List of Famous people born in Azerbaijan

Mais Shukur oghlu Barkhudarov is an Azerbaijani officer, major general of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, who was a participant of 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes and 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He is the current commander of the Azeri 2nd Army Corps

Yura Movsisyan, is an Armenian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Most notably, Movsisyan played for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League. He played for the Armenia national football team, ending his career with 14 goals in 38 international games.

Elmar Mammadyarov Maharram oglu , born July 2, 1960) is an Azerbaijani diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan between 7 April 2004 and 16 July 2020. Mammadyarov speaks Russian, English, Azerbaijani, and Turkish.

Boris Lvovich Vannikov was a Soviet government and military official, a three-star General.

Sergei Ivanovich Adian, also Adyan, was a Soviet and Armenian mathematician. He was a professor at the Moscow State University and was known for his work in group theory, especially on the Burnside problem.

Samad Vurgun was an Azerbaijani and Soviet poet, dramatist, public figure, first People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943), academician of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (1945), laureate of two USSR State Prizes of second degree, and member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1940.

Mikayil Chingiz ogly Jabbarov is the current Minister of Economу of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Minister of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2017-2019), Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2013-2017), Director of the Administration of Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2009-2013), Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2004-2009). President of the Azerbaijan Badminton Federation, President of the Azerbaijan Fencing Federation.

Ramiz Anvar oglu Mehdiyev is an Azerbaijani politician and academician who is the current President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan and who served as the Head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan from 1994 to 2019.

Eldar Mahmudov Ahmad oglu is an Azerbaijani politician formerly serving as the Minister of National Security of Azerbaijan Republic.

Jafar Gafar oglu Jabbarli, was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter.