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ISFAHAN

Most Famous People Born in Isfahan, Iran

Notable people
343
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1954
Most distinctive
Scholar 15.9×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football64
  2. Politician48
  3. Actor15
  4. Film14
  5. Poet8
  6. Painter8
  7. Basket7
  8. Writer6
  1. Scholar615.9×
  2. Athlete55.1×
  3. Handball54.7×
  4. Novelist53.7×
  5. Film143.3×
  6. Poet82.3×
  7. Football641.7×
  8. Basket71.6×

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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Showing 19 of 343 notable people

0075 ACTOR

Soroush Sehhat

Born 1965

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0112 HISTORIAN

Musa Najafi

Born 1962

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0142 MINISTER

Ali Tayebnia

Born 1960

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0151 FILM

Mahboubeh Honarian

Born 1962

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0167 FILM

Morteza Ahmadi Harandi

Born 1966

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0175 DESIGNER

Rasoul Azadani

Born 1965

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0190 DEPUTY

Ahmad-Reza Radan

Born 1963

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0197 COMPOSER

Saeed Shahram

Born 1961

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0224 PHOTOGRAPHER

Ahmad Reihan

Born 1965

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0231 SPORT

Mehdi Taj

Born 1960

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0244 FILM

Naeim Ghalili

Born 1962

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0246 ENGINEER

Saeid Eslamian

Born 1961

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0250 POLITICIAN

Rahmatollah Hafezi

Born 1964

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0260 FILM

Abolqasem Talebi

Born 1961

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0283 SURGEON

Alireza Noori

1963 - 2002

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0300 POLITICIAN

Hossein-Ali Haji-Deligani

Born 1962

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0311 POET

Majid Naini

Born 1963

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0313 PRIEST

Guli Francis-Dehqani

Born 1966

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0327 PAINTER

Farhad Sadeghi Amini

Born 1963

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