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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 14 of 343 notable people

0029 FILM

Bahman Farmanara

Born 1942

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0044 FILM

Rasul Sadr Ameli

Born 1953

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0119 FILM

Ali Rafie

Born 1938

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0132 FILM

Mamad Haghighat

Born 1952

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0133 FILM

Homayoun As'adian

Born 1958

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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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0228 FILM

Reza Bahrami Nejad

Born 1978

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0244 FILM

Naeim Ghalili

Born 1962

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0260 FILM

Abolqasem Talebi

Born 1961

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0261 FILM

Ali Raffi

Born 1938

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0294 FILM

Ali lotfi

Born 1989

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0302 FILM

Morteza Atashzamzam

Born 1977

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0334 FILM

Mohammad Reza Jozi

Born 1975

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