List of Azerbaijanis

Updated on Oct 04, 2024

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Azerbaijanis or Azeris (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycanlılar آذربایجانلیلار, Azərilər آذری لر) are a Turkic people. Azerbaijanis are predominantly Shia Muslims living throughout Caucasus, northern Iran and eastern Turkey. Traditionally, Azerbaijanis live in Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia (Dagestan), Turkey (Kars and Iğdır) and Georgia (Borchali).

Regardless of ethnicity or emigration, this list also includes famous natives of Azerbaijan, as well as people who were born elsewhere but spent most of their active life in Azerbaijan. Some Azerbaijanis were born in one country, but gained fame in another. Here, they are indicated only by place of birth. This list also includes people who have at least one parent of Azerbaijani origin.

Aerospace

Tofig Ismayilov (1933–1991), aerospace scientist

Kerim Kerimov (1917–2003), aerospace engineer

Musa Manarov (born 1951), astronaut

Actors

Lutfali Abdullayev (1914–1973), actor

Telman Adigozalov (1953–2010), actor

Aliagha Aghayev (1913–1983), actor

Alasgar Alakbarov (1910–1963), actor

Mirzaagha Aliyev (1883–1954), actor

Huseyn Arablinski (1881–1919), actor

Sayavush Aslan (1935–2013), actor

Mirza Babayev (1903–2003), actor and singer

Shamsi Badalbeyli (1911–1986), theatre director and actor

Leyla Badirbeyli (1920–1999), actress

Hajibaba Baghirov (1932–2006), actor

Bahram Bagirzade (born 1972), actor, entertainer, comedian and film director

Rasim Balayev (born 1948), actor

Afag Bashirgyzy (born 1955), actress

Aghasadyg Garaybeyli (1897–1988), actor

Hokuma Gurbanova (1913–1988), actress

Nesrin Javadzadeh (born 1982), actress

Munavvar Kalantarli (1912–1962), actress and folk singer

Aygün Kazımova (born 1971), actress and singer

Fakhraddin Manafov (born 1955), actor

Jeyhun Mirzayev (1946–1993), actor and film director

Yashar Nuri (1951–2012), actor

Hamida Omarova (born 1957), actress

Hagigat Rzayeva (1907–1969), actress and singer

Latif Safarov (1920–1963), actor and film director

Barat Shakinskaya (1914–1999), actress

Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh (1893–1938), actor and film director

Rza Tahmasib (1894–1980), actor

Hasanagha Turabov (1938–2003), actor

Eldaniz Zeynalov (1937–2001), actor

Nasiba Zeynalova (1916–2004), actress

Archaeologists and anthropologists

Jeyhun Hajibeyli (1891–1962), ethnographer and journalist

Mammadali Huseynov (1922–1994), archaeologist

Ishag Jafarzadeh (1895–1982), archaeologist and ethnographer

Architects

Sadig Dadashov (1905–1946), architect

Gasim bey Hajibababeyov (1811–1874), architect

Mammad Hasan Hajinski (1875–1931), architect and statesman

Mikayil Huseynov (1905–1992), architect

Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi (1817–1910), architect

Kamal Mammadbeyov (1924–1997), architect

Ajami Nakhchivani (12th–13th centuries), architect

Artists

Mikail Abdullayev (1921–2002), painter

Fuad Abdurahmanov (1915–1971), sculptor

Azim Azimzade (1880–1943), painter and graphic artist and the founder of Azerbaijani satirical graphics

Sattar Bahlulzadeh (1909–1974), impressionist painter

Omar Eldarov (born 1927), sculptor

Jalal Garyaghdi (1914–2001), sculptor

Bahruz Kangarli (1892–1922), painter, graphic artist and the founder of realistic easel painting of Azerbaijan

Tokay Mammadov (born 1927), sculptor

Boyukagha Mirzazade (1921–2007), painter

Rustam Mustafayev (1910–1940), scenic designer

Togrul Narimanbekov (1930–2013), painter

Vidadi Narimanbekov (1926–2001), painter

Mir Mohsun Navvab (1833–1918), calligrapher, poet, artist, music historian, astronomer, carpenter, chemist and mathematician

Maral Rahmanzade (1916–2008), graphic artist

Alakbar Rezaguliyev (1903–1974), painter

Tahir Salahov (born 1928), painter

Fuad Salayev (born 1943), sculptor

Mirza Kadym Irevani (1835-1875), artist

Broadcasters

Mirshahin Agayev (born 1963), TV presenter and journalist

Leyla Aliyeva (born 1986), TV presenter

Salatyn Asgarova (1961–1991), a leading war journalist in Azerbaijan, killed by Armenian militants on 9 January 1991

Nargiz Birk-Petersen (born 1976), TV presenter

Emin Efendi, TV presenter and record producer

Chingiz Mustafayev (1960–1992), one of the most notable independent Azerbaijani journalists

Sevinj Osmanqizi (born 1969), TV presenter, media personality, author and journalist

Businessmen

Aras Agalarov (born 1955), businessman

Farkhad Akhmedov (born 1955), businessman

Vagit Alekperov (born 1950), businessman

Shamsi Asadullayev (1840–1913), industrial oil magnate and philanthropist

Jahangir Hajiyev (born 1965), banker

Telman Ismailov (born 1956), businessman

Hafiz Mammadov (born 1964), businessman

Mubariz Mansimov (born 1968), businessman

Murtuza Mukhtarov (1865–1920), industrial oil magnate and philanthropist

Musa Nagiyev (1849–1919), industrial oil magnate and philanthropist

God Nisanov (born 1972), businessman; the youngest Azerbaijani billionaire

Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev (1823–1924), industrial oil magnate and philanthropist

Clergy

Ilgar Ibrahimoglu (born 1973), cleric and human rights activist

Allahshukur Pashazadeh (born 1949), Sheikh ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus

Movlazadeh Mahammad Hasan Shakavi (1854–1932), religious leader, philosopher, alim, the first Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, the first scholar who translated Quran into Azerbaijani language

Dancers

Gamar Almaszadeh (1915–2006), the first Azerbaijani ballerina

Oksana Rasulova (born 1982), dancer, choreographer and actress

Leyla Vakilova (1927–1999), ballerina

Explorers

Zeynalabdin Shirvani (1780–1838), traveller and geographer

Fashion

Javidan Gurbanova (born 1990), model

Aysel Manafova (born 1990), model

Nigar Talibova (born 1975), model

Film industry

Yuli Gusman (born 1943), film director

Magsud Ibrahimbeyov (1935–2016), writer

Rustam Ibragimbekov (born 1939), writer and screenwriter

Elchin Musaoglu (born 1966), film director

Vagif Mustafayev (born 1953), film director, producer and screenwriter

Rasim Ojagov (1933–2006), film director and operator

Hasan Seyidbeyli (1920–1980), film director, dramatist and screenwriter

Rza Tahmasib (1894–1980), film director and actor

Historians

Igrar Aliyev (1924–2004), historian

Sara Ashurbayli (1906–2001), historian, historian and scholar

Abbasgulu Bakikhanov (1794–1847), writer, historian, journalist, linguist, poet, philosopher and founder of Azerbaijani scientific historiography

Aydin Balayev (born 1956), historian

Ziya Buniatov (1923–1997), historian and academician

Jamil Hasanli (born 1952), historian and politician

Alexander Kazembek (1802–1870), orientalist, historian and philologist

Tofig Kocharli (1929–2007), historian and politician

Farida Mammadova (born 1936), historian

Mirza Adigozal bey (1780s-1840), historian of the 19th century, author of a historical work "Garabaghname"

Journalists

Hasan bey Aghayev (1875–1920), journalist, doctor, teacher and politician

Salatyn Asgarova (1961–1991), journalist

Elmar Huseynov (1967–2005), journalist

Osman Mirzayev (1937–1991), journalist, writer and publicist

Ali Mustafayev (1952–1991), journalist

Chingiz Mustafayev (1960–1992), one of the most independent journalists in Azerbaijan, honoured as a National Hero of Azerbaijan after being killed by Armenian invaders

Omar Faig Nemanzadeh (1872–1937), journalist

Military

Safar Abiyev (born 1950), army general

Albert Agarunov (1969–1992), tank commander

Sadykh bey Aghabekov (1865–1944), army general in the Russian Imperial Army, founder and reformer of Azerbaijani Police and orientalist

Riad Ahmadov (1956–1992), military officer

Avraamy Aslanbegov (1822–1900), vice–admiral and military writer

Azi Aslanov (1910–1945), army general

Allahverdi Bagirov (1946–1992), officer and football coach

Farrukh Gayibov (1891–1916), the first Azerbaijani military pilot during World War I

Alif Hajiyev (1953–1992), officer

Zakir Hasanov (born 1959), army general

Fatulla Huseynov (1937–2004), colonel, politician and public figure

Tofig Huseynov (1954–1992), major

Mehdi Huseynzade (1918–1944), guerrilla fighter in Yugoslavia and Italy during World War II

Mubariz Ibrahimov (1988–2010), warrant officer

Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov (1920–1994), activist of French Resistance

Rovshan Javadov (1951–1995), influential military activist, public figure

Asif Maharramov (1952–1994), lieutenant colonel

Leyla Mammadbeyova (1909–1989), the first Azerbaijani female aviator and the first female pilot in Southern Europe and the Middle East

Eldar Mammadov (1968–1993), officer

Israfil Mammadov (1919–1946), military commander

Samedbey Mehmandarov (1855–1931), army general and politician

Hussein Khan Nakhichevanski (1855–1931), Cavalry General and General–Adjutant

Jamshid Nakhichevanski (1863–1919), Russian Imperial, Azerbaijani and Soviet military commander

Ali-Agha Shikhlinski (1895–1938), army general and politician

Ibrahim bey Usubov (1872–1920), military commander

Composers

Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (born 1947), composer

Fikret Amirov (1922–1984), composer

Rafig Babayev (1937–1994), composer, jazz pianist and singer

Afrasiyab Badalbeyli (1907–1976), composer, conductor and music critic; the author of music and the libretto of the first Azerbaijani Ballet and the first ballet in the Muslim East

Tofig Bakikhanov (born 1930), composer

Amina Figarova (born 1964), jazz composer and pianist

Salman Gambarov (born 1959), composer and jazz pianist

Gara Garayev (1918–1982), composer

Tofig Guliyev (1917–2000), composer

Soltan Hajibeyov (1919–1974), composer

Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885–1948), composer, conductor, scientist, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure; the first Muslim author of an opera

Rauf Hajiyev (1922–1985), composer and politician

Muslim Magomayev (1885–1937), composer, one of the founders of Azerbaijani classical music

Arif Malikov (born 1933), composer

Eldar Mansurov (born 1952), composer

Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940–1979), composer and jazz pianist and the founder of Azerbaijani jazz

Emin Sabitoglu (1937–2000), composer, music editor

Ali Salimi (1922–1997), composer and tar player

Alakbar Taghiyev (1922–1981), composer

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (born 1969), singer, composer, pianist

Singers

Aghakhan Abdullayev (born 1950), mugham singer

Emin Agalarov (born 1979), singer

Ahmed Agdamski (1884–1954), folk and opera singer

Ogtay Aghayev (1935–2006), singer

Shovkat Alakbarova (1922–1993), singer

Sevda Alakbarzadeh (born 1977), jazz singer

Dinara Aliyeva (born 1980), singer (soprano)

Safura Alizadeh (born 1992), singer

Rauf Atakishiyev (1925–1994), singer, pianist, singer–soloist and scholar

Mashadibaba Aydamirov (1971–2011), meykhana performer

Elchin Azizov (born 1975), opera singer and entertainer

Rashid Behbudov (born 1915–1989), singer, actor

Bulbul (1897–1961), folk and opera singer and one of the founders of Azerbaijani national musical theater

Bulbuljan (1841–1927), mugham singer

Polad Bulbuloglu (born 1945), singer, songwriter and actor

Aghasalim Childagh (1930–2008), meykhana performer

Brilliant Dadashova (born 1965), singer

Rashad Daghly (born 1984), meykhana performer

Huseyn Derya (1975–2014), rapper

Jabbar Garyagdyoglu (1861–1944), mugham singer

Eldar Gasimov (born 1989), singer and actor

Fidan Gasimova (born 1947), opera singer

Khuraman Gasimova (born 1951), opera singer

Gulkhar Hasanova (1918–2005), opera singer

Hajibaba Huseynov (1919–1993), mugham singer

Mansum Ibrahimov (born 1960), mugham singer

Lutfiyar Imanov (1928–2008), opera singer

Akif Islamzade (born 1948), pop singer

Aygün Kazımova (born 1971), pop singer, actress

Dilara Kazimova (born 1984), singer and actress

Zeynab Khanlarova (born 1936), singer and politician

Muslim Magomayev (1942–2008), opera, pop singer and composer

Sakhavat Mammadov (1953–1991), folk and mugham singer

Yagub Mammadov (1930–2002), mugham singer.

Nazakat Mammadova (1944–1981), folk and mugham singer

Anar Nagilbaz (born 1974), rapper, actor

Alim Qasimov (born 1957), mugham singer

Farghana Qasimova (born 1979), mugham singer

Nizami Ramzi (1947–1997), meykhana performer

Gadir Rustamov (1935–2011), mugham singer

Huseyngulu Sarabski (1879–1945), opera singer, composer, playwright, actor, producer and musician

Adalet Shukurov (born 1966), singer

Khan Shushinski (1901–1979), mugham singer

Seyid Shushinski (1889–1965), mugham singer

Aysel Teymurzadeh (born 1989), singer

Elshad Xose (born 1979), rapper

Eyyub Yaqubov (born 1965), singer

Miri Yusif (born 1977), rapper and singer

Sami Yusuf (born 1980)‚ singer, songwriter

Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (born 1969), jazz singer and pianist

Samra Rahimli (born 1994), singer

Instrumental musicians

Habil Aliyev (1927–2015), kamancha player

Farhad Badalbeyli (born 1947), pianist and composer

Kamil Jalilov (born 1938), oboe player

Bahram Mansurov (1911–1985), tar player

Shahin Novrasli (born 1977), jazz pianist

Gurban Pirimov (1880–1965), tar player

Sadigjan (1846–1902), tar player and the inventor of the Azerbajani tar

Alihan Samedov (born 1964), balaban player

Isfar Sarabski (born 1989), jazz pianist

Natig Shirinov (born 1975), nagara player

Rain Sultanov (born 1965), saxophonist

Philosophers

Seyid Yahya Bakuvi (1410–1462), philosopher

Max Black (1909–1988), philosopher

Salahaddin Khalilov (born 1952), philosopher

Adil Asadov (born 1958), philosopher

Politicians

Sultan Majid Afandiyev (1887–1938), politician and revolutionary

Samad aga Agamalioglu (1867–1930), politician and revolutionary

Ahmet Ağaoğlu (1869–1939), politician, publicist and journalist

Ruhulla Akhundov (1897–1938), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR

Vali Akhundov (1916–1986), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR

Heydar Aliyev (1923–2003), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR and President of Azerbaijan

Ilham Aliyev (born 1961), President of Azerbaijan

Mehriban Aliyeva (born 1964), politician and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

Mahammad Asadov (1941–1991), politician

Araz Azimov (born 1962), politician

Kamran Baghirov (1933–2000), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR

Mir Jafar Baghirov (1896–1956), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR

Abulfaz Elchibey (1938–2000), President of Azerbaijan

Aslan bey Gardashov (1866–1920), politician

Ismat Gayibov (1942–1991), politician, the Public Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan

Rasul Guliyev (born 1947), politician

Vafa Guluzade (1940–2015), diplomat, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution

Kamaladdin Heydarov (born 1961), politician and composer

Mirza Davud Huseynov (1894–1938), Chairman of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Tajik SSR

Tofig Ismayilov (1933–1991), politician

Mammad Yusif Jafarov (1885–1938), politician

Ali Karimli (born 1965), politician

Khalil Khasmammadov (1875–1947), politician and diplomat

Fatali Khan Khoyski (1875–1920), politician, attorney, and one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

Anar Mammadkhanov (1970–2011), politician and social activist

Ziya Mammadov (born 1952), politician

Elmar Mammadyarov (born 1960), politician

Rasim Musabayov (born 1951), politician, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution

Gazanfar Musabekov (1888–1938), politician

Imam Mustafayev (1910–1997), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR

Ayaz Mutalibov (born 1938), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR and the first President of Azerbaijan

Eldar Namazov (born 1956), politician

Sabit Orujov (1912–1981), politician

Ganira Pashayeva (born 1975), politician, public activist, journalist and poet

Mammed Amin Rasulzade (1884–1955), statesman, scholar, public figure and one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

Khosrov bey Sultanov (1879–1947), politician

Ramil Usubov (born 1948), politician

Abdurrahman Vazirov (born 1930), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR

Mir Teymur Yaqubov (1904–1970), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR

Nasib Yusifbeyli (1881–1920), publicist, statesman and one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

Revolutionaries and leaders of rebellions

Meshadi Azizbekov (1876–1918), revolutionary, of the 26 Baku Commissars and one of the first Azeri–Marxists

Khanlar Safaraliyev (1878–1907), oil field worker, trade unionist and revolutionary social democrat

Mir Hasan Vazirov (1889–1918), socialist–revolutionary, of the 26 Baku Commissars

Scientists

Hasan Abdullayev (1918-1993), physicist, scientist and public official, President of the National Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Rasim Alguliyev (born 1958), doctor of technical sciences, active member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Rafig Aliyev (born 1942), scientist, president of "Zadeh’s heritage and artificial intelligence" association

Ahliman Amiraslanov (born 1947), oncologist

Hamid Arasly (1902–1983), literary critic

Firuddin Babayev (1929–1987), pathologist

Anvar Chingizoglu (born 1962), historian, ethnologist and genealogist

Jeyhun Hajibeyli (1891–1962), ethnographer

Ashraf Huseynov (1907-1981), mathematician, member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Mammadali Huseynov (1922-1994), archeologist

Nadir Ibrahimov (1932–1977), astronomer

Hamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), mathematician and poet, founder and president of Khazar University

Ishag Jafarzadeh (1895-1982), one of the pioneers of Azerbaijan archaeology and ethnography

Kerim Kerimov (1917–2003), rocket scientist, one of the founders of the Soviet space industry, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program

Boris Khatagurov (born 1940), surgeon and physician

Firudin bey Kocharli (born 1863–1920), philologist, writer and literary critic

Yusif Mammadaliyev (1905–1961), chemist

Leyla Mammadbeyova (1922–2006), the first female Azerbaijani pathologist and the first female forensic medical expert

Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), philosopher

Mirali Qashqai (1907–1977), geologist

Arif Salimov (born 1956), mathematician

Farman Salmanov (1931–2007), geologist

Zeynalabdin Shirvani (1780-1838), geographer

Agabey Sultanov (1938–2007), psychiatrist, scholar and public activist

Hajibey Sultanov (1921-2008), astronomer and former head of the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory

Lotfi A. Zadeh (born 1921), mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, founder of the theory of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic

Sports

Asgar Abdullayev (born 1960), footballer and football manager

Namig Abdullayev (born 1971), wrestler and Olympic champion

Ruslan Abishov (born 1987), footballer

Emin Aghayev (born 1973), footballer and football manager

Kamran Aghayev (born 1986), footballer

Rafael Aghayev (born 1985), karateka

Emin Ahmadov (born 1986), wrestler

Mashalla Ahmadov (born 1959), footballer

Samir Alakbarov (born 1968), footballer

Vugar Alakbarov (born 1981), boxer

Ahmad Alasgarov (born 1935), footballer and football manager

Rauf Aliyev (born 1989), footballer

Vusal Aliyev (born 1970), football referee

Arif Asadov (born 1970), footballer and football manager

Toghrul Asgarov (born 1992), wrestler and Olympic champion

Irada Ashumova (born 1958), sports shooter

Israfil Ashurly (born 1969), mountaineer

Murad Ashurly (1973–2014), mountaineer

Fuad Aslanov (born 1976), boxer

Orhan Aydın (born 1989), basketballer

Tofiq Bahramov (1925–1993), the Azerbaijani linesman from 1966 World Cup final

Rasim Başak (born 1980), basketball player

Rovshan Bayramov (born 1987), wrestler

Faig Garayev (born 1959), volleyball player and volleyball coach

Vugar Gashimov (1986–2014), chess grandmaster

Vali Gasimov (born 1968), footballer and football manager

Natavan Gasimova (born 1985), volleyball player

Ramil Guliyev (born 1990), sprinter

Gurban Gurbanov (born 1972), footballer and football manager

Mahmud Gurbanov (born 1973), footballer and football manager

Boyukagha Hajiyev (born 1958), footballer and football manager

Faiq Hasanov (born 1940), chess arbiter, coach and TV presenter

Nazim Huseynov (born 1969), judoka and Olympic champion

Yunis Huseynov (born 1965), footballer and football manager

Ramin Ibrahimov (born 1978), judoka

Shahin Imranov (born 1980), boxer

Elchin Ismayilov (born 1982), judoka

Isgandar Javadov (born 1956), footballer

Vagif Javadov (born 1989), footballer

Aygün Kazımova (born 1971), handball

Sergey Kramarenko (1946–2008), footballer and football manager

Rauf Mamedov (born 1988), chess grandmaster

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (born 1985), chess grandmaster

Elnur Mammadli (born 1988), judoka and Olympic champion

Aghasi Mammadov (born 1980), boxer

Alakbar Mammadov (1925–2014), footballer

Elkhan Mammadov (born 1982), judoka

Fariz Mammadov (born 1980), boxer

Ramiz Mammadov (born 1968), footballer and football manager

Teymur Mammadov (born 1993), boxer

Zemfira Meftahatdinova (born 1963), sport shooter and Olympic champion

Aghasalim Mirjavadov (born 1947), footballer and football manager

Rami Miron (born 1957), Israeli Olympic wrestler

Olokhan Musayev (born 1979), athlete

Oleg Panyutin (born 1983), athlete

Nizami Pashayev (born 1981), weightlifter

Zhala Piriyeva (born 2000), rhythmic gymnast

Natali Pronina (born 1987), swimmer

Teimour Radjabov (born 1987), chess grandmaster

Jamal Rahimov (born 1987), equestrian

Vidadi Rzayev (born 1967), footballer and football manager

Rashad Sadygov (born 1982), footballer

Vagif Sadygov (born 1959), footballer and football manager

Sharif Sharifov (born 1988), wrestler and Olympic champion

Samadagha Shikhlarov (born 1959), footballer and football manager

Mahir Shukurov (born 1982), footballer

Nazim Suleymanov (born 1965), footballer and football manager

Jeyhun Sultanov (born 1979), footballer

Afag Sultanova (born 1987), judoka

Zaur Tagizade (born 1979), footballer

Kazbek Tuaev (born 1940), footballer and football manager

Lala Yusifova (born 1996), rhythmic gymnast

Ilham Zakiyev (born 1980), judoka

Writers

Chingiz Abdullayev (born 1959), best–selling detective writer

Elchin Afandiyev (born 1943), writer and politician

Ilyas Afandiyev (1914–1996), writer

Mirza Fatali Akhundov (1812–1878), writer, educator, philosopher; founder of Azerbaijani drama

Suleyman Sani Akhundov (1875–1939), playwright, journalist, children's author and teacher

Sakina Akhundzadeh (1865–1927), first female playwright and dramatist of Azerbaijani literature

Mammad Araz (1933–2004), poet

Vidadi Babanli (born 1927), writer, dramatist and translator

Banine (1905–1992), writer

Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli (1887–1943), writer

Mirvarid Dilbazi (1912–2001), poet

Fikrat Goja (born 1935), poet

Madina Gulgun (1926–1991), poet

Mahammad Hadi (1879–1920), poet

Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev (1870–1930), playwright, stage director, politician and public figure

Mehdi Huseyn (1909–1965), writer

Ali bey Huseynzade (1864–1940), writer, philosopher, doctor and the creator of the modern flag of Azerbaijan

Almas Ildyrym (1907–1952), poet

Hamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), poet, writer, mathematician, historian of science, philosophy and culture and educator

Jafar Jabbarly (1899–1934), writer

Ahmad Javad (1892–1937), poet and best known for composing Azerbaijan's national anthem

Jafargulu agha Javanshir (1787–1866), poet and major–general

Huseyn Javid (1882–1941), poet and playwright, founder of the progressive romanticism in Azerbaijani literature

Nusrat Kasamanli (1946–2003), poet

Heyran Khanim (1790–1848), poet

Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (1866–1932), satirist and writer

Afag Masud (born 1957), writer

Mikayil Mushfig (1908–1939), poet

Gasham Najafzadeh (born 1959), poet

Khurshidbanu Natavan (1832–1897), poet

Kamran Nazirli (born 1958), writer, translator and dramatist

Mammed Said Ordubadi (1872–1950), writer

Baba Punhan (1948–2004), poet

Nigar Rafibeyli (1913–1981), writer

Natig Rasulzadeh (born 1949), writer

Ramiz Rovshan (born 1946), writer

Suleyman Rustam (1906–1989), poet

Rasul Rza (1910–1981), writer

Anar Rzayev (born 1938), writer, dramatist and film director

Mirza Alakbar Sabir (1862–1911), poet

Elchin Safarli (born 1984), novelist and journalist

Abbas Sahhat (1874–1918), poet and dramatist

Bahar Shirvani (1835–1883), poet

Seyid Azim Shirvani (1835–1888), poet

Ismayil Shykhly (1919–1995), writer

Manaf Suleymanov (1912–2001), writer, translator and historian

Khalil Rza Uluturk (1932–1994), poet

Mehdigulu Khan Vafa (1855–1900), poet and lieutenant colonel

Molla Panah Vagif (1717–1797), poet and vizier Karabakh Khanate and the founder of realism in Azerbaijani literature

Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh (1925–2009), poet

Aliagha Vahid (1895–1965), poet

Mirza Shafi Vazeh (1794–1852), poet

Hashim bey Vazirov (1868–1916), writer, journalist and publisher

Najaf bey Vazirov (1854–1925), novelist, playwright, theatrical figure and one of the founders of Azerbaijani theater

Molla Vali Vidadi (1708–1809), poet

Samad Vurgun (1906–1956), poet

Gasim bey Zakir (1784–1857), poet

Other notables

Rovshan Aliyev (1955–2002), criminalist

Rena Effendi (born 1977), photographer

Enver Mamedov (born 1923), mass media manager

Shirali Muslimov (1805–1973), supercentarian

Hasan bey Zardabi (1837–1907), publicist and scholar

Actors

Behrouz Vossoughi (born 1938), actor

Artists

Aydin Aghdashloo (born 1940), painter

Haydar Hatemi (born 1945), painter

Businessmen

Reza Zarrab (born 1984), businessman

Clergy

Javad Gharavi Aliari (born 1935), Twelver shi'a marja

Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardabili (born 1926), politician and Twelver shi'a marja

Sadegh Khalkhali (1926–2003), hardline Shia cleric of the Islamic Republic

Abul-Qassim Khoei (1899–1992), Twelver shi'a marja

Fazel Lankarani (1931–2007), Twelver shi'a marja

Ali Meshkini (1922–2007), cleric and politician

Hassan Roshdieh (1851–1944), cleric and politician

Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari (1905–1986), Grand Ayatollah

Allameh Tabatabaei (1903–1981), philosopher

Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani (1937–2011), hardliner theologian, politician and scholar

Mousa Shubairi Zanjani (born 1928), Twelver shi'a marja

Filmmakers

Jafar Panahi (born 1960), filmmaker

Military

Mehdi Bakeri (1954–1985), mayor during Iran–Iraq war

Javad Fakori (1939–1981), army general and politician

Abbas Gharabaghi (1918–2000), politician, military leader of Iran and the first Iranian to successfully pilot an aircraft

Habibullah Huseynov (1910–1945), Soviet colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union

Mohammad Taqi–Khan Pessian (1892–1921), military leader

Musicians

Hossein Alizadeh (born 1951), classical composer and folk musician

Arash (born 1977), singer, dancer, entertainer and producer

Aref Arefkia (born 1941), singer

Faegheh Atashin (born 1960), singer and actress

Davod Azad (born 1963), composer, Sufi vocalist and multi–instrumentalist

Samin Baghtcheban (1925–2008), musician, composer, author and translator

Dariush Eghbali (born 1951), pop singer

André Hossein (1905–1983), composer

Aygün Kazımova (born 1971), pop singer

Fatma Mukhtarova (1893–1972), opera singer

Rubaba Muradova (1930–1983), mugham and folk singer

Hassan Sattar (born 1949), pop singer

Mohammad alizadeh (born 1982), pop singer, composer and songwriter

Monarchy

Ismail I (1487–1524), poet and the founder of the Safavid dynasty

Tahmasp I (1514–1576), second Shah of the Safavid dynasty

Shah Abbas I (1571–1629), fifth Shah of Safavid dynasty

Nader Shah (1688–1747), the founder of the Afsharid dynasty

Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742–1797), the founder of the Qajar dynasty

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772–1834), second Shah of the Qajar dynasty

Abbas Mirza (1789–1833), famous crown Prince and military commander of the Qajar dynasty; governor of Azerbaijan

Tadj ol-Molouk (1896–1982), Queen consort of Iran

Jahan Shah (1397–1467), ruler of Kara Koyunlu oghuz tribal federation and poet

Farah Pahlavi (born 1938), the last Queen of Iran

Politicians

Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (born 1949), politician

Mina Ahadi (born 1956), politician

Mehdi Bazargan (1908–1995), politician

Mahmudali Chehregani (born 1958), politician

Piruz Dilanchi (born 1965), politician and poet

Parviz Fattah (born 1961), politician

Mir Bashir Gasimov (1879–1949), politician

Ebrahim Hakimi (1863–1959), politician

Mahmud Jam (1884–1969), politician.

Ali Khamenei (born 1939), President of Iran and Supreme Leader of Iran

Sadegh Mahsouli (born 1959), politician

Mohsen Mehralizadeh (born 1955), politician

Reza Moridi (born 1945), politician

Mir-Hossein Mousavi (born 1942), politician

Ali Soheili (1896–1958), politician

Revolutionaries

Bagher Khan (1870–1911), constitutional revolutionary leader

Haydar Khan e Amo-oghli (1880–1921), revolutionary and politician

Sattar Khan (1866–1914), constitutional revolutionary leader

Mohammad Khiabani (1880–1920), revolutionary, cleric and politician

Ja'far Pishevari (1893–1947), the founder and chairman of the socialist Azerbaijan People's Government

Sattar Khan was a key figure in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and one of the greatest heroes of Azərbaycan .

Scientists

Shahriar Afshar (born 1971), physicist and inventor

Fereydoon Batmanghelidj (1931–2004), medical scientist

Camila Batmanghelidjh (born 1963), psychotherapist and social entrepreneur

Ali Murad Davudi (1922–1979), philosopher

Ali Javan (born 1926), physician and inventor

Ahmad Kasravi (1890–1946), linguist, historian, reformer, nationalist politician, author and philosopher

Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh (born 1942), analytic philosopher

Sports

Rahim Aliabadi (born 1943), wrestler

Javad Allahverdi (born 1954), footballer

Sajjad Anoushiravani (born 1984), weightlifter

Karim Ansarifard (born 1990), footballer

Aziz Asli (born 1938), footballer

Karim Bagheri (born 1974), footballer

Ali Daei (born 1969), footballer and coach

Cyrus Dinmohammadi (born 1970), footballer

Parviz Ghelichkhani (born 1945), footballer

Yahya Golmohammadi (born 1971), footballer

Yousef Karami (born 1983), taekwondo athlete

Rasoul Khatibi (born 1978), footballer

Mohammad Navazi (born 1974), footballer

Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi (born 1965), footballer

Mohammad Paziraei (born 1929), wrestler

Hadi Saei (born 1976), taekwondo athlete and double Olympic and world champion

Jafar Salmasi (born 1918), weightlifter

Gholamreza Takhti (born 1930), wrestler

Aboutaleb Talebi (born 1945), wrestler

Hossein Reza Zadeh (born 1978), weightlifter and double Olympic champion

Kimia Alizadeh (born 1998), taekwondo athlete and Iran's first female Olympic medalist

Naser Hejazi (goller) his parents both were from Azerbaijan (tabriz , abhar)

Writers

Reza Baraheni (1926–2000), novelist, poet and politician

Samad Behrangi (1939–1967), political writer

Izzeddin Hasanoglu (13th–14th centuries), the founder of literature in Azerbaijani language

Mirza Ibrahimov (1911–1993), writer, playwright, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR (1954—1958)

Naser Manzuri (born 1953), novelist and linguist

Iraj Mirza (1874–1926), poet and politician

Ali Mojuz (1873–1934), satirical poet

Seyid Abulgasim Nabati (1812–1873), poet

Ebrahim Nabavi (born 1958), political journalist, satirist

Ali Nazem (1906–1941), poet, writer and literary critic

Mir Jalal Pashayev (1908–1978), writer and literary critic, honored scientist of Azerbaijan SSR

Bulud Qarachorlu (1926–1979), poet

Khasta Qasim (1684–1760), poet

Hassan Roshdieh (1851–1944), teacher, politician, and journalist

Gholam Hossein Saedi (1936–1985), writer

Mohammad Hossein Shahriar (1906–1988), poet

Qovsi Tabrizi (1568–1640), poet

Saib Tabrizi (1601–1677), poet

Other notables

Reza Deghati (born 1952), photographer

Hassan Khosrowshahi (born 1940), businessman and philanthropist

Actors

Nesrin Cevadzade (born 1981), actor

Mehmet Karaca, actor

Tamer Karadağlı (born 1967), actor

Literature

Ataol Behramoğlu (born 1942), poet, translator

Qazi Burhanaddin (1344–1398), poet, ruler

Musicians

Tuğba Ekinci (born 1976), pop singer

Nuray Hafiftaş (born 1964), folk singer

Cem Karaca (1945–2004), musician

Politicians

Sinan Oğan (born 1967), politician

Kıznaz Türkeli (born 1968), politician

Sports

Vasıf Arzumanov (born 1988), wrestler

Servet Çetin (born 1981), footballer

Sinan Şamil Sam (born 1974), boxer

Servet Tazegül (born 1988), taekwondo practitioner and Olympic champion

Other

Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903–1989), first female lawyer in Turkey

Military

Abdulhamid bey Gaytabashi (1884–1920), military general

Musicians

Rashid Behbudov (1915–1989), singer and actor

Khadija Gayibova (1893–1938), first Azerbaijani female pianist

Shovkat Mammadova (1897–1981), first Azerbaijani opera singer

Niyazi (1912–1984), musical conductor and composer

Abdulla Shaig (1881–1959), poet and writer

Politicians

Hasan Hasanov (born 1940), the first Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

Nariman Narimanov (1870–1925), politician, writer and Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Azerbaijan SSR

Alimardan Topchubashev (1862–1934), politician, foreign minister and Minister of External Affairs of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918), Head of the Parliament in absentia of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920)

Raul Usupov (1980–2005), politician

Sports

Farid Mansurov (born 1982), wrestler, Olympic champion

Zabit Samedov (born 1984), kickboxer

Ramila Yusubova (born 1989), judoka

Other notables

Dilara Aliyeva (1929–1991), women's rights activist and scholar

Shamistan Alizamanli (born 1959), singer, poet and military speaker

Govhar Gaziyeva (1887–1960), actress

Hamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), mathematician, poet, social scientist, founder of Khazar University

Geysar Kashiyeva (1929–1972), painter

Nigar Shikhlinskaya (1871–1931), the first Azerbaijani nurse

Actors

Marziyya Davudova (1901–1962), actress

Tahir Mamedov (born 1981), actor, comedian and singer

Shafiga Mammadova (born 1945), film and theater actress

Timur Rodriguez (born 1979), showman, singer and TV personality

Musicians

Asaf Zeynally (1909–1932), composer, founder of the romance in Azerbaijani music and Azerbaijani children's music

Politicians

Geydar Dzhemal (born 1947), philosopher, politician and social activist

Georgiy Mamedov (born 1947), diplomat

Tofig Zulfugarov (born 1959), politician

Sports

Tamilla Abassova (born 1982), Olympic silver medalist

Emin Garibov (born 1990), artistic gymnast

Ayaz Guliyev (born 1996), footballer

Qadir Huseynov (born 1986), chess grandmaster

Emin Mahmudov (born 1992), footballer

Ramiz Mamedov (born 1992), footballer

Aleksandr Samedov (born 1984), footballer

Ramil Sheydayev (born 1996), footballer

Other notables

Habibullah Huseynov, Soviet colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union

Chingis Izmailov (1944–2011), psychophysiologist

Chingiz Mustafayev (1960–1992), journalist and disc jockey

Sarhat Rashidova (1875–2007), supercentarian

Artists

Mirza Gadim Iravani (1825–1875), painter and founder of Azerbaijani panel painting

Military

Etibar Hajiyev (1971–1992), soldier

Yahya Rahim Safavi (born 1958), Major General, Chief commander of AGIR (1997—2007)

Habib bey Salimov (1881–1920), Major–General of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

Musicians

Ashig Alasgar (1821–1926), poet and folk singer

Said Rustamov (1907–1983), composer and conductor

Politicians

Ismat Abbasov (born 1954), politician

Avaz Alakbarov (born 1952), politician and economist

Aziz Aliyev (1896–1962), politician

Ogtay Asadov (born 1955), politician

Zulfi Hajiyev (1935–1991), politician

Misir Mardanov (born 1946), politician

Shahin Mustafayev (born 1965), politician

Akbar agha Sheykhulislamov (1891–1961), politician

Scientists

Heydar Huseynov (1908–1950), philosopher

Mammad agha Shahtakhtinski (1846–1931), linguist and politician

Mustafa Topchubashov (1895–1981), surgeon and academician

Sports

Ramazan Abbasov (born 1983), footballer

Samir Aliyev (born 1979), footballer

Rovshan Huseynov (born 1975), boxer

Khagani Mammadov (born 1976), footballer

Vitaliy Rahimov (born 1984), wrestler

Writers

Farman Karimzade (1937–1989), writer, screenwriter and film director

Hidayat Orujov (born 1944), writer and politician

Other notables

Huseyn Seyidzadeh (1907–1983), film director

United Kingdom

Elyar Fox (born 1995), singer, musician and songwriter

Nigar Jamal (born 1980), singer

Hassan Mirza (1899–1943), Crown Prince of the Qajar dynasty

Donald Swann (1923–1994), composer, musician and entertainer

Sami Yusuf (born 1980), singer

United States

Nima Arkani-Hamed (born 1972), theoretical physicist

Sona Aslanova (1924–2011), soprano singer

Nik Caner-Medley (born 1983), basketball player

Sibel Edmonds (born 1970), translator and founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition

Chingiz Sadykhov (born 1929), pianist

Norm Zada (born 1954), founder of Perfect 10 magazine

Belarus

Natik Bagirov (born 1964), judoka

Leila Ismailava (born 1989), journalist

Kamandar Madzhidov (born 1961), Olympic, world and European wrestling champion

Rashad Mammadov (born 1974), judoka

Iraq

Fuzûlî (1494–1556), poet and thinker

Nasimi (1369–1417), mystical poet

Amel Senan (born 1966), actress

France

Robert Hossein (born 1927), film actor, director, and writer

Irène Mélikoff (1917–2009), turkologist

Hungary

Gábor Kubatov (born 1966), politician

Spain

Eddy Pascual (born 1992), footballer

Turkmenistan

Hajibala Abutalybov (born 1944), mayor of Baku

Elnur Hüseynov (born 1987), singer

Tahira Tahirova (1913–1991), politician

Ukraine

Oleh Babayev (1965–2014), politician and mayor of Kremenchuk

Fatma Gadri (1907–1968), actress

Pavlo Pashayev (born 1988), footballer

Uzbekistan

Stalic Khankishiev (born 1968), chef

Movlud Miraliyev (born 1974), judoka

References

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