Cultural Production in
Present Day
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
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 Western 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 263 globally memorable people, including Nizami Ganjavi, Heydar Aliyev, and Lev Landau. Additionaly, 70 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Azerbaijan including Nizami Ganjavi, Arghun, and Uzeyir Hajibeyov.
People Born in Present Day Azerbaijan
Go to all RankingsNizami Ganjavi
WRITER
1141 - 1209
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 245
Heydar Aliyev
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 53
Lev Landau
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1968
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 61
Ilham Aliyev
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 134
Richard Sorge
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1944
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 47
Mstislav Rostropovich
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2007
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 49
Garry Kasparov
CHESS PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 160
Arghun
POLITICIAN
1250 - 1291
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 241
Imadaddin Nasimi
WRITER
1369 - 1417
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 34
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1932
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 244
Abulfaz Elchibey
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2000
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 4
Zecharia Sitchin
WRITER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 172
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Azerbaijan
Go to all RankingsMubariz Ibrahimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1988 - 2010
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 226
Ilkin Dovlatov
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 224
Jony
SOCIOLOGIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 218
Eldaniz Azizli
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 221
Fahree
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 219
Hasan Aliyev
POLITICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.95
Rank: 225
Elvin Mammadov
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 227
Elvin Mamishzada
POLITICIAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.59
Rank: 223
Vasif Durarbayli
CHESS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.25
Rank: 222
Ulviyya Ali
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 4.57
Rank: 220
People Deceased in Present Day Azerbaijan
Go to all RankingsNizami Ganjavi
WRITER
1141 - 1209
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 12
Arghun
POLITICIAN
1250 - 1291
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 9
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
COMPOSER
1885 - 1948
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 27
Ayaz Mutallibov
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2022
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 28
Hadji Murad
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1852
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 16
Smbat I of Armenia
POLITICIAN
850 - 912
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 10
Shirali Muslimov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1973
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 13
Pavel Tsitsianov
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1806
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 57
Tofiq Bahramov
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1993
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 53
Fikret Amirov
COMPOSER
1922 - 1984
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 39
Mahsati
WRITER
1089 - 1181
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 23
Juansher
POLITICIAN
616 - 683
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Azerbaijan
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Most individuals born in present day Azerbaijan were politicians (42), writers (30), athletes (27), singers (23), and soccer players (21), while most who died were writers (18), politicians (15), composers (7), military personnels (7), and soccer players (3).
Occupational Trends
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.