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Azerbaijan ranks 59th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nigeria, Peru, and Morocco. Memorable people born in present day Azerbaijan include Heydar Aliyev, Nizami Ganjavi, and Richard Sorge. Memorable people who died in Azerbaijan include Nizami Ganjavi, Berke, and Ayaz Mutallibov. 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 country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and West Asia. 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
Between 0 and 1995, present day Azerbaijan was the birth place of 189 globally memorable people, including Heydar Aliyev, Nizami Ganjavi, and Richard Sorge. Additionaly, 51 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Azerbaijan including Nizami Ganjavi, Berke, and Ayaz Mutallibov.
1923 - 2003
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 1
1141 - 1209
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 2
1895 - 1944
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 3
1908 - 1968
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 4
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 5
1920 - 2010
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 6
1250 - 1291
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 7
1927 - 2007
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 8
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 9
1369 - 1417
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 10
1901 - 1932
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 11
1921 - 2017
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 12
1923 - 1985
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 28
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 30
1717 - 1797
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 42
1895 - 1953
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 51
1925 - 2009
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 52
1862 - 1911
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 55
1898 - 1953
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 56
1863 - 1943
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 64
1921 - 1997
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 66
1880 - 1943
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 73
1892 - 1937
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 74
1899 - 1934
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 75
1141 - 1209
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 1
1209 - 1266
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 2
1938 - 2022
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 3
1885 - 1948
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 4
1805 - 1973
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 5
1922 - 1984
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 6
1795 - 1852
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 7
1925 - 1993
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 8
1754 - 1806
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 9
850 - 912
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 10
1906 - 1956
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 11
1897 - 1961
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 12
1925 - 2009
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 16
1862 - 1911
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 18
1863 - 1943
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 24
1921 - 1997
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 26
1880 - 1943
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 27
1897 - 1981
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 28
1892 - 1937
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 30
1899 - 1934
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 31
1873 - 1955
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 34
1921 - 2002
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 36
1917 - 2000
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 39
1929 - 1991
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 40
Most individuals born in present day Azerbaijan were politicians (30), writers (24), singers (19), soccer players (15), and chess players (12), while most who died were writers (12), politicians (11), composers (5), military personnels (4), and soccer players (3).
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Azerbaijan, including Muslim Magomayev, Zeynab Khanlarova, and Polad Bülbüloğlu. 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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Azerbaijan since 1700.