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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 Xerxes I, Cyrus the Great, and Omar Khayyam. Memorable people who died in Iran include Avicenna, Xerxes I, and Cyrus the Great. Iran has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Iran by number of biographies are Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz, and Mashhad.

People

Between 2000 BC and 2005, present day Iran was the birth place of 796 globally memorable people, including Xerxes I, Cyrus the Great, and Omar Khayyam. Additionaly, 284 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Iran including Avicenna, Xerxes I, and Cyrus the Great.

People Born in Present Day Iran

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People Deceased in Present Day Iran

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Iranwere politicians (207), soccer players (105), athletes (78), writers (63), and actors (41),  while most who died were politicians (142), writers (31), religious figures (26), military personnels (16), and philosophers (8).

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Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Iran, including Ali Daei, Mehdi Taremi, and Andranik Eskandarian. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Iran, including Xerxes I, Cyrus the Great, and Harun al-Rashid.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Iran since 1700.

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