1
Cyrus the Great
(Founder of First Persian Empire)
227
9
Birthdate: 0590 BC
Birthplace: Anshan, Iran
Died: 0530 BC
2
Avicenna
(Persian polymath the most significant physiciansand writers of the Islamic Golden Age, and the father of early modern medicine.)
92
14
Birthdate: 0980 AD
Birthplace: Afshona, Uzbekistan
Died: May 31, 1037
3
Omar Khayyam
(Mathematician)
140
24
Birthdate: May 18, 1048
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nishapur, Khorasan, Iran
Died: December 4, 1131
4
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
(The Last Shah of Iran Who Ruled from 1941 to 1979)
167
59
Birthdate: October 26, 1919
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: July 27, 1980
5
Darius the Great
(King of Persia)
88
7
Birthdate: 0550 BC
Birthplace: Iran
Died: September 30, 0486
6
Xerxes I
(King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 486 BC to 465 BC)
168
20
Birthdate: 0519 AD
Birthplace: Achaemenid Empire
Died: July 31, 0466
7
Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī
(Iranian Scholar, Scientist and Polymath)
99
13
Birthdate: 0973 AD
Birthplace: Beruni, Uzbekistan
Died: 1050 AD
8
Ali Daei
(Iranian Football Manager and Former Player Who Played as a Centre Forward)
74
35
Birthdate: March 21, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ardabil, Iran
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
9
Rezā Shāh
(Shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941)
89
27
Birthdate: March 15, 1878
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alasht, Iran
Died: July 26, 1944
10
Muhammad of Ghor
(King)
36
18
Birthdate: 1149 AD
Birthplace: Ghor, Afghanistan
Died: March 15, 1206
11
Nader Shah
(Shah of Iran from 1736 to 1747)
68
11
Birthdate: October 22, 1688
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dargaz, Iran
Died: June 19, 1747
12
Mohammad Mosaddegh
(Political Leader)
56
22
Birthdate: June 16, 1882
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Died: March 5, 1967
13
Al-Ghazālī
(Persian Polymath Considered as One of the Most Prominent and Influential Philosophers, Theologians, Jurists, Logicians and Mystics)
32
17
Birthdate: 1058 AD
Birthplace: Ṭūs, Iran
Died: December 19, 1111
14
Hafez
(14th Century Persian Lyric Poet)
70
3
Birthdate: 1325 AD
Birthplace: Shiraz, Iran
Died: 1390 AD
15
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
(Iranian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Right Winger and Attacking Midfielder)
42
21
Birthdate: August 11, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jirandeh, Iran
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
16
Mansour Bahrami
(Former Professional Tennis Player)
33
16
Birthdate: April 26, 1956
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Arak, Iran
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
17
Abbas Kiarostami
(Film director, Screenwriter, Photographer, Film producer, Poet, Film editor)
33
13
Birthdate: June 22, 1940
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tehran
Died: July 4, 2016
18
Shams Tabrizi
(Poet)
65
9
Birthdate: 1185 AD
Birthplace: Tabriz, Iran
Died: 1248 AD
19
Asghar Farhadi
(Iranian Film Director and Screenwriter)
32
18
Birthdate: May 7, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Khomeyni Shahr, Iran
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
20
Jabir Ibn Hayyan
(Iran Philosopher and Author)
103
16
Birthdate: 0721 AD
Birthplace: Tous, Iran
Died: 0813 AD
21
Al-Razi
(Polymath)
45
3
Birthdate: 0854 AD
Birthplace: Ray
Died: October 15, 0925
22
Ismail I
(sovereign, poet, writer)
28
7
Birthdate: July 17, 1487
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ardabil
Died: May 23, 1524
23
Alireza Firouzja
(Iranian-French Chess Grandmaster)
26
25
Birthdate: June 18, 2003
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Babol, Iran
24
Artaxerxes I of Persia
(King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 465 BC to 424 BC)
22
1
Birthplace: Susa, Iran
Died: 0424 AD
25
Ferdowsi
(Persian Poet and One of the Most Influential Figures of Persian Literature)
75
0
Birthdate: 0940 AD
Birthplace: Tous, Iran
Died: 1020 AD
26
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
(Writer)
60
4
Birthdate: February 18, 1201
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tous, Iran
Died: June 26, 1274
27
Mehdi Taremi
(Iranian Professional Football Player Who Plays as a Striker)
26
22
Birthdate: July 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bushehr, Iran
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
28
Reza Aslan
(Scholar, Author Famous for His Translated Works ‘No God but God: The Origins’, ‘Evolution’, and ‘Future of Islam')
9
9
Birthdate: May 3, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
29
Navid Negahban
(Actor)
11
11
Birthdate: June 2, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Iran
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
30
Ramin Karimloo
(Actor)
12
12
Birthdate: September 19, 1978
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
31
Arash
(Singer)
31
27
Birthdate: April 23, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
32
Execution of Navid Afkari
(Wrestler)
31
21
Birthdate: July 22, 1993
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shiraz, Iran
Died: September 12, 2020
33
Malik-Shah I
(Sultan)
13
4
Birthdate: August 8, 1055
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Isfahan, Iran
Died: November 19, 1092
34
Shapur I
(Military commander)
29
0
Birthdate: 0215 AD
Birthplace: Firouzabad
Died: April 30, 0272
35
The Iron Sheik
(Professional Wrestler Best Known for His Crippling Camel Clutch Maneuver)
17
24
Birthdate: March 15, 1942
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Damghan, Iran
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
36
Zerubbabel
(Governor of Judaea)
8
3
Birthdate: 0566 BC
Birthplace: Not known
Died: 0510 BC
37
Al-Tabari
(Iranian Historian and Educator)
14
3
Birthdate: 0839 AD
Birthplace: Āmol, Iran
Died: February 17, 0923
38
Maz Jobrani
(Comedians)
22
21
Birthdate: February 26, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
39
Nabonidus
(king)
9
1
Birthplace: Harran
Died: 0539 BC
40
Ali Karimi
(Iranian Football Coach and Former Football Player Who Played as a Midfielder)
30
9
Birthdate: November 8, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Karaj, Iran
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
41
Yazdegerd III
(King)
15
4
Birthdate: 0624 AD
Birthplace: Estakhr, Iran
Died: 0651 AD
42
Antiochus III the Great
(king)
5
4
Birthdate: 0241 BC
Birthplace: Susa
Died: 0187 BC
43
Ashkan Dejagah
(Iranian Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
16
10
Birthdate: July 5, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
44
Hassan Yazdani
(Wrestler)
28
15
Birthdate: December 28, 1994
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lapu Sahra, Iran
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
45
Ulugh Beg
(Ruler of the Timurid Empire from 1447 to 1449)
15
3
Birthdate: March 22, 1394
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Soltanieh, Iran
Died: October 27, 1449
46
Nizam al-Mulk
(scientist, writer)
23
3
Birthdate: April 10, 1018
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: October 14, 1092
47
Darius II Ochus
(King of Persia)
13
0
Birthdate: 0475 AD
Birthplace: Iran
Died: 0404 AD
48
Shahpur Bakhtiar
(45th Prime Minister of Iran (January 1979 - February 1979))
28
17
Birthdate: June 26, 1914
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shahrekord, Iran
Died: August 6, 1991
49
Ardashir I
(Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire (224–242))
20
0
Birthplace: Banvan, Iran
Died: January 31, 0242
50
Artaxerxes III
(King of Persia)
16
0
Birthdate: 0425 BC
Birthplace: Achaemenid Empire, iran
Died: 0338 BC
