Iron Sheik (1942-2023)
Wrestler
1
Mehdi Taremi, 32
Soccer Player
2
Sardar Azmoun, 30
3
Ali Daei, 56
4
Beneil Dariush, 36
MMA Fighter
5
Hadi Choopan, 37
Bodybuilder
6
Hassan Rowshan, 70
7
Mansour Bahrami, 69
Tennis Player
8
Masoud Shojaei, 41
9
Ramin Rezaeian, 35
10
Jalal Talebi, 83
11
Daniel Arzani, 26
12
Sajad Gharibi, 33
13
Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 31
14
Gegard Mousasi, 39
15
Ali Karimi, 46
16
Mojtaba Jabari, 42
17
Siamand Rahman (1988-2020)
Weightlifter
18
Hoda Jarrah, 44
19
Kimiya Alizade, 26
Martial Artist
20
Mahdi Torabi, 30
21
King Kamali, 53
22
Mehdi Ghayedi, 26
23
Sajjad Anoushiravani, 41
24
Born in Iran
Most Popular Athletes
Hashem Beikzadeh, 41
25
Ashkan Dejagah, 39
26
Reza Ghoochannejhad, 37
27
Farhad Majidi, 49
28
Alireza Haghighi, 37
29
Jalal Hosseini, 43
30
Alireza Biranvand, 32
31
Arsalan Kazemi, 35
Basketball Player
32
Hadi Saei, 49
33
Saeid Ezatolahi, 28
34
Khosro Heydari, 41
35
Ayat Bagheri, 37
36
Hamed Haddadi, 40
37
Seyed Mohamad Mousavi, 37
Volleyball Player
38
Farzad Majidi, 47
39
Komeil Ghasemi, 37
40
Hossein Rezazadeh, 47
41
Karim Bagheri, 51
42
Javad Nekounam, 44
43
Kianoush Rostami, 33
44
Karim Ansarifard, 35
45
Morteza Aghakhan, 32
46
Pejman Montazeri, 41
47
Arash Rahbar, 46
48
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