Ganja, Azerbaijan ranks 1,476th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kenosha, Wisconsin, Grasse, and Sevastopol. Memorable people born in Ganja, Azerbaijan include Nizami Ganjavi, Ivan Bagramyan, and Artur Rasizade. Memorable people who died in Ganja, Azerbaijan include Nizami Ganjavi, Mahsati, and Nikoloz Baratashvili. Ganja, Azerbaijan has been the birth place of many writers and politicians and the death place of many writers. Ganja, Azerbaijan is located in Azerbaijan.
Ganja is Azerbaijan's third largest city, with a population of around 335,600. The city has been a historic and cultural center throughout most of its existence. It was the capital of the Ganja Khanate until 1804; after Qajar Iran ceded it to the Russian Empire following the Treaty of Gulistan in 1813, it became part of the administrative divisions of the Georgia Governorate, Georgia-Imeretia Governorate, Tiflis Governorate, and Elizavetpol Governorate. Following the dissolution of the Russian Empire and the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, it became a part of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, followed by Azerbaijan SSR, and, since 1991, the Republic of Azerbaijan. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1089 and 1992, Ganja, Azerbaijan was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Nizami Ganjavi, Ivan Bagramyan, and Artur Rasizade. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Ganja, Azerbaijan including Nizami Ganjavi, Mahsati, and Nikoloz Baratashvili.
1141 - 1209
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 1
1897 - 1982
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2
1935 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 3
1922 - 1984
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 4
1794 - 1852
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 5
1089 - 1181
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 6
1881 - 1920
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 7
1908 - 1978
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 8
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.80
Rank: 9
1141 - 1209
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 1
1089 - 1181
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2
1817 - 1845
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 3
1874 - 1918
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Ganja, Azerbaijan were writers (3), politicians (2), military personnels (1), composers (1), and physicists (1), while most who died were writers (4).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Ganja, Azerbaijan since 1700.