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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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0022 FOOTBALL

Moharram Navidkia

Born 1982

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0037 ATHLETIC

Reza Ghasemi

Born 1987

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0045 BASKET

Oshin Sahakian

Born 1986

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0060 SINGER

Fard (Rapper)

Born 1984

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0064 BASKET

Iman Zandi

Born 1981

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0070 BASKET

Javad Davari

Born 1983

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0086 BASKET

Aren Davoudi

Born 1986

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0092 ACTOR

Mahdi Pakdel

Born 1980

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0094 FOOTBALL

Mohammad Ghazi

Born 1984

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0097 ATHLETE

Reza Naderian

Born 1989

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0100 ACTOR

Sara Bahrami

Born 1983

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0103 ATHLETE

Alireza Nasr Azadani

Born 1985

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0109 FOOTBALL

Siamak Kouroshi

Born 1989

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0114 ACTOR

Hamed Komeili

Born 1982

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0115 WEIGHTLIFTER

Rashid Sharifi

Born 1984

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0118 SINGER

Erfan (rapper)

Born 1983

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0126 FOOTBALL

Sepehr Mohammadi

Born 1989

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0134 FOOTBALL

Esmaeil Farhadi

Born 1982

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0136 JOURNALIST

Kouhyar Goudarzi

Born 1986

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0138 FOOTBALL

Hamid Azizzadeh

Born 1981

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0140 FOOTBALL

Sepehr Heidari

Born 1980

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0144 FOOTBALL

Jalal Akbari

Born 1983

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0148 FOOTBALL

Masoud Homami

Born 1983

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0149 POLITICIAN

Minoo Khaleghi

Born 1985

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0155 FOOTBALL

Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi

Born 1989

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0160 FOOTBALL

Hamid Shafiei

Born 1981

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0164 HANDBALL

Allahkaram Esteki

Born 1988

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0169 FOOTBALL

Mohammad Salsali

Born 1983

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0180 FOOTBALL

Mehdi Nasiri

Born 1987

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0185 FOOTBALL

Sina Ashouri

Born 1988

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0188 SWIMMER

Mohammad Alirezaei

Born 1985

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0189 CANOE

Ahmad Reza Talebian

Born 1989

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0192 BASKET

Mohammad Reza Akbari

Born 1986

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0193 BASKET

Jaber Rouzbahani

Born 1986

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0200 FOOTBALL

Javad Maheri

Born 1983

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0201 SINGER

Sogand

Born 1987

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0205 FOOTBALL

Rasoul Navidkia

Born 1983

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0207 FOOTBALL

Keivan Amraei

Born 1986

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0237 FOOTBALL

Farshad Bahadorani

Born 1982

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0271 SCREENWRITER

Sara Rastegar

Born 1983

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0279 FOOTBALL

Mostafa Salehinejad

Born 1981

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0280 ACTOR

Milad Klein

Born 1987

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0293 PROFESSOR

Mohammad Etemadi

Born 1986

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0294 FILM

Ali lotfi

Born 1989

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0299 PAINTER

Mohammad Amin Aghaei

Born 1982

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0303 VOLLEYBALL

Maedeh Borhani

Born 1988

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0306 PLAYER

Mohsen Andalib

Born 1983

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0309 FOOTBALL

Hamed Rasouli

Born 1985

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0318 FOOTBALL

Sajad Abarghouei Nejad

Born 1987

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0324 MODEL

Mahlagha Jaberi

Born 1989

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0333 HANDBALL

Saeid Barkhordari

Born 1989

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