List of Famous people born in Iran

Jacques Bral was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was also a painter.

Mehrsa Baradaran is a law professor specializing in banking law at the University of California, Irvine. Her book How the Other Half Banks has received national and international media coverage.

Isaac Larian is an Iranian-born American billionaire businessman, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of MGA Entertainment, the world's largest privately-owned toy company.

Peyman Yazdanian is an Iranian pianist and music composer. As a composer, he has written over forty pieces for solo piano and has composed for both national and foreign featured films. He has also written original soundtracks for plays and multimedia.

Mahmoud Namjoo was an Iranian bantamweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and placed fifth, second and third, respectively. At the world championships he won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals between 1949 and 1957, becoming the first Iranian weightlifter to win a world title. Namjoo was also the first Asian weightlifter to set a world record; during his career he set four: one in clean and jerk in 1949 and three in the total, in 1948, 1949 and 1951.

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad-Sadiq Husayni Rohani is an Iranian Shia marja'.