List of Famous people born in Tehran Province, Iran
Omid Abtahi
Omid Abtahi is an Iranian-American actor. He is best known for his roles as Salim in Starz Original American Gods, Doctor Pershing in The Mandalorian on Disney+, and Homes in the final installment of The Hunger Games film series, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
Shams Pahlavi
Shams Pahlavi was an Iranian royal of the Pahlavi dynasty, who was the elder sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. During her brother's reign she was the president of the Red Lion and Sun Society.
Iraj Danaeifard
Iraj Danaeifard was an Iranian football player who played most of his career for Taj and also the Iran national football team.
Fariba Adelkhah
Fariba Adelkhah is a French-Iranian anthropologist and academic at Sciences Po who is currently detained in Iran.
Ali Javan
Ali Javan was an Iranian-American physicist and inventor. He was the first to propose the concept of the gas laser in 1959 at the Bell Telephone Laboratories. A successful prototype, constructed by him in collaboration with W. R. Bennett, Jr., and D. R. Herriott was demonstrated in 1960. His other contributions to science have been in the fields of quantum physics and spectroscopy.
Naser Malek Motiee
Naser Malek Motiei was an Iranian actor and director. He starred in numerous films and television shows.
Jamshid Mashayekhi
Jamshid Mashayekhi was an Iranian actor.
Navíd Akhavan
Navíd Akhavan is an Iranian-German actor, translator and singer best known for his role as Hakan in the German comedy television series König von Kreuzberg. He is also known as Navid Navid.
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Mehdi Mahdavikia is an Iranian professional football coach and former player usually played as a right winger or full-back.
Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Esteghlal in Persian Gulf Pro League.