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Iran ranks 36th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Egypt, Serbia, and Portugal. Memorable people born in present day Iran include Zoroaster, Omar Khayyam, and Al-Ghazali. 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 and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, by Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and by the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. It covers an area of 1.64 million square kilometres, making it the 17th-largest country. Iran has an estimated population of 86.8 million, making it the 17th-most populous country in the world, and the second-largest in the Middle East. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, Shiraz, and Tabriz. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 2000 BC and 2003, present day Iran was the birth place of 528 globally memorable people, including Zoroaster, Omar Khayyam, and Al-Ghazali. Additionaly, 219 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Iran including Avicenna, Omar Khayyam, and Al-Ghazali.

People Born in Present Day Iran

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People Deceased in Present Day Iran

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Occupations

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 Ali Parvin. 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 Darius III.

Cities by Births

Cities by Deaths

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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