Xerxes I
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI 87.9784 languages
Xerxes I was the king of Persia in the 5th century BC. He is most famous for his invasion of Greece, and the Battle of Thermopylae.
The Most Famous
Politicians from Iran
207 notable people
Trending Politicians from Iran This Week
The top 10 Politicians from Iran trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
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Harun al-Rashid
766 - 809
Trending in Arabic (#77) Wikipedia (487 views, on Sep 7).
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Hassan Rouhani
b. 1948
Trending in Arabic (#162) Wikipedia (325 views, on Sep 6).
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Ali Khamenei
1939 - 2026
Trending in Arabic (#164) Wikipedia (304 views, on Sep 2).
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Masoud Barzani
b. 1946
Trending in Arabic (#172) Wikipedia (313 views, on Sep 5).
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Ali al-Sistani
b. 1930
Trending in Arabic (#223) Wikipedia (267 views, on Sep 5).
This page contains a list of the greatest Iranians Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 20,022 Politicians, 199 of which were born in Iran. This makes Iran the birth place of the 18th most number of Politicians behind Egypt and Iraq.
Top 10 Iranian Politicians
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Iranian Politicians of all time. This list of famous Iranian Politicians 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 Iranian Politicians.
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Cyrus the Great
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI 86.91131 languagesCyrus the Great was most famous for being the ruler of the Persian Empire from 550 BC to 530 BC. He is also known for freeing the Jews from Babylonian captivity and allowing them to return to their homeland.
#3 Harun al-Rashid
766 - 809
HPI 82.2083 languagesHarun al-Rashid was the fifth caliph of the Abbasid dynasty and is most famous for his patronage of learning and the arts.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1919 - 1980
HPI 82.0398 languagesMohammad Reza Pahlavi is most famous for being the last shah of Iran. He was overthrown in 1979 during the Iranian Revolution and replaced by Ayatollah Khomeini.
#5 
Darius III
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI 81.7176 languagesDarius III was the last king of the Achaemenid Empire. He is famous for his defeat at the hands of Alexander the Great in the Battle of Gaugamela.
#6 Ali Khamenei
1939 - 2026
HPI 81.36101 languagesAli Khamenei is the current Supreme Leader of Iran. He became Supreme Leader in 1989 after the death of his predecessor, Ruhollah Khomeini.
#7 
Cambyses II
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI 78.7267 languagesCambyses II was the son of Cyrus the Great and was the King of Persia from 530 BC to 522 BC. Cambyses II is most famous for his invasion of Egypt in 525 BC.
#8 
Malik-Shah I
1055 - 1092
HPI 78.0651 languagesMalik-Shah I was the Seljuk Sultan of the Seljuk Empire from 1072-1092. He was most famous for expanding the Seljuk Empire to include Anatolia and the Levant.
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Xerxes II of Persia
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI 77.4346 languagesXerxes II of Persia is most famous for his failed invasion of Greece in 480 BC.
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Tahmasp I
1514 - 1576
HPI 77.2755 languagesTahmasp I was the second shah of the Safavid dynasty. He is most famous for his military conquests and his patronage of the arts.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Politicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Politicians since 1700.
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