List of Famous people born in Iran

Ali Mosaffa is an Iranian actor and director.

Yervand Manaryan was an Iranian-born Armenian actor.

Hossein Amirabdollahian is an Iranian diplomat and current foreign minister of Iran. He was formerly the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs from 2011 to 2016.

Mírzá Mihdí was the youngest child of Baháʼí Faith founder Baháʼu'lláh and his wife Ásíyih Khánum. He was given the title G͟husn-i-Athar.

Grand Ayatollah Yousef Saanei was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja' and politician, a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran's powerful Guardian Council from 1980 to 1983 and also Attorney-General of Iran from 1983 to 1985.

Ebrahim Yazdi was an Iranian politician, pharmacist, and diplomat who served as deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs in the interim government of Mehdi Bazargan, until his resignation in November 1979, in protest at the Iran hostage crisis. From 1995 until 2017, he headed the Freedom Movement of Iran. Yazdi was also a trained cancer researcher.

Shahin Najafi is an Iranian musician, singer, songwriter and political activist currently residing in Britain.

Homayoun Behzadi was an Iranian footballer and coach. He usually played as a striker.

Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani was an Iranian Shia cleric, writer and conservative politician who was Acting Prime Minister of Iran from 2 September until 29 October 1981. Before that, he was Minister of Interior and Minister of Justice in the cabinets of Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Mohammad-Javad Bahonar. He was the leader of Combatant Clergy Association and Chairman of the Assembly of Experts and also founder and president of Imam Sadiq University.

Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami is an Iranian chess grandmaster (2000). He is the record holder of the Iranian Chess Championship with 13 titles.