List of Famous people born in Azerbaijan

Aslan Ahmadov is a Russian professional photographer of Azerbaijani origin. Member of Photographer's Union of Russia.

Karen Vilhelmi Karapetyan is an Armenian politician who was Prime Minister of Armenia from September 2016 until April 2018. He was previously Mayor of Yerevan, the capital, from 2010 to 2011.

Farkhad Temurovich Akhmedov is a Russian businessman of Azerbaijani origin. He has been described as a Russian oligarch.

Georgy Sergeyevich Poltavchenko (Russian: Гео́ргий Серге́евич Полта́вченко, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ pɐlˈtaftɕɪnkə]; born on 24 February 1953, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union is a Russian politician.

Farid Gayibov is the minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan and President of European Gymnastics.

Nijat Rahimov is an Azerbaijani-born naturalized Kazakhstani weightlifter. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the category of 77 kg, he placed first, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record with a clean and jerk lift of 214 kilograms.

Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Anna Melikian is an Armenian-Russian film and TV director/ producer whose work has been recognized with several awards. After her participation at Sundance Film Festival she was listed in the TOP 10 of most perspective film directors by Variety magazine.

Dolores Gurgenovna Kondrashova is a Russian Soviet hairdresser and designer. Honored Artist of Russia (2002), Honored worker of consumer services of the population of the Russian Federation (1987).

Igor Raufovich Ashurbeyli is a Russian scientist, businessman, a politician of Azerbaijani origin, and a micronationalist, serving as the Head of Asgardia, the Space Nation. He is also the Leader of the Party of Russia's Rebirth since 2016.