Famous Iranians: Famous Iranian people
See a listing of famous Iranian men and women from the fields of Iranian art, cinema, literature, politics, religion and music.
Famous Iranians listed include Avicenna, Omar Khayyam, Mohammad Reza Lotfi and Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) 11th-12th century Persian mathematician, astrologer and poet.
Jalal ad-Din Muhammed Rumi (1207-1273) 13th century Persian Muslim poet, jurist, sage, mystic and theologian.
Mohammad Reza Lotfi (b. 1947) composer, master of the traditional Persian radif, and player of the tar and setar.
Majid Majidi (b. 1959) celebrated and award-winning movie director.
Mohammad Reza Shajariyan (b. 1940) undisputed master of Iranian classical singing.
Shabnam Rezaei - director, producer, businesswoman and innovator.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf (b. 1957) hard-hitting Iranian film director.
Samira Makhmalbaf (b. 1980) scion of the Makhmalbaf film making family.
