List of Azerbaijanis
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This is a list of prominent people from the Republic of Azerbaijan (or, previously, the Azerbaijan SSR) and Iranian Azerbaijan. The list includes both Azerbaijanis, and members of other ethnicities from the region.
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[edit] Politicians
See also: Politics of Azerbaijan
- Mammed Amin Rasulzade, one of the founders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
- Alimardan Topchubashev, Speaker of Parliament, one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
- Fatali Khan Khoyski, Prime Minister, one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
- Ayaz Mutalibov, president of Azerbaijan Republic
- Abulfaz Elchibey, president of Azerbaijan Republic (1992-3)
- Rasul Gouliev, speaker of National Assembly of Azerbaijan (1993-6)
- Heydar Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan Republic (1993-2003)
- Ilham Aliyev, prime minister (2003), president (2003-)
- Hasan Hasanov, prime minister (1990-2), foreign minister (1993-8)
- Nariman Narimanov, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR
- Sabit Orujov, Minister of Gas Industry of the USSR
- Nikolai Baibakov, Head of Gosplan (State Committee for Planning) of the USSR
- Meshadi Azizbekov, revolutionary, of the 26 Baku Commissars
- Mir Gasan Kiazim Vezirov, revolutionary, of the 26 Baku Commissars
- Gazanfar Musabekov, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of Azerbaijan SSR
- Sattar Khan, Iranian constitutional revolutionary leader
- Bagher Khan, Iranian constitutional revolutionary leader
- Mina Ahadi, Iranian political activist
- Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran
- Farah Pahlavi, Former Queen of Iran
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Former King of Iran born of an Azerbaijani mother
[edit] Artists
- Uzeyir Hajibeyov, composer
- Gara Garayev, composer
- Fikret Amirov, composer
- Niyazi, composer and conductor
- Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, composer
- Tofig Guliyev, composer
- Rashid Behbudov, singer and actor
- Shovkat Mammadova, the first Azeri female opera singer
- Fatma Mukhtarova, opera singer
- Muslim Magomayev, singer
- Bulbul, singer
- Polad Bulbuloglu, composer and singer
- Alim Qasimov, singer
- Larisa Dolina, singer
- Davod Azad, Iranian composer, Sufi vocalist, multi-instrumentalist
- Parviz Rustambeyov, saxophone player and one of the founders of Azeri jazz
- Vagif Mustafa Zadeh, jazz pianist and composer
- Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, jazz singer/pianist
- Bella Davidovich, pianist
- Oleg Marshev, pianist
- Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist
- Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violinist and conductor
- Sadig Sharifzadeh, painter
- Vladimir Menshov, film director
- Misha Black, industrial designer
- Haydar Hatemi, painter
- Tahir Salahov, painter
- Togrul Narimanbekov, painter
- Alibey Huseynzadeh, painter
- Mikail Abdullayev, painter
- Sattar Bahlulzadeh, painter
- Aydin Aghdashloo, Iranian painter
- Rain Sultanov, jazzman
- Habil Aliyev, kamancha player
- Shovkat Alakbarova, singer
- Rubaba Muradova, singer
- Faegheh Atashin, Iranian singer also known as Googoosh
[edit] Scientists
- Zeynalabdin Shirvani, traveller and geographer
- Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, historian and writer
- Alexander Kazembek, orientalist
- Genrich Altshuller, inventor and author
- Max Black, philosopher
- Kerim Kerimov, head of Soviet space program
- Lev Landau, physicist and Nobel prize winner
- Farman Salmanov, geologist
- Gavril Ilizarov, physician, inventor of Ilizarov apparatus
- Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh, Iranian analytic philosopher
- Ali Javan, Iranian physician and inventor
- Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, mathematician
- Lotfi Asker Zadeh, mathematician and computer scientist
[edit] Writers
- Nezami Ganjavi, poet
- Khaqani Shirvani, poet
- Falaki Shirvani, poet
- Mahsati Ganjavi, poetess
- Nasimi, poet
- Fuzuli, poet
- Molla Panah Vagif, poet
- Khurshud Banu Natavan, poetess
- Mirza Fatali Akhundov, writer
- Mirza Shafi Vazeh, poet
- Abdulla Shaig, poet
- Samed Vurgun, poet
- Lev Nussimbaum, writer
- Umm-El-Banine Assadoulaeff, writer
- Rustam Ibragimbekov, screenwriter
- Chingiz Abdullayev, writer
- Samad Behrangi, Iranian writer
- Parvin E'tesami, Iranian poetess
- Iraj Mirza, Iranian poet and politician
- Hassan Roshdieh, Iranian teacher, politician, and journalist
- Reza Baraheni, Iranian novelist, poet and politician
- Gholam Hossein Gaedi, Iranian writer
- Mohammad Hossein Shahriar, Iranian poet
- Mirza Alakbar Sabir, poet
- Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, writer
- Aliaga Vahid, poet
[edit] Sports
- Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian weightlifter, winner of the 2000 & 2004 Olympic Gold medal
- Nizami Pashayev, weightlifter, winner of the world and European championships
- Tofik Bakhramov, the 'Russian' linesman from 1966 World Cup final
- Garry Kasparov, world chess champion
- Teimour Radjabov, chess grandmaster
- Tatiana Zatulovskaya, chess master
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, chess grandmaster
- Valery Belenky, gymnast, Olympic and World champion
- Zemfira Meftakhetdinova, sport shooter, Olympic champion
- Namig Abdullayev, wrestler, Olympic champion
- Farid Mansurov, wrestler, Olympic champion
- Ali Daei, Iranian soccer star
- Karim Bagheri, Iranian soccer star
- Rasoul Khatibi, Iranian soccer star
- Rafael Agayev, Karate World Champion
[edit] Military
- Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian army general, Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
- Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian army general, deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
- Hussein Khan Nakhichevanski, Russian Cavalry General and General-Adjutant of the Emperor of Russia
- Azi Aslanov, Soviet army general, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
- Suleimanbey Sulkevich, General of Russian Empire, then became first chief of staff of army of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918
[edit] Other
- Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev (1838-1924), Oil millionaire
- Vagit Alekperov, President of the leading Russian oil company LUKOIL
- Igor Ashurbeili, general director of Russia’s largest air-defence weapon manufacturers Almaz (developers of S-300 antimissile systems)
- Richard Sorge, Soviet spy
- Musa Manarov, Soviet cosmonaut
- Shirali Mislimov, long-liver
- Yosef Shagal, TV journalist and MP in Israel
- Ziya Buniatov, historian
- Sureyya Agaoglu, first female lawyer in Turkey
- Sona Babai, oldest naturalized Iranian American
