), Mezhegei sumu (village), Tyva Republic. Merited Artist of the Russian Federation and People's Artist of the Tyva Republic. Aleksandr Laptan is a well-known composer. Born in Sut-Khol kozhuun, Tyva Republic. Lyrics by Leonid Borandaevich Chadamba (1918-1989) was a well known Tuvan writer and poet.