1. Javad Nekounam (1980)

Soccer Player

Midfielder who began his second stint with Osasuna in 2014 and debuted with the Iranian national team in 2000. He was runner up for Asian Footballer of the Year in...

2. Alireza Assar (1974)

World Music Singer

Iranian musician, singer, and composer who rose to fame after releasing the hit single "Ghodsiane Aseman" in 1999. He became one of the most popular pop singers after the Islamic Revolution.

3. Hadi Saei (1976)

Taekwondo Practitioner

Iranian Taekwondo athlete who won two Olympic gold medals, one in 2004 in Athens and one in 2008 in Beijing.

4. Hamid Sourian (1985)

Iranian Wrestler

Hamid Sourian Reihanpour is an Iranian wrestler He is a five-time world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. Sourian amazingly won both the Junior World Championships and Senior World Championships in 2005....

5. Saeed Azarbayjani (1975)

Canadian Wrestler

Saeed Azarbayjani is an Iranian-Canadian male freestyle wrestler representing Canada. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/8 of final he beat Armenian Martin...

6. Hamidreza Aliasgari (1990)

Iranian Football Player

Hamidreza Aliasgari is an Iranian Football Midfielder who currently plays for Persepolis in Iran Pro League.

7. Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi (Unknow)

Iranian Politician

Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi is an Iranian politician and cleric previously the Minister of Intelligence of Islamic Republic of Iran. He is the current head of Supreme Administrative Court of IRI.

8. Hossein Ghomi (1982)

Iranian Judoka

Hossein Ghomi is an Iranian judoka. He finished in joint fifth place in the middleweight division at the 2006 Asian Games having lost to Ramziddin Sayidov of Uzbekistan in the...

9. Mehdi Kamrani (1982)

Iranian Basketball Player

10. Mohammad Reyshahri (1946)

Iranian Cleric And Politician

Mohammad Reyshahri best known as Reyshahri is an Iranian politician and cleric who was the first Minister of Intelligence served from 1984 to 1989 in cabinet of Prime Minister...

11. Alireza Zakani (1965)

unknow

Alireza Zakani is an Iranian politician and member of the Parliament of Iran. He announced he will run for presidency in upcoming election on 21 April 2013. However his nomination...

12. Nasser Mohammadkhani (1957)

Iranian Footballer

Naser Mohammadkhani is a retired Iranian football striker. He also worked as a coach for Tehran's Persepolis club.

13. Hamed Malekmohammadi (1983)

Olympic Judoka

Hamed Malekmohammadi Memar is an Iranian judoka who played for both the lightweight and half-middleweight categories. He won the silver medal for the men's 81 kg class at the 2008...

14. Harun al-Rashid (0763)

Abbasid Caliph

Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid Caliph. His rule encompassed modern Iraq. His actual birth date is debatable and various sources give dates from 763 to 766. Al-Rashid ruled...

15. Farzad Ashoubi (1980)

Iranian Footballer

Gholam-Abbas Ashoubi more known as Farzad Ashoubi is an Iranian football player. He is currently a member of the Iran's Premier Football League club Rah Ahan.

16. Reza Torabian (1970)

Iranian Footballer

Reza Torabian is a retired Iranian footballer and coach who was most recently the assistant manager at Persepolis.

17. Fakhr ad-Din ar-Razi (Unknow)

Iranian Scientist

Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Umar ibn al-Husayn at-Taymi al-Bakri at-Tabaristani Fakhr ad-Din ar-Razi most commonly known as Fakhr ad-Din ar-Razi or Fakhruddin Razi was a Persian Sunni Muslim theologian and...

18. Mehrad Atashi (1986)

Basketball Player

Mehrad Atashi is an Iranian professional basketball player. He currently plays for Petrochimi Imam in Iranian Basketball Super League as well as with the Iranian national basketball team as a...

19. Amir Amini (1984)

Iranian Basketball Player

Amir Amini is an Iranian professional basketball player. He currently plays as a shooting guard for Naft Sepahan in the Iranian Basketball Super League. He is 6 ft 3 in...

20. Mohammad Keshavarz (1982)

Footballer

Mohammad Keshavarz Nasrabadi (Persian: محمد کشاورز نصرآبادی‎ born 5 July 1982 in Rey Tehran Iran is an Iranian futsal player. He is a Defender and currently a member of Giti...