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Bahram Beyzai

1938 - 2025

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Bahrām Beyzāêi (also spelt Beizāi, Beyzāêi, Beyzāee, Persian: بهرام بیضائی; 26 December 1938 – 26 December 2025) was an Iranian filmmaker, playwright, theatre director, researcher, and ostād ("master") of Persian literature, mythology, and Iranian studies. Beyzaie was the son of the poet Ne'matallah Beyzai (best known by his literary pseudonym "Zokā'i"), and there were several other poets in his family. Before he started making films in 1970, he was a leading playwright. Despite his belated start in cinema, Beyzai is often considered a pioneer of a generation of filmmakers whose works are sometimes described as the Iranian New Wave. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Bahram Beyzai is the 4,521st most popular writer (down from 3,955th in 2024), the 369th most popular biography from Iran (down from 350th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Iranian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bahram Beyzai ranks 4,521 out of 7,302. Before him are Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Ava, Tad Williams, Olivier de Serres, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, and Rachel de Queiroz. After him are H. C. Artmann, Adam Asnyk, Ō no Yasumaro, John Piper, Tatyana Tolstaya, and Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg.

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Among people born in 1938, Bahram Beyzai ranks 372. Before him are Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Yvonne Rüegg, Timo Mäkinen, Judith Rich Harris, Tony Renis, and Johnny Tillotson. After him are Valentina Prudskova, Rika Zaraï, Fred Williamson, Christiane Hörbiger, Waheeda Rehman, and Prince Buster. Among people deceased in 2025, Bahram Beyzai ranks 326. Before him are Saalumarada Thimmakka, Abu Obaida, Johnny Tillotson, Héctor Alterio, Gailard Sartain, and Lenny Wilkens. After him are Dieter Herzog, Kim Sae-ron, Mohammad Bakri, Jørgen Leth, Homayoun Ershadi, and Ruth Buzzi.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Bahram Beyzai ranks 369 out of 631. Before him are Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (1958), Bozorg Alavi (1904), Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi (1935), Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh (1892), Masoud Kimiai (1941), and Mohammad Reza Zahedi (1960). After him are Mohammad Mirmohammadi (1948), Zahra Rahnavard (1945), Ehsan Yarshater (1920), Ebi (1949), Homayoun Ershadi (1947), and Borzuya (500).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Bahram Beyzai ranks 52. Before him are Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi (995), Iraj Mirza (1874), Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani (1001), Cassandra Clare (1973), Bozorg Alavi (1904), and Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh (1892). After him are Hushang Ebtehaj (1928), Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (1940), Shahrnush Parsipur (1946), Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani (1939), Ahmad NikTalab (1934), and Masih Alinejad (1976).

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