List of sons and daughters of the city of Tehran
The list of sons and daughters of Tehran lists people who were born in the Iranian capital Tehran and who have an article on Wikipedia.
19th century
- Bahman Mirza Qajar (1810-1884), military man and statesman
- Bahāʾullāh (1817-1892), founder of the Baha'i religion
- Antoin Sevruguin (1830–1933), Russian photographer of Armenian origin
- Subh-e Azal (1831–1912), leader of the Babists and founder of Azalism
- Nāser ad-Din Schāh (1831-1896), Shah of Persia from 1848 to 1896
- Abdul-Baha (1844–1921), teacher and leader of the Baha'i religion
- Abdol Madschid Mirza (1845–1927), Qajar prince; Prime Minister of Iran
- Mohammad Ali Foroughi (1877–1942), scientist and politician
- Ali Akbar Dehchoda (1879-1956), linguist
- Hossein Ala (1881–1964), politician
- Abdollah Tahmasbi (1881–1928), major general in the Iranian army
- Mohammad Mossadegh (1882–1967), Prime Minister
- Abol-Ghasem Kaschani (1882–1962), Ayatollah and President of Parliament
- Harold Nicolson (1886–1968), British diplomat, author and politician
- Firuz Nosratdoleh (1889–1937), politician
- Yusef Forutan (1891–1979), setar player
- Rajab Ali Mansur (1895–1974), politician, minister and prime minister of Iran
- Abdol-Hossein Sardari (1895–1981), diplomat
- Ahmad Matin-Daftari (1896–1971), lawyer, university professor, Minister of Justice and Prime Minister of Iran
- Abdolhossein Hazhir (1899-1949), politician
- Nasrollah Entezam (1900–1980), minister and diplomat; President of the General Assembly of the United Nations
20th century
1901-1920
- Ali Razmara (1901–1951), Lieutenant General (Sepahbod) and Prime Minister of Iran
- Sadegh Hedayat (1903–1951), writer
- Bozorg Alavi (1904–1997), writer and literary scholar
- Ali Amini (1905–1992), Prime Minister of Iran
- Nur-Ali Borumand (1905–1977), musician and music theorist
- Mehdi Bāzargān (1907–1995), politician and liberal Islamic thinker
- Rahi Mo'ayyeri (1909–1968), poet and musician
- Jafar Sharif-Emami (1910–1998), politician and Prime Minister of Iran
- Hossein Tehrani (1912–1973), tombac virtuoso
- Shams Pahlavi (1917-1996), princess
- Amir Abbas Hoveyda (1919–1979), politician and Prime Minister of Iran (1965–1977)
- Ashraf Pahlavi (1919–2016), politician and diplomat
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980), Shah from 1941 to 1979
- Alenoush Terian (1920–2011), physicist and astronomer
1921-1930
- Nasser Moghadam (1921–1979), Lieutenant General and last head of the SAVAK secret service
- Amir Aslan Afshar (1922–2019), ambassador and diplomat
- Jalāl Āl-e Ahmad (1923–1969), writer
- Jamschid Amusegar (1923–2016), Prime Minister
- Hassan Ali Mansur (1923–1965), Prime Minister of Iran from 1964 to 1965
- Ezzatolah Entezami (1924-2018), actor
- Iradsch Afshār (1925–2011), lawyer, historian, library scholar and Iranist
- Abdollah Mojtabavi (1925–2012), freestyle wrestler
- Ahmad Schamlou (1925–2000), poet
- Ali Javan (1926-2016), physicist
- Simin Behbahani (1927-2014), writer
- Bijan Jalali (1927–2000), civil servant and poet, nephew of Sadegh Hedayat
- Nosrat Rahmani (1927–2000), writer and poet
- Ray Aghayan (1928–2011), costume designer
- Amir Masoud Boroumand (1928-2011), football player
- Ardeschir Zahedi (* 1928), diplomat
- Lotfi Mansouri (1929–2013), American opera director and director of Iranian origin
- Ali Mirzaei (1929-2020), weightlifter
- Nader Naderpour (1929–2000), writer and poet
- Reza Badiyi (1930–2011), film director and film producer
- Mohammad Ali Fardin (1930–2000), freestyle wrestler and actor
- Ezatollah Sahabi (1930–2011), politician and critic of the regime
- Gholamreza Takhti (1930-1968), wrestler
- Lilit Teryan (1930–2019), sculptor
- Abbas Zandi (1930-2017), freestyle wrestler
1931-1940
- Maliheh Nazari (1931–2006), theater and film actress
- Huschmand Sabet (1931–2016), German entrepreneur of Iranian origin
- Mostafa Tschamran (1932–1981), Minister of Defense
- Jamāl Mir-Sādeghi (* 1933), teacher, librarian and writer
- Hossein Nasr (* 1933), philosopher and Islamic mystic
- Forugh Farrochzad (1934–1967), poet and film director
- Amir Nasser Eftetah (1935–1988), tombak player and teacher
- Iraj Ghaderi (1935–2012), film director
- Nasser Givehchi (1935-2017), freestyle wrestler
- Badi Panahi (1935–2008), Iranian-German social scientist
- Gitty Djamal (* 1936), Iranian-German actress
- Hassan Esmaeil Elmkhah (1936–1989), weightlifter
- Bahman Nirumand (* 1936), Iranian-German publicist and author
- Kamran Diba (* 1937), architect
- Madjid Samii (* 1937), German-Iranian neurosurgeon
- Mohammad-Ali Sanatkaran (* 1937), freestyle wrestler
- Hossein Zenderoudi (* 1937), artist
- Farid Farjad (* 1938), American violinist of Iranian origin
- Mohammad Ebrahim Seifpour (* 1938), freestyle wrestler
- Parviz Jalayer (1939-2019), weightlifter
- Dariush Mehrjui (* 1939), filmmaker
- Abbas Kiarostami (1940–2016), film director, screenwriter and poet
- Schahnaz Pahlavi (* 1940), daughter of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1941-1950
- Houchang Allahyari (* 1941), Austrian psychiatrist and filmmaker of Iranian origin
- Keyvan Dahesch (1941-2018), journalist
- Barbet Schroeder (* 1941), French film producer of Swiss descent, film director, screenwriter and actor
- Djamchid Chemirani (* 1942). Zarbplayer
- Hossein Khosrow Vaziri (born 1942), professional wrestler
- Dawud Gholamasad (* 1943), German sociologist of Iranian origin
- Chahryar Adle (1944–2015), historian and archaeologist
- Kamal Charrazi (* 1944), politician and Foreign Minister of Iran from 1997 to 2005
- Ali Hatami (1944–1996), filmmaker
- Sohrab Shahid Saless (1944–1998), director and screenwriter
- Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel (* 1945), politician
- Mohammad Nassiri (* 1945), weightlifter and Olympic champion
- Abdolkarim Sorusch (* 1945), philosopher
- Shahrnush Parsipur (* 1946), writer
- Hamid Sadr (* 1946), Iranian-Austrian writer
- Mohammad Reza Adelkhani (* 1947), football player
- Mansour Barzegar (* 1947), freestyle wrestler
- Mostafa Mirsalim (* 1947), politician; 2017 presidential candidate
- Azar Nafisi (* 1947 or 1955), Iranian-American university professor and writer
- Ali Parvin (born 1947), football player
- Said (* 1947), German-Iranian writer
- Jacques Bral (* 1948), French director and screenwriter
- Majid Entezami (* 1948), film music composer
- Scha'ul Mofas (* 1948), Israeli officer and politician
- Ali Rahbari (* 1948), composer and conductor
- Ebi (* 1949), singer and musician
- Nasser Hejazi (1949–2011), football player and coach
- Googoosh (born 1950), singer and actress
- Nasrin Siege (* 1950), German-Iranian children's book author and development worker
1951-1960
- Andranik Eskandarian (* 1951), Iranian football player of Armenian origin
- Mansoor Hekmat (1951-2002), politician
- Shohreh Aghdashloo (born 1952), actress
- Vahid Alaghband (* 1952), entrepreneur
- Seyed Mostafa Azmayesh (* 1952), religious scholar
- Parwiz Dawudi (* 1952), Vice President
- Valentine Moghadam (* 1952), Iranian-American sociologist and feminist
- Mohammad-Ali Najafi (* 1952), politician
- Kamran Shirazi (* 1952), French chess player of Iranian origin
- Maryam Rajavi (* 1953), politician
- Alexios Schandermani (* 1953), author
- Mary Apick (* 1954), actress, writer and producer
- Hamideh Mohagheghi (* 1954), lawyer and Islamic theologian
- Hadi Teherani (* 1954), German architect and designer of Iranian origin
- Chohreh Feyzdjou (1955–1996), artist
- Darius Khondji (* 1955), French cameraman
- Hassan Rowshan (born 1955), football player
- Nader Saiedi (* 1955), Iranian-American sociologist and Baha'i theologian
- Ramin Jahanbegloo (* 1956), philosopher
- Mostafa Mohammad Najar (* 1956), Defense Minister of Iran from 2005 to 2009
- Hossein Kazemeyni Borudscherdi (* 1957), Ayatollah and author
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf (* 1957), film director and author
- Abbas Maroufi (* 1957), author of plays, novels and short stories
- Nader Mashayekhi (* 1958), composer and conductor
- Ahmad Bourghani (1959–2008), politician and journalist
- Majid Majidi (* 1959), film director and screenwriter
- Gina B. Nahai (* 1960), American writer and lecturer in Iranian-Jewish history
- Vali Nasr (* 1960), American political scientist, university lecturer and political advisor
- Cyrus Reza Pahlavi (* 1960), son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Mohammed Jawad Zarif (* 1960), politician and Foreign Minister of Iran since 2013
- Cumrun Vafa (* 1960), physicist
1961-1970
- Hamid Akhavan (* 1961), American manager
- Farzad Bonyadi (* 1961), professional poker player
- Parastou Forouhar (* 1962), artist
- Mandana Alavi Kia (* 1962), Iranian-German performance artist
- Mariam Lau (* 1962), German journalist and publicist
- Rita (* 1962), Israeli singer
- Amir Ghalenoei (* 1963), football player and coach
- Kayhan Kalhor (* 1963), Iranian Kamant actor and composer of Kurdish descent
- Sudabeh Mohafez (* 1963), German writer
- Shaun Toub (born 1963), Iranian-American actor
- Philippe Blasband (* 1964), screenwriter and theater director
- Hossein Ensan (* 1964), German-Iranian poker player
- Rosie Malek-Yonan (* 1965), Assyrian actress, writer, director and activist
- Marina Nemat (* 1965), Iranian-Canadian writer
- Ali Alavi (* 1966), Iranian-British quantum chemist
- Afshin Ellian (* 1966), Dutch professor of law
- Minoo Lenarz (1966–2015), Iranian-German physician
- Reza Mirkarimi (* 1966), filmmaker
- Maryam Namazie (* 1966), civil rights activist
- Vahid Sandoghdar (* 1966), physicist
- Jasmin Tabatabai (* 1967), German-Iranian actress and musician
- Hamid Reza Yousefi (* 1967), German-Iranian philosopher
- Nader Maleki (* before 1968), management consultant
- Amir Kassaei (* 1968), Iranian-Austrian copywriter
- Pejman Hadadi (* 1969), percussionist, composer and music teacher
- Mani Haghighi (* 1969), theater director and filmmaker
- Abbas Jadidi (* 1969), wrestler
- Azam Ali (born 1970), singer
- Amir Ansari (* 1970), American entrepreneur
- Steve Naghavi (* 1970), German musician of Iranian origin
1971-1980
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- Dubfire (* 1971), Iranian-American music producer
- Behzad Ghorbani (* 1971), zoologist
- Arash Hejazi (* 1971), writer and translator
- Niki Karimi (* 1971), actress and director
- Mansour Jafari Mamaghani (* 1971), singer, actor and composer
- Alfred Ter-Mkrtchyan (* 1971), German wrestler of Armenian origin
- Leila Hatami (* 1972), actress
- Kianoosh Rezania (* 1972), Iranist
- Tami Stronach (* 1972), American dancer and film actress
- Cassandra Clare (* 1973), writer
- Hamid Khabbazi (* 1973), tar player and composer
- Afra Mousawisade (* 1973), percussionist
- Kirill Pirogow (* 1973), Russian actor
- Golineh Atai (* 1974), German television correspondent of Iranian descent
- Taraneh Javanbakht (* 1974), poet and writer
- Babak Sandschani (* 1974), multi-billionaire and entrepreneur
- Shirana Shahbazi (* 1974), photographer
- Mazgani (* 1975), Iranian-Portuguese rock musician
- Omid Nouripour (* 1975), German-Iranian politician
- Bahar Soomekh (* 1975), American actress of Iranian origin
- Farhad Safinia (* 1975), American screenwriter, film director and television producer of Iranian origin
- Hadi Saei Bonehkohal (* 1976), Taekwondo Olympic champion
- Bijan Djir-Sarai (* 1976), German politician (FDP)
- Vahid Hashemian (* 1976), football player and coach
- Alireza Heidari (* 1976), freestyle wrestler
- Alireza Rezaei (* 1976), wrestler
- Salar Aghili (* 1977), singer
- Mehdi Mahdavikia (* 1977), football player
- Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-2017), mathematician
- Sahba Motallebi (* 1977), musician, tar player
- Laleh Sadigh (* 1977), racing driver
- Arash (born 1978), singer
- Ameneh Bahrami (* 1978), victim of an acid attack
- Antonio Esfandiari (* 1978), professional poker player
- Ali Karimi (* 1978), soccer player and coach
- Ramin Karimloo (* 1978), Canadian musical actor, actor and singer
- Sandra Ahrabian (* 1979), German presenter
- Siamak (born 1979), rapper
- Navíd Akhavan (* 1980), German-Iranian actor
- Nazanin Boniadi (* 1980), British actress of Iranian origin
- Samira Makhmalbaf (* 1980), film director and screenwriter
- Javad Nekounam (born 1980), football player
- Sami Yusuf (* 1980), British singer, composer and musician
1981-2000
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- Michel Abdollahi (* 1981), performance artist and poet
- Nasim Pedrad (* 1981), actress and comedian
- Amir Hossein Sadeqi (* 1981), football player
- Mazda Farshad (* 1982), Swiss orthopedist, surgeon and author
- Masud Gharahkhani (* 1982), Norwegian politician
- Juvel (* 1982), German rapper
- Sirvan Khosravi (* 1982), pop singer
- MC Basstard (* 1982), German rapper
- Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (* 1982), chess player
- Dominic Rains , actually Amin Nazemdazeh , (1982), Iranian-American actor
- Amir Shapourzadeh (* 1982), German-Iranian soccer player
- Vahid Talebloo (* 1982), football player
- Yas (* 1982), rapper
- Janina Youssefian (* 1982), German model and reality TV actress
- Golshifteh Farahani (born 1983), actress
- Pegah Ferydoni (* 1983), German actress and voice actress of Iranian origin
- Andranik Teymourian (* 1983), football player
- Taraneh Alidoosti (* 1984), actress
- Aylar Lie (* 1984), Norwegian model, actress and singer, as well as former porn actress of Iranian origin
- Shayan Fathi (* 1985), Austrian musician
- Behrang Safari (* 1985), Swedish football player of Iranian origin
- XOV (* 1985), Swedish musician
- Ashkan Dejagah (* 1986), Iranian-German soccer player
- Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (* 1986), Taekwondoin
- Sevdaliza (* 1987), Dutch-Iranian singer, songwriter, dancer and producer
- Alireza Haghighi (born 1988), football player
- Marjan Kalhor (* 1988), alpine and grass skier
- Atousa Pourkashiyan (* 1988), chess player
- Ehsan Rouzbahani (born 1988), boxer
- Mohammad Kiya Darbandsari (* 1989), alpine and grass skier
- Hassan Rahimi (* 1989), wrestler
- Mona Matbou Riahi (* 1990), musician
- Ali Samari (* 1993), shot putter
- Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (* 1997), chess player
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