Tabriz
Tabriz ranks 586th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hangzhou, Kingdom of Portugal, and Banja Luka. Memorable people born in Tabriz include Shams Tabrizi, Öljaitü, and Ahmad Shah Qajar. Memorable people who died in Tabriz include Ismail I, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, and Báb. Tabriz has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Tabriz is located in Iran.
Tabriz is a city in the Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the sixth-most-populous city in Iran. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, Tabriz was the birth place of 27 globally memorable people, including Shams Tabrizi, Öljaitü, and Ahmad Shah Qajar. Additionaly, 12 globally memorable people have passed away in Tabriz including Ismail I, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, and Báb.
People Born in Tabriz
Go to all RankingsShams Tabrizi
WRITER
1185 - 1248
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 1
Öljaitü
POLITICIAN
1280 - 1316
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 2
Ahmad Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1930
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 3
Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan
POLITICIAN
1305 - 1335
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 4
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1925
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 5
Mohammad Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1848
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 6
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1981
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 7
Sati Beg
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1345
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 8
Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar
WRITER
1906 - 1988
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 9
Parvin E'tesami
WRITER
1907 - 1941
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 10
Ahmad Kasravi
HISTORIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 11
Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī
MATHEMATICIAN
1265 - 1318
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Tabriz
Go to all RankingsKamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī
MATHEMATICIAN
1265 - 1318
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 12
Saib Tabrizi
WRITER
1592 - 1676
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 13
Sirous Dinmohammadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 23
Lee Mi-gyeong
ATHLETE
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 25
Saeid Safarzadeh
CYCLIST
HPI: 31.72
Rank: 26
Mehdi Pirjahan
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 18.93
Rank: 27
People Deceased in Tabriz
Go to all RankingsIsmail I
WRITER
1487 - 1524
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 1
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
POLITICIAN
1247 - 1318
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 2
Báb
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1819 - 1850
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 3
Uzun Hasan
POLITICIAN
1423 - 1478
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 4
Baydu
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1295
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 5
Qara Yusuf
POLITICIAN
1357 - 1420
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 6
Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi
MATHEMATICIAN
1236 - 1311
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 7
Khaqani
WRITER
1126 - 1199
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 8
Al-Baydawi
PHILOSOPHER
1201 - Present
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 9
Reza Abbasi
PAINTER
1565 - 1635
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 10
Asadi Tusi
WRITER
999 - 1072
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 11
Mahmoud Shabestari
WRITER
1288 - 1340
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tabriz were politicians (7), writers (6), soccer players (3), philosophers (2), and athletes (2), while most who died were writers (4), politicians (4), religious figures (1), mathematicians (1), and philosophers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tabriz, including Karim Bagheri, Sirous Dinmohammadi, and Rasoul Khatibi. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tabriz, including Öljaitü, Ahmad Shah Qajar, and Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Tabriz since 1700.