Gilan province ranks 3,207th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oceanside, California, Narni, and Palace of Placentia. Memorable people born in Gilan province include Abdul Qadir Gilani, Abu Nasr Mansur, and Mardavij. Gilan province has been the birth place of many religious figures and mathematicians. Gilan province is located in Iran.
Gilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, in the northwest of the country. It lies along the Caspian Sea, in Iran's Region 3, west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, and north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin. It borders Azerbaijan in the north. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 890 and 1982, Gilan province was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Abdul Qadir Gilani, Abu Nasr Mansur, and Mardavij.
1078 - 1166
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 1
960 - 1036
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 2
890 - 935
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 3
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 4
Most individuals born in present day Gilan province were religious figures (1), mathematicians (1), politicians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .