First person to adopt the surname was Azerbaijani historian and later Imperial Russian army officer Mirza Jamal Javanshir, who was a vizier of Ibrahim Khalil Khan and Mehdigulu Khan of Karabakh.
Famous family members include politicians like Zeynal bey Vazirov, Bahram bey Vazirov; as well as poets, merchants and army officers.
Penultimate leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, Abdurrahman Vazirov was also a member of this family.
[1] Sharif bey Javanshir was earlieast attested member of the family, whom had two sons.
[3] This is not a full list and only intends to show important members of the family: