List of Iranians

This is an alphabetic list of notable people from Iran or its historical predecessors.

In the news

Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of Iran
Ebrahim Raisi, former president of Iran, former Chief Justice of Iran. Died in a famous helicopter crash.
Hassan Rouhani, former president of Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former president of Iran
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former politician
Qasem Soleimani, former commander of the Quds Force
Ali Larijani, former Speaker of the Parliament of Iran from 2008 to 2020.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, former Mayor of Tehran, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly
Ali Dizaei, senior officer in the London Metropolitan Police
Anousheh Ansari, first female space tourist in the world, telecommunication entrepreneur and namesake of the Ansari X Prize
Bahar Soomekh, Iranian-American actor
Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder of London-based children's charity Kids Company
Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed Shah of Iran, crown prince in exile.
Shirin Ebadi, recipient of 2003 Nobel Peace Prize
Akbar Ganji, Iranian journalist and writer. He has been described as "Iran's preeminent political
Hossein Ronaghi, Iranian human rights activist and bloggerdissident".
Artists