The Most Famous
FILM DIRECTORS from Azerbaijan
This page contains a list of the greatest Azerbaijani Film Directors. The pantheon dataset contains 1,581 Film Directors, 2 of which were born in Azerbaijan. This makes Azerbaijan the birth place of the 59th most number of Film Directors behind Armenia and Monaco.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Azerbaijani Film Directors of all time. This list of famous Azerbaijani Film Directors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Rustam Ibragimbekov (1939 - 2022)
With an HPI of 47.75, Rustam Ibragimbekov is the most famous Azerbaijani Film Director. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Rustam Mammad Ibrahim oghlu Ibrahimbeyov (or Ibrahimbekov; Azerbaijani: Rüstəm Məmməd İbrahim oğlu İbrahimbəyov; Russian: Рустам Мамед Ибрагим оглы Ибрагимбеков; 5 February 1939 – 11 March 2022) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani screenwriter, playwright and producer, well known beyond his home Azerbaijan and the former Soviet Union. He was the chair of the Cinematographers' Union of Azerbaijan and director of the Ibrus Theatre.
2. John M. Stahl (1886 - 1950)
With an HPI of 45.36, John M. Stahl is the 2nd most famous Azerbaijani Film Director. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
John Malcolm Stahl (January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was an American film director and producer. He is best known for his films such as Leave Her to Heaven (1945), Imitation of Life (1934), The Keys of the Kingdom (1945), and Back Street (1932).
Pantheon has 2 people classified as film directors born between 1886 and 1939. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased film directors include Rustam Ibragimbekov and John M. Stahl.
