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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, also known as Persia and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), is a country located at the crossroads of West, Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Iraq to the west and Turkey to the northwest, 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 almost 90 million people in an area of 1.648 million square kilometres, Iran ranks 17th in the world in both geographic size and population. The country is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Its capital and largest city is Tehran, with around 16 million people in its metropolitan area; other major urban centres include Mashhad, Isfahan, Karaj, and Shiraz. Read more on Wikipedia

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, 220 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Iran including Avicenna, Omar Khayyam, and Al-Ghazali.

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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, 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.

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