Iran People

Sussan Deyhim is an Iranian singer, composer and dancer.

General Mohammad Ali Jafari (Persian: محمدعلی جعفری, born 1957 in Yazd, also known as Aziz Jafari and Ali Jafari) is the commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. He was appointed by the Supreme...

John Negrin (born March 26, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the St. John's Ice Caps of the American Hockey League (AHL). Negrin was a third round pick of the Calgary Flames, 70th overall, at the 2007...

Mohammad Nouri (Persian: محمد نوری ) (December 22, 1929 – July 31, 2010) was one of the foremost folk and pop singers in Iran.

Nāder Shāh Afshār (Persian: نادر شاه افشار‎; also known as Nāder Qoli Beg - نادر قلی بیگ or Tahmāsp Qoli Khān - تهماسپ قلی خان) (November, 1688 or August 6, 1698 – June 19, 1747) ruled as Shah of Iran...

Azar Nafisi(Persian: آذر نفیسی‎), born ca. 1947, is an Iranian academic and bestselling writer who has resided in the United States since 1997 when she emigrated from Iran. Her field is English language literature. Nafisi's 2003 book Reading Lolita in...

Hossein Alizadeh (Persian: حسین علیزاده‎), is an Iranian composer, radif-preserver, researcher, teacher, and tar and setar instrumentalist and improviser, described by Allmusic as a leading Iranian classical composer and musician.

Pegah Ahangarani (Persian: پگاه آهنگرانی, born 1984) is an Iranian actress. She is the daughter of actress and director Manijeh Hekmat and movie director Jamshid Ahangarani. She has acted in 11 Iranian feature films since 2001 and made at least...

Vartan Gregorian (Persian: وارتان گرگوریان‎, born April 8, 1934) is an Armenian-American academic, serving as the president of Carnegie Corporation of New York. He is an ethnic Armenian, born in Imperial Persia.

Peyman Yazdanian (Persian: پیمان یزدانیان , born 1968) is a famous and awarded Iranian pianist and music composer. As a composer, he has written over forty pieces for solo piano and has composed a lot for national and foreign featured...