List of Azerbaijanis

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This is a list of notable Azerbaijanis — speakers of the Azerbaijani language, a Turkic language with deep roots in indigenous Iranian (Median) and Caucasian populations and later Oghuz Turkic influence. They predominantly live in the Iranian provinces of East and West Azerbaijan; Republic of Azerbaijan; southern Dagestan and Georgia; and parts of eastern Turkey (notably the provinces of Kars and Iğdır).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref> Template:Dynamic list

Azerbaijan

Academics

Jafar Abdollahi-Sharif (born 1963), president of Urmia University of Technology

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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Shamsi Badalbeyli (1911–1986), theatre director and actor
Leyla Badirbeyli (1920–1999), actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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
Javanshir Hadiyev (born 1969), actor
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

Artists

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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
Mirza Kadym Irevani (1835–1875), artist
Bahruz Kangarli (1892–1922), painter, graphic artist and the founder of realistic easel painting of Azerbaijan
Tokay Mammadov (1927–2018), 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 (1928–2021), painter
Fuad Salayev (born 1943), sculptor
Gayyur Yunus (born 1948), painter

Broadcasters

Mirshahin Agayev (born 1963), TV presenter and journalist
Leyla Aliyeva (born 1986), TV presenter
Salatyn Asgarova (1961–1991), killed by Armenian militias
Nargiz Birk-Petersen (born 1976), TV presenter
Emin Efendi, TV presenter and record producer
Rafig Hashimov, newscaster and screenwriter
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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Shamsi Asadullayev (1840–1913), industrial oil magnate and philanthropist
Nigar Kocharli (born 1975), bookshop chain owner
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), Jewish-Azerbaijani businessman; the youngest Azerbaijani billionaire
Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev (1823–1924), industrial oil magnate and philanthropist
Telman Ismailov (born 1956), Jewish-Azerbaijani businessman.
Rahman Khalilov (born 1977), Russian and Azerbaijani businessman.

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
Sheikh Sardar Hajjihasanli
Mirza Huseyn Afandi Qayibov (1830–1915), clergyman, literary critic, publicist, enlightener and Mufti of the Caucasus (1884–1917).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ahmad Huseinzadeh (1812–1887), third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, son of Mahammadali Huseinzadeh, maternal uncle of Ali bey Huseynzade.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Fazil Iravani (1783–1885), second Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus.<ref>Culture of Irevan</ref>
Mahammadali Huseinzadeh (1760–1852), first shia Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus from 1823 to 1852. Maternal grandfather of Ali bey Huseynzade.

Dancers

Gamar Almaszadeh (1915–2006), first Azerbaijani ballerina
Oksana Rasulova (born 1982), dancer, choreographer and actress
Leyla Vakilova (1927–1999), ballerina

Engineers

Aerospace

Tofig Ismayilov (1933–1991), aerospace scientist
Kerim Kerimov (1917–2003), aerospace engineer

Fashion

Sona Mehmandarova (born 1894), model
Badura Afganli (born 1912), fashion designer
Sophie Couture (born 1990), fashion designer
Javidan Gurbanova (born 1990), model
Aysel Manafova (born 1990), model

Film industry

Arif Babayev (born 1928–1983), film director
Yuli Gusman (born 1943), film director
Robert Hossein (1927–2020), film director and actor
Magsud Ibrahimbeyov (1935–2016), writer
Rustam Ibragimbekov (1939–2022), writer and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite news Я азербайджанец, я люблю свой народ, но большую часть жизни прожил в России.</ref>
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

Abbasgulu Bakikhanov is known for founding Azerbaijani scientific historiography.

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
Mirza Jamal Javanshir (1773–1853), historian and politician
Alexander Kazembek (1802–1870), orientalist, historian and philologist<ref>Robert P. Geraci. Window on the East: National and Imperial Identities in Late Tsarist Russia. (Cornell University Press, 2001), 310. Template:ISBN, 9780801434228</ref><ref>Perhaps the only exception before Katanov was A.K. Kazembek, an Azeri who converted to Christianity and became a professor of Turkic languages at Kazan and then at St. Petersburg. Kazembek has been referred to as the first European Turkologist of Turkic origin. Robert P. Geraci. Window on the East: National and Imperial Identities in Late Tsarist Russia. Cornell University Press, 2001. Template:ISBN, 9780801434228</ref><ref>Not a few in the nineteenth century would have accepted this judgment, and might have echoed Mirza Kazem–Bek, the Russified Azerbaijani orientalist, in asking "What European state has such intimate and inherent ties with Asia and Asiatics as does Russia? Andreas Kappeler, Edward Allworth, Gerhard Simon, Georg Brunner. Muslim Communities Reemerge: Historical Perspectives on Nationality, Politics, and Opposition in the Former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. Duke University Press, 1994. Template:ISBN, 9780822314905</ref><ref>И. Н. Березин, как востоковед, вышел из казанской школы, был учеником… азербайджанца, ираниста А. К. Казембека, который был своеобразной и интересной фигурой. Якубовский А. Ю. Из истории изучения монголов периода XI—XIII вв. — Очерки по истории русского востоковедения. — М., 1953</ref>
Tofig Kocharli (1929–2007), historian and politician
Farida Mammadova (1936–2021), 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
Rena Effendi (born 1977), photographer
Elmar Huseynov (1967–2005), journalist
Osman Mirzayev (1937–1991), journalist, writer and publicist
Ali Mustafayev (1952–1991), journalist
Chingiz Mustafayev (1960–1992), journalist, National Hero of Azerbaijan.
Omar Faig Nemanzadeh (1872–1937), journalist

Jurists and Lawyers

Aslan bey Safikurdski (1881–1937), lawyer, Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
Aziz Seyidov (born 1956), lawyer, Justice of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dzhangir Kerimov (1923–2015), legal scholar, member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union and Professor of Law at the Azerbaijan Academy of Science.
Farhad Abdullayev (born 1958), lawyer, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ismat Gayibov (1942–1991), lawyer, Public Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan.
Rustam Khan Khoyski (1888–1939), lawyer, Lieutenant General, Minister of Social Security of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
Latif Huseynov (born 1964), lawyer, Justice of the European Court of Human Rights.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Military

Feyzullah Mirza Qajar (1872–1920), commander in the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic and Imperial Russian Army
Mehdigulu Khan Vafa (1855–1900), lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Russian Army
Jafargulu agha Javanshir (1787–1867), major-general of the Russian Army
Safar Abiyev (born 1950), army general
Sona Nuriyeva (1915–1986), aviator
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
Hazi Aslanov (1910–1945), army general
Allahverdi Baghirov (1946–1992), officer and football coach
Farrukh Gayibov (1891–1916), 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), 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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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
Polad Hashimov (1975–2020), major general (2019), and National Hero of Azerbaijan<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Anar Aliyev (1980–2020), lieutenant colonel and Hero of the Patriotic War<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Hikmat Mirzayev, lieutenant general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and Hero of the Patriotic War.
Zakir Hasanov, Colonel General, Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan since 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ramiz Jafarov (1974–2020), lieutenant colonel and Hero of the Patriotic War<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Tehran Mansimov, colonel and senior leader in the Special Forces.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Musicians

Composers

Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (born 1947), composer
Fikret Amirov (1922–1984), composer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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<ref>Template:Cite web "Вы знаете, я сама чистокровная азербайджанка. Но папа больше похож на иностранца. Они с моим мужем очень похожи. Так, что трудно мне не было."</ref>
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 (1933–2019), 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

Safi al-Din al-Urmawi (1216–1294), musician and writer on the theory of music
Aghakhan Abdullayev (born 1950), mugham singer
Emin Agalarov (born 1979), singer
Fatma Mukhtarova (1893–1972), opera singer (mezzo-soprano),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Honorary Artist of Georgia, and People's Artist of Azerbaijan
Ahmed Agdamski (1884–1954), folk and opera singer
Ogtay Aghayev (1935–2006), singer
Franghiz Ahmadova (1928–2011), opera 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 (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
Fidan Haciyeva (born 1976), 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
Flora Karimova (born 1941), pop music singer, civil rights activist, and People's Artist of Azerbaijan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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<ref name="rg">Template:Cite web</ref>
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
Diana Hajiyeva (born 1989), singer-songwriter
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Instrumental musicians

Habil Aliyev (1927–2015), kamancha player
Farhad Badalbeyli (born 1947), pianist and composer
Kamil Jalilov (1938–2022), 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 Azerbaijani tar
Alihan Samedov (born 1964), balaban player
Isfar Sarabski (born 1989), jazz pianist
Rain Sultanov (born 1965), saxophonist
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Philosophers

Seyid Yahya Bakuvi (1410–1462), philosopher
Max Black (1909–1988), philosopher
Salahaddin Khalilov (born 1952), philosopher
Adil Asadov (born 1958), philosopher
Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), philosopher
Heydar Huseynov (1908–1950), philosopher and academician

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
Elnur M. Allahverdiyev (born 1978), entrepreneur and politician who is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (VI convocation).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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
Elmir Bagirov (born 1980), politician
Govhar Bakhshaliyeva (born 1954), Vice Speaker of the Milli Majlis
Abulfaz Elchibey (1938–2000), President of Azerbaijan
Aslan bey Gardashov (1866–1920), politician
Rasul Guliyev (born 1947), politician
Vafa Guluzade (1940–2015), diplomat, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution
Kamaladdin Heydarov (born 1961), politician and composer
Alisahib Huseynov (born 1970), politician
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
Gurban Mammadov (born 1959), politician and legal expert
Ziya Mammadov (born 1952), politician
Elmar Mammadyarov (born 1960), politician
Asya Manafova (born 1941), 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 (1938–2022), 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 (1930–2022), 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
Sinan Oğan (born 1967), Turkish politician

Political activists 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 and mathematicians

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
Aminaga Sadigov (born 1962), doctor of technical sciences, professor, the head of the Office of Science and Education of the Presidium of ANAS
Ahliman Amiraslanov (born 1947), oncologist, professor and Rector of Azerbaijan Medical University
Hamid Arasly (1902–1983), literary critic
Firuddin Babayev (1929–1987), pathologist
Anvar Chingizoglu (born 1962), historian, ethnologist and genealogist
Jeyhun Hajibeyli (1891–1962), ethnographer
Alemdar Hasanoğlu (born 1954), mathematician
Ashraf Huseynov (1907–1981), mathematician, member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Yusif Kerimov (1926–1997), electrical engineer, inventor and former head of the Azerenergy
Firudin bey Kocharli (1863–1920), philologist, writer and literary critic
Yusif Mammadaliyev (1905–1961), chemist, was the president of the National Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR
Leyla Mammadbeyova (1922–2006), first female Azerbaijani pathologist and the first female forensic medical expert
Faig Mammadov (1929–1987) agronomist
Tamilla Nasirova (1936–2023), mathematician<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), philosopher
Mirali Qashqai (1907–1977), geologist
Arif Salimov (born 1956), mathematician
Farman Salmanov (1931–2007), geologist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Ilham Shahmuradov (born 1958), geneticist
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 (1921–2017), mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, founder of the theory of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic<ref>Betty Blair."Short Biographical Sketch". Azerbaijan International, Winter 1994 (2.4), page 49. Accessed August 19, 2005.</ref>
Marif Zeynalov (1934–2020), candidate of geology and mineralogy
Anvar Gasimzade (1912–1969), architect, Honored Architect of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960), correspondent member of ANAS (1967), rector of Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (1962–1968).<ref>Касимзаде Энвер Али оглы // Большая советская энциклопедия: [в 30 т.] / под ред. А. М. Прохорова — 3-е изд. — М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1969. — Т. 11. — С. 496.</ref>
Aghakhan Aghabeyli (1904–1980), Azerbaijani scientist in the field of genetics and animal breeding, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor, corresponding member of the VASKhNIL (now RAAS – Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences), honored worker of science of the Azerbaijan SSR. The founder of the doctrine of buffalo breeding.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Lutfiyar Imanov (1922–1980), physicist, full member of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences (1976), pedagogue, Honored Scientist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Sports

Asgar Abdullayev (born 1960), footballer and football manager
Namig Abdullayev (born 1971), wrestler and Olympic champion
Parviz Abdullayev (born 1986), professional kickboxer
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 (1935–2015), footballer and football manager
Rauf Aliyev (born 1989), footballer
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), 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 (1959–2021), 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

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Khurshidbanu Natavan was the daughter of Mehdi Gulu–khan, the last ruler of the Karabakh khanate (1748–1822); she is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan.

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 (1935–2021), poet
Madina Gulgun (1926–1991), poet
Shikhali Gurbanov (1925–1967), writer
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
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
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
Habibi (born 1470), poet
Mirza Ali Khan La'li (1845–1907), writer, physician

Other notables

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Hasan bey Zardabi was the founder of the first Azerbaijani–language newspaper, Akinchi

Rovshan Aliyev (1955–2002), criminalist
Rahilya Geybullayeva (born 1961), literary researcher
Enver Mamedov (1923–2023), mass media manager
Shirali Muslimov (1805–1973), supercentarian
Hasan bey Zardabi (1837–1907), publicist and scholar
Hamida Javanshir (1873–1955), Azerbaijani philanthropist and women's rights activist

Iran

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Behrouz Vossoughi (born 1938), actor
Mohammad Reza Golzar (born 1977), actor and singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rambod Javan (born 1971), actor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Artists

Aydin Aghdashloo (born 1940), painter
Haydar Hatemi (born 1945), painter

Businessmen

Hassan Khosrowshahi (born 1940), businessman and philanthropist
Reza Zarrab (born 1984), businessman

Clergy

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Haji-Mirza Hassan Roshdieh which introduced some modern teaching methods in Iran.

Haji-Mirza Hassan Roshdieh (born 1851), cleric, teacher, politician, and journalist. introduced some modern teaching methods in Iran, especially in teaching the alphabet.<ref>"Azərbaycan klassik ədəbiyyatında işlədilən adların və terminlərin şərhi". Tərtib edəni: A.M. Babayev, Bakı, "Maarif", 1993, səh. 47</ref>
Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari Islamic scholar and philosopher<ref name="Wright2013">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="IBNA">Template:Cite web</ref>
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei, Islamic scholar and philosopher<ref>Nasr, Seyyid Hossein in the preface to the book of Shiite in Islam by Allameh tabatabaei, 2005, p. 37</ref>
Javad Gharavi Aliari (1935–2018), Twelver shi'a marja
Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardabili (1926–2016), 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<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Dead linkЭтнический азербайджанец (как и Хаменеи), А.Мешкини на протяжении многих лет бессменно возглавляет один из ключевых органов власти в Иране, отвечающий за выбор Рахбара – Собрание экспертов (СЭ).</ref>
Hassan Roshdieh (1851–1944), cleric and politician
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari (1905–1986), Grand Ayatollah<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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

Journalists

Reza Deghati (born 1952), photojournalist

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<ref>Template:Usurped</ref>
Habibullah Huseynov (1910–1945), Soviet colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union
Mohammad Taqi–Khan Pessian (1892–1921), military leader
Yahya Rahim Safavi (born 1958), Major General, Chief commander of IRGC (1997–2007)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Mohammad Bagheri (1960/1961–2025), Major General, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2016–2025)

Musicians

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Aysel and Arash in the green room during the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow

Hossein Alizadeh (born 1951), classical composer and folk musician<ref>Template:Cite web Alizadeh was destined to become a musician. His mother, a Persian from Arak, and his father, an Azeri from Urmia, both loved music.</ref>
Arash (born 1977), singer, dancer, entertainer and producer<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Фит">Template:Cite web</ref>
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

Monarchy

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

Politicians

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Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran and formerly the 3rd President of Iran

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Mir-Hossein Mousavi, last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989, current leader of Iranian opposition

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Sattar Khan was a key figure in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and one of the greatest heroes of Persia (Iran).

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<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref>
Ebrahim Hakimi (1863–1959), politician
Mahmud Jam (1884–1969), politician
Ali Khamenei (born 1939), President of Iran and Supreme Leader of Iran<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="clawson">Clawson, Patrick. Eternal Iran, 2005, Template:ISBN, Palgrave Macmillan, p.5</ref>
Sadegh Mahsouli (born 1959), politician
Mohsen Mehralizadeh (born 1955), politician
Reza Moridi (born 1945), politician
Mir-Hossein Mousavi (born 1942), politician
Masoud Pezeshkian (born 1954), ninth and current president of Iran since 2024
Ali Soheili (1896–1958), politician
Amir Hatami (born 1965), defense minister of Iran

Revolutionaries

Bagher Khan (1870–1911), constitutional revolutionary leader
Haydar Khan e Amo-oghli (1880–1921), revolutionary and politician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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

Scientists

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Ahmad Kasravi, one of the most famous Iranians in Iran's modern history. He is known for his discovery of the Ancient Azari language.

Shahriar Afshar (born 1971), physicist and inventor
Ali Murad Davudi (1922–1979), philosopher
Ali Javan (1926–2016), physicist and inventor<ref>Ali Javan Template:Webarchive web–page of 'Farhang–Sara' / Born in Tehran of Azerbaijani parentage, Javan came to the United States in 1949 where shortly afterwards he received his Ph.D. at Columbia University in New York City. He has been with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 1962.</ref>
Ahmad Kasravi (1890–1946), linguist, historian, reformer, nationalist politician, author and philosopher
Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh (born 1942), analytic philosopher

Sports

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Saeid Marouf, Captain of the national team of Iran.<ref>Saeid Marouf: Iran’s “Famous” Captain</ref>

Hossein Reza Zadeh (born 1978), weightlifter and double Olympic champion
Ali Daei (born 1969), footballer and coach
Rahim Aliabadi (born 1943), wrestler
Javad Allahverdi (born 1954), footballer
Sajjad Anoushiravani (born 1984), weightlifter
Karim Ansarifard (born 1990), footballer
Aziz Asli (1938–2015), footballer
Karim Bagheri (born 1974), footballer
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
Saeid Marouf (born 1985), volleyball setter of national team of Iran<ref name=nations19>Mir Saeid Marouflakrani. FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2019</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Purya Fayazi (born 1993), volleyball player of national team of Iran
Mohammad Navazi (born 1974), footballer
Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi (born 1965), footballer
Mohammad Paziraei (1929–2002), wrestler
Hadi Saei (born 1976), taekwondo athlete and double Olympic and world champion
Jafar Salmasi (1918–2000), weightlifter
Aboutaleb Talebi (born 1945), wrestler
Kimia Alizadeh (born 1998), taekwondo athlete and Iran's first female Olympic medalist

Writers

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Mohammad Hossein Shahriar was an outstanding Azerbaijani poet from Iran.

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<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref>
Seyid Abulgasim Nabati (1812–1873), poet<ref>Template:Cite web Template:Dead link</ref>
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

Turkey

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Servet Çetin is a member of the Turkey national football team.

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Nesrin Cevadzade (born 1981), actress
Tamer Karadağlı (born 1967), actor
Nevra Serezli (born 1944), actress
Mehmet Karaca, actor

Literature

Ataol Behramoğlu (born 1942), poet, translator

Musicians

Yusuf Aktaş, better known as Reynmen (born 1995), singer
Edis Görgülü (born 1990), British-born Turkish singer of Azerbaijani origin
Tuğba Ekinci (born 1976), pop singer
Nuray Hafiftaş (born 1964), folk singer
Cem Karaca (1945–2004), musician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Politicians

Sinan Oğan (born 1967), politician
Kıznaz Türkeli (born 1968), politician
Ahmet Ağaoğlu (1869–1939), politician and journalist

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
Acun Ilıcalı (born 1969), TV producer, entrepreneur and president of Hull City A.F.C.

Georgia

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Govhar Gaziyeva (1887–1960), actress

Activists

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

Artists

Shamistan Alizamanli (born 1959), singer, poet and military speaker
Geysar Kashiyeva (1929–1972), painter
Hamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), mathematician, poet, social scientist, founder of Khazar University

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

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Nariman Narimanov was a writer and a major public and political figure in Azerbaijan.

Hasan Hasanov (born 1940), 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
Peri-Khan Sofiyeva (1884–1951), Georgian deputy of Azerbaijani origin, the first Muslim woman to become a deputy, deputy of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1920)

Scientists, mathematicians, and medical professionals

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Nigar Shikhlinskaya was the first Azerbaijani nurse.
Hamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), mathematician, poet, social scientist, founder of Khazar University
Nigar Shikhlinskaya (1871–1931), the first Azerbaijani nurse

Sports

Farid Mansurov (born 1982), wrestler, Olympic champion
Zabit Samedov (born 1984), kickboxer
Ramila Yusubova (born 1989), judoka

Russia

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Actors

Marziyya Davudova (1901–1962), actress
Shafiga Mammadova (born 1945), film and theater actress
Timur Rodriguez (born 1979), showman, singer and TV personality

Journalists

Chingiz Mustafayev (1960–1992), journalist posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan

Military

Habibullah Huseynov, Soviet colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union

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<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Georgiy Mamedov (born 1947), diplomat
Tofig Zulfugarov (born 1959), politician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>