(born 1981), footballer Sinan Şamil Sam (born 1974), boxer Servet Tazegül (born 1988), taekwondo practitioner and Olympic champion Other Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903–1989), first female lawyer in Turkey Acun Ilıcalı (born 1969), TV producer, entrepreneur and president of Hull City A.F.C. Georgia Military Abdulhamid bey Gaytabashi (1884–1920), military general Musicians Rashid Behbudov (1915–1989), singer and actor Khadija Gayibova (1893–1938), first Azerbaijani female pianist Shovkat Mammadova (1897–1981), first Azerbaijani opera singer Niyazi (1912–1984), musical conductor and composer Abdulla Shaig (1881–1959), poet and writer Politicians Hasan Hasanov (born 1940), first Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Nariman Narimanov (1870–1925), politician, writer and Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Azerbaijan SSR Alimardan Topchubashev (1862–1934), politician, foreign minister and Minister of External Affairs of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918), Head of the Parliament in absentia of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920) Raul Usupov (1980–2005), politician Peri-Khan Sofiyeva (1884-1951), Georgian deputy of Azerbaijani origin, the first Muslim woman to become a deputy, deputy of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1920) Sports Farid Mansurov (born 1982), wrestler, Olympic champion Zabit Samedov (born 1984), kickboxer Ramila Yusubova (born 1989), judoka Other notables Dilara Aliyeva (1929–1991), women's rights activist and scholar Shamistan Alizamanli (born 1959), singer, poet and military speaker Govhar Gaziyeva (1887–1960), actress Hamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), mathematician, poet, social scientist, founder of Khazar University Geysar Kashiyeva (1929–1972), painter Nigar Shikhlinskaya (1871–1931), the first Azerbaijani nurse Russia Actors Marziyya Davudova (1901–1962), actress Shafiga Mammadova (born 1945), film and theater actress Timur Rodriguez (born 1979), showman, singer and TV personality Musicians Asaf Zeynally (1909–1932), composer, founder of the romance in Azerbaijani music and Azerbaijani children's music Politicians Geydar Dzhemal (born 1947), philosopher, politician and social activist Georgiy Mamedov (born 1947), diplomat Tofig Zulfugarov (born 1959), politician Sports Tamilla Abassova (born 1982), Olympic silver medalist Emin Garibov (born 1990), artistic gymnast Ayaz Guliyev (born 1996), footballer Qadir Huseynov (born 1986), chess grandmaster Emin Mahmudov (born 1992), footballer Ramiz Mamedov (born 1992), footballer Aleksandr Samedov (born 1984), footballer Ramil Sheydayev (born 1996), footballer Other notables Habibullah Huseynov, Soviet colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union Chingis Izmailov (1944–2011), psychophysiologist Chingiz Mustafayev (1960–1992), journalist and disc jockey Armenia Artists Mirza Kadym Irevani (1825–1875), ornamentalist artist and portraitist Military Etibar Hajiyev (1971–1992), soldier Habib bey Salimov (1881–1920), Major–General of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Musicians Ashig Alasgar (1821–1926), poet and folk singer Said Rustamov (1907–1983), composer and conductor Politicians Ismat Abbasov (born 1954), politician Avaz Alakbarov