38.0738° N, 46.2965° E
TABRIZ
Most Famous People Born in Tabriz, Iran
- Notable people
- 306
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1939
- Most distinctive
- Poet 5.0×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Tabriz during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Tabriz Is Known For
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Football is Tabriz's biggest profession — 19% of all notables (58).
Tabriz over-indexes on poet — 5.0× the global rate.
Tabriz under-produces actor — only 0.7× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Tabriz's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Art & Design
- Science
- Film & TV
- Other
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
0048 POLITICIAN
Abbas Gharabaghi
1918 - 2000
0109 MUSIC
Qolamhossein Bigjekhani
1918 - 1987
0120 RULING
Hamid Mirza
1918 - 1988
0169 MUSIC
Emanuel Melik-Aslanian
1915 - 2003
0198 POLITICIAN
Jafar Shafaghat
1915 - 2001
0234 RELIGIOUS
Mohammad Ali Qazi Tabatabaei
1914 - 1979
0244 WRITER
Hasan Ali Nejabat Shirazi
1917 - 1989
0277 POLITICIAN
Mohammad Biriya
1914 - 1985