Nowruz (name)

Nowruz or Navruz is may refer to the following notable people:

Given name

• Nawrūz (Mongol emir) (died 1297), emir of the Ilkhanid era
• Nawruz Beg (died 1361), Khan of the Blue Horde
• Nowruz Beg (died 1640), Safavid official
• Navruz Jurakobilov (born 1984), Uzbek judoka
• Nawroz Mangal (born 1984), Afghanistan cricketer

Surname

• Alp Navruz (born 1990), Turkish actor and model
• Amu Nowruz, fictional figure in Iranian folklore