List of Azerbaijanis

This is a list of notable Azerbaijanis — speakers of the Azerbaijani language, a Turkic language with deep roots in indigenous Iranian 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.

Azerbaijan

Academics

Jafar Abdollahi-Sharif, president of Urmia University of Technology

Actors

Lutfali Abdullayev, actor
Telman Adigozalov, actor
Aliagha Aghayev, actor
Alasgar Alakbarov, actor
Mirzaagha Aliyev, actor
Huseyn Arablinski, actor
Sayavush Aslan, actor
Mirza Babayev, actor and singer
Shamsi Badalbeyli, theatre director and actor
Leyla Badirbeyli, actress
Hajibaba Baghirov, actor
Bahram Bagirzade, actor, entertainer, comedian and film director
Rasim Balayev, actor
Afag Bashirgyzy, actress
Aghasadyg Garaybeyli, actor
Hokuma Gurbanova, actress
Nesrin Javadzadeh, actress
Javanshir Hadiyev, actor
Munavvar Kalantarli, actress and folk singer
Aygün Kazımova, actress and singer
Fakhraddin Manafov, actor
Jeyhun Mirzayev, actor and film director
Yashar Nuri, actor
Hamida Omarova, actress
Hagigat Rzayeva, actress and singer
Latif Safarov, actor and film director
Barat Shakinskaya, actress
Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh, actor and film director
Rza Tahmasib, actor
Hasanagha Turabov, actor
Eldaniz Zeynalov, actor
Nasiba Zeynalova, actress

Archaeologists and anthropologists

Jeyhun Hajibeyli, ethnographer and journalist
Mammadali Huseynov, archaeologist
Ishag Jafarzadeh, archaeologist and ethnographer

Architects

Sadig Dadashov, architect
Gasim bey Hajibababeyov, architect
Mammad Hasan Hajinski, architect and statesman
Mikayil Huseynov, architect
Karbalayi Safikhan Karabakhi, architect
Kamal Mammadbeyov, architect

Artists

Mikail Abdullayev, painter
Fuad Abdurahmanov, sculptor
Azim Azimzade, painter and graphic artist and the founder of Azerbaijani satirical graphics
Sattar Bahlulzadeh, impressionist painter
Omar Eldarov, sculptor
Jalal Garyaghdi, sculptor
Mirza Kadym Irevani, artist
Bahruz Kangarli, painter, graphic artist and the founder of realistic easel painting of Azerbaijan
Tokay Mammadov, sculptor
Boyukagha Mirzazade, painter
Rustam Mustafayev, scenic designer
Togrul Narimanbekov, painter
Vidadi Narimanbekov, painter
Mir Mohsun Navvab, calligrapher, poet, artist, music historian, astronomer, carpenter, chemist and mathematician
Maral Rahmanzade, graphic artist
Alakbar Rezaguliyev, painter
Tahir Salahov, painter
Fuad Salayev, sculptor
Gayyur Yunus, painter

Broadcasters

Mirshahin Agayev, TV presenter and journalist
Leyla Aliyeva, TV presenter
Salatyn Asgarova, killed by Armenian militias
Nargiz Birk-Petersen, TV presenter
Emin Efendi, TV presenter and record producer
Rafig Hashimov, newscaster and screenwriter
Chingiz Mustafayev, one of the most notable independent Azerbaijani journalists
Sevinj Osmanqizi, TV presenter, media personality, author and journalist

Businessmen

Aras Agalarov, businessman
Farkhad Akhmedov, businessman
Vagit Alekperov, businessman
Shamsi Asadullayev, industrial oil magnate and philanthropist
Nigar Kocharli, bookshop chain owner
Hafiz Mammadov, businessman
Mubariz Mansimov, businessman
Murtuza Mukhtarov, industrial oil magnate and philanthropist
Musa Nagiyev, industrial oil magnate and philanthropist
God Nisanov, Jewish-Azerbaijani businessman; the youngest Azerbaijani billionaire
Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, industrial oil magnate and philanthropist
Telman Ismailov, Jewish-Azerbaijani businessman.
Rahman Khalilov, Russian and Azerbaijani businessman.

Clergy

Ilgar Ibrahimoglu, cleric and human rights activist
Allahshukur Pashazadeh, Sheikh ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus
Movlazadeh Mahammad Hasan Shakavi, 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, clergyman, literary critic, publicist, enlightener and Mufti of the Caucasus.
Ahmad Huseinzadeh, third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, son of Mahammadali Huseinzadeh, maternal uncle of Ali bey Huseynzade.
Fazil Iravani, second Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus.
Mahammadali Huseinzadeh, first shia Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus from 1823 to 1852. Maternal grandfather of Ali bey Huseynzade.

Dancers

Gamar Almaszadeh, first Azerbaijani ballerina
Oksana Rasulova, dancer, choreographer and actress
Leyla Vakilova, ballerina

Engineers

Aerospace

Tofig Ismayilov, aerospace scientist
Kerim Kerimov, aerospace engineer

Fashion

Sona Mehmandarova, model
Badura Afganli, fashion designer
Sophie Couture, fashion designer
Javidan Gurbanova, model
Aysel Manafova, model

Film industry

Arif Babayev, film director
Yuli Gusman, film director
Robert Hossein, film director and actor
Magsud Ibrahimbeyov, writer
Rustam Ibragimbekov, writer and screenwriter
Elchin Musaoglu, film director
Vagif Mustafayev, film director, producer and screenwriter
Rasim Ojagov, film director and operator
Hasan Seyidbeyli, film director, dramatist and screenwriter
Rza Tahmasib, film director and actor

Historians

Igrar Aliyev, historian
Sara Ashurbayli, historian, historian and scholar
Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, writer, historian, journalist, linguist, poet, philosopher and founder of Azerbaijani scientific historiography
Aydin Balayev, historian
Ziya Buniatov, historian and academician
Jamil Hasanli, historian and politician
Mirza Jamal Javanshir, historian and politician
Alexander Kazembek, orientalist, historian and philologist
Tofig Kocharli, historian and politician
Farida Mammadova, historian
Mirza Adigozal bey, historian of the 19th century, author of a historical work "Garabaghname"

Journalists

Hasan bey Aghayev, journalist, doctor, teacher and politician
Salatyn Asgarova, journalist
Rena Effendi, photographer
Elmar Huseynov, journalist
Osman Mirzayev, journalist, writer and publicist
Ali Mustafayev, journalist
Chingiz Mustafayev, journalist, National Hero of Azerbaijan.
Omar Faig Nemanzadeh, journalist

Jurists and Lawyers

Aslan bey Safikurdski, lawyer, Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
Aziz Seyidov, lawyer, Justice of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan.
Dzhangir Kerimov, legal scholar, member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union and Professor of Law at the Azerbaijan Academy of Science.
Farhad Abdullayev, lawyer, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan.
Ismat Gayibov, lawyer, Public Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan.
Rustam Khan Khoyski, lawyer, Lieutenant General, Minister of Social Security of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
Latif Huseynov, lawyer, Justice of the European Court of Human Rights.

Military

Feyzullah Mirza Qajar, commander in the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic and Imperial Russian Army
Mehdigulu Khan Vafa, lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Russian Army
Jafargulu agha Javanshir, major-general of the Russian Army
Safar Abiyev, army general
Sona Nuriyeva, aviator
Albert Agarunov, tank commander
Sadykh bey Aghabekov, army general in the Russian Imperial Army, founder and reformer of Azerbaijani Police and orientalist
Riad Ahmadov, military officer
Avraamy Aslanbegov, vice–admiral and military writer
Hazi Aslanov, army general
Allahverdi Baghirov, officer and football coach
Farrukh Gayibov, first Azerbaijani military pilot during World War I
Alif Hajiyev, officer
Zakir Hasanov, army general
Fatulla Huseynov, colonel, politician and public figure
Tofig Huseynov, major
Mehdi Huseynzade, guerrilla fighter in Yugoslavia and Italy during World War II
Mubariz Ibrahimov, warrant officer
Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov, activist of French Resistance
Rovshan Javadov, influential military activist, public figure
Asif Maharramov, lieutenant colonel
Leyla Mammadbeyova, first Azerbaijani female aviator and the first female pilot in Southern Europe and the Middle East
Eldar Mammadov, officer
Israfil Mammadov, military commander
Samedbey Mehmandarov, army general and politician
Hussein Khan Nakhichevanski, Cavalry General and General–Adjutant
Jamshid Nakhichevanski, Russian Imperial, Azerbaijani and Soviet military commander
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, army general and politician
Ibrahim bey Usubov, military commander
Polad Hashimov, major general, and National Hero of Azerbaijan
Anar Aliyev, lieutenant colonel and Hero of the Patriotic War
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.
Ramiz Jafarov, lieutenant colonel and Hero of the Patriotic War
Tehran Mansimov, colonel and senior leader in the Special Forces.

Musicians

Composers

Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, composer
Fikret Amirov, composer
Rafig Babayev, composer, jazz pianist and singer
Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, 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, composer
Amina Figarova, jazz composer and pianist
Salman Gambarov, composer and jazz pianist
Gara Garayev, composer
Tofig Guliyev, composer
Soltan Hajibeyov, composer
Uzeyir Hajibeyov, composer, conductor, scientist, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure; the first Muslim author of an opera
Rauf Hajiyev, composer and politician
Muslim Magomayev, composer, one of the founders of Azerbaijani classical music
Arif Malikov, composer
Eldar Mansurov, composer
Vagif Mustafazadeh, composer and jazz pianist and the founder of Azerbaijani jazz
Emin Sabitoglu, composer, music editor
Ali Salimi, composer and tar player
Alakbar Taghiyev, composer
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, singer, composer, pianist

Singers

Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, musician and writer on the theory of music
Aghakhan Abdullayev, mugham singer
Emin Agalarov, singer
Fatma Mukhtarova, opera singer, Honorary Artist of Georgia, and People's Artist of Azerbaijan
Ahmed Agdamski, folk and opera singer
Ogtay Aghayev, singer
Franghiz Ahmadova, opera singer
Shovkat Alakbarova, singer
Sevda Alakbarzadeh, jazz singer
Dinara Aliyeva, singer
Safura Alizadeh, singer
Rauf Atakishiyev, singer, pianist, singer–soloist and scholar
Mashadibaba Aydamirov, meykhana performer
Elchin Azizov, opera singer and entertainer
Rashid Behbudov, singer, actor
Bulbul, folk and opera singer and one of the founders of Azerbaijani national musical theater
Bulbuljan, mugham singer
Polad Bulbuloglu, singer-songwriter and actor
Aghasalim Childagh, meykhana performer
Brilliant Dadashova, singer
Rashad Daghly, meykhana performer
Huseyn Derya, rapper
Jabbar Garyagdyoglu, mugham singer
Eldar Gasimov, singer and actor
Fidan Gasimova, opera singer
Fidan Haciyeva, opera singer
Khuraman Gasimova, opera singer
Gulkhar Hasanova, opera singer
Hajibaba Huseynov, mugham singer
Mansum Ibrahimov, mugham singer
Lutfiyar Imanov, opera singer
Akif Islamzade, pop singer
Flora Karimova, pop music singer, civil rights activist, and People's Artist of Azerbaijan.
Aygün Kazımova, pop singer, actress
Dilara Kazimova, singer and actress
Zeynab Khanlarova, singer and politician
Muslim Magomayev, opera, pop singer and composer
Sakhavat Mammadov, folk and mugham singer
Yagub Mammadov, mugham singer
Nazakat Mammadova, folk and mugham singer
Anar Nagilbaz, rapper, actor
Alim Qasimov, mugham singer
Farghana Qasimova, mugham singer
Nizami Ramzi, meykhana performer
Gadir Rustamov, mugham singer
Huseyngulu Sarabski, opera singer, composer, playwright, actor, producer and musician
Adalet Shukurov, singer
Khan Shushinski, mugham singer
Seyid Shushinski, mugham singer
Aysel Teymurzadeh, singer
Elshad Xose, rapper
Eyyub Yaqubov, singer
Miri Yusif, rapper and singer
Sami Yusuf ‚ singer-songwriter
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, jazz singer and pianist
Diana Hajiyeva, singer-songwriter
, singer-songwriter, meykhana, performer

Instrumental musicians

Habil Aliyev, kamancha player
Farhad Badalbeyli, pianist and composer
Kamil Jalilov, oboe player
Bahram Mansurov, tar player
Shahin Novrasli, jazz pianist
Gurban Pirimov, tar player
Sadigjan, tar player and the inventor of the Azerbaijani tar
Alihan Samedov, balaban player
Isfar Sarabski, jazz pianist
Rain Sultanov, saxophonist
, virtuosi tar player

Philosophers

Seyid Yahya Bakuvi, philosopher
Max Black, philosopher
Salahaddin Khalilov, philosopher
Adil Asadov, philosopher
Zaid Orudzhev, philosopher
Heydar Huseynov, philosopher and academician

Politicians

Sultan Majid Afandiyev, politician and revolutionary
Samad aga Agamalioglu, politician and revolutionary
Ahmet Ağaoğlu, politician, publicist and journalist
Ruhulla Akhundov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR
Vali Akhundov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR
Heydar Aliyev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR and President of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
Mehriban Aliyeva, politician and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
Elnur M. Allahverdiyev, entrepreneur and politician who is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.
Mahammad Asadov, politician
Araz Azimov, politician
Kamran Baghirov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR
Mir Jafar Baghirov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR
Elmir Bagirov, politician
Govhar Bakhshaliyeva, Vice Speaker of the Milli Majlis
Abulfaz Elchibey, President of Azerbaijan
Aslan bey Gardashov, politician
Rasul Guliyev, politician
Vafa Guluzade, diplomat, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution
Kamaladdin Heydarov, politician and composer
Alisahib Huseynov, politician
Mirza Davud Huseynov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Tajik SSR
Tofig Ismayilov, politician
Mammad Yusif Jafarov, politician
Ali Karimli, politician
Khalil Khasmammadov, politician and diplomat
Fatali Khan Khoyski, politician, attorney, and one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
Anar Mammadkhanov, politician and social activist
Gurban Mammadov, politician and legal expert
Ziya Mammadov, politician
Elmar Mammadyarov, politician
Asya Manafova, politician
Rasim Musabayov, politician, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution
Gazanfar Musabekov, politician
Imam Mustafayev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR
Ayaz Mutalibov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR and the first President of Azerbaijan
Eldar Namazov, politician
Sabit Orujov, politician
Ganira Pashayeva, politician, public activist, journalist and poet
Mammed Amin Rasulzade, statesman, scholar, public figure and one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Khosrov bey Sultanov, politician
Ramil Usubov, politician
Abdurrahman Vazirov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR
Mir Teymur Yaqubov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR
Nasib Yusifbeyli, publicist, statesman and one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Sinan Oğan, Turkish politician

Political activists and leaders of rebellions

Meshadi Azizbekov, revolutionary, of the 26 Baku Commissars and one of the first Azeri–Marxists
Khanlar Safaraliyev, oil field worker, trade unionist and revolutionary social democrat
Mir Hasan Vazirov, socialist–revolutionary, of the 26 Baku Commissars

Scientists and mathematicians

Hasan Abdullayev, physicist, scientist and public official, President of the National Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR.
Rasim Alguliyev, doctor of technical sciences, active member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Aminaga Sadigov, doctor of technical sciences, professor, the head of the Office of Science and Education of the Presidium of ANAS
Ahliman Amiraslanov, oncologist, professor and Rector of Azerbaijan Medical University
Hamid Arasly, literary critic
Firuddin Babayev, pathologist
Anvar Chingizoglu, historian, ethnologist and genealogist
Jeyhun Hajibeyli, ethnographer
Alemdar Hasanoğlu, mathematician
Ashraf Huseynov, mathematician, member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Nadir Ibrahimov, astronomer
Hamlet Isakhanli, mathematician and poet, founder and president of Khazar University
Ishag Jafarzadeh, one of the pioneers of Azerbaijan archaeology and ethnography
Kerim Kerimov, rocket scientist, one of the founders of the Soviet space industry, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program
Yusif Kerimov, electrical engineer, inventor and former head of the Azerenergy
Firudin bey Kocharli, philologist, writer and literary critic
Yusif Mammadaliyev, chemist, was the president of the National Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR
Leyla Mammadbeyova, first female Azerbaijani pathologist and the first female forensic medical expert
Faig Mammadov agronomist
Tamilla Nasirova, mathematician
Zaid Orudzhev, philosopher
Mirali Qashqai, geologist
Arif Salimov, mathematician
Farman Salmanov, geologist
Ilham Shahmuradov, geneticist
Agabey Sultanov, psychiatrist, scholar and public activist
Hajibey Sultanov, astronomer and former head of the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory
Lotfi A. Zadeh, mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, founder of the theory of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic
Marif Zeynalov, candidate of geology and mineralogy
Anvar Gasimzade, architect, Honored Architect of the Azerbaijan SSR, correspondent member of ANAS, rector of Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University.
Aghakhan Aghabeyli, Azerbaijani scientist in the field of genetics and animal breeding, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor, corresponding member of the VASKhNIL, honored worker of science of the Azerbaijan SSR. The founder of the doctrine of buffalo breeding.
Lutfiyar Imanov, physicist, full member of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, pedagogue, Honored Scientist of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Sports

Asgar Abdullayev, footballer and football manager
Namig Abdullayev, wrestler and Olympic champion
Parviz Abdullayev, professional kickboxer
Ruslan Abishov, footballer
Emin Aghayev, footballer and football manager
Kamran Aghayev, footballer
Rafael Aghayev, karateka
Emin Ahmadov, wrestler
Mashalla Ahmadov, footballer
Samir Alakbarov, footballer
Vugar Alakbarov, boxer
Ahmad Alasgarov, footballer and football manager
Tofig Aliyev, athlete who competes in trampoline gymnastics
Rauf Aliyev, footballer
Arif Asadov, footballer and football manager
Toghrul Asgarov, wrestler and Olympic champion
Irada Ashumova, sports shooter
Israfil Ashurly, mountaineer
Murad Ashurly, mountaineer
Fuad Aslanov, boxer
Orhan Aydın, basketballer
Tofiq Bahramov, Azerbaijani linesman from 1966 World Cup final
Rasim Başak, basketball player
Rovshan Bayramov, wrestler
Faig Garayev, volleyball player and volleyball coach
Vugar Gashimov, chess grandmaster
Vali Gasimov, footballer and football manager
Natavan Gasimova, volleyball player
Ramil Guliyev, sprinter
Gurban Gurbanov, footballer and football manager
Mahmud Gurbanov, footballer and football manager
Boyukagha Hajiyev, footballer and football manager
Faiq Hasanov, chess arbiter, coach and TV presenter
Nazim Huseynov, judoka and Olympic champion
Yunis Huseynov, footballer and football manager
Ramin Ibrahimov, judoka
Shahin Imranov, boxer
Elchin Ismayilov, judoka
Isgandar Javadov, footballer
Vagif Javadov, footballer
Aygün Kazımova, handball
Sergey Kramarenko, footballer and football manager
Rauf Mamedov, chess grandmaster
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, chess grandmaster
Elnur Mammadli, judoka and Olympic champion
Aghasi Mammadov, boxer
Alakbar Mammadov, footballer
Elkhan Mammadov, judoka
Fariz Mammadov, boxer
Ramiz Mammadov, footballer and football manager
Teymur Mammadov, boxer
Zemfira Meftahatdinova, sport shooter and Olympic champion
Aghasalim Mirjavadov, footballer and football manager
Rami Miron, Israeli Olympic wrestler
Olokhan Musayev, athlete
Oleg Panyutin, athlete
Nizami Pashayev, weightlifter
Zhala Piriyeva, rhythmic gymnast
Natali Pronina, swimmer
Teimour Radjabov, chess grandmaster
Jamal Rahimov, equestrian
Vidadi Rzayev, footballer and football manager
Rashad Sadygov, footballer
Vagif Sadygov, footballer and football manager
Sharif Sharifov, wrestler and Olympic champion
Samadagha Shikhlarov, footballer and football manager
Mahir Shukurov, footballer
Nazim Suleymanov, footballer and football manager
Jeyhun Sultanov, footballer
Afag Sultanova, judoka
Zaur Tagizade, footballer
Kazbek Tuaev, footballer and football manager
Lala Yusifova, rhythmic gymnast
Ilham Zakiyev, judoka

Writers

Chingiz Abdullayev, best–selling detective writer
Elchin Afandiyev, writer and politician
Ilyas Afandiyev, writer
Mirza Fatali Akhundov, writer, educator, philosopher; founder of Azerbaijani drama
Suleyman Sani Akhundov, playwright, journalist, children's author and teacher
Sakina Akhundzadeh, first female playwright and dramatist of Azerbaijani literature
Mammad Araz, poet
Vidadi Babanli, writer, dramatist and translator
Banine, writer
Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, writer
Mirvarid Dilbazi, poet
Fikrat Goja, poet
Madina Gulgun, poet
Shikhali Gurbanov, writer
Mahammad Hadi, poet
Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev, playwright, stage director, politician and public figure
Mehdi Huseyn, writer
Ali bey Huseynzade, writer, philosopher, doctor and the creator of the modern flag of Azerbaijan
Almas Ildyrym, poet
Hamlet Isakhanli, poet, writer, mathematician, historian of science, philosophy and culture and educator
Jafar Jabbarly, writer
Ahmad Javad, poet and best known for composing Azerbaijan's national anthem
Jafargulu agha Javanshir, poet and major–general
Huseyn Javid, poet and playwright, founder of the progressive romanticism in Azerbaijani literature
Nusrat Kasamanli, poet
Heyran Khanim, poet
Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, satirist and writer
Afag Masud, writer
Mikayil Mushfig, poet
Khurshidbanu Natavan, poet
Kamran Nazirli, writer, translator and dramatist
Mammed Said Ordubadi, writer
Baba Punhan, poet
Nigar Rafibeyli, writer
Natig Rasulzadeh, writer
Suleyman Rustam, poet
Rasul Rza, writer
Anar Rzayev, writer, dramatist and film director
Mirza Alakbar Sabir, poet
Elchin Safarli, novelist and journalist
Abbas Sahhat, poet and dramatist
Bahar Shirvani, poet
Seyid Azim Shirvani, poet
Ismayil Shykhly, writer
Manaf Suleymanov, writer, translator and historian
Khalil Rza Uluturk, poet
Mehdigulu Khan Vafa, poet and lieutenant colonel
Molla Panah Vagif, poet and vizier Karabakh Khanate and the founder of realism in Azerbaijani literature
Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, poet
Aliagha Vahid, poet
Mirza Shafi Vazeh, poet
Hashim bey Vazirov, writer, journalist and publisher
Najaf bey Vazirov, novelist, playwright, theatrical figure and one of the founders of Azerbaijani theater
Molla Vali Vidadi, poet
Samad Vurgun, poet
Gasim bey Zakir, poet
Habibi, poet
Mirza Ali Khan La'li, writer, physician

Other notables

Rovshan Aliyev, criminalist
Rahilya Geybullayeva, literary researcher
Enver Mamedov, mass media manager
Shirali Muslimov, supercentarian
Hasan bey Zardabi, publicist and scholar
Hamida Javanshir, Azerbaijani philanthropist and women's rights activist

Iran

Actors

Behrouz Vossoughi, actor
Mohammad Reza Golzar, actor and singer
Rambod Javan, actor

Artists

Aydin Aghdashloo, painter
Haydar Hatemi, painter

Businessmen

Hassan Khosrowshahi, businessman and philanthropist
Reza Zarrab, businessman

Clergy

Haji-Mirza Hassan Roshdieh, cleric, teacher, politician, and journalist. introduced some modern teaching methods in Iran, especially in teaching the alphabet.
Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari Islamic scholar and philosopher
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei, Islamic scholar and philosopher
Javad Gharavi Aliari, Twelver shi'a marja
Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardabili, politician and Twelver shi'a marja
Sadegh Khalkhali, hardline Shia cleric of the Islamic Republic
Abul-Qassim Khoei, Twelver shi'a marja
Fazel Lankarani, Twelver shi'a marja
Ali Meshkini, cleric and politician
Hassan Roshdieh, cleric and politician
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari, Grand Ayatollah
Allameh Tabatabaei, philosopher
Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani, hardliner theologian, politician and scholar
Mousa Shubairi Zanjani, Twelver shi'a marja

Filmmakers

Jafar Panahi, filmmaker

Journalists

Reza Deghati, photojournalist

Military

Mehdi Bakeri, mayor during Iran–Iraq War
Javad Fakori, army general and politician
Abbas Gharabaghi, politician, military leader of Iran and the first Iranian to successfully pilot an aircraft
Habibullah Huseynov, Soviet colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union
Mohammad Taqi–Khan Pessian, military leader
Yahya Rahim Safavi, Major General, Chief commander of IRGC
Mohammad Bagheri, Major General, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Musicians

Hossein Alizadeh, classical composer and folk musician
Arash, singer, dancer, entertainer and producer
Aref Arefkia, singer
Faegheh Atashin, singer and actress
Davod Azad, composer, Sufi vocalist and multi–instrumentalist
Samin Baghtcheban, musician, composer, author and translator
Dariush Eghbali, pop singer
André Hossein, composer
Aygün Kazımova, pop singer
Fatma Mukhtarova, opera singer
Rubaba Muradova, mugham and folk singer
Hassan Sattar, pop singer

Monarchy

Tadj ol-Molouk, Queen consort of Iran

Politicians

Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, politician
Mina Ahadi, politician
Mehdi Bazargan, politician
Mahmudali Chehregani, politician
Piruz Dilanchi, politician and poet
Parviz Fattah, politician
Mir Bashir Gasimov, politician
Ebrahim Hakimi, politician
Mahmud Jam, politician
Ali Khamenei, President of Iran and Supreme Leader of Iran
Sadegh Mahsouli, politician
Mohsen Mehralizadeh, politician
Reza Moridi, politician
Mir-Hossein Mousavi, politician
Masoud Pezeshkian, ninth and current president of Iran since 2024
Ali Soheili, politician
Amir Hatami, defense minister of Iran

Revolutionaries

Bagher Khan, constitutional revolutionary leader
Haydar Khan e Amo-oghli, revolutionary and politician
Sattar Khan, constitutional revolutionary leader
Mohammad Khiabani, revolutionary, cleric and politician
Ja'far Pishevari, the founder and chairman of the socialist Azerbaijan People's Government

Scientists

Shahriar Afshar, physicist and inventor
Ali Murad Davudi, philosopher
Ali Javan, physicist and inventor
Ahmad Kasravi, linguist, historian, reformer, nationalist politician, author and philosopher
Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh, analytic philosopher

Sports

Hossein Reza Zadeh, weightlifter and double Olympic champion
Ali Daei, footballer and coach
Rahim Aliabadi, wrestler
Javad Allahverdi, footballer
Sajjad Anoushiravani, weightlifter
Karim Ansarifard, footballer
Aziz Asli, footballer
Karim Bagheri, footballer
Cyrus Dinmohammadi, footballer
Parviz Ghelichkhani, footballer
Yahya Golmohammadi, footballer
Yousef Karami, taekwondo athlete
Rasoul Khatibi, footballer
Saeid Marouf, volleyball setter of national team of Iran
Purya Fayazi, volleyball player of national team of Iran
Mohammad Navazi, footballer
Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi, footballer
Mohammad Paziraei, wrestler
Hadi Saei, taekwondo athlete and double Olympic and world champion
Jafar Salmasi, weightlifter
Aboutaleb Talebi, wrestler
Kimia Alizadeh, taekwondo athlete and Iran's first female Olympic medalist

Writers

Reza Baraheni, novelist, poet and politician
Samad Behrangi, political writer
Izzeddin Hasanoglu, the founder of literature in Azerbaijani language
Mirza Ibrahimov, writer, playwright, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR
Naser Manzuri, novelist and linguist
Iraj Mirza, poet and politician
Ali Mojuz, satirical poet
Seyid Abulgasim Nabati, poet
Ebrahim Nabavi, political journalist, satirist
Ali Nazem, poet, writer and literary critic
Mir Jalal Pashayev, writer and literary critic, honored scientist of Azerbaijan SSR
Bulud Qarachorlu, poet
Khasta Qasim, poet
Hassan Roshdieh, teacher, politician, and journalist
Gholam Hossein Saedi, writer
Mohammad Hossein Shahriar, poet
Qovsi Tabrizi, poet

Turkey

Actors

Literature

Ataol Behramoğlu, poet, translator

Musicians

Yusuf Aktaş, better known as Reynmen, singer
Edis Görgülü, British-born Turkish singer of Azerbaijani origin
Tuğba Ekinci, pop singer
Nuray Hafiftaş, folk singer
Cem Karaca, musician

Politicians

Sinan Oğan, politician
Kıznaz Türkeli, politician
Ahmet Ağaoğlu, politician and journalist

Sports

Vasıf Arzumanov, wrestler
Servet Çetin, footballer
Sinan Şamil Sam, boxer
Servet Tazegül, taekwondo practitioner and Olympic champion

Other

Süreyya Ağaoğlu, first female lawyer in Turkey
Acun Ilıcalı, TV producer, entrepreneur and president of Hull City A.F.C.

Georgia

Actors

Govhar Gaziyeva, actress

Activists

Dilara Aliyeva, women's rights activist and scholar

Artists

Shamistan Alizamanli, singer, poet and military speaker
Geysar Kashiyeva, painter
Hamlet Isakhanli, mathematician, poet, social scientist, founder of Khazar University

Military

Abdulhamid bey Gaytabashi, military general

Musicians

Rashid Behbudov, singer and actor
Khadija Gayibova, first Azerbaijani female pianist
Shovkat Mammadova, first Azerbaijani opera singer
Niyazi, musical conductor and composer
Abdulla Shaig, poet and writer

Politicians

Hasan Hasanov, first Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
Nariman Narimanov, politician, writer and Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Azerbaijan SSR
Alimardan Topchubashev, politician, foreign minister and Minister of External Affairs of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Head of the Parliament in absentia of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Raul Usupov, politician
Peri-Khan Sofiyeva, Georgian deputy of Azerbaijani origin, the first Muslim woman to become a deputy, deputy of the Democratic Republic of Georgia

Scientists, mathematicians, and medical professionals

Hamlet Isakhanli, mathematician, poet, social scientist, founder of Khazar University
Nigar Shikhlinskaya, the first Azerbaijani nurse

Sports

Farid Mansurov, wrestler, Olympic champion
Zabit Samedov, kickboxer
Ramila Yusubova, judoka

Russia

Actors

Marziyya Davudova, actress
Shafiga Mammadova, film and theater actress
Timur Rodriguez, showman, singer and TV personality

Journalists

Chingiz Mustafayev, journalist posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan

Military

Habibullah Huseynov, Soviet colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union

Musicians

Asaf Zeynally, composer, founder of the romance in Azerbaijani music and Azerbaijani children's music

Politicians

Geydar Dzhemal, philosopher, politician and social activist
Georgiy Mamedov, diplomat
Tofig Zulfugarov, politician

Scientists, mathematicians, and medical professionals

Chingis Izmailov, psychophysiologist

Sports

Tamilla Abassova, Olympic silver medalist
Emin Garibov, artistic gymnast
Ayaz Guliyev, footballer
Qadir Huseynov, chess grandmaster
Emin Mahmudov, footballer
Ramiz Mamedov, footballer
Aleksandr Samedov, footballer
Ramil Sheydayev, footballer

Armenia

Artists

Mirza Kadym Irevani, ornamentalist artist and portraitist

Film industry

Farman Karimzade, writer, screenwriter and film director
Huseyn Seyidzadeh, film director

Military

Etibar Hajiyev, soldier
Habib bey Salimov, Major–General of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

Musicians

Ashig Alasgar, poet and folk singer
Said Rustamov, composer and conductor

Politicians

Ismat Abbasov, politician
Avaz Alakbarov, politician and economist
Aziz Aliyev, politician
Ogtay Asadov, politician
Zulfi Hajiyev, politician
Shahin Mustafayev, politician
Akbar agha Sheykhulislamov, politician

Scientists

Heydar Huseynov, philosopher
Mammad agha Shahtakhtinski, linguist and politician
Mustafa Topchubashov, surgeon and academician

Sports

Ramazan Abbasov, footballer
Samir Aliyev, footballer
Rovshan Huseynov, boxer
Khagani Mammadov, footballer
Vitaliy Rahimov, wrestler

Writers

Farman Karimzade, writer, screenwriter and film director
Hidayat Orujov, writer and politician

United Kingdom

Elyar Fox, singer, musician and songwriter
Nigar Jamal, singer
Donald Swann, composer, musician and entertainer
Sami Yusuf, singer

United States

Nima Arkani-Hamed, theoretical physicist
Sona Aslanova, soprano singer
Nik Caner-Medley, basketball player
Sibel Edmonds, translator and founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition
Chingiz Sadykhov, pianist
Norm Zada, founder of Perfect 10 magazine

Other places

Belarus

Natik Bagirov, judoka
Leila Ismailava, journalist
Kamandar Madzhidov, Olympic, world and European wrestling champion
Rashad Mammadov, judoka

Iraq

Fuzuli, poet and thinker
Nasimi, mystical poet
Amel Senan, actress

Ukraine

Oleh Babayev, politician and mayor of Kremenchuk
Fatma Gadri, actress
Pavlo Pashayev, footballer

Uzbekistan

Stalic Khankishiev, chef
Movlud Miraliyev, judoka