Kermanshah
Kermanshah ranks 2,492nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Leith, Qi (state), and Vrbas, Serbia. Memorable people born in Kermanshah include Doris Lessing, Abolqasem Lahouti, and Guity Novin. Kermanshah has been the birth place of many writers, and athletes. Kermanshah is located in Iran.
Kermanshah is a city in the Central District of Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is 525 kilometres from Tehran in the western part of the country. The 2016 National Census measured the population of the city as 946,651. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1887 and 1992, Kermanshah was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Doris Lessing, Abolqasem Lahouti, and Guity Novin.
People Born in Kermanshah
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Doris Lessing
WRITER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 5
Abolqasem Lahouti
WRITER
1887 - 1957
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 4
Guity Novin
PAINTER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 2
Shahram Nazeri
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 7
Shahram Amiri
CHEMIST
1978 - 2016
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 3
Kianoush Rostami
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 1
Hamoon Derafshipour
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 22.40
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kermanshah were writers (2), athletes (2), painters (1), singers (1), and chemists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kermanshah, including Kianoush Rostami, and Hamoon Derafshipour. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kermanshah, including Doris Lessing, and Abolqasem Lahouti.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Kermanshah since 1700.
