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Tehran ranks 62nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zagreb, Baltimore, and Atlanta. The most famous people from Tehran are Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Bahá'u'lláh, and Farah Pahlavi. The most famous people who died in Tehran are Ruhollah Khomeini, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and Mahsa Amini. Tehran has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Tehran is located in Iran.

Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 million in the city, and almost 17 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and West Asia, the second largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th-most-populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including but not limited to Karaj, Eslamshahr, Shahriar, Qods, Malard, Golestan, Pakdasht, Qarchak, Nasimshahr, Parand, Pardis, Andisheh and Fardis. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2005, Tehran was the birth place of 201 globally memorable people, including Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Bahá'u'lláh, and Farah Pahlavi. Additionaly, 67 globally memorable people have passed away in Tehran including Ruhollah Khomeini, Mohammad Mosaddegh, and Mahsa Amini.

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Tehran were politicians (31), actors (31), soccer players (31), writers (16), and singers (15),  while most who died were politicians (25), writers (9), religious figures (5), military personnels (4), and social activists (4).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tehran, including Shohreh Aghdashloo, Shaun Toub, and Mohammad Ali Fardin. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tehran, including Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Farah Pahlavi, and Mohammad Mosaddegh.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Tehran since 1700.