List of Famous people born in Iran

Omid Norouzi is an Iranian wrestler. He won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman 60 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In 2010 he won gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games.

Soraya Aghaei Hajiagha is an Iranian badminton player.

Nima Fakhrara aka Nima Fahrara, is an Iranian film music composer currently based in Los Angeles.

Amir Naderi is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for The Runner and Vegas: Based on a True Story.

Fariborz Raisdana was an Iranian economist, socialist, activist, professor, and a member of the Iranian Writers' Association.

Mehdi Sohrabi is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport following an anti-doping rule violation.

Gholamreza Takhti was an Iranian Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler and Varzesh-e Bastani practitioner. Popularly nicknamed Jahān Pahlevān because of his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship, he was the most popular athlete of Iran in the 20th century, although dozens of Iranian athletes have won more international medals than he did. Takhti is still a hero to many Iranians. He is listed in the FILA wrestling hall of fame.