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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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0013 ACTOR

Homayoun Ershadi

Born 1947

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0017 ACTOR

Leila Forouhar

Born 1959

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0062 ACTOR

Mohammad-Ali Keshavarz

1930 - 2020

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0075 ACTOR

Soroush Sehhat

Born 1965

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0076 ACTOR

Shirin Yazdanbakhsh

Born 1948

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0092 ACTOR

Mahdi Pakdel

Born 1980

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0100 ACTOR

Sara Bahrami

Born 1983

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0114 ACTOR

Hamed Komeili

Born 1982

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0120 ACTOR

Zari Khoshkam

Born 1947

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0125 ACTOR

Ramin Yazdani

Born 1952

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0131 ACTOR

Jahangir Forouhar

1916 - 1997

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0139 ACTOR

Nosratollah Vahdat

1925 - 2020

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0178 ACTOR

Annik Shefrazian

1908 - 1996

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0280 ACTOR

Milad Klein

Born 1987

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0330 ACTOR

Shahriyar Latifzadeh

Born 1979

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