Historical figures in Tehran
The atlas holds 38 people and 74 moments here, from 763 to 2026. The most recorded lives are Ali Khamenei, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Ruhollah Khomeini. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Muhammad Ali
in 1993
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2015
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Olav V
in 1965
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1932
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Richard Nixon
in 1972
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ruhollah Khomeini
from 1963 to 1989
7 moments here
Iranian Shia cleric, revolutionary leader, and first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1975
1 moment here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Shinzo Abe
in 2019
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Stephen Hawking
in 1962
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Timur
in 1384
1 moment here
Timur, also known as Tamerlane, was a Turco-Mongol conqueror and founder of the Timurid Empire.…
Willy Brandt
in 1972
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Winston Churchill
in 1943
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Yasser Arafat
in 1979
1 moment here
Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
in 1973
1 moment here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1989 Death in Jamaran Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1993 Iran humanitarian mission Muhammad Ali
- 1995 Begins studies at Sharif University Maryam Mirzakhani
- 1999 Completes undergraduate degree Maryam Mirzakhani
- 2007 Anniversary ceremony in Tehran Ali Khamenei
- 2010 Meeting with Ahmadinejad during Iran-Africa summit Bingu wa Mutharika
- 2010 Bilateral review in Tehran Hugo Chávez
- 2011 Islamic Awakening conference Burhanuddin Rabbani
- 2012 Non-Aligned Movement summit Manmohan Singh
- 2012 Non-Aligned Movement summit Mohamed Morsi
- 2015 Revolutionary Guard graduation ceremony Ali Khamenei
- 2015 Gas Exporting Countries Forum Muhammadu Buhari
- 2017 International Conference in Support of Palestinian Intifada Ali Khamenei
- 2017 Meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Löfven Ali Khamenei
- 2017 Presidential registration Ebrahim Raisi
- 2017 Campaign rally with Ghalibaf Ebrahim Raisi
- 2018 Meeting with university students Ali Khamenei
- 2019 Tehran meetings Shinzo Abe
- 2020 Soleimani funeral prayers Ali Khamenei
- 2022 Meeting with Vladimir Putin Ali Khamenei
- 2024 Meeting with senior military leaders Ali Khamenei
- 2024 Friday sermon at Grand Mosalla Ali Khamenei
- 2025 Meeting with Qatar's Emir Ali Khamenei
- 2026 Death at Tehran compound Ali Khamenei