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Iran ranks 1,009th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Marietta, Georgia, Vladimir, Russia, and Stockholm Palace. Memorable people born in Iran include Xerxes I, Darius III, and Bodhidharma. Memorable people who died in Iran include Atossa, Eumenes, and Simin Behbahani. Iran has been the birth place of many politicians, and philosophers and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Iran is located in Iran.

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 519 BC and 1992, Iran was the birth place of 16 globally memorable people, including Xerxes I, Darius III, and Bodhidharma. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Iran including Atossa, Eumenes, and Simin Behbahani.

People Born in Iran

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Iran were politicians (11), philosophers (1), mathematicians (1), social activists (1), and wrestlers (1),  while most who died were politicians (6), military personnels (2), writers (1), and actors (1).

Over the past 100 years, social activists have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Iran, including Reyhaneh Jabbari. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Iran, including Xerxes I, Darius III, and Xerxes II of Persia.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Iran since 1700.