List of Iranians

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This is a list of notable Iranians:

Contents

[edit] In the news

[edit] Artists

See also: List of Iranian artists

[edit] Calligraphists

[edit] Cartoonists

[edit] Cinema artists

[edit] Actors and actresses

[edit] Directors and filmmakers

[edit] Film score composers

[edit] Designers

[edit] Fashion designers

[edit] Graphic designers

[edit] Entertainers

[edit] Comedians

[edit] Dancers

[edit] Music video directors

[edit] Musicians and Singers

[edit] Classical

See also: List of Iranian composers

[edit] Iranian Classical/Traditional

[edit] Western Classical

[edit] Electronic

[edit] Pop

(Sorted according to the first letter of the most famous name)

[edit] Lyricists

[edit] Rock/Metal

[edit] Painters, Illustrators and Sculptors

See also: List of Iranian painters

[edit] Photographers

[edit] Theatre artists

[edit] Stage actors and actresses

[edit] Theatre directors

[edit] Journalism/Media

[edit] Bloggers

[edit] Journalists

[edit] Television personalities

[edit] Leaders and politicians

The list here excludes the royalty. An extensive list of Persian royalty appears further down in this page.

See also List of Prime Ministers of Iran.

[edit] Historical (pre-Pahlavi Dynasty)

[edit] Modern (post-Qajar)

[edit] Pahlavi period

[edit] Served in Islamic Republic government

See also: List of current Iranian officials

[edit] Not served or opposition

[edit] Other Nations

[edit] Literature figures

[edit] Authors and poets

Main article: Persian literature

[edit] Translators

[edit] Religious figures

See List of Marjas.
See List of Ayatollahs.

[edit] Royalty

See comprehensive list of Persian/Iranian royalty.

[edit] Scientists, Scholars, and Academics

See comprehensive List of Iranian scientists and engineers of the pre-modern age.

See comprehensive List of Iranian scientists and engineers of the modern age.

[edit] Architects and Mi'mars

See full List of Iranian architects.

[edit] Explorers and travellers

  • Ahmad ibn Rustah, 10th century Persian explorer of Russia, Scandinavia and Arabia.
  • Naser Khosrow, traveller, writer and poet
  • Issa Omidvar, (Omidvar Brothers were the first Iranian adventurers who traveled around the world)
  • Abdollah Omidvar, (Omidvar Brothers, the first Iranian adventurers who traveled around the world)
  • Zayn al-Abidin Shirvani
  • Kazem Faridian, in 2007 he became the first Iranian to summit K2

[edit] Historians, Archaeologists and Iranologists

[edit] Linguists

[edit] Theorists and Philosophers

[edit] Sports

[edit] Iranian women

See separate articles: Persian Woman and List of Persian women.

[edit] Other

[edit] Famous Armenians of Iran

See also: List of Armenian-Iranians

[edit] Famous Assyrians of Iran

See also: List of Assyrian-Iranians

[edit] Famous Chaldeans of Iran

  • Albert Bavi, General Manager of Power and Water, Tehran Division
  • Paul Caldani, composer, writer, music researcher
  • Villard Salibi, designer
  • Mar Youhannan Semaan Issayi, Archbishop of Assyro-Chaldean Metropolitan Tehran

[edit] Famous Americans in Iran

[edit] Famous Germans in Iran

[edit] Famous Iranians in America

See separate article: List of Iranian Americans.

[edit] Famous Iranians in Britain

See separate article: List of British Iranians.

[edit] Famous Iranians in Canada

See article: Iranian-Canadian

[edit] Famous Iranians in India

See articles: Parsis or Irani

[edit] See also