Shiraz ranks 814th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aalborg, Windsor, Ontario, and Luhansk. Memorable people born in Shiraz include Hafez, Saadi Shirazi, and Báb. Memorable people who died in Shiraz include Hafez, Saadi Shirazi, and Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi. Shiraz has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and writers. Shiraz is located in Iran.
Shiraz is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 people, and its built-up area with Sadra was home to almost 1,800,000 inhabitants. A census in 2021 showed an increase in the city's population to 1,995,500 people. Shiraz is located in southwestern Iran on the rudkhaneye khoshk seasonal river. Founded in the early Islamic period, the city has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1300 BC and 1993, Shiraz was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Hafez, Saadi Shirazi, and Báb. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in Shiraz including Hafez, Saadi Shirazi, and Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Shiraz than were born there.
1325 - 1389
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 1
1210 - 1291
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 2
1819 - 1850
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 3
1571 - 1636
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 4
200 - 300
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 5
1300 BC - 1155 BC
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 6
1433 - 1451
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7
1500 - 1593
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 8
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 9
1956 - Present
HPI: 32.44
Rank: 10
1993 - 2020
HPI: 31.08
Rank: 11
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 12
1433 - 1451
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 7
1500 - 1593
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 8
1993 - 2020
HPI: 31.08
Rank: 11
1325 - 1389
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 1
1210 - 1291
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 2
903 - 986
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 3
1705 - 1779
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 4
760 - 797
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 5
1769 - 1794
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 6
1565 - 1624
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 7
1301 - 1371
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 8
1760 - 1779
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 9
1800 - 1782
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 10
1800 - 1789
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 11
1779 - 1785
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 12
1565 - 1624
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 7
1755 - 1779
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 13
1993 - 2020
HPI: 31.08
Rank: 16
Most individuals born in present day Shiraz were politicians (3), soccer players (3), writers (2), religious figures (2), and philosophers (1), while most who died were politicians (9), writers (3), astronomers (1), linguists (1), and soccer players (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shiraz, including Masoud Shojaei, Mehdi Rahmati, and Mehrzad Madanchi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shiraz, including Shutruk-Nakhunte, Abdullah Mirza, and Valerie Jarrett.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Shiraz since 1700.