Famous People

Khanim Huseynova

Azerbaijani Paralympic judoka

1993 — present

Khanim Balajayeva

Azerbaijani chess player

2001 — present

Gambar Zulalov

Azerbaijani opera singer and actor

1895 — 1976

Biro Jade

Azerbaijani futsal player

1973 — present

Avaz Alakbarov

Azerbaijani politician

1952 — present

Afran Ismayilov

Azerbaijani footballer

1988 — present

Ashiq Qurbani

Azerbaijani poet

1477 — 1550

Najaf bey Vazirov

Azerbaijani writer (1854-1926)

1854 — 1926

Afaq Bashirgyzy

Azerbaijani actress

1955 — present

Gamar Almaszadeh

Azerbaijani ballerina and ballet instructor (1915-2006)

1915 — 2006

Odina Aliyeva

Azerbaijani volleyball player

1990 — present

Israfil Mammadov

First Azerbaijani Hero of the Soviet Union (1919–1946)

1919 — 1946

Renat Dadashov

Azerbaijani association football player

1999 — present

Rustam Ibrahimbeyov

Soviet and Azerbaijani writer, screenwriter and film director (1939–2022)

1939 — 2022

Rustam Orujov

Azerbaijani judoka

1991 — present

Nariman Narimanov

Azerbaijani Soviet politician, writer and physician (1870-1925)

1870 — 1925

Ismat Abasov

Azerbaijani politician

1954 — present

Mais Barkhudarov

Azerbaijani military officer

1976 — present

Amaliya Panahova

Azerbaijani actress and director

1945 — 2018

Lamiya Valiyeva

Azerbaijani para athletics competitor

2002 — present

Aladdin Allahverdiyev

Azerbaijani scientist and professor (born 1947)

1947 — present

Shahana Hajiyeva

Azerbaijani Paralympic judoka

2000 — present

Camil Jamil Amirov

Azerbaijani composer (1875–1928)

1875 — 1928

Toral Bayramov

Azerbaijani footballer

2001 — present

Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev

Azerbaijani playwright, stage director, politician and public figure (1870–1933)

1870 — 1933

Rafiq Tağı

Azerbaijani journalist (1950–2011)

1950 — 2011

Rafiq Babayev

Azerbaijani musician (1936–1994)

1936 — 1994

Rafiq Huseynov

Azerbaijani wrestler

1988 — present

Zarifa Alieva

Azerbaijani ophthalmologist (1923-1985)

1923 — 1985

Rashad Abdullayev

Azerbaijani footballer

1981 — present

Rashad Sadiqov

Azerbaijani footballer

1983 — present

Jabbar Garyaghdioglu

Azerbaijani singer (1861–1944)

1861 — 1944

Kasim Magomedov

Azerbaijani taekwondoka

1999 — present

Alim Qasimov

Azerbaijani mugham singer

1957 — present

Shahla Humbatova

Azerbaijani Human rights lawyer

1976 — present

Aras Agalarov

Azerbaijani-Russian businessman

1955 — present

Sakina Akhundzadeh

Azerbaijani playwright

1865 — 1927

Samra Rahimli

Azerbaijani singer

1994 — present

Hamlet Isakhanli

Azerbaijani mathematician

1948 — present

İslam Abdullayev

Azerbaijani musician

İlkin Dovlatov

Azerbaijani singer

Kara Garayev

Azerbaijani composer (1918-1982)

Fikret Goja

Azerbaijani writer (1935-2021)

Fikret Amirov

Azerbaijani Soviet composer (1922–1984)

Abdurrahman Fatalibeyli

Azerbaijani collaborator with Nazi Germany (1908–1954)

Abdurrahman Vazirov

Azerbaijani politician (1930–2022)

Isa Gambar

Azerbaijani politician (born 1957)

Bahar Muradova

Azerbaijani politician