List of Famous people born in Shusha District, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Nikolay Zinin
Nikolay Nikolaevich Zinin was a Russian organic chemist.
Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli
Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, also spelled Chemenzeminli, born Yusif Mirbaba oghlu Vazirov was an Azerbaijani statesman and writer known for his novels, short stories, essays, and diaries. Evidence points to the fact that Chamanzaminli was the primary core author of the famous romance novel Ali and Nino first published in 1937 in Austria under the pen-name of Kurban Said.
Süreyya Ağaoğlu
Süreyya Ağaoğlu was a Turkish-Azerbaijani writer, jurist, and the first female lawyer in Turkish history.
Khurshidbanu Natavan
Khurshidbanu Natavan was a female Azerbaijani poet and philanthropist. She is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan. Her poems are in either Azerbaijani or Persian and she was most notable for her lyrical ghazals.