Notable interments at Behesht-e Zahra

224 notable figures are documented at Behesht-e Zahra in Wikidata's burial records, each with a Wikipedia article and a recorded place of burial. Listed alphabetically.

• Abbas Dozdozani (1942–2018), politician
• Abbas Ekrami (1915–2012), teacher, association football coach, association football player
• Abbas Katouzian (1923–2008), painter
• Abbas Khalili (1896–1972), writer, poet, diplomat
• Abbas Sahab (1921–2000), geographer, cartographer, publisher
• Abbas Zaryab (1919–1995), writer, historian, translator
• Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani (1937–2011), politician, theologian, cleric
• Abbasali Panbehi (1897–1977)
• Abdolbaghi Darvish (1948–1986), airman
• Abdolhossein Zarrinkoob (1923–1999), writer, historian, translator
• Abdolmohammad Ayati (1926–2013), writer, poet, translator
• Abolhassan Sadighi (1894–1995), painter, sculptor
• Adib Khansari (1901–1982), singer
• Afshin Moghadam (1945–1976), singer
• Ahad Gudarziani (1969–2019), writer, journalist
• Ahmad Aghalu (1949–2008), actor, film actor
• Ahmad Aram (1904–1998), writer, teacher, translator
• Ahmad Aram (1904–1998), writer, teacher, translator
• Ahmad Bourghani (1960–2008), politician, journalist
• Ahmad Qadakchian (1920–2006), actor, television actor
• Ahmad Tafazzoli (1937–1997), orientalist, philologist, linguist
• Ahmad Zirakzadeh (1907–1993), politician
• Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934–2017), writer, politician, entrepreneur
• Akbar Radi (1939–2007), screenwriter, writer, playwright
• Ali Akbar Aboutorabi Fard (1939–2000), politician
• Ali Akbar Tajvidi (1927–2017), painter
• Ali Asghar Vesali Tehrani Fard (1950–1980), military personnel
• Ali Danaeifard (1921–1979), association football coach, association football player
• Ali Eghbali Dogahe (1949–1980), aircraft pilot
• Ali Hatami (1944–1996), screenwriter, film director, film producer
• Ali Sayyad Shirazi (1944–1999), military personnel
• Ali Shariatmadari (1924–2017), writer
• Ali Shayegan (1903–1981), politician
• Ali Tajvidi (1919–2006), composer, conductor, songwriter
• Ali-Akbar Sa'idi Sirjani (1931–1994), writer, poet, journalist
• Alireza Nabdel (1944–1971), writer, poet, essayist
• Amir Hossein Rabii (1931–1979), military personnel
• Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919–1979), writer, politician, diplomat
• Amir-Hossein Aryanpour (1925–2001), writer, translator, sociologist
• Amirteymour Kalali (1894–1988), politician
• Anoushirvan Arjmand (1941–2014), actor, film director, television actor
• Aref Gholizadeh (1938–2015), association football player
• Armita Geravand (2006–2023), high school student
• Asadollah Lajevardi (1935–1998), politician, prosecutor, prison warden
• Asal Badiee (1977–2013), actor
• Azar Andami (1926–1984), university teacher, bacteriologist, vaccinologist
• Azar Hekmat Shoar (1935–1974), actor
• Babak Bayat (1946–2006), composer
• Badr-almoluk (1895–1979)
• Bahman Golbarnezhad (1968–2016), sport cyclist, amateur wrestler, weightlifter
• Bahram Hooshyar (1938–1991), military leader
• Bahram Hosseini Motlagh (1963–2026), military officer
• Bijan Jazani (1938–1975), politician, painter, revolutionary
• Bijan Jazani (1938–1975), politician, painter, revolutionary
• Dariush Forouhar (1928–1998), politician
• Davoud Rashidi (1933–2016), actor, executive producer, film producer
• Donya Fannizadeh (1967–2016), puppeteer
• Ebrahim Nabavi (1958–2025), writer, teacher, politician
• Ebrahim Zalzadeh (1948–1997), writer, journalist
• Ehsan Naraghi (1926–2012), writer, translator, sociologist
• Esfandiar Ahmadieh (1929–2012), painter
• Esmail Davarfar (1933–2008), actor
• Esmat Dowlatshahi (1905–1995)
• Ezzatolah Entezami (1924–2018), actor, stage actor, theatre director
• Fakhereh Saba (1920–2007), opera singer, philanthropist, lexicographer
• Faramarz Payvar (1933–2009), composer, santurist
• Faramarz Pilaram (1937–1983), painter, sculptor, calligrapher
• Faramarz Pilaram (1937–1983), painter, sculptor, calligrapher
• Faramarz Pilaram (1937–1983), painter, sculptor, calligrapher
• Farhang Sharif (1931–2016), composer, lutenist
• Farrokhroo Parsa (1922–1980), physician, politician, feminist
• Fereshteh Jenabi (1948–1998), actor
• Fereydoon Moshiri (1926–2000), writer, poet, journalist
• Fereydoon Moshiri (1926–2000), writer, poet, journalist
• Fereydoon Moshiri (1926–2000), writer, poet, journalist
• Fereydoon Moshiri (1926–2000), writer, poet, journalist
• Fereydoon Moshiri (1926–2000), writer, poet, journalist
• Fereydoon Moshiri (1926–2000), writer, poet, journalist
• Fereydun Adamiyat (1920–2008), politician, diplomat, historian
• Fereydun Gole (1942–2005), screenwriter, film director, film editor
• Ganjali Sabahi (1906–1990), writer, literary critic, memoirist
• Gholam-Hossein Naghshineh (1908–1996), actor, film director
• Giti Pashaei (1940–1995), actor, composer, singer
• Habib Nafisi (1908–1984)
• Habib Sahir (1895–1985), writer, poet, translator
• Habibollah Chaichian (1923–2017), poet
• Haj Qorban Soleimani (1920–2008), musician
• Hajar Tarbiat (1906–1974), politician
• Hamid Mosadegh (1940–1998), writer, poet
• Hamid Reza Pahlavi (1932–1992)
• Hamid Samandarian (1931–2012), screenwriter, translator, film director
• Hamid-Reza Sadr (1956–2021), screenwriter, writer, translator
• Hamideh Kheirabadi (1924–2010), actor
• Hasan Bagheri (1956–1983), politician, journalist
• Hassan Abshenasan (1936–1985), military officer
• Heshmat Sanjari (1917–1995), composer, conductor
• Homa Rousta (1946–2015), actor, translator, film director
• Homayoun Khorram (1930–2013), composer, violinist
• Hossein Dehlavi (1927–2019), composer
• Hossein Fardoust (1917–1987), politician
• Hossein Makki (1911–1999), politician, historian
• Hossein Sarshar (1931–1992), actor, musician, opera singer
• Houshang Beheshti (1923–1991), actor, stage actor, television actor
• Hushang Irani (1925–1973), writer, poet, translator
• Iraj Afshar (1925–2011), screenwriter, writer, librarian
• Isa Sedigh (1894–1978), writer, politician
• Jafar Salmasi (1918–2000), weightlifter
• Jahangir Forouhar (1916–1997), actor, television actor, film actor
• Jalal Moghadam (1929–1996), actor, screenwriter, film director
• Jalal Moghadam (1929–1996), actor, screenwriter, film director
• Jalil Shahnaz (1921–2013), composer
• Jalil Zandi (1951–2001), aircraft pilot
• Jalil Ziapour (1920–1999), writer, historian, painter
• Jamal Karimi-Rad (1956–2006), politician
• Jamileh Sheykhi (1930–2001), actor
• Javad Fakoori (1939–1981), aircraft pilot
• Javad Maroufi (1912–1993), composer, conductor, pianist
• Karim Emami (1930–2005), writer, translator, journalist
• Kazem Afrandnia (1945–2017), actor
• Kazem Najafi Elmi (1946–2014)
• Keramat Daneshian (1944–1974), poet
• Khadijeh Saqafi (1916–2009), revolutionary
• Khadijeh Saqafi (1916–2009), revolutionary
• Khan Baba Motazedi (1892–1988), photographer, cinematographer
• Khosrow Shakibai (1944–2008), screenwriter, actor, writer
• Kioumars Saberi Foumani (1941–2004), writer, teacher, poet
• Mahmoud Taleghani (1911–1979), politician, theologian, akhoond
• Majid Sharif (1950–1998), writer, translator, journalist
• Manouchehr Khosrodad (1927–1979), aircraft pilot
• Mansooreh Hosseini (1926–2012), painter, sculptor
• Mansooreh Hosseini (1926–2012), painter, sculptor
• Mansour Amirasefi (1933–2010), association football coach, association football player
• Mansour Amirasefi (1933–2010), association football coach, association football player
• Mansour Nariman (1936–2015), musician, music artist
• Maryam Farman Farmaian (1913–2008), politician, activist
• Marzieh Ahmadi-Oskui (1941–1974), writer, partisan
• Masoud Ahmadzadeh (1946–1972), politician
• Masoud Ahmadzadeh (1946–1972), politician
• Mehdi Attar-Ashrafi (1948–2021), weightlifter
• Mehdi Fat'hi (1939–2004), actor
• Mehdi Rahimi (1921–1979), military leader
• Mehrangiz Manoochehrian (1906–2000), lawyer, politician, jurist
• Mehrangiz Manoochehrian (1906–2000), lawyer, politician, jurist
• Mehrdad Avesta (1930–1991), writer, teacher, poet
• Mehrdad Bahar (1930–1994), writer, historian, linguist
• Mehri Mehrnia (1917–2009), actor
• Mohammad Beheshti (1928–1981), judge, writer, politician
• Mohammad Ebrahim Bastani Parizi (1925–2014), writer, historian, journalist
• Mohammad Javad Bahonar (1933–1981), teacher, politician, Islamic theologian
• Mohammad Nouri (1929–2010), singer, recording artist
• Mohammad Sa'ed (1881–1973), politician, diplomat
• Mohammad Taghi Massoudieh (1927–1999), composer, ethnomusicologist
• Mohammad-Ali Fardin (1930–2000), screenwriter, actor, film director
• Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou (1940–2015), writer, poet, translator
• Mohammad-Amin Riahi (1923–2009), writer, professor, historian
• Mohammad-Hadi Shadmehr (1920–1980), military officer
• Mohammad-Safi Asfia (1916–2008), politician
• Mohsen Hashtroodi (1908–1976), poet, mathematician, academic
• Mohsen Vezvaei (1960–1982), military personnel
• Mojtaba Minovi (1903–1977), scientist, writer, historian
• Mojtaba Minovi (1903–1977), scientist, writer, historian
• Mojtaba Mirzadeh (1945–2005), composer
• Moluk Zarabi (1910–1999), singer
• Morteza Ahmadi (1924–2014), actor, singer, voice actor
• Morteza Avini (1947–1993), photographer, writer, journalist
• Morteza Pashaei (1984–2014), composer, singer
• Morteza Pashaei (1984–2014), composer, singer
• Mortezâ Varzi (1922–2004), musician
• Mostafa Chamran (1932–1981), politician, physicist, military officer
• Mostafa kamal pourtorab (1924–2016), composer
• Mozzafar Baghai (1912–1987), politician, jurist
• Nader Ebrahimi (1936–2008), screenwriter, actor, writer
• Nader Ebrahimi (1936–2008), screenwriter, actor, writer
• Nader Jahanbani (1928–1979), military personnel, aircraft pilot
• Naser Cheshmazar (1950–2018), composer, pianist, recording artist
• Naser Malek Motiee (1930–2018), actor, film director
• Naser Malek Motiee (1930–2018), actor, film director
• Nasrollah Entezam (1900–1980), politician, diplomat
• Nasser Hejazi (1949–2011), politician, association football coach, association football player
• Nasser Pourpirar (1941–2015), writer, historian, blogger
• Nasser Pourpirar (1941–2015), writer, historian, blogger
• Neda Agha-Soltan (1982–2009), student, musician, journalist
• Nematollah Gorji (1926–2000), actor, film actor
• Nematollah Nassiri (1910–1979), politician, minister, diplomat
• Niku Kheradmand (1932–2009), actor, voice actor
• Nima Varasteh (1979–2014), musician
• Nosrat Karimi (1924–2019), screenwriter, actor, sculptor
• Noureddin Kianouri (1915–1999), architect, politician
• Parvaneh Forouhar (1939–1998), writer, teacher, activist
• Parvaneh Forouhar (1939–1998), writer, teacher, activist
• Parvin Dolatabadi (1924–2008), writer, poet
• Parvin Soleimani (1922–2009), film actor
• Parviz Dehdari (1933–1992), association football coach, association football player
• Parviz Fannizadeh (1938–1980), actor, television actor
• Parviz Mansouri (1942–2011), composer, violinist
• Parviz Mansouri (1942–2011), composer, violinist
• Parviz Natel-Khanlari (1914–1990), writer, poet, politician
• Parviz Nikkhah (1939–1979), politician
• Parviz Shapour (1924–2000), writer, caricaturist
• Parviz Varjavand (1934–2007), writer, politician, anthropologist
• Parviz Yahaghi (1936–2007), composer
• Peyman Abadi (1972–2009), actor, stunt performer
• Pupak Goldarreh (1971–2006), actor, film actor
• Qasim Ali Zahir Nejad (1924–1999)
• Rahman Dadman (1956–2001), politician
• Rayhaneh Jabbari (1987–2014), writer
• Reza Naji (1923–1979), military personnel
• Saeed Kangarani (1954–2018), actor, television actor
• Sakineh Ghasemi (?–1979), prostitute
• Salah Zawawi (1937–2023), diplomat
• Seyed Ali Tabatabaei (1983–2015), actor, television actor
• Shahrokh Meskoob (1924–2005), writer, professor, translator
• Shapoor Gharib (1933–2012), screenwriter, television director, film director
• Shokouh Mirfattah (1946–2010)
• Shusha Guppy (1935–2008), writer, singer, singer-songwriter
• Simin Behbahani (1927–2014), writer, poet, songwriter
• Simin Daneshvar (1921–2012), writer, translator, university teacher
• Valiollah Fallahi (1931–1981)
• Valiollah Khakdan (1923–1996), film director, theatre designer
• Valiollah Momeni (1943–2015), actor, voice actor, television actor
• Yadollah Samadi (1951–2018), screenwriter, television director, film director
• Yahya Adl (1908–2002), surgeon
• Yahya Sadegh Vaziri (1911–2013), politician
• Zahra Kia (1912–1991), writer, translator, lexicographer