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Iran ranks 36th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Serbia, Egypt, and Portugal. Memorable people born in present day Iran include Omar Khayyam, Al-Ghazali, and Zoroaster. Memorable people who died in Iran include Avicenna, Omar Khayyam, and Al-Ghazali. Iran has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a mostly Persian-ethnic population of almost 90 million in an area of 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi), Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population. It is the sixth-largest country entirely in Asia and one of the world's most mountainous countries. Officially an Islamic republic, Iran has a Muslim-majority population. The country is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's capital, largest city and financial center. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 2000 BC and 2004, present day Iran was the birth place of 694 globally memorable people, including Omar Khayyam, Al-Ghazali, and Zoroaster. Additionaly, 259 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Iran including Avicenna, Omar Khayyam, and Al-Ghazali.
People Born in Present Day Iran
Go to all RankingsOmar Khayyam
MATHEMATICIAN
1048 - 1131
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 1
Al-Ghazali
PHILOSOPHER
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 2
Zoroaster
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 3
Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 4
Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 5
Xerxes I
POLITICIAN
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 6
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 7
Ali Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 8
Darius III
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 9
Harun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 10
Ismail I
WRITER
1487 - 1524
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 11
Abu Nuwas
WRITER
762 - 814
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Iran
Go to all RankingsNarges Mohammadi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 119
Simko Shikak
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1930
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 190
Al-Sarakhsi
LAWYER
1009 - 1090
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 202
Kiya Buzurg-Ummid
POLITICIAN
1062 - 1138
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 206
Safi al-Din al-Urmawi
MUSICIAN
1216 - 1294
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 210
'Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi
PHYSICIAN
930 - 994
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 214
Ali ibn Sahl Rabban al-Tabari
PHYSICIAN
838 - 870
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 222
Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi
HISTORIAN
1500 - 1454
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 225
Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh
WRITER
1883 - 1936
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 228
Masawaiyh
PHYSICIAN
777 - 857
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 230
Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
948 - 1038
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 247
Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
935 - 1025
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 257
People Deceased in Present Day Iran
Go to all RankingsAvicenna
PHILOSOPHER
980 - 1037
HPI: 89.47
Rank: 1
Omar Khayyam
MATHEMATICIAN
1048 - 1131
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 2
Al-Ghazali
PHILOSOPHER
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 3
Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 4
Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 5
Xerxes I
POLITICIAN
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 6
Hulagu Khan
POLITICIAN
1217 - 1265
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 7
Harun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 8
Ismail I
WRITER
1487 - 1524
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 9
Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
PHYSICIAN
865 - 925
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 10
Abbas the Great
POLITICIAN
1571 - 1629
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 11
Şehzade Bayezid
POLITICIAN
1525 - 1561
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Iran
Go to all RankingsAl-Qushayri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
986 - 1072
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 120
Simko Shikak
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1930
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 129
Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi
HISTORIAN
1500 - 1454
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 147
Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh
WRITER
1883 - 1936
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 149
Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
948 - 1038
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 154
Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi
ASTRONOMER
1220 - 1283
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 161
Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
935 - 1025
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 163
Al-Samawal al-Maghribi
MATHEMATICIAN
1130 - 1180
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 166
Inaros II
MILITARY PERSONNEL
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 168
Athir al-Din al-Abhari
MATHEMATICIAN
1200 - 1264
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 171
Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri
PHILOSOPHER
913 - 992
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 175
Malek Jahan Khanom
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1873
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 176
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Iran were politicians (193), soccer players (96), athletes (69), writers (61), and religious figures (39), while most who died were politicians (134), writers (31), religious figures (25), philosophers (8), and military personnels (8).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Iran, including Ali Daei, Sardar Azmoun, and Andranik Eskandarian. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Iran, including Cyrus the Great, Xerxes I, and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Iran since 1700.