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Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan ranks 59th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cuba, Peru, and Morocco. Memorable people born in present day Azerbaijan include Nizami Ganjavi, Heydar Aliyev, and Lev Landau. Memorable people who died in Azerbaijan include Nizami Ganjavi, Arghun, and Uzeyir Hajibeyov. Azerbaijan has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many writers, and politicians.

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2004, present day Azerbaijan was the birth place of 253 globally memorable people, including Nizami Ganjavi, Heydar Aliyev, and Lev Landau. Additionaly, 69 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Azerbaijan including Nizami Ganjavi, Arghun, and Uzeyir Hajibeyov.

People Born in Present Day Azerbaijan

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People Deceased in Present Day Azerbaijan

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Azerbaijan were politicians (40), writers (30), athletes (26), singers (21), and soccer players (20),  while most who died were writers (18), politicians (15), composers (7), military personnels (6), and soccer players (3).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Azerbaijan, including Ilham Aliyev, Abulfaz Elchibey, and Artur Rasizade. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Azerbaijan, including Heydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev, and Arghun.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Azerbaijan since 1700.