Azerbaijan
Historical figures born in Azerbaijan
2,170 notable historical figures were born in Azerbaijan. These are the most notable:
Azerbaijan ranks #53 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Algeria, Lithuania and Colombia.
By era
- Medieval: 2
- Early Modern: 2
- Modern: 36
By occupation
- Politician: 24
- Writer/Author: 9
- Head of State/President: 9
- Soldier/Officer: 7
- Inventor/Engineer: 6
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 5
- Mathematician: 4
- Prime Minister: 4
- Garry Kasparov (born 1963, Sports)
- Ilham Aliyev (born 1961, Politics)
- Heydar Aliyev (1923 to 2003, Politics)
- Lev Landau (1908 to 1968, Science)
- Serzh Sargsyan (born 1954, Politics)
- Mstislav Rostropovich (1927 to 2007, Arts & Music)
- Tadj ol-Molouk (1896 to 1982, Politics)
- Robert Kocharyan (born 1954, Politics)
- Isabel dos Santos (born 1973, Business)
- Abulfaz Elchibey (1938 to 2000, Politics)
- Ali Asadov (born 1956, Politics)
- Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921 to 2017, Science)
- Ayaz Mutallibov (1938 to 2022, Politics)
- Arzu Aliyeva (born 1989, Entertainment)
- Garegin Nzhdeh (1886 to 1955, Politics)
- Pavel Florensky (1882 to 1937, Religion)
- Samvel Shahramanyan (born 1978, Politics)
- Imadaddin Nasimi (1369 to 1419, Literature)
- Arayik Harutyunyan (born 1973, Politics)
- Mirza Fatali Akhundov (1812 to 1878, Literature)
- Vsevolod Merkulov (1895 to 1953, Politics)
- Fatali Khan Khoyski (1875 to 1920, Politics)
- Mahammad Amin Rasulzade (1884 to 1955, Politics)
- Karen Karapetyan (born 1963, Politics)
- Artur Rasizade (born 1935, Politics)
- Surat Huseynov (1959 to 2023, Politics)
- Zakir Hasanov (born 1959, Politics)
- Isa Gambar (born 1957, Politics)
- Max Black (1909 to 1988, Philosophy)
- Sevil Aliyeva (born 1955, Arts & Music)
- Abram Alikhanov (1904 to 1970, Science)
- Khaqani (1120 to 1199, Literature)
- Novruz Mammadov (born 1947, Politics)
- Ramiz Mehdiyev (born 1938, Politics)
- Bako Sahakyan (born 1960, Politics)
- Shahverdi Sultan (1508 to 1568, Military)
- Hazi Aslanov (1910 to 1945, Military)
- Levon Mirzoyan (1897 to 1939, Politics)
- Javad (1748 to 1804, Politics)
- Fikret Amirov (1922 to 1984, Arts & Music)
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