List of people from Tehran

The following notable people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Tehran, Iran. Tehran natives are also referred to as Tehranis.

ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
(1844–1921)
Nasrollah Entezam
(1900–1980)
Sadegh Hedayat
(1903–1951)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
(1919–1980)
Mohammad Ali Fardin
(1931–2000)
Forough Farrokhzad
(1935–1967)
Parviz Jalayer
(born 1939)
Googoosh
(born 1950)
Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
(born 1956)
Reza Pahlavi
(born 1960)
Mohammad Javad Zarif
(born 1960)
Masoumeh Ebtekar
(born 1960)
Rita
(born 1962)
Shaun Toub
(born 1963)
Leila Hatami
(born 1972)
Mehdi Mahdavikia
(born 1977)
Alireza Haghighi
(born 1988)
Hana Makhmalbaf
(born 1988)
Dalita Avanesian
(born 1999)

Born in Tehran

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1801–1900

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1901–1930

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1931–1950

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1951–1960

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1961–1970

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  • Parastou Forouhar (born 1962), installation artist
  • Rita (born 1962), Israeli pop singer and actress
  • Hassan Bastani (born 1962), Iranian playwright
  • Camila Batmanghelidjh (born c. 1963), Iranian-born author and charity executive in the United Kingdom
  • Amir Ghalenoei (born 1963), football coach and player
  • Farahnaz Pahlavi (born 1963), the eldest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  • Shaun Toub (born 1963), film and television actor
  • Philippe Blasband (born 1964), filmmaker; writer in French language from Belgium
  • Rosie Malek-Yonan (born 1965), actress, author, director and activist of Assyrian ethnicity
  • Marina Nemat (born 1965), author
  • Afshin Ellian (born 1966), Iranian-Dutch professor of law, philosopher, poet and critic of political Islam
  • Reza Mirkarimi (born 1966), film writer and director
  • Maryam Namazie (born 1966), secularist and human rights activist, commentator and broadcaster
  • Ali-Reza Pahlavi (1966–2011), member of the Pahlavi Imperial Family of Iran (Persia)
  • Jasmin Tabatabai (born 1967), Iranian-German actress
  • Mani Haghighi (born 1969), filmmaker, screenwriter and actor
  • Abbas Jadidi (born 1969), wrestler
  • Azam Ali (born 1970), Iranian American singer and musician
  • Amir Ansari (born 1970), Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Prodea Systems
  • Shokufeh Kavani (born 1970), contemporary painter, translator and artist
  • Leila Pahlavi (1970–2001), youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
  • Sharam (born 1970), Iranian-American progressive house DJ and producer

1971–1980

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1981–2000

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Full date unknown

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Lived in Tehran

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References

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