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Rasht (irn)

Iran

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Rasht ranks 2,713th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Newburgh, New York, Monroe, Louisiana, and New Bern, North Carolina. Memorable people born in Rasht include Marjane Satrapi, Mirza Kuchik Khan, and Kazim Rashti. Memorable people who died in Rasht include Delara Darabi. Rasht has been the birth place of many athletes, and comic artists and the death place of many mafiosos. Rasht is located in Iran.

Rasht is a city in the Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is also known as the "City of Rain" and, with a population of 679,995 in 2016, is the most populous city of northern Iran. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1991, Rasht was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Marjane Satrapi, Mirza Kuchik Khan, and Kazim Rashti. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Rasht including Delara Darabi.

People Born in Rasht

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People Deceased in Rasht

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Rasht were athletes (2), comic artists (1), politicians (1), religious figures (1), and writers (1),  while most who died were mafiosos (1).

Over the past 100 years, comic artists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rasht, including Marjane Satrapi. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rasht, including Mahmoud Namjoo, and Armin Hadipour.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Rasht since 1700.