Ali Khamenei
1939 – 2026
cleric and former Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 (1939–2026)
Islamic juristtranslatorpoliticianpoetwriter
Born April 19Wikipedia →Famous People from Iran
20 notable historical figures from Iran, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
Islamic jurist (3)translator (2)university teacher (2)cleric (2)journalist (2)politician (2)film editor (2)murderer (1)religious leader (1)mystic (1)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
1956 – Present
6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013
university teachermurdererengineer
Born October 28Wikipedia →Ruhollah Khomeini
1902 – 1989
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
religious leadermysticakhoondtheologianpoliticianpoet
Born September 24Wikipedia →Hassan Rouhani
1948 – Present
President of Iran from 2013 to 2021
clericdiplomatpoliticianlawyerwriter
Born November 12Wikipedia →Mohammad Khatami
1943 – Present
President of Iran from 1997 to 2005
scholarlibrarianpoliticianmilitary personnelwriter
Born October 14Wikipedia →Shirin Ebadi
1947 – Present
Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
women's rights activistpeace activisthuman rights defenderjuristpoliticianlawyerwriterjudge
Born June 21Wikipedia →Ebrahim Raisi
1960 – 2024
President of Iran from 2021 to 2024
Islamic juristqadipolitician
Born December 14Wikipedia →Maryam Mirzakhani
1977 – 2017
Iranian mathematician (1977–2017)
topologistuniversity teachermathematician
Born May 12Wikipedia →Narges Mohammadi
1972 – Present
Iranian human rights activist (born 1972)
journalisthuman rights defender
Born April 21Wikipedia →Masoud Pezeshkian
1954 – Present
9th President of Iran (2024-) and former Co-Interim Supreme Leader of Iran (in 2026)
general surgeoncardiac surgeongeneral practitioneracademicpolitician
Born September 29Wikipedia →Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
1934 – 2017
Iranian politician (1934–2017)
akhoondentrepreneurpoliticianwriter
Born August 25Wikipedia →Reza Shah
1878 – 1944
Shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the Pahlavi Dynasty
politicianmilitary personnel
Born March 15Wikipedia →Mojtaba Khamenei
1969 – Present
cleric and 3rd Supreme Leader of Iran since 2026
clericIslamic juristpolitician
Born September 8Wikipedia →Abbas Kiarostami
1940 – 2016
Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer (1940-2016)
film editordirectorfilm producerfilm directorsculptorpainterphotojournalistediting staffillustratorgraphic designercinematographerpoetactorphotographerscreenwriter
Born June 22Wikipedia →Abolhassan Banisadr
1933 – 2021
Iranian politician and economist, and Iran's first President (1933–2021)
essayistjournalisteconomistpoliticianwriter
Born March 22Wikipedia →Farah Pahlavi
1938 – Present
queen/empress consort of Iran from 1959 to 1979
queen consorttranslatorpoliticianarchitectwriter
Born October 14Wikipedia →Mohammad-Ali Rajai
1933 – 1981
Iranian Prime Minister and President of Iran (1933-1981)
politicianteacher
Born June 15Wikipedia →Asghar Farhadi
1972 – Present
Iranian screenwriter and film director
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Born May 7Wikipedia →Anousheh Ansari
1966 – Present
Iranian-American engineer and entrepreneur
private astronautbusiness executiveentrepreneurengineerbusinesspersonastronautastronomer
Born September 12Wikipedia →