Most Famous Iranian Writers

50 Iranian Writers in view out of 82

Avicenna Iranian Philosopher 980 – 1037

#320 Wiki

Rumi Iranian Poet 1207 – 1273

#423 Wiki

Herodotus Iranian Historian -484 – -425

#677 Wiki

Hafez Iranian Poet 1326 – 1389

#1,694 Wiki

Nizami Ganjavi Iranian Poet 1141 – 1209

#3,045 Wiki

Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi Iranian Philosopher 1155 – 1191

#16,793 Wiki

Rudaki Iranian Poet 859 – 941

#16,971 Wiki

IA

Ibn al-Muqaffa' Iranian Writer 724 – 756

#18,663 Wiki

KA

Kader Abdolah Iranian Writer Born 1954

#24,470 Wiki

Nima Yooshij Iranian Poet 1895 – 1960

#31,158 Wiki

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi Iranian Writer Born 1940

#36,004 Wiki

Abbas (photographer) Iranian Photojournalist 1944 – 2018

#44,237 Wiki

Aphrahat Iranian Writer 270 – 346

#46,726 Wiki

Mehran Karimi Nasseri Iranian Published Born 1942

#47,997 Wiki

MS

Mahmoud Shabestari Iranian Poet 1288 – 1339

#52,777 Wiki

Khaqani Iranian Poet 1126 – 1199

#53,005 Wiki

Sadeq Chubak Iranian Writer 1916 – 1998

#54,530 Wiki

Raffi (novelist) Iranian Poet 1835 – 1888

#62,203 Wiki

Morteza Motahhari Iranian Philosopher 1919 – 1979

#63,761 Wiki

Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani Iranian Writer Born 1939

#76,013 Wiki

Abu-Mansur Daqiqi Iranian Poet 935 – 976

#89,253 Wiki

Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli Iranian Philosopher Born 1928

#95,767 Wiki

M

Manuchehri Iranian Poet 1000 – 1040

#97,429 Wiki

FI

Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi Iranian Poet 1213 – 1289

#102,675 Wiki

Houshang Moradi Kermani Iranian Writer Born 1944

#108,426 Wiki

Zabihollah Safa Iranian Scholar 1911 – 1999

#123,547 Wiki

Mohsen Kadivar Iranian Philosopher Born 1959

#133,369 Wiki

Masih Alinejad Iranian Journalist Born 1976

#140,015 Wiki

SK

Sarmad Kashani Iranian Poet 1590 – 1661

#216,315 Wiki

Manouchehr Atashi Iranian Poet 1931 – 2005

#216,512 Wiki

AA

Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri Iranian Philosopher 913 – 992

#217,092 Wiki

AS

Ali-Akbar Sa'idi Sirjani Iranian Writer 1931 – 1994

#220,503 Wiki

Mohammad Ebrahim Bastani Parizi Iranian Historian 1924 – 2014

#229,541 Wiki

SA

Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami Iranian Poet 1048 – 1141

#236,471 Wiki

SS

Shah Shoja Mozaffari Iranian Poet 1333 – 1384

#237,392 Wiki

Hossein Ghods-Nakhai Iranian Poet 1911 – 1977

#242,400 Wiki

HP

Hossein Panahi Iranian Poet 1956 – 2004

#251,031 Wiki

Vahshi Bafqi Iranian Poet 1532 – 1582

#254,472 Wiki

Hatefi Iranian Poet 1454 – 1521

#254,802 Wiki

HN

Hajj Nematollah Iranian Writer 1871 – 1920

#254,802 Wiki

Nabíl-i-A`zam Iranian Historian 1831 – 1892

#255,301 Wiki

YE

Yussef Etessami Iranian Journalist 1874 – 1938

#292,624 Wiki

IY

Ibn-i Yamin Iranian Poet 1286 – 1368

#336,729 Wiki

Ali Al-Kourani Iranian Writer Born 1944

#341,914 Wiki

Mahmoud Hosseini Zad Iranian Playwright Born 1946

#353,828 Wiki

Naghach Hovnatan Iranian Poet 1661 – 1722

#357,987 Wiki

Bibi Khanoom Astarabadi Iranian Writer 1858 – 1921

#402,729 Wiki

JD

Jalaladdin Davani Iranian Philosopher 1426 – 1502

#411,194 Wiki

ZA

Zhaleh Alamtaj Iranian Poet 1883 – 1947

#466,493 Wiki

AB

Adib Boroumand Iranian Poet 1924 – 2017

#478,668 Wiki

By the numbers

Inside Iran Writers

82 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous iran writers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Iran Writers peaked in the 1940s with 9 people.

What Iran Writers Are Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive

Poet are Iran Writers's biggest group — 44% of all notables (36).

Iran Writers over-index on poet — 22.5× the global rate.

Poet3644%
Writer2024%
Philosopher911%
Historian56.1%
Scholar44.9%
Journalist33.7%
Photojournalist11.2%
Published11.2%

Poet3622.5×
Philosopher918.0×
Writer205.9×
Historian55.1×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Iran Writers compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.

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