List of Famous people born in Iran

Rasoul Azadani is an Iranian animator, lighting designer and layout artist. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. In 1995 he was nominated for an Annie Award in the category "Best Individual Achievement for Production Design in the Field of Animation" for his work on Pocahontas.

Ali Karimi is an Iranian football coach and retired player. During the course of his career, he played for Fath Tehran, Persepolis, Al-Ahli Dubai, Bayern Munich, Qatar SC, Steel Azin, Schalke 04, Tractor Sazi, and the Iran national team for which he scored 38 goals in 127 appearances. In 2004, he became the fourth Iranian player to win the Asian Footballer of the Year. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2013–14 season and, on 11 April 2014, played the final game of his 18-year career.

Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Golpaygani was an Iranian Shia Islam cleric and marja was born in 1899 in Gogad village near the city of Golpayegan Iran. Gogad village, near the city of Golpaygan, Iran. He was taught preliminary studies by his father, Mohammad Bagher. At the age of 9, his father died, and he moved to Golpaygan to continue his studies. He was one of the highest-ranking Islamic clergies to participate in the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and a one-time serious contender to succeed Ruhollah Khomeini as the Supreme Leader of Iran in 1989. However, his candidacy was voted down by the Assembly of Experts, in favor of the eventual successor and current leader, Ali Khamenei.

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Taqi Tabatabaei Qomi was an Iranian Shia marja'. He, along with Ali al-Sistani, and Ali Falsafi, were among the only three people to receive a written statement declaring their ijtihad by grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei.

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Abu al-Hasan al-Musawi al-Isfahani was an Iranian-Iraqi Shia marja'.

Mir Fendereski or Mir Findiriski ‎ (1562–1640) was a Persian philosopher, poet and mystic of the Safavid era. His full name is given as Sayyed Mir Abulqasim Astarabadi, and he is famously known as Fendereski. He lived for a while in Isfahan at the same time as Mir Damad, spent a great part of his life in India among yogis and Zoroastrians, and learnt from them. He was patronized by both the Safavid and Mughal courts. The famous Persian philosopher Mulla Sadra also studied under him.

Mohammad Ali Foroughi, also known as Zoka-ol-Molk, was a writer, diplomat and politician who served three terms as Prime Minister of Iran.

Mansour Jafari Mamaghani, better known as Mansour, is an Iranian artist renowned as a Persian musical artist based in Southern California.

Ahmad Qavam, also known as Qavam os-Saltaneh, was a politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran five times.