List of Famous people born in West Azarbaijan Province, Iran

Beneil Khobier Dariush is an Iranian-born American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of January 25, 2021, he is #13 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

Helan Abdulla, better known by her stage name Helly Luv, is a Kurdish singer, dancer, choreographer, actress and model. Her career began by uploading cover videos on social media websites like Myspace and YouTube. Helly Luv has since starred in movies, music videos and has released her own material. Gaining popularity from her 2013 single "Risk It All", Helly Luv has recently signed to G2 Music Group. In 2014, she appeared in her first theatrical feature film, Mardan.

Masoud Barzani is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 2005 to 2017. Barzani was born in the self-declared Republic of Mahabad, and succeeded his father Mustafa Barzani as leader of the KDP in 1979.

Maulana Hafiz Hamdullah Saboor is a Pakistani politician who previously served as the member of Senate of Pakistan.

Mir Saeid Marouf Lakerani is an Iranian volleyball setter. He is the captain of the Iranian national team. He was named best setter at the 2014 World League and 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic qualifying tournaments, as well as most valuable player at the 2013 Asian Championship. He participated in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. He was voted Iranian Sportsmen of the year for (2015–16) of the Iranian calendar by an Iranian TV.

Aref Ghafouri is an Iranian Azerbaijani Illusionist who won the Merlin Award. He was known in Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye. Ghafouri is a citizen of Turkey.

Emanoul Aghassian, was an Olympic boxer and the father and coach of Andre Agassi.

Mehrsa Baradaran is a law professor specializing in banking law at the University of California, Irvine. Her book How the Other Half Banks has received national and international media coverage.