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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.
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 1
1048 - 1131
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 2
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 3
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 4
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 5
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 6
1919 - 1980
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 7
1902 - 1989
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 8
766 - 809
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 9
865 - 925
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 10
1487 - 1524
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 11
721 - 815
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 12
820 - 912
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 83
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 129
767 - 803
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 152
716 - 778
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 160
630 BC - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 172
1322 - 1390
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 190
933 - 1014
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 192
838 - 924
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 212
1958 - 2020
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 221
1942 - 1990
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 237
1880 - 1921
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 250
1926 - 2003
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 255
980 - 1037
HPI: 89.56
Rank: 1
1048 - 1131
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 2
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 3
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 4
1217 - 1265
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 5
1902 - 1989
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 6
766 - 809
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 7
865 - 925
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 8
1525 - 1561
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 9
1487 - 1524
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 10
1050 - 1124
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 11
1571 - 1629
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 12
873 - 971
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 105
933 - 1014
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 125
1958 - 2020
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 140
1565 - 1624
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 147
1863 - 1930
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 149
1589 - 1661
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 151
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 156
980 - 1037
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 158
1880 - 1921
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 159
1926 - 2003
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 163
1877 - 1942
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 168
1714 - 1763
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 172
Most individuals born in present day Iran were politicians (180), soccer players (78), writers (56), religious figures (34), and actors (21), while most who died were politicians (119), writers (28), religious figures (21), philosophers (7), and military personnels (7).
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.