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.
1055 - 1092
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 1
568 - 657
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 2
1932 - 2001
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 3
1081 - 1104
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 4
1082 - 1118
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 5
1704 - 1740
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 6
1647 - 1694
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 7
1668 - 1726
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 8
897 - 967
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 9
936 - 983
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 10
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 11
1627 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 12
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1
932 - 1030
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 2
1088 - 1094
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 3
1647 - 1694
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 4
1668 - 1726
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 5
1591 - 1660
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 6
873 - 971
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 7
1697 - 1725
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 8
1096 - 1160
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 9
1109 - 1138
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 10
1627 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 11
1547 - 1621
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 12
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.