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Below are lists of prominent people from the [[Republic of Azerbaijan]] (or, previously, the [[Azerbaijan SSR]]) and [[Azeri]] people from [[Iran]]. Note that in the section on the people from the republic of Azerbaijan, there exist also people from other ethnicities than the Azeri people (for example Russians), while in the Iranian section only a selection is made from the most prominent [[Iranian Azeris|Azeri people of Iran]].
Below are lists of prominent people from the [[Republic of Azerbaijan]] (or, previously, the [[Azerbaijan SSR]]), [[Azeri]] people from [[Iran]], [[Iraq]] and [[Anatolia]].
Note that in the section on the people from the republic of Azerbaijan, there exist also people from other ethnicities than the Azeri people (mainly from [[Azerbaijan SSR]]), while in the others section, only a selection is made from the most prominent Azeri people.



== Republic of Azerbaijan ==
== Republic of Azerbaijan ==
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[[File:Natavan.jpg|thumb|[[Khurshidbanu Natavan]] was the daughter of Mehdi Gulu-khan, the last ruler of the [[Karabakh khanate]] (1748–1822), she is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan.]]
[[File:Natavan.jpg|thumb|[[Khurshidbanu Natavan]] was the daughter of Mehdi Gulu-khan, the last ruler of the [[Karabakh khanate]] (1748–1822), she is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan.]]
[[File:Mushfig.JPG|thumb|[[Mikayil Mushfig]] was an Azerbaijani poet of the 1930s, known for his resistance against the [[Soviet Union]], he was arrested and executed by the Soviet authorities at the age of 30.]]
[[File:Mushfig.JPG|thumb|[[Mikayil Mushfig]] was an Azerbaijani poet of the 1930s, known for his resistance against the [[Soviet Union]], he was arrested and executed by the Soviet authorities at the age of 30.]]
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* [[Nizami Ganjavi]], poet
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* [[Nasimi]], poet
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* [[Qazi Burhanaddin]], poet, ruler
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* [[Shah Ismail Xetai]], poet, ruler
* [[Fuzûlî]], poet
* [[Saib Tabrizi]], poet
* [[Gurbani]], poet
* [[Gurbani]], poet
* [[Abbas Tufarganli]], poet
* [[Abbas Tufarganli]], poet
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=== Scientists ===
=== Scientists ===
[[File:Kerimov21.jpg|thumb|[[Kerim Kerimov]] was one of the founders of the Soviet space industry and a lead architect behind many Soviet space missions.]]
[[File:Kerimov21.jpg|thumb|[[Kerim Kerimov]] was one of the founders of the Soviet space industry and a lead architect behind many Soviet space missions.]]
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* [[Genrich Altshuller]], inventor and author
* [[Abbasgulu Bakikhanov]], historian and writer
* [[Abbasgulu Bakikhanov]], historian and writer
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* [[Max Black]], philosopher
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* [[Gavril Ilizarov]], physician, inventor of [[Ilizarov apparatus]]
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* [[Alexander Kazembek (Russian orientalist)|Alexander Kazembek]], orientalist
* [[Kerim Kerimov]], head of [[Soviet space program]]
* [[Kerim Kerimov]], head of [[Soviet space program]]
* [[Lev Landau]], physicist and [[Nobel prize]] winner
* [[Lev Landau]], physicist and [[Nobel prize]] winner
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* [[Zeynalabdin Shirvani]], traveller and geographer
* [[Zeynalabdin Shirvani]], traveller and geographer
* [[Movlazadeh Mahammad Hasan Shakavi]], philosopher, [[alim]] and the first [[Sheikh ul-Islam]] of the Caucasus
* [[Movlazadeh Mahammad Hasan Shakavi]], philosopher, [[alim]] and the first [[Sheikh ul-Islam]] of the Caucasus

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* [[Genrich Altshuller]], inventor and author
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* [[Max Black]], philosopher
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* [[Alexander Kazembek (Russian orientalist)|Alexander Kazembek]], orientalist
* [[Lev Landau]], physicist and Nobel prize winner
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* [[Gavril Ilizarov]], physician, inventor of [[Ilizarov apparatus]]



=== Sports ===
=== Sports ===
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* [[Alexander Kazembek]], famous Russian orientalist, historian and philologist
* [[Alexander Kazembek]], famous Russian orientalist, historian and philologist
* [[Enver Mamedov]], Soviet mass media manager
* [[Enver Mamedov]], Soviet mass media manager



== Iran ==
== Iran ==
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[[Image:Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ali Khamenei|Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]], the [[Supreme leader of Iran]]]]
[[Image:Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ali Khamenei|Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]], the [[Supreme leader of Iran]]]]
[[Image:Ahmad-Kasravi.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ahmad Kasravi]], one of the most famous Iranians in Iran's modern history. He is known for his discovery of the [[Ancient Azari language]].]]
[[Image:Ahmad-Kasravi.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ahmad Kasravi]], one of the most famous Iranians in Iran's modern history. He is known for his discovery of the [[Ancient Azari language]].]]
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*[[Shah Ismail Xetai]], poet, ruler
*[[Ali Khamenei]], Supreme Leader of Iran <ref name="clawson">Clawson, Patrick. ''Eternal Iran'', 2005, ISBN 1-4039-6276-6, Palgrave Macmillan, p.5</ref>
*[[Ali Khamenei]], Supreme Leader of Iran <ref name="clawson">Clawson, Patrick. ''Eternal Iran'', 2005, ISBN 1-4039-6276-6, Palgrave Macmillan, p.5</ref>
*[[Parviz Davoudi]], current First Vice-President of Iran
*[[Parviz Davoudi]], current First Vice-President of Iran
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*[[Meghdad Ghobakhlou]], football player
*[[Meghdad Ghobakhlou]], football player
*[[Yousef Karami]], Iranian taekwondo athlete
*[[Yousef Karami]], Iranian taekwondo athlete




=== Other ===
=== Other ===
* [[Sona Babai]], oldest naturalized Iranian American
* [[Sona Babai]], oldest naturalized Iranian American



== Iraq ==
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* [[Nasimi]], poet
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* [[Fuzûlî]], poet

== Anatolia and Turkey ==
{{main article|Azeris in Turkey}}
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* [[Kadi_Burhan_al-Din|Qazi Burhanaddin]], poet, ruler
*[[Süreyya Ağaoğlu]], first female lawyer in Turkish history
*[[Cem Karaca]], Turkish musician (Azeri father)
*[[Rasim Başak]], Turkish basketball player
*[[Haydar Hatemi]], Iranian artist
*[[Sinan Şamil Sam]], German boxer
*[[:tr:Melahat Abbasova|Melahat Abbasova]], Turkish actress and producer
*[[Nigar Talibova]], Turkish model
*[[Eren Bakıcı]], Turkish singer and dancer

== Azeris in Georgia ==
{{main article|Azeris in Georgia (country)}}
* [[Alimardan Topchubashev]], Minister of External Affairs of Azerbaijan in 1918, Head of the Parliament ''in absentia'' of Azerbaijan in 1918–19
* [[Nariman Narimanov]], Azerbaijani and Soviet politician and writer
* [[Abdulla Shaig]], Azerbaijani poet and writer
* [[Rashid Behbudov]], Azerbaijani singer and actor
* [[Shovkat Mammadova]], Azerbaijani opera singer
* [[Khadija Gayibova]], Azerbaijani pianist
* [[Hasan Hasanov]], Prime Minister of Azerbaijan in 1990–92, Minister of External Affairs of Azerbaijan in 1993–98
* [[Dilara Aliyeva]], Azerbaijani women's rights activist and scholar
* [[Hamlet Isakhanli]], Azerbaijani mathematician and poet, founder and President of [[Khazar University]]
* [[Raul Usupov]], Georgian politician, ex-deputy governor of [[Kvemo Kartli]]
* [[Farid Mansurov]], Azerbaijani wrestler, 2004 Olympic gold medal winner

== Other Places ==



== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Azerbaijani people]]
* [[Azerbaijani people]]
* [[Iranian Azeris]]
* [[Iranian Azeris]]



== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Lists of people by nationality|Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Lists of people by nationality|Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Iran|Azeris]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Iran|Azeris]]
[[Category:Iranian Azeris| ]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Georgia (country)]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Turkey]]
[[Category:Caucasian muhajirs]]
[[Category:Iranian Azeris|Iranian Azeris]]
[[Category:Lists of Iranians|Azeris]]
[[Category:Lists of Iranians|Azeris]]
[[Category:Georgian Azeris]]


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[[fa:فهرست سرشناسان استان آذربایجان شرقی]]

Revision as of 14:45, 19 July 2009

Below are lists of prominent people from the Republic of Azerbaijan (or, previously, the Azerbaijan SSR), Azeri people from Iran, Iraq and Anatolia. Note that in the section on the people from the republic of Azerbaijan, there exist also people from other ethnicities than the Azeri people (mainly from Azerbaijan SSR), while in the others section, only a selection is made from the most prominent Azeri people.

Republic of Azerbaijan

Actors

File:H rzayeva.jpg
Hagigat Rzayeva was an Azerbaijani actress and singer (folk, opera and pop).

Art

Authors

Khurshidbanu Natavan was the daughter of Mehdi Gulu-khan, the last ruler of the Karabakh khanate (1748–1822), she is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan.
Mikayil Mushfig was an Azerbaijani poet of the 1930s, known for his resistance against the Soviet Union, he was arrested and executed by the Soviet authorities at the age of 30.

Businessmen

Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, a national industrial magnate and philanthropist accompanied by his daughter Leyla and his grandchildren.

Film Industry

Main article: Cinema of Azerbaijan

Military

Main articles: Azerbaijani Armed Forces and Military history of Azerbaijan
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski was General of the Russian Cavalry. He was the only Muslim to serve as General-Adjutant of the Russian Emperor.
File:Salatyn and Son.JPG
Salatyn Asgarova was one of the Azerbaijani journalists killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Music

Main article: Music of Azerbaijan
File:Sh alakbarova.PNG
Shovkat Alakbarova
File:Vagif Mustafazade.jpg
Jazz pianist and composer, Vagif Mustafazadeh and his daughter Aziza Mustafa Zadeh.

Politicians

Mammed Amin Rasulzade was one of the founding leaders and speaker of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918, widely regarded as the national leader of Azerbaijan.
Main article: Politics of Azerbaijan

Scientists

File:Kerimov21.jpg
Kerim Kerimov was one of the founders of the Soviet space industry and a lead architect behind many Soviet space missions.


Sports

Other

Musa Manarov was a Soviet Azerbaijani astronaut.


Iran

Main article: Iranian Azeris

Art

Main article: Iranian art

Authors

Shah Ismail I, poet and the founder of Safavid Dynasty of Iran.
Main article: Literature of Iran

Military

Main article: Military of Iran

Music

Main article: Music of Iran
Aysel and Arash in the Green Room during the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow.

Politicians

Main article: Politics of Iran
File:Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,.jpg
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme leader of Iran
Ahmad Kasravi, one of the most famous Iranians in Iran's modern history. He is known for his discovery of the Ancient Azari language.

Grand Ayatollahs

In addition to those mentioned above:

Scientists

File:Lotfi A. Zadeh(2004).jpg
Lotfi Asker Zadeh is a mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.
Main article: Science in Iran

Sports

Main article: Sports in Iran


Other


Iraq

Anatolia and Turkey

Main article: Azeris in Turkey

Azeris in Georgia

Main article: Azeris in Georgia (country)

Other Places

See also


References

  1. ^ a b Clawson, Patrick. Eternal Iran, 2005, ISBN 1-4039-6276-6, Palgrave Macmillan, p.5
  2. ^ (autobiography)
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