Who are the most famous Iranians?

There are many lists of top famous Iranian celebrities available online, but we decided to tackle this matter differently. In this episode, we help you learn about famous Iranians by playing the ‘Name Game’. To do this, we describe the famous Iranians, as if we are them. So listen in and play along!

Other subjects we discuss in the show
• Who are the most famous contemporary Iranians?
• Who the most famous historical Iranians?
• Who are the most famous Iranian women?
• Who is the most famous Iranian singer, ever?
• Who is the most famous Iranian poet to have ever lived?
• What percentage of the Iranian government wear shiny suits?
• How famous are famous Iranians?

Famous Iranians mentioned in the show:
• Shirin Ebadi (1947-present) — female, Iranian lawyer
• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-present) — male, former president of Iran
• Bijan Pakzad (1940-2011) — male, Iranian fashion designer
• NIMANY by Nima Behnoud (1976-present) — brand, fashion
• Marjane Satrapi (1969-present) — female, director and graphic novelist
• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, “Shah” (1919-1980) — male, last king of Iran
• Abbas Kiarostami (1940-2016) — male, film director
• Asghar Farhadi (1972-present) — male, film director
• Golshifteh Farahani (1983-present) — female, actress
• Shohreh Aghdashloo (1952-present) — female, Iranian actress
• Ali Daei (1969-present) — male, international footballer, national coach
• Rumi (1207-1273) — male, Iranian poet
• Googoosh (1950-present) — female, Iranian singer
• Hayedeh (1942-1990) — female, Iranian singer
• Mahasti (1946-2007) — female, Iranian singer
• Hafez (1315-1390) — male, Iranian poet

Which famous Iranians have we missed?
We’d like to put it to our audience, who are your top three famous people from Iran? Let us know in the comments below, or head over to our Twitter page to respond in the comments and start a debate.