NOBLEMEN from Iran

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Iranian Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Iranian Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran (b. 1960)

With an HPI of 67.46, Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran is the most famous Iranian Nobleman.  His biography has been translated into 40 different languages on wikipedia.

Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960) is an Iranian politician and dissident. A member of the Pahlavi dynasty, he is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran, and Farah Diba. He is one of the mainstream figures of the Iranian opposition, which oppose the Islamic Republic of Iran. Born in Tehran, Iran, Reza Pahlavi was officially named crown prince of Iran at the time of his father's coronation in 1967. As a cadet of the Imperial Iranian Air Force, he moved to the United States for pilot training at Reese Air Force Base in 1978. The next year, his father was overthrown and the monarchy was abolished in the wake of the Iranian Revolution led by Ruhollah Khomeini. In 1980, following the death of his father in exile, Reza Pahlavi declared himself shah of Iran, stylizing himself as "Reza Shah II", and actively participated in political activities opposing the Islamic Republic from abroad. In 2013, he founded the National Council of Iran (NCI) and began uniting opposition organizations to one page. Ideologically, he supports liberal democracy in Iran and has advocated a free referendum in Iran to determine the nature of the future government. Pahlavi has repeatedly called for protests against the Islamic Republic, and its removal. He has also advocated for Iran to become an ally of the West and Europe.

2. Ali-Reza Pahlavi (1966 - 2011)

With an HPI of 59.72, Ali-Reza Pahlavi is the 2nd most famous Iranian Nobleman.  His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Ali Reza Pahlavi (Persian: علی رضا پهلوی; 28 April 1966 – 4 January 2011) was a member of the Pahlavi imperial family of Iran. He was the younger son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the former Shah of Iran and his third wife Farah Diba. He was second in order of succession to the Iranian throne before the Iranian Revolution. On 4 January 2011, he died from suicide after battling with depression.

3. Esmat Dowlatshahi (1904 - 1995)

With an HPI of 58.08, Esmat Dowlatshahi is the 3rd most famous Iranian Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Esmat ol-Molouk Dowlatshahi (Persian: عصمت‌الملوک دولتشاهی; 1905 – 25 July 1995) was an Iranian royal and the fourth and last wife of Reza Shah.

4. Ismail III (1733 - 1773)

With an HPI of 57.96, Ismail III is the 4th most famous Iranian Nobleman.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Abu Torab (Persian: ابوتراب), better known by his dynastic name of Ismail III (اسماعیل), was a Safavid prince, who reigned as a figurehead under the authority of Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari briefly from 1750 to 1751, and then under the Zand ruler Karim Khan Zand from 1751 till his death in 1773.