Tus, Iran
Tus, Iran ranks 1,567th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Austria, Sandefjord, and Bad Homburg. Memorable people born in Tus, Iran include Al-Ghazali, Jabir ibn Hayyan, and Nizam al-Mulk. 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
Between 721 and 1201, Tus, Iran was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Al-Ghazali, Jabir ibn Hayyan, and Nizam al-Mulk. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Tus, Iran including Al-Ghazali, Harun al-Rashid, and Ferdowsi.
People Born in Tus, Iran
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Al-Ghazali
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 1
Jabir ibn Hayyan
721 - 815
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 2
Nizam al-Mulk
1018 - 1092
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 3
Ferdowsi
940 - 1020
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 4
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
1201 - 1274
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 5
Shaykh Tusi
995 - 1067
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6
Daqiqi
1000 - 977
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 7
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī
1135 - 1213
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 8
Asadi Tusi
999 - 1072
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Tus, Iran
Go to all RankingsAl-Ghazali
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 1
Harun al-Rashid
766 - 809
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 2
Ferdowsi
940 - 1020
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 3
Ali al-Ridha
770 - 818
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 4
Yazdegerd I
400 - 421
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 5
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).
