This is a list of notable Azerbaijanis, a Turkic people who mostly live in the Caucasus region (including Azerbaijan, Georgia, Dagestan) northern Iran and eastern Turkey (specifically in Kars and Iğdır).
Azerbaijan
Aerospace
Tofig Ismayilov (1933–1991), aerospace scientist
Kerim Kerimov (1917–2003), aerospace engineer
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
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
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
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
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.
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).
Ahmad Huseinzadeh (1812–1887), third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, son of Mahammadali Huseinzadeh, maternal uncle of Ali bey Huseynzade.
Fazil Iravani (1783–1885), second Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus.
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
Fashion
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
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
Mirza Jamal Javanshir (1773–1853), historian and politician
Alexander Kazembek (1802–1870), orientalist, historian and philologist
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Anar Aliyev (1980–2020), 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 (1974–2020), lieutenant colonel and Hero of the Patriotic War
Tehran Mansimov, colonel and senior leader in the Special Forces.
Musicians
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 (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), 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
Flora Karimova (born 1941), pop music singer, civil rights activist, and People's Artist of Azerbaijan.
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
Diana Hajiyeva (born 1989), singer-songwriter
Namig Garachukhurlu (born 1978), singer-songwriter, meykhana, performer
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
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).
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
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 (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
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
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
Dashgin Iskandarov (born 1965), oil scientist, businessman
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
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
Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), philosopher
Mirali Qashqai (1907–1977), geologist
Arif Salimov (born 1956), mathematician
Farman Salmanov (1931–2007), geologist
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
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).
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.
Lutfiyar Imanov (1922–1980), physicist, full member of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences (1976), pedagogue, Honored Scientist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979).
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
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
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
Habibi (born 1470), poet
Mirza Ali Khan La'li (1845–1907), writer, physician
Other notables
Rovshan Aliyev (1955–2002), criminalist
Tamilla Nasirova (1936–2023), mathematician
Rena Effendi (born 1977), photographer
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
Actors
Behrouz Vossoughi (born 1938), actor
Mohammad Reza Golzar (born 1977), actor and singer
Rambod Javan (born 1971), actor
Artists
Aydin Aghdashloo (born 1940), painter
Haydar Hatemi (born 1945), painter
Businessmen
Reza Zarrab (born 1984), businessman
Clergy
Haji-Mirza Hassan Roshdieh (born 1851), 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
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
Shahriar Afshar (born 1971), physicist and inventor
Ali Murad Davudi (1922–1979), philosopher
Ali Javan (1926–2016), physicist and inventor
Ahmad Kasravi (1890–1946), linguist, historian, reformer, nationalist politician, author and philosopher
Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh (born 1942), analytic philosopher
Sports
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
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
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
Other notables
Reza Deghati (born 1952), photographer
Hassan Khosrowshahi (born 1940), businessman and philanthropist
Turkey
Actors
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
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
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
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), 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)
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
Russia
Actors
Marziyya Davudova (1901–1962), actress
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
Armenia
Artists
Mirza Kadym Irevani (1825–1875), ornamentalist artist and portraitist
Military
Etibar Hajiyev (1971–1992), soldier
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
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
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 (1929–2017), pianist
Norm Zada (born 1954), founder of Perfect 10 magazine
Other places
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
Fuzuli (1494–1556), poet and thinker
Nasimi (1369–1417), mystical poet
Amel Senan (born 1966), actress
France
Robert Hossein (1927–2020), 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
See also
List of companies of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani people
Iranian Azerbaijanis
List of startups of Azerbaijan
References
Notes
External links
Media related to People of Azerbaijan at Wikimedia Commons