Tus, Iran
Tus, Iran ranks 1,811th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Muskegon, Michigan, Veliko Tarnovo, and Bloomsbury. Memorable people born in Tus, Iran include Al-Ghazali, Jabir ibn Hayyan, and Ferdowsi. Memorable people who died in Tus, Iran include Al-Ghazali, Harun al-Rashid, and Ferdowsi. Tus, Iran has been the birth place of many writers, and philosophers and the death place of many politicians, and philosophers. Tus, Iran is located in Iran.
Tus was an ancient city in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran near Mashhad. To the ancient Greeks, it was known as Susia. It was also known as Tusa. Tus was divided into four cities, Tabran, Radakan, Noan and Teroid. The whole area which today is only called Tus was the largest city in the whole area in the fifth century. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 721 and 1201, Tus, Iran was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Al-Ghazali, Jabir ibn Hayyan, and Ferdowsi. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Tus, Iran including Al-Ghazali, Harun al-Rashid, and Ferdowsi.
People Born in Tus, Iran
Go to all RankingsAl-Ghazali
PHILOSOPHER
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 1
Jabir ibn Hayyan
CHEMIST
721 - 815
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 2
Ferdowsi
WRITER
940 - 1020
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 3
Nizam al-Mulk
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1092
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 4
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
WRITER
1201 - 1274
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 5
Shaykh Tusi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
995 - 1067
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 6
Daqiqi
WRITER
1000 - 977
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 7
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī
MATHEMATICIAN
1135 - 1213
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 8
Asadi Tusi
WRITER
999 - 1072
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Tus, Iran
Go to all RankingsAl-Ghazali
PHILOSOPHER
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 1
Harun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 2
Ferdowsi
WRITER
940 - 1020
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 3
Ali al-Ridha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
770 - 818
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 4
Yazdegerd I
POLITICIAN
400 - 421
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tus, Iran were writers (4), philosophers (1), chemists (1), politicians (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were politicians (2), philosophers (1), writers (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tus, Iran, including Ferdowsi, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, and Daqiqi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Tus, Iran since 1700.