Iron Sheik (1942-2023)
Wrestler
1
Ali Daei, 56
Soccer Player
2
Hadi Choopan, 38
Bodybuilder
3
Sardar Azmoun, 30
4
Mehdi Taremi, 33
5
Mansour Bahrami, 69
Tennis Player
6
Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 32
7
Ali Karimi, 46
8
Masoud Shojaei, 41
9
Ali Mousavi, 49
10
Daniel Arzani, 26
11
Behrooz Tabani, 32
12
Hassan Rowshan, 70
13
Hashem Beikzadeh, 41
14
Ramin Rezaeian, 35
15
Saeid Ezatolahi, 29
16
Arsalan Kazemi, 35
Basketball Player
17
Mehdi Mahdavikia, 48
18
Andranik Teymourian, 42
19
Milad Nouri, 39
20
Milad Midavoodi, 40
21
Nasser Hejazi (1949-2011)
22
Jalal Talebi, 83
23
Farhad Majidi, 49
24
Born in Iran
Most Popular Athletes
Alireza Biranvand, 33
25
Sajad Gharibi, 33
26
Reza Ghoochannejhad, 38
27
Alireza Haghighi, 37
28
Gegard Mousasi, 40
MMA Fighter
29
Hamed Haddadi, 40
30
Ashkan Dejagah, 39
31
King Kamali, 53
32
Hoda Jarrah, 44
33
Pejman Montazeri, 42
34
Siamand Rahman (1988-2020)
Weightlifter
35
Hadi Saei, 49
Martial Artist
36
Khosro Heydari, 42
37
Rahman Ahmadi, 45
38
Seyed Mohamad Mousavi, 38
Volleyball Player
39
Mohammad Ebrahimi, 40
40
Amir Hossein Sadeghi, 44
41
Karim Ansarifard, 35
42
Ayat Bagheri, 37
43
Beneil Dariush, 36
44
Hossein Rezazadeh, 47
45
Saeid Marouf, 40
46
Kimiya Alizade, 27
47
Javad Nekounam, 45
48
Athletes by Country
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