Urmia
Urmia ranks 2,956th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lahr, Safed, and Libourne. Memorable people born in Urmia include Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, and Helly Luv. Urmia has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes. Urmia is located in Iran.
Urmia is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. In the Central District of Urmia County, it is capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is situated near the borders of Iran with Turkey and Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1216 and 1999, Urmia was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, and Helly Luv.
People Born in Urmia
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Safi al-Din al-Urmawi
MUSICIAN
1216 - 1294
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 5
Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1989
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 7
Helly Luv
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 4
Brwa Nouri
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 1
Saeid Marouf
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 2
Farshad Ahmadzadeh
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.33
Rank: 6
Meisam Salehi
ATHLETE
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.93
Rank: 3
Morteza Sharifi
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.50
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Urmia
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Most individuals born in present day Urmia were soccer players (2), athletes (2), musicians (1), politicians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Urmia, including Brwa Nouri, and Farshad Ahmadzadeh. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Urmia, including Brwa Nouri, and Farshad Ahmadzadeh.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Urmia since 1700.
