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* [[Ali Hajimiri]], inventor, technologist, and Thomas G. Myers Professor of Electrical Engineering, [[Caltech]].
* [[Ali Hajimiri]], inventor, technologist, and Thomas G. Myers Professor of Electrical Engineering, [[Caltech]].
* [[Babak Hassibi]], Gordon M. Binder/AMGEN Professor of Electrical Engineering, [[Caltech]].
* [[Babak Hassibi]], Gordon M. Binder/AMGEN Professor of Electrical Engineering, [[Caltech]].
* [[Payam Heydari]], Professor of Electrical Engineering, [[University of California, Irvine]].<ref>[http://www.ece.uci.edu/~payam/]</ref>
* [[Payam Heydari]], Professor of Electrical Engineering, [[University of California, Irvine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ece.uci.edu/~payam/|title=Payam Heydari|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Hamid Jafarkhani]], leading communication theorist [[University of California, Irvine]].<ref>[http://www.ece.uci.edu/~hamidj/]</ref>
* [[Hamid Jafarkhani]], leading communication theorist [[University of California, Irvine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ece.uci.edu/~hamidj/|title=Hamid Jafarkhani's Web Page|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Ali Javan]], physicist, inventor of [[gas laser]], Professor Emeritus of Physics at [[MIT]].
* [[Ali Javan]], physicist, inventor of [[gas laser]], Professor Emeritus of Physics at [[MIT]].
* [[Sepandar Kamvar]], computer scientist, [[Stanford University]].
* [[Sepandar Kamvar]], computer scientist, [[Stanford University]].
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* [[Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak]], Founding Director of Center for Persian Studies, [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]].<ref>[http://www.languages.umd.edu/persian/karimi.php "UMD Persian Studies Homepage"]</ref>
* [[Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak]], Founding Director of Center for Persian Studies, [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]].<ref>[http://www.languages.umd.edu/persian/karimi.php "UMD Persian Studies Homepage"]</ref>
* [[Homayoon Kazerooni]], professor of [[Mechanical Engineering]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]],<ref name="CV">[http://www.me.berkeley.edu/faculty/kazerooni/], University of California, Berkeley</ref> Co-founder and Chief Scientist of [[Berkeley Bionics]],<ref name="Professor H. Kazerooni">[http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/CVHTML/CVKazerooni.html], Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory</ref> inventor of the [[HULC]] .
* [[Homayoon Kazerooni]], professor of [[Mechanical Engineering]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]],<ref name="CV">[http://www.me.berkeley.edu/faculty/kazerooni/], University of California, Berkeley</ref> Co-founder and Chief Scientist of [[Berkeley Bionics]],<ref name="Professor H. Kazerooni">[http://bleex.me.berkeley.edu/CVHTML/CVKazerooni.html], Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory</ref> inventor of the [[HULC]] .
* [[Ali Khademhosseini]], Associate Professor at [[Harvard Medical School]], [[Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology]] and [[Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering]] <ref>[http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpage/216]</ref>
* [[Ali Khademhosseini]], Associate Professor at [[Harvard Medical School]], [[Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology]] and [[Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpage/216|title=Ali Khademhosseini : Wyss Institute at Harvard|first=|last=MODE|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Bahram Mashhoon]], General Relativity physicist
* [[Bahram Mashhoon]], General Relativity physicist
* [[Robert Mehrabian]], President of [[Carnegie Mellon]]
* [[Robert Mehrabian]], President of [[Carnegie Mellon]]
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* [[Firouz Naderi]], [[NASA]] director of [[Mars]] project.<ref>[http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/architects-of-exploration.html "NASA: Architects of Exploration"]</ref>
* [[Firouz Naderi]], [[NASA]] director of [[Mars]] project.<ref>[http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/architects-of-exploration.html "NASA: Architects of Exploration"]</ref>
* [[Reza Zadeh]], Computer Scientist at [[Stanford University]]
* [[Reza Zadeh]], Computer Scientist at [[Stanford University]]
* [[Majid M. Naini]], computer scientist, former Professor at [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Rumi]] expert.<ref>[http://www. "NASA: Architects of Exploration"]</ref>
* [[Majid M. Naini]], computer scientist, former Professor at [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Rumi]] expert.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.|title="NASA: Architects of Exploration"|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Kayvan Najarian]], Associate Professor of Computer Science, [[Virginia Commonwealth University]].
* [[Kayvan Najarian]], Associate Professor of Computer Science, [[Virginia Commonwealth University]].
* [[Vali Nasr]], a leading expert on Middle East and Islamic world, a best-selling author, influential commentator and Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings Institution, and a columnist for Bloomberg View.
* [[Vali Nasr]], a leading expert on Middle East and Islamic world, a best-selling author, influential commentator and Professor of International Politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at Brookings Institution, and a columnist for Bloomberg View.
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* [[Ahmad Salehi]], [http://www.ahmadsalehi.info] Clinical Professor of Psychiatry], [http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/about_us/CEAFac.html Stanford University] in [[Palo Alto, California]].
* [[Ahmad Salehi]], [http://www.ahmadsalehi.info] Clinical Professor of Psychiatry], [http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/about_us/CEAFac.html Stanford University] in [[Palo Alto, California]].
* [[David B. Samadi]], vice Chairman of the Department of Urology and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the [[Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Sinai Medical Center: David B. Samadi, MD Physician Profile | url=http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/service-areas/urological-conditions-and-surgery/areas-of-care/robotic-prostate-surgery/david-b-samadi-md}}</ref>
* [[David B. Samadi]], vice Chairman of the Department of Urology and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at the [[Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai]] <ref>{{cite web |title=Mount Sinai Medical Center: David B. Samadi, MD Physician Profile | url=http://www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/service-areas/urological-conditions-and-surgery/areas-of-care/robotic-prostate-surgery/david-b-samadi-md}}</ref>
* [[Homayoun Seraji]], Senior Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory<ref>[http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Homayoun_Seraji/personFull.cfm#ProfessionalExperience "JPL Personnel Page"]</ref>
* [[Homayoun Seraji]], Senior Research Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Homayoun_Seraji/personFull.cfm#ProfessionalExperience|title=JPL Robotics: People: Homayoun Seraji|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Ghavam Shahidi]], IBM Fellow, Director of Silicon Technology
* [[Ghavam Shahidi]], IBM Fellow, Director of Silicon Technology
* [[Manuchehr Shahrokhi]], Professor, [[California State University]],<ref>[http://www.csufresno.edu/]</ref> Founding Editor, Global Finance Journal and Executive Director, Global Finance Association, [http://www.glofin.org/]
* [[Manuchehr Shahrokhi]], Professor, [[California State University]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csufresno.edu/|title=California State University, Fresno|publisher=}}</ref> Founding Editor, Global Finance Journal and Executive Director, Global Finance Association, [http://www.glofin.org/]
* [[Ray Takeyh]], Middle East Scholar and Senior Fellow at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]
* [[Ray Takeyh]], Middle East Scholar and Senior Fellow at the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]
* [[Kamran Talattof]], Persian Literature and Iranian Culture, Director of Persian Program [[University of Arizona]]
* [[Kamran Talattof]], Persian Literature and Iranian Culture, Director of Persian Program [[University of Arizona]]
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* [[Cumrun Vafa]], [[String theorist]] in [[Harvard]].
* [[Cumrun Vafa]], [[String theorist]] in [[Harvard]].
* [[Saba Valadkhan]], [[Biomedical scientist]], awarded with the Young Scientist Award
* [[Saba Valadkhan]], [[Biomedical scientist]], awarded with the Young Scientist Award
* [[Ehsan Yarshater]], Hagop Kevorkian Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies, Director of Center for Iranian Studies, [[Columbia University]],<ref>[https://directory.columbia.edu/people/uni?code=ey4 "Columbia Faculty Website"]</ref> Founder and Editor in Chief of [[Encyclopaedia Iranica]].
* [[Ehsan Yarshater]], Hagop Kevorkian Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies, Director of Center for Iranian Studies, [[Columbia University]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://directory.columbia.edu/people/uni?code=ey4|title=Columbia University: Directory|publisher=}}</ref> Founder and Editor in Chief of [[Encyclopaedia Iranica]].
* [[Lotfi A. Zadeh]], mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley; father of [[Fuzzy Logic]].
* [[Lotfi A. Zadeh]], mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley; father of [[Fuzzy Logic]].
* [[Mark Zandi]], economist and co-founder of [[Economy.com]], now part of [[Moody's Analytics]].
* [[Mark Zandi]], economist and co-founder of [[Economy.com]], now part of [[Moody's Analytics]].
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* [[Peyman Moaadi]] Actor, best known for his act in Oscar winning "[[A Separation]]"
* [[Peyman Moaadi]] Actor, best known for his act in Oscar winning "[[A Separation]]"
* [[Baba Ali|Ali Ardekani]], businessman, game developer, film developer, and Islamic comedian<ref>http://www.alistandup.com/bio.html</ref>
* [[Baba Ali|Ali Ardekani]], businessman, game developer, film developer, and Islamic comedian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alistandup.com/bio.html|title=ALISTANDUP.com|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Omid Abtahi]], actor
* [[Omid Abtahi]], actor
* [[Ray Aghayan]], Emmy Award winning costume designer
* [[Ray Aghayan]], Emmy Award winning costume designer
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*[[Andre Khabbazi]], actor, semi-professional tennis player<ref>[[:imdbname:0450974|Andre Khabbazi]]</ref>
*[[Andre Khabbazi]], actor, semi-professional tennis player<ref>[[:imdbname:0450974|Andre Khabbazi]]</ref>
*[[Nahnatchka Khan]], screenwriter and producer<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC-TV may air Chinese-American sitcom|url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-08/16/content_16899450.htm|newspaper=China Daily|date=August 16, 2013|author=Kelly Chung Dawson}}</ref>
*[[Nahnatchka Khan]], screenwriter and producer<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC-TV may air Chinese-American sitcom|url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-08/16/content_16899450.htm|newspaper=China Daily|date=August 16, 2013|author=Kelly Chung Dawson}}</ref>
*[[Cyrus King]], actor<ref>[http://m.imdb.com/name/nm2147841/bio?ref_=m_mn_ov_bio]</ref>
*[[Cyrus King]], actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.imdb.com/name/nm2147841/bio?ref_=m_mn_ov_bio|title=Cyrus King|publisher=}}</ref>
*[[Kamshad Kooshan]], screenwriter & director
*[[Kamshad Kooshan]], screenwriter & director
*[[Rosie Malek-Yonan]], actress, author, director, and documentary filmmaker
*[[Rosie Malek-Yonan]], actress, author, director, and documentary filmmaker
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*[[Artemis Pebdani]], actress
*[[Artemis Pebdani]], actress
*[[Behnaz Sarafpour]], fashion designer
*[[Behnaz Sarafpour]], fashion designer
*[[Sarah Shahi]], actress<ref>[http://www.iranian.com/PhotoDay/2002/October/shahi.html Iranian.com | Archive Pages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (Iranian father)
*[[Sarah Shahi]], actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iranian.com/PhotoDay/2002/October/shahi.html|title=THE IRANIAN: Iranian of the day|publisher=}}</ref> (Iranian father)
*[[Ali Sepasyar]], actor, Cartoon Network
*[[Ali Sepasyar]], actor, Cartoon Network
*[[Bahar Soomekh]], actress<ref>[http://www.forward.com/articles/7723] "Persian Jewish actress Bahar Soomekh earned some serious attention last year when she played a young Iranian in "Crash," the Academy Award winner for best picture."</ref>
*[[Bahar Soomekh]], actress<ref>[http://www.forward.com/articles/7723] "Persian Jewish actress Bahar Soomekh earned some serious attention last year when she played a young Iranian in "Crash," the Academy Award winner for best picture."</ref>
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* [[Anousheh Ansari]], Cofounder, Prodea systems, Inc.
* [[Anousheh Ansari]], Cofounder, Prodea systems, Inc.
* [[Vahe Aghabegians]], entrepreneur
* [[Vahe Aghabegians]], entrepreneur
* [[Hamid Akhavan]], CEO of [[Siemens Enterprise Communications]].<ref>[http://www.siemens-enterprise.com/us/about/management-team.aspx "Siemens Enterprise Communications: Hamid Akhavan"]</ref>
* [[Hamid Akhavan]], CEO of [[Siemens Enterprise Communications]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siemens-enterprise.com/us/about/management-team.aspx|title=Unified Communications - Unify|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Sardar Biglari]], CEO and founder of Biglari Holdings
* [[Sardar Biglari]], CEO and founder of Biglari Holdings
* [[J. Darius Bikoff]], CEO and founder of [[Energy Brands]]
* [[J. Darius Bikoff]], CEO and founder of [[Energy Brands]]
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* [[Izak Parviz Nazarian]], business mogul and philanthropist
* [[Izak Parviz Nazarian]], business mogul and philanthropist
* [[Mehrdad Nikoonahad]], founder & CEO, Nikoo Technology, Inc.
* [[Mehrdad Nikoonahad]], founder & CEO, Nikoo Technology, Inc.
* [[Pierre Omidyar]], founder of [[e-Bay]] (born to Iranian parents).<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_49/b3760605.htm "Q&A With eBay's Pierre Omidyar"]</ref>
* [[Pierre Omidyar]], founder of [[e-Bay]] (born to Iranian parents).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://404/|title=404. Page Not Found - Bloomberg|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Henry D. Sahakian]], founder and owner of [[Uni-Mart]]
* [[Henry D. Sahakian]], founder and owner of [[Uni-Mart]]
* [[Sina Tamaddon]], Senior Vice President of Applications for [[Apple Computer]].<ref>[https://www.apple.com/pr/photos/execs/tamaddonphotos.html "Apple Executive Website"]</ref>
* [[Sina Tamaddon]], Senior Vice President of Applications for [[Apple Computer]].<ref>[https://www.apple.com/pr/photos/execs/tamaddonphotos.html "Apple Executive Website"]</ref>
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* [[Ross Mirkarimi]], Former Member of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] City Council and current [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] [[Sheriff]].
* [[Ross Mirkarimi]], Former Member of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] City Council and current [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] [[Sheriff]].
*[[Alex Nowrasteh]], immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute, national expert on immigration policy.
*[[Alex Nowrasteh]], immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute, national expert on immigration policy.
* [[Sahar Nowrouzzadeh]], Director for Iran on the [[White House]] National Security Council Staff under President [[Barack H. Obama]]<ref>http://iran.usembassy.gov/nowrouzzadeh.html</ref>
* [[Sahar Nowrouzzadeh]], Director for Iran on the [[White House]] National Security Council Staff under President [[Barack H. Obama]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iran.usembassy.gov/nowrouzzadeh.html|title=Sahar Nowrouzzadeh - Tehran, Iran - Virtual Embassy of the United States|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Azita Raji]], [[United States Ambassador to Sweden]]
* [[Azita Raji]], [[United States Ambassador to Sweden]]
*[[David Safavian]], disgraced former Chief of Staff of the United States [[General Services Administration]]
*[[David Safavian]], disgraced former Chief of Staff of the United States [[General Services Administration]]
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* [[George Malek-Yonan]], Iran's "Champion of Champions" in Track & Field and Pentathlon
* [[George Malek-Yonan]], Iran's "Champion of Champions" in Track & Field and Pentathlon
* [[Omid Namazi]], soccer coach
* [[Omid Namazi]], soccer coach
* [[Amin Abraham Paul Nikfar]], [[Shot Put]] for the Iranian National Team and 1st Iranian Asian Indoor Champion 2004<ref>http://asianathletics.org/results/ai-results.htm</ref>
* [[Amin Abraham Paul Nikfar]], [[Shot Put]] for the Iranian National Team and 1st Iranian Asian Indoor Champion 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asianathletics.org/results/ai-results.htm|title=結婚披露宴の費用や流れ解説|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Amir Sadollah]], Professional mixed martial artist and winner of the ultimate fighter 7
* [[Amir Sadollah]], Professional mixed martial artist and winner of the ultimate fighter 7
* [[Behdad Sami]], First Pro Iranian Basketball player to play in USA history.
* [[Behdad Sami]], First Pro Iranian Basketball player to play in USA history.

Revision as of 14:47, 11 July 2016

This is a list of notable Iranian-Americans of all Iranian ethnic backgrounds, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.


Lists of Americans
By US state
By ethnicity

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Iranian American or must have references showing they are Iranian American and are notable.


List

Academia/Science

Arts/Entertainment

Business/Technology

Literature

Media/Journalism

Music

Politics

Sports

See also

References

  1. ^ "UPENN Faculty List"
  2. ^ "Payam Heydari".
  3. ^ "Hamid Jafarkhani's Web Page".
  4. ^ "MIT Faculty Webapge"
  5. ^ "UMD Persian Studies Homepage"
  6. ^ [1], University of California, Berkeley
  7. ^ [2], Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory
  8. ^ MODE. "Ali Khademhosseini : Wyss Institute at Harvard".
  9. ^ "Mohsen Mostafavi on the Harvard GSD Website
  10. ^ "AU Faculty Website"
  11. ^ "NASA: Architects of Exploration"
  12. ^ ""NASA: Architects of Exploration"". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  13. ^ "Mount Sinai Medical Center: David B. Samadi, MD Physician Profile".
  14. ^ "JPL Robotics: People: Homayoun Seraji".
  15. ^ "California State University, Fresno".
  16. ^ "Harvard Faculty Page"
  17. ^ "Columbia University: Directory".
  18. ^ "ALISTANDUP.com".
  19. ^ Stanley, John (2006-11-26). "'Nativity' Revisited". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2006-11-25. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  20. ^ [3] "As an Iranian Jew, Ahdoot admits he struggled making friends growing up..."
  21. ^ [4] "Jonathan Ahdout: Young Iranian Jewish Film & Television Actor"
  22. ^ [5] "His family is Iranian-American, having left Tehran in 1982..."
  23. ^ "Artist In Residence, Morehshin Allahyari". Autodesk. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  24. ^ [6] "Nadia Bjorlin, the 24 year old Swedish-Persian, American-born actress..."
  25. ^ [7] "where Ted Koppel interviewed Iranian American Zoroastrian, Cyrus Kar..."
  26. ^ Andre Khabbazi
  27. ^ Kelly Chung Dawson (August 16, 2013). "ABC-TV may air Chinese-American sitcom". China Daily.
  28. ^ "Cyrus King".
  29. ^ "THE IRANIAN: Iranian of the day".
  30. ^ [8] "Persian Jewish actress Bahar Soomekh earned some serious attention last year when she played a young Iranian in "Crash," the Academy Award winner for best picture."
  31. ^ "Unified Communications - Unify".
  32. ^ "Carnegie People Website"
  33. ^ 30th Anniversary corporate document, page 1. Retrieved 2010-07-16
  34. ^ "404. Page Not Found - Bloomberg". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Cite uses generic title (help)
  35. ^ "Apple Executive Website"
  36. ^ "Bahador Kharazmi: Prince of the Underground". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  37. ^ "Bahador Kharazmi on B.B.C Persian 7th Day". B.B.C Persian. Retrieved 2005-01-14.
  38. ^ "Garage radio"
  39. ^ "Guitar World Article"
  40. ^ "Sahar Nowrouzzadeh - Tehran, Iran - Virtual Embassy of the United States".
  41. ^ [9] "Shawn Daivari is Iranian and the foreign language he speaks during his promos is Persian not Arabic."
  42. ^ "結婚披露宴の費用や流れ解説".
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