# List of Azerbaijanis

| Nasimi | Qudsi | Fuzuli | Akhundov | Rasulzade |
| Shikhlinskaya | Khoysky | Javanshir | Nakhchivanski | Natavan |
| Narimanov | Mehmandarov | Hajibeyov | Mammadova | Mammadbeyova |
| Shikhlinski | Bahramov | Shahriar | Kerimov | Aliyev |
| Alekperov | Mustafazadeh | Mousavi | Sami Yusuf | Lotfi Zadeh |
| Ibragimbekov | Alim Qasimov | Khamenei | Googoosh | Magomayev |
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
### 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
* 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
* 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

* 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

### 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

### 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
* 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
* 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.
* 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
* 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.
* 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
* Shahriyar Imanov (born 1989), virtuosi tar player

### 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Tamilla Nasirova (1936–2023), mathematician
* Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), philosopher
* Mirali Qashqai (1907–1977), geologist
* Arif Salimov (born 1956), mathematician
* Farman Salmanov (1931–2007), geologist
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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

* Hassan Khosrowshahi (born 1940), businessman and philanthropist
* 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
* 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
* Hassan Roshdieh (1851–1944), cleric and politician
* Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari (1905–1986), Grand Ayatollah
* Allameh Tabatabaei (1903–1981), philosopher
* Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani (1937–2011), hardliner theologian, politician and scholar
* Mousa Shubairi Zanjani (born 1928), Twelver shi'a marja

### Filmmakers

* Jafar Panahi (born 1960), filmmaker

### 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
* 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)
* Mohammad Bagheri (born c. 1960/1961), Major General, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2016–present)

### Musicians

* Hossein Alizadeh (born 1951), classical composer and folk musician
* Arash (born 1977), singer, dancer, entertainer and producer
* Aref Arefkia (born 1941), singer
* Faegheh Atashin (born 1960), singer and actress
* Davod Azad (born 1963), composer, Sufi vocalist and multi–instrumentalist
* Samin Baghtcheban (1925–2008), musician, composer, author and translator
* Dariush Eghbali (born 1951), pop singer
* André Hossein (1905–1983), composer
* Aygün Kazımova (born 1971), pop singer
* Fatma Mukhtarova (1893–1972), opera singer
* Rubaba Muradova (1930–1983), mugham and folk singer
* Hassan Sattar (born 1949), pop singer

### Monarchy

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

### Politicians

* Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (born 1949), politician
* Mina Ahadi (born 1956), politician
* Mehdi Bazargan (1908–1995), politician
* Mahmudali Chehregani (born 1958), politician
* Piruz Dilanchi (born 1965), politician and poet
* Parviz Fattah (born 1961), politician
* Mir Bashir Gasimov (1879–1949), politician
* Ebrahim Hakimi (1863–1959), politician
* Mahmud Jam (1884–1969), politician
* Ali Khamenei (born 1939), President of Iran and Supreme Leader of Iran
* Sadegh Mahsouli (born 1959), politician
* Mohsen Mehralizadeh (born 1955), politician
* Reza Moridi (born 1945), politician
* Mir-Hossein Mousavi (born 1942), politician
* Ali Soheili (1896–1958), politician
* 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
* 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

* 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

## 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

* 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

### 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
### Actors

* 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

* 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

* 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
### 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
* Georgiy Mamedov (born 1947), diplomat
* Tofig Zulfugarov (born 1959), politician

### Scientists, mathematicians, and medical professionals

* Chingis Izmailov (1944–2011), psychophysiologist

### 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

## Armenia
### Artists

* Mirza Kadym Irevani (1825–1875), ornamentalist artist and portraitist

### Film industry

* Farman Karimzade (1937–1989), writer, screenwriter and film director
* Huseyn Seyidzadeh (1907–1983), film director

### 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

## 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