Ilham Aliyev
1961 – Present
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
politician
Born December 24Wikipedia →Famous People from Azerbaijan
43 notable historical figures from Azerbaijan, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
singer (13)politician (6)amateur wrestler (5)association football player (4)chess player (3)pianist (3)association football coach (3)judoka (3)jazz musician (2)songwriter (2)
Heydar Aliev
1923 – 2003
3rd President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1923–2003)
intelligence officerpolitician
Born May 10Wikipedia →Mehriban Alieva
1964 – Present
Azerbaijani physician and politician; wife of Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliev, Vice President of Azerbaijan and Head of Heydar Aliev Foundation (born 1964)
ophthalmologistpolitician
Born August 26Wikipedia →Muslim Magomayev
1942 – 2008
Soviet-Azerbaijani singer
memoiristopera singerfilm score composercomposer
Born August 17Wikipedia →Ali Asadov
1956 – Present
Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
politician
Born November 30Wikipedia →Abulfaz Elchibey
1938 – 2000
President of Azerbaijan from 1992 to 1993
orientalistpolitician
Born June 24Wikipedia →Aygün Kazimova
1971 – Present
Azerbaijani singer and actress
presenterhandball playerfilm actordirectormusicianrecord producersingercomposeractor
Born January 26Wikipedia →Anvar Chingizoghlu
1962 – 2022
Azerbaijani historian, journalist and writer
opinion journalistjournalisthistorianwriterscreenwriter
Born May 10Wikipedia →Vagit Alekperov
1950 – Present
Russian businessman
economistentrepreneurengineer
Born September 1Wikipedia →Gurban Gurbanov
1972 – Present
Azerbaijani footballer
association football playerassociation football coach
Born April 13Wikipedia →Vugar Hashimov
1986 – 2014
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (1986–2014)
chess player
Born July 24Wikipedia →Chingiz Mustafayev
1991 – Present
Azerbaijani singer-songwriter
songwritersinger
Born March 11Wikipedia →Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
1969 – Present
Azerbaijani singer, pianist, and composer
jazz musicianpianistsingercomposer
Born December 19Wikipedia →Novruz Mammadov
1947 – Present
Azerbaijani politician and translator, former Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
linguistdiplomatpolitician
Born March 15Wikipedia →Dilara Kazimova
1984 – Present
Azerbaijani singer, songwriter, dancer and actress
lyricistsongwritersingercomposeractor
Born May 20Wikipedia →Xədicə İsmayılova
1976 – Present
Azerbaijani investigative journalist and radio host
investigative journalistradio personalityjournalisttranslatorpolitical prisoner
Born May 27Wikipedia →Diana Hacıyeva
1989 – Present
Azerbaijani singer-songwriter
singer-songwritersingerconductorcomposer
Born June 13Wikipedia →Sharif Sharifov
1988 – Present
Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler
amateur wrestler
Born November 11Wikipedia →Anatoliy Banishevskiy
1946 – 1997
Soviet footballer (1946-1997)
association football playerassociation football coach
Born February 23Wikipedia →Toghrul Asgarov
1992 – Present
Azerbaijani wrestler
amateur wrestlerathlete
Born September 17Wikipedia →Rashad Sadygov
1982 – Present
association football player from Azerbaijan
association football playerassociation football coach
Born June 16Wikipedia →Tofiq Bahramov
1925 – 1993
Soviet football referee (1925-1993)
association football playerassociation football refereeassociation football assistant referee
Born January 29Wikipedia →Tahir Teimurovitsch Salakhov
1928 – 2021
Soviet, Azerbaijani and Russian artist (1928-2021)
graphic artistpainterpolitician
Born November 29Wikipedia →