List of people from Abadan
# List of people from Abadan

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The following is a list of notable people from and/or related to Abadan, Iran.

## Academia

* Jill Allibone (1932–1998), English architectural historian (born in Abadan, grew up in Iran)
* Gholam hossein Davani (b. 1953), accountant
* Yadolah Dodge (b. 1944), University Professor in Statistics and Probability
* Ghazal Omid, author and legal scholar
* Hamid Rashidi (b. 1961), lawyer
* Alam Saleh Middle East academic

## Activism, civil rights, and philanthropy

* Abie Nathan (1927–2008), Israeli humanitarian and peace activist

## Arts

* Firoozeh Dumas (b. 1965), author
* Bizhan Emkanian (b. 1953), actor
* Hamid Farrokhnezhad (b. 1969), actor
* Farzin (1952–1999), pop singer
* Farhad Hasanzadeh (b. 1962), children's writer
* Noreen Motamed (b. 1967), artist
* Amir Naderi (b. 1946), film director
* Khosrow Parvizi (1933–2012), film director
* Zoya Pirzad (b. 1952), author
* Siamak Shayeghi (b. 1954), film director and producer
* Mahmoud Shoolizadeh (b. 1959), film director and screenwriter
* Aramazd Stepanian (b. 1951), actor, producer, director and playwright
* Nasser Taghvai (b. 1941), film director and screenwriter
* Ahmad Irandoost (b. 1974), actor, singer and former bodyguard

## Business

* Cyma Zarghami (b. 1962/62), television executive

## Politics and government

* Ebrahim Rezaei Babadi (b. 1955), politician

## Sports

* Ali Abdollahzadeh (b. 1993), football defender
* Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (b. 1966), retired footballer
* Patrik Baboumian (b. 1979), strongman
* Abdolreza Barzegari (b. 1958), retired footballer
* Karim Bavi (b. 1964), retired footballer
* Mohsen Bayatinia (b. 1980), former footballer and coach
* Ali Firouzi (b. 1955), football coach
* Bahman Golbarnezhad (1968–2016), Paralympic cyclist
* Mehdi Hasheminasab (b. 1973), retired footballer
* Ahmad Khaziravi (b. 1989), footballer
* Mojahed Khaziravi (b. 1980), footballer
* Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950–2014), footballer
* Parviz Mazloumi (b. 1954), retired footballer
* Hossein Nassim (b. 1952), swimmer
* Hassan Nazari (b. 1956), football coach
* Fakher Tahami (b. 1996), football forward
* Hossein Vafaei (b. 1994), professional Snooker player
