Azerbaijani
Attention all! Here’s introducing the vintage country of Azerbaijan, a land best known for its crochets, contrasts and contradictions. But did you know that this nascent nation, brimming with Turkish and Shia Muslims, is also home to a string of unusual wonders like world’s first fireplace and burning mountain. That is right! This little-known, oil-rich land, which has been lying low hitherto, is slowly leaving the ghosts of his war-torn past behind to find its rightful place in the geopolitical map now. It is incredible to know that even amid the territorial tensions and war, the country has managed to produce a wad of visionaries, innovators and artistes and claim several Nobel Prizes too, thereby carving a niche for itself in the global map. From intelligence spy Richard Sorge and Nobel winning physicist Lev Landau to Poet of Independence Ahmad Javad and creator of fuzzy logic Lotfi Zadeh, the country has given the world many notable names to look up to and be inspired by. We bring you the lives and deeds of some such famous Azerbaijanis through their timeline, trivia, and facts captured in the biographies here.
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1
Teimour Radjabov
(Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster)
Birthdate: March 12, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
2
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
(Azerbaijani Chess Grandmaster)
Birthdate: April 12, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
3
Rafael Fiziev
(Azerbaijani Professional Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: March 5, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Korday, Kazakhstan
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
4
Nesrin Cavadzade
(Actress)
Birthdate: July 1, 1982
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Birthdate: April 17, 1991
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
6
Mehriban Aliyeva
(Vice President of Azerbaijan)
Birthdate: August 26, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Birthdate: December 12, 1979
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
8
Lotfi A. Zadeh
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: February 4, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Died: September 6, 2017
9
Vagit Alekperov
(Russian-Azerbaijani Entrepreneur & Former President of the Oil Company 'Lukoil' (1993 - 2022))
Birthdate: September 1, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Birthdate: August 17, 1942
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Died: October 25, 2008
Birthdate: June 21, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gardabani, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
12
Abulfaz Elchibey
(2nd President of Azerbaijan (1992 - 1993))
Birthdate: June 24, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Died: August 22, 2000
13
Jaycee Carroll
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: April 16, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Laramie, Wyoming, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
14
Imadaddin Nasimi
(One of the Greatest Turkic Mystical Poets of the Late 14th and Early 15th Centuries)
Birthdate: 1369 AD
Birthplace: Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
Died: 1417 AD
15
Shaquielle McKissic
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: August 17, 1990
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
16
Aysel Teymurzadeh
(Singer)
Birthdate: April 25, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
17
Haji Aliyev
(Azerbaijani Freestyle Wrestler)
Birthdate: April 21, 1991
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: October 20, 1994
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
19
Chingiz Allazov
(Belarusian Kickboxer and Former K-1 Super Welterweight Champion Presently Signed With ‘ONE Championship’)
Birthdate: June 10, 1993
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gardabani, Georgia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
20
Chingiz Mustafayev
(Singer)
Birthdate: March 11, 1991
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Birthdate: May 10, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nakhchivan City.
Died: December 12, 2003
22
Anna Pavlova
(Russian-Azerbaijan Artistic Gymnast)
Birthdate: September 6, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
Birthdate: October 10, 1994
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
24
Sharif Sharifov
(Russian-Azerbaijani Wrestler and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: November 11, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gunukh, Charodinsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
25
Evans Chebet
(Long-distance runner)
Birthdate: March 5, 1988
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kenya
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: December 24, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
27
Rafael Aghayev
(Azerbaijani Karateka)
Birthdate: March 4, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: September 7, 1980
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
29
Zarifa Aliyeva
(Ophthalmologist)
Birthdate: April 28, 1923
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Shakhtahkty village, Sharur, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died: April 15, 1985
30
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
(Singer)
Birthdate: December 19, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
31
Leyla Aliyeva
(Ilham Aliyev's daughter)
Birthdate: July 3, 1984
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Birthdate: August 14, 1957
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nabur, Shamakhi, Azerbaijani SSR
33
Artur Rasizade
(6th Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003 - 2018))
Birthdate: February 26, 1935
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ganja
34
Nijat Rahimov
(Weightlifter)
Birthdate: August 13, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
35
Aras Agalarov
(Real estate entrepreneur)
Birthdate: November 8, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Birthdate: July 3, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Birthdate: February 24, 1909
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Died: August 27, 1988
Birthdate: May 29, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: June 4, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
40
Arkadij Naiditsch
(Azerbaijani Chess Player)
Birthdate: October 25, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Birthdate: July 12, 1812
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shaki, Azerbaijan
Died: March 9, 1878
42
Diana Hajiyeva
(Azerbaijani Singer and Songwriter)
Birthdate: June 13, 1989
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Mariupol, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
43
Parviz Abdullayev
(Kickboxer)
Birthdate: January 5, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Aghdam, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
44
Ekaterina Ryabova
(Figure skater)
Birthdate: March 27, 2003
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: August 6, 1832
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Shusha
Died: October 2, 1897
Birthdate: September 20, 1992
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
47
Toghrul Asgarov
(Azerbaijani Wrestler)
Birthdate: September 17, 1992
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ganja, Azerbaijan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
48
Albert Selimov
(Russian Former Amateur Boxer)
Birthdate: April 5, 1986
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kaspiysk, Dagestan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
49
Sahiba Gafarova
(Azerbaijani Politician and the Speaker of the National Assembly)
Birthdate: March 19, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Shamkhor, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
50
Hovhannes Baghramian
(Soviet Military Leader & Theoretician)
Birthdate: December 2, 1897
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Russian Empire
Died: September 21, 1982