List of Iranians

This is an alphabetic list of notable people from Iran or its historical predecessors.

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Artists

Calligraphists

Cartoonists

Barbers

· Alireza Makandy

Cinema artists

Actors

Directors and filmmakers

Film score composers

Designers

Fashion designers

Graphic designers

Entertainers

Comedians

Dancers

Music video directors

Choreographers

Musicians and singers

Classical

Iranian Classical/traditional
Modern / traditional
Western Classical

Electronic

Pop

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

Rap music

Lyricists

Rock/metal

Painters, illustrators and sculptors

Photographers

Theatre artists

Stage actors and actresses

Theatre directors

Journalism/media

Bloggers

Journalists

Television personalities

Leaders and politicians

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

See also Ministerial Head of Government in Iran Heads of Government of Iran (1699-1907) and List of Prime Ministers of Iran.

Historical (pre-Pahlavi Dynasty)

Modern (post-Qajar)

Pahlavi period

Served in Islamic Republic government

Not served or opposition

Other nations

Literature figures

Authors and poets

Main article: Persian literature

Translators

Religious figures

See List of Marjas.
See List of Ayatollahs.

Royalty

See comprehensive list of Persian/Iranian royalty.

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.

Architects and Mi'mars

Explorers and travellers

Historians, archaeologists and Iranologists

Linguists

Intellectuals and philosophers

Technology

Data Center Technologies

  • Saman Naeen, Infrastructure Manager, Computer Engineer

Video game, visual effects, computer imagery

Sports

* Yu Darvish, MLB baseball player for the Texas Rangers

Iranian women

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

Other

Famous Iranians of Armenian Descent

Famous Iranians of Assyrian Descent

Emigrants and immigrants

Famous Americans in Iran

Famous Germans in Iran

Famous Iranians in America

See separate article: List of Iranian Americans.

Famous Iranians in Canada

See article: Iranian-Canadian

Famous Iranians in Britain

List of British Iranians

Famous Iranians in Germany

Iranians in Germany

Iranians in Australia

Iranian Australian

Iranians in the Netherlands

Iranians in the Netherlands

Iranians in Sweden

Iranians in Sweden

Iranians in Egypt

Famous Iranians in Pakistan

Persian Roman Catholic saints

See article List of Persian Roman Catholic saints

See also

References

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