Iron Sheik (1942-2023)
Wrestler
1
Ali Daei, 56
Soccer Player
2
Mehdi Taremi, 33
3
Sardar Azmoun, 30
4
Hadi Choopan, 37
Bodybuilder
5
Hassan Rowshan, 70
6
Ali Karimi, 46
7
Masoud Shojaei, 41
8
Hashem Beikzadeh, 41
9
Daniel Arzani, 26
10
Mehdi Mahdavikia, 48
11
Beneil Dariush, 36
MMA Fighter
12
Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 31
13
Vito Pirbazari (1981-2025)
14
King Kamali, 53
15
Jalal Talebi, 83
16
Saeid Marouf, 39
Volleyball Player
17
Mohammad Ebrahimi, 40
18
Ramin Rezaeian, 35
19
Gegard Mousasi, 40
20
Saeid Ezatolahi, 28
21
Hoda Jarrah, 44
22
Hamed Haddadi, 40
Basketball Player
23
Arsalan Kazemi, 35
24
Born in Iran
Most Popular Athletes
Karim Ansarifard, 35
25
Pejman Montazeri, 41
26
Behrooz Tabani, 32
27
Ehsan Hajsafi, 35
28
Sajad Gharibi, 33
29
Reza Ghoochannejhad, 37
30
Siamand Rahman (1988-2020)
Weightlifter
31
Mansour Bahrami, 69
Tennis Player
32
Farhad Majidi, 49
33
Alireza Haghighi, 37
34
Ashkan Dejagah, 39
35
Alireza Biranvand, 32
36
Khosro Heydari, 41
37
Kimiya Alizade, 27
Martial Artist
38
Hadi Saei, 49
39
Seyed Mohamad Mousavi, 38
40
Mojtaba Jabari, 42
41
Ayat Bagheri, 37
42
Hossein Rezazadeh, 47
43
Javad Nekounam, 44
44
Mahdi Torabi, 30
45
Kianoush Rostami, 34
46
Jalal Hosseini, 43
47
Arash Rahbar, 46
48
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