Baku has produced a number of well-known physicists, chess players, family members, political leaders, vloggers and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Baku includes Lev Landau, Garry Kasparov, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Ilham Aliyev, Mimi Ikonn, and many others.

Famous People Born In Baku

Garry KasparovGarry Kasparov
13 April 1963, Russian
Chess Player
Ilham AliyevIlham Aliyev
24 December 1961, Azerbaijani
Fourth President of Azerbaijan

Nadezhda AlliluyevaNadezhda Alliluyeva
22 September 1901, Russian
Joseph Stalin’s Wife

Lev Landau Lev Landau
22 January 1908, Russian
Physicist

Mimi IkonnMimi Ikonn
25 July 1986, Azerbaijani, Canadian
YouTuber, Author, Entrepreneur

Isabel dos SantosIsabel dos Santos
01 April 1973, Angolan
Businesswoman
Mstislav RostropovichMstislav Rostropovich
27 March 1927, Azerbaijani, American, Russian
Cellist, Conductor

Mehriban AliyevaMehriban Aliyeva
26 August 1964, Azerbaijani
Ophthalmologist, Politician, Physician

Vagit AlekperovVagit Alekperov
01 September 1950, Russian
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Economist

Lotfi A. ZadehLotfi A. Zadeh
04 February 1921, Azerbaijani, American
Mathematician, Engineer, Professor, Scientist,
Aras AgalarovAras Agalarov
08 November 1955, Russian
Author

Aysel TeymurzadehAysel Teymurzadeh
25 April 1989, Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani singer
Teimour RadjabovTeimour Radjabov
12 March 1987, Azerbaijani
Chess player

Nigar JamalNigar Jamal
07 September 1980, Azerbaijani
Singer

Eldar GasimovEldar Gasimov
04 June 1989, Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani singer
Max BlackMax Black
24 February 1909, Azerbaijani, British, American
Philosopher

John M. StahlJohn M. Stahl
21 January 1886, Azerbaijani, American
Film director
Safura AlizadehSafura Alizadeh
20 September 1992, Azerbaijani
Singer