(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 Other notables Huseyn Seyidzadeh (1907–1983), film director 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 Fuzûlî (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 See also List of companies of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani people Iranian Azerbaijanis References Notes External links