Qom
Qom ranks 1,876th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mülheim, Eskişehir, and Kristianstad. The most famous people from Qom are Hassan-i Sabbah, Ismail II, and Musa al-Sadr. The most famous people who died in Qom are Hussein-Ali Montazeri, Fatimah bint Musa, and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai. Qom has been the birth place of many religious figures, and politicians and the death place of many religious figures, and politicians. Qom is located in Iran.
Qom is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is 140 km (87 mi) to the south of Tehran, and on the banks of the Qom River. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 864 and 1998, Qom was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Hassan-i Sabbah, Ismail II, and Musa al-Sadr. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Qom including Hussein-Ali Montazeri, Fatimah bint Musa, and Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai.
People Born in Qom
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Hassan-i Sabbah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1050 - 1124
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 1
Ismail II
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1577
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 2
Musa al-Sadr
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 1978
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 3
Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
864 - 941
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 4
Ibn Babawayh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
918 - 992
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 5
Farrokhroo Parsa
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1980
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 6
Abdolrahim Mousavi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 7
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
PHYSICIST
1958 - 2020
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 8
Mohammad Mirmohammadi
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 9
Mostafa Pourmohammadi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 10
Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 11
Alireza Nejati
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 23.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Qom
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MILITARY PERSONNEL
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 7
Mostafa Pourmohammadi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 10
Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Qom
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Hussein-Ali Montazeri
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2009
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 1
Fatimah bint Musa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
790 - 816
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 2
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1981
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 3
Parvin E'tesami
WRITER
1907 - 1941
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 4
Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1875 - 1961
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Qom were religious figures (4), politicians (4), social activists (1), military personnels (1), and physicists (1), while most who died were religious figures (2), politicians (1), philosophers (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Qom, including Mohammad Mirmohammadi, and Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani. Whereas, throughout history, religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Qom, including Hassan-i Sabbah, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, and Ibn Babawayh.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Qom since 1700.
