Cultural Production in
Present Day
Iran
Iran
Iran ranks 36th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Serbia, Egypt, and Portugal. Memorable people born in present day Iran include Xerxes I, Cyrus the Great, and Omar Khayyam. Memorable people who died in Iran include Avicenna, Xerxes I, and Cyrus the Great. Iran has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, Russia and the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population and is the sixth-largest country in Asia. Iran is officially an Islamic republic, divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's capital, largest city and financial center. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 2000 BC and 2004, present day Iran was the birth place of 694 globally memorable people, including Xerxes I, Cyrus the Great, and Omar Khayyam. Additionaly, 260 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Iran including Avicenna, Xerxes I, and Cyrus the Great.
People Born in Present Day Iran
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Xerxes I
POLITICIAN
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 87.97
Rank: 477
Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 680
Omar Khayyam
MATHEMATICIAN
1048 - 1131
HPI: 86.69
Rank: 619
Al-Ghazali
PHILOSOPHER
1058 - 1111
HPI: 85.99
Rank: 684
Zoroaster
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 618
Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 631
Abu Nuwas
WRITER
762 - 814
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 656
Jabir ibn Hayyan
CHEMIST
721 - 815
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 441
Harun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 479
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1980
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 476
Darius III
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 460
Ali Khamenei
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 256
People Deceased in Present Day Iran
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Avicenna
PHILOSOPHER
980 - 1037
HPI: 92.05
Rank: 247
Xerxes I
POLITICIAN
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 87.97
Rank: 104
Cyrus the Great
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 251
Omar Khayyam
MATHEMATICIAN
1048 - 1131
HPI: 86.69
Rank: 203
Al-Ghazali
PHILOSOPHER
1058 - 1111
HPI: 85.99
Rank: 254
Hulagu Khan
POLITICIAN
1217 - 1265
HPI: 84.69
Rank: 131
Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 211
Artaxerxes I of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 143
Harun al-Rashid
POLITICIAN
766 - 809
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 106
Hafez
WRITER
1325 - 1389
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 50
Ismail I
WRITER
1487 - 1524
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 142
Artaxerxes II of Persia
POLITICIAN
436 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 132
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Iran were politicians (193), soccer players (96), athletes (69), writers (61), and religious figures (39), while most who died were politicians (134), writers (31), religious figures (25), military personnels (9), and philosophers (8).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Iran, including Ali Daei, Mehdi Taremi, and Andranik Eskandarian. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Iran, including Xerxes I, Cyrus the Great, and Harun al-Rashid.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Iran since 1700.
