Ismayil is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Ismayil Bayramov (1900–1945), Azerbaijani military officer Ismayil Daghistanli (1907–1980), Azerbaijani and Soviet actor Ismayil Hajiyev, Azerbaijani-Canadian conductor Ismayil Ibrahimli, Azerbaijani footballer Ismayil Jafarpour Azerbaijani orientalist Ismayil Mammadov, Azerbaijani footballer Ismayil Shykhly (1919–1995), Azerbaijani writer Ismayil Zulfugarli, Azerbaijani footballer Javid Ismayil, Azerbaijani economist Malak Ismayil, Azerbaijani chess player Rufat Ismayil, Azerbaijani fashion designer Shah Ismayil, a 16th century Shah of Persia Shah Ismayil (opera), an opera by Muslim Magomayev Shah Ismail (footballer) Shah Ismail Order, an Azerbaijani military award Shah Ismail Dehlvi, 19th century Islamic scholar