Tehran ranks 74th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zagreb, Lyon, and Helsinki. Memorable people born in Tehran include Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Farah Pahlavi, and Bahá'u'lláh. Memorable people who died in Tehran include Ruhollah Khomeini, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. Tehran has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and writers. Tehran is located in Iran.
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran and also the largest city in Tehran Province. It also serves as the capital of the province, county and the Central District. With a population of around 9 million and 400 thousand in the city and around 16 million and 800 thousand in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, The Greater Tehran metropolitan area contains towns like the "New Town of Andisheh", "Islam Shahr", "Shahreh Qods", "Shahryar", "Pakdasht", "Firooz Kooh" and "Shamiran". Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1817 and 1996, Tehran was the birth place of 123 globally memorable people, including Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Farah Pahlavi, and Bahá'u'lláh. Additionaly, 51 globally memorable people have passed away in Tehran including Ruhollah Khomeini, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.
1919 - 1980
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 1
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 2
1817 - 1892
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 3
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 4
1940 - 2016
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 5
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 6
1844 - 1921
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 7
1935 - 1967
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 8
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 9
1919 - 2016
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 10
1903 - 1951
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 11
1907 - 1995
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 12
1942 - 1990
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 22
1877 - 1942
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 33
1923 - 2016
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 44
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 60
1886 - 1968
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 65
1929 - 2020
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 68
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 69
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 73
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 74
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.98
Rank: 77
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.52
Rank: 83
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 85
1902 - 1989
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 1
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 2
1831 - 1896
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3
1795 - 1829
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 4
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 5
1853 - 1907
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 6
1808 - 1848
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 7
1888 - 1946
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 8
1817 - 1852
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 9
1906 - 1988
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 10
1919 - 1979
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 11
1930 - 1968
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 12
1863 - 1930
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 15
1926 - 2003
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 19
1877 - 1942
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 22
1935 - 2021
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 26
1935 - 2018
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 39
1918 - 1990
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 42
1918 - 2000
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 44
1929 - 2020
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 45
1934 - 2020
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 46
1950 - 2014
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 48
1978 - 2020
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 50
Most individuals born in present day Tehran were politicians (26), soccer players (23), actors (16), writers (12), and singers (8), while most who died were politicians (21), writers (9), religious figures (4), social activists (3), and athletes (3).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tehran, including Ali Parvin, Nasser Hejazi, and Andranik Eskandarian. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tehran, including Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Farah Pahlavi, and Mohammad Mosaddegh.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Tehran since 1700.