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Isfahan (irn)

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Isfahan ranks 560th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Coimbra, Shreveport, Louisiana, and Savannah, Georgia. Memorable people born in Isfahan include Malik-Shah I, Salman the Persian, and Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary. Memorable people who died in Isfahan include Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Miskawayh, and Mahmud I of Great Seljuq. Isfahan has been the birth place of many politicians and companions and the death place of many politicians and philosophers. Isfahan is located in Iran.

Isfahan is a major city in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located 440 kilometres south of Tehran. The city has a population of approximately 2,220,000, making it the third-most populous city in Iran, after Tehran and Mashhad, and the second-largest metropolitan area. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 0 and 1983, Isfahan was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Malik-Shah I, Salman the Persian, and Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Isfahan including Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Miskawayh, and Mahmud I of Great Seljuq.

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Most individuals born in present day Isfahan were politicians (11), companions (2), religious figures (2), writers (2), and soccer players (2),  while most who died were politicians (8), philosophers (2), religious figures (2), and linguists (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Isfahan, including Mohammad Beheshti, Ahmad Jannati, and Nusrat Bhutto. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Isfahan, including Malik-Shah I, Barkiyaruq, and Muhammad I Tapar.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Isfahan since 1700.