The Most Famous

Philosophers from Iran

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This page contains a list of the greatest Iranians Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,267 Philosophers, 18 of which were born in Iran. This makes Iran the birth place of the 14th most number of Philosophers behind Russia and Egypt.

Top 10 Philosophers

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Iranians Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Iranians Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Iranians Philosophers.

  1. #1
    Photo of Al-Ghazali

    Al-Ghazali

    1058 - 1111

    HPI 85.99121 langs
    Al-Ghazali is most famous for writing the book "The Incoherence of the Philosophers" in which he argues that philosophy and science are not...Read moreShow less

    Al-Ghazali is most famous for writing the book "The Incoherence of the Philosophers" in which he argues that philosophy and science are not compatible with Islam.

  2. #2
    Photo of Al-Tabari

    Al-Tabari

    839 - 923

    HPI 78.7160 langs

    Al-Tabari is most famous for his tafsir, or commentary on the Quran.

  3. #3
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    Bodhidharma

    483 - 540

    HPI 78.1760 langs

    Bodhidharma is most famous for being the founder of the Zen school of Buddhism.

  4. #4
    Photo of Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

    Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

    1149 - 1209

    HPI 71.9335 langs

    Fakhr al-Din al-Razi is most famous for his work in the fields of medicine, philosophy, and theology.

  5. #5
    Photo of Bayazid Bastami

    Bayazid Bastami

    804 - 874

    HPI 71.1626 langs
    Bayazid Bastami is most famous for the following verse: "I am the Truth, and the Truth is I." Bayazid Bastami was a Sufi mystic who lived in...Read moreShow less

    Bayazid Bastami is most famous for the following verse: "I am the Truth, and the Truth is I." Bayazid Bastami was a Sufi mystic who lived in the 11th century. He is most famous for his verse which says that he is the truth and the truth is he.

  6. #6
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    Miskawayh

    932 - 1030

    HPI 70.8836 langs

    Miskawayh was a 10th century Persian scholar who wrote a book on ethics and morality.

  7. #7
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    Mazdak

    450 - 529

    HPI 70.3041 langs

    Mazdak is most famous for his belief that all people should share equally in the wealth of the earth.

  8. #8
    Photo of Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi

    Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi

    1155 - 1191

    HPI 68.4634 langs

    Shahab al-din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi is most famous for his philosophical work, The Philosophy of Illumination.

  9. #9
    Photo of Haji Bektash Veli

    Haji Bektash Veli

    1209 - 1271

    HPI 68.4428 langs

    Haji Bektash Veli is most famous for the Bektashi Order, a Sufi order of Islam.

  10. #10
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    Mulla Sadra

    1571 - 1636

    HPI 68.0331 langs
    Mulla Sadra is most famous for his philosophy of “Transcendent theosophy” which is a fusion of the ideas of Plato and Aristotle. Mulla Sadra...Read moreShow less

    Mulla Sadra is most famous for his philosophy of “Transcendent theosophy” which is a fusion of the ideas of Plato and Aristotle. Mulla Sadra argued that there are two levels of reality: the world of the intellect and the world of nature. The world of the intellect is the realm of pure thought, while the world of nature is the realm of matter. For Mulla Sadra, the world of the intellect is superior to the world of nature because it is eternal and unchanging.

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Iranians Philosophers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

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