List of Famous people born in Tehran, Iran
Darius Khondji
Darius Khondji AFC, ASC is an Iranian-French cinematographer. Khondji has worked with a number of high-profile directors, including David Fincher, Woody Allen, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Roman Polanski, Wong Kar-wai, Michael Haneke, Danny Boyle, Philippe Parreno, Bong Joon-ho, Nicolas Winding Refn, Paul Thomas Anderson and the Safdie brothers. He was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Evita, and has been nominated for three César Awards.
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, was the fifth shah of Qajar Iran, reigning from 1896 until his death in 1907. He is often credited with the creation of the Persian constitution, which he approved of as one of his final actions as Shah.
Baháʼu'lláh
Baháʼu'lláh was a Persian religious leader, and the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, which advocates universal peace and unity among all races, nations, and religions.
Reza Pahlavi
Reza Pahlavi is the oldest son of Iranian Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife Farah Diba. Prior to the Iranian Revolution in 1979, he was the crown prince and the last heir apparent to the throne of the Imperial State of Iran.
Shakila
Shakila Mohseni Sedaghat, known mononymously as Shakila, is an Iranian-born American singer-songwriter based in San Diego, California. She is an international artist who has performed in various languages including Persian, Kurdish, English, Turkish, Hindi and Spanish. She has won a Persian Music Academy Award in 2006 and a Global Music Award in 2015. Shakila has released over twenty albums in Persian language as well as many albums in English. She primarily sings about spirituality, love, peace, and awakening. Lyrics of her songs are inspired by Rumi and other major poets. She is also an official voting member at the Grammy Awards.
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur or Mohtashami was an Iranian Shia cleric who was active in the 1979 Iranian Revolution and later became interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He is "seen as a founder of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon" and one of the "radical elements advocating the export of the revolution," in the Iranian clerical hierarchy.
Ali Mansur
Ali Khan Mansur was a Prime Minister of Iran.
Gitty Darugar
Gitty Djamal is an Iranian-German film and television actress. She has also worked as a photographer.
Mírzá Mihdí
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.
Farah Pahlavi
Farah Pahlavi is the widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and former Shahbanu (empress) of Iran.