List of people from Tehran

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The following notable people were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Tehran, Iran. Tehran natives are also referred to as Tehranis.

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`Abdu'l-Baha
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ʻAbdu'l-Bahá
(1844–1921)
Nasrollah Entezam
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Nasrollah Entezam
(1900–1980)
Sadegh Hedayat
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Sadegh Hedayat
(1903–1951)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
(1919–1980)
Mohammad Ali Fardin
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Mohammad Ali Fardin
(1931–2000)
Forough Farrokhzad
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Forough Farrokhzad
(1935–1967)
Parviz Jalayer
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Parviz Jalayer
(born 1939)
Googoosh
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Googoosh
(born 1950)
Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
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Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar
(born 1956)
Reza Pahlavi
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Reza Pahlavi
(born 1960)
Mohammad Javad Zarif
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Mohammad Javad Zarif
(born 1960)
Masoumeh Ebtekar
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Masoumeh Ebtekar
(born 1960)
Rita
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Rita
(born 1962)
Shaun Toub
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Shaun Toub
(born 1963)
Leila Hatami
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Leila Hatami
(born 1972)
Mehdi Mahdavikia
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Mehdi Mahdavikia
(born 1977)
Alireza Haghighi
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Alireza Haghighi
(born 1988)
Hana Makhmalbaf
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Hana Makhmalbaf
(born 1988)
Dalita Avanesian
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Dalita Avanesian
(born 1999)

Born in Tehran

1801–1900

1901–1930

1931–1950

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–2000

Full date unknown

Lived in Tehran

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