32.6446° N, 51.6693° E
ISFAHAN
Most Famous People Born in Isfahan, Iran
- Notable people
- 343
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1954
- Most distinctive
- Scholar 15.9×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Isfahan during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Isfahan Is Known For
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Football is Isfahan's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (64).
Isfahan over-indexes on scholar — 15.9× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Isfahan's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
0002 QUEEN
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
1932 - 2001
0014 WRITER
Houshang Golshiri
1937 - 2000
0019 POLITICIAN
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
1936 - 1982
0025 PAINTER
Mahmoud Farshchian
Born 1930
0040 LINGUIST
Ahmad Tafazzoli
1937 - 1997
0046 PHYSICIST
Mehdi Golshani
Born 1939
0062 ACTOR
Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz
1930 - 2020
0091 POLITICIAN
Mohammad Yazdi
Born 1931
0107 BUSINESS
Jack Mahfar
Born 1931
0117 PHILOSOPHER
Gholamhossein Ebrahimi Dinani
Born 1934
0119 FILM
Ali Rafie
Born 1938
0130 LEXICOGRAPHER
Mohammad-Reza Bateni
Born 1934
0145 POET
Mohammad Hoqouqi
1937 - 2009
0157 FOOTBALL
Mahmoud Yavari
1939 - 2020
0212 PHYSICIAN
Alireza Marandi
Born 1939
0229 CLERIC
Hossein Mazaheri
Born 1934
0239 SCHOLAR
Morteza Moghtadai
Born 1936
0261 FILM
Ali Raffi
Born 1938