List of Iranian Americans
This is a list of famous Iranian-Americans of all ethnic backgrounds.
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Academia/science
- Shahriar Afshar, physicist, namesake of Afshar experiment
- Siavash Alamouti, CTO Broad Band and INTEL fellow, inventor of Alamouti Code, code-communication engineer
- Nima Arkani-Hamed, physicist from Harvard
- Mina Bissell, scientist and biologist, LBL.[13]
- Hamid Dabashi, Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies, Columbia University in New York.
- Nader Engheta, Professor of Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Nariman Farvardin, Provost of University of Maryland
- Ali Haghani, Professor and Chairman, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland. [14]
- Ali Javan, physicist, inventor of gas laser, Professor Emeritus of Physics at MIT.
- Mehran Kardar, physicist, MIT. [15]
- Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, Founding Director of Center for Persian Studies, University of Maryland. [16]
- Abbas Milani, Director of Iranian Studies Program, Stanford University.
- Parviz Moin, Director and Senior Scientist, Stanford University. [17]
- Sid Molayem, Orthodontist, Co-founder and former President of Iranian American Dental Association
- Roxana Moslehi, DCEG post-doctoral fellow at National Cancer Institute [18], adjunct assistant professor at George Washington University.
- Hamid Mowlana, Director of the Division of International Communication at American University in Washington D.C., and former President of the International Association for Media and Communication Research. [19]
- Firouz Naderi, NASA director of Mars project.
- Majid M. Naini, computer scientist, former Professor at University of Pennsylvania, Rumi expert. [20]
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr, philosopher, George Washington University.
- Sepandar Kamvar, computer scientist, Stanford University.
- Camran Nezhat, Director, Stanford Endoscopy Center for Training & Technology.
- Hessam Nowzari, Director and Professor, University of Southern California Advanced Periodontics.
- Kaveh Pahlavan, Professor of Computer and Electrical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
- Manuchehr Shahrokhi, Craig Fellow/Professor & Editor of Global Finance Journal California State University, Fresno. Executive Director, Global Finance Association. [21] [22]
- Hechmat Tabechian, Executive Director of Rochester Academy of Medicine University of Rochester. [23]
- Vahid Tarokh, leading communication theorist Harvard University. [24]
- Cumrun Vafa, String theorist in Harvard
- Ehsan Yarshater, Hagop Kevorkian Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies, Director of Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University [25], Founder and Editor of grand project Encyclopaedia Iranica. [26]
Arts/entertainment
- Reza Abdoh, director
- Omid Abtahi, actor
- Shohreh Aghdashloo Academy Award-nominated film/television actress[1]
- Dan Ahdoot, stand-up comedian[2]
- Jonathan Ahdout, actor[3][4]
- Cameron Alborzian, model (Iranian father, English mother)
- Reza Badiyi, TV director
- Catherine Bell, actress[5]
- Nadia Bjorlin, TV/soap opera actress[6]
- Maz Jobrani, comedian
- Cyrus Kar, film director[7]
- Andre Khabbazi, actor, semi-professional tennis player[8]
- Rosie Malek-Yonan, actress, author, director, and documentary filmmaker
- Marshall Manesh, actor
- Leyla Milani, model "Deal or No Deal"
- Hamid Moslehi, Michael Jackson's former main videographer/photographer [27].
- Amin Nazemzadeh, actor
- Cyrus Nowrasteh, screenwriter and director
- Bijan Pakzad, noted fashion and fragrance designer
- Adrian Pasdar, actor
- Sarah Shahi, model and actress[9]
- Bahar Soomekh, actress[10]
- Tami Stronach, dancer, choreographer, actress
- Bob Yari, Academy Award winner film producer
- Kayvon Zand, singer, actor, and model [11]
Business/technology
- Anousheh Ansari, first female space tourist, leading telecommunication entrepreneur, and namesake of the X Prize
- Shahram Dabiri, video game producer, lead producer of World of Warcraft
- Mike Ebrahimi, President/Co-CEO of Idea Labz, Inc. [28]; President/CFO of Vegas Music Conference, Inc. [29]; Co-Founorang samadider/CEO of Baldwin Enterprises, LLC.
- Hossein Eslambolchi, AT&T's Chief Technology Officer and the President of Bell Labs. [30]
- Vartan Gregorian, President of The Carnegie Corporation of New York.[31]
- Omid Kordestani, Senior Vice President of Google
- Manny Mashouf, founder and Chairman of bebe stores
- Yusuf Mehdi, Senior VP, Microsoft
- Behzad Moslehi, founder/CEO, Chairman of the Board of Directors, IFOS® (Intelligent Fiber Optic System) * * [32].
- Farzad Nazem, CTO of Yahoo!
- Mehrdad Nikoonahad, founder & CEO, Nikoo Technology, Inc.
- Pierre Omidyar, founder of e-Bay. [33]
- Sina Tamaddon, Senior Vice President of Applications for Apple Computer. [34]
Literature
- Reza Aslan, writer
- Mahnaz Badihian, poet
- Najmieh Batmanglij, chef, writer
- Firoozeh Dumas, writer of Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
- Roya Hakakian, writer
- Rosie Malek-Yonan, author of The Crimson Field
- Azar Nafisi, writer
- Majid M. Naini, writer, speaker
- Vali Nasr, writer, speaker
Media/journalism
- Christiane Amanpour, CNN chief international correspondent
- Davar Ardalan, NPR producer of Morning Edition
- Rudi Bakhtiar, FOX news anchor, former CNN lead anchor
- Caren Firouz, Chief Photographer, Reuters Pictures, Iran
- Alireza Jafarzadeh, FOX News Channel Foreign Affairs Analyst
- Arash Markazi, journalist, Sports Illustrated
- Azadeh Moaveni, journalist, Time Magazine
- Asieh Namdar, CNN news anchor
- Atoosa Rubenstein, former editor in chief of Seventeen (magazine)
Music
- Lily Afshar, female classical guitarist
- Pouyan Afkary, synthesizer musician, member of Scary Kids Scaring Kids
- Axiom of Choice, world music group
- Leila Bela, Avant-garde musician, actress, writer and former member of Pigface
- Richard Danielpour, musician
- Deep Dish, electronic music group
- Dj Reza, electronic musician
- Anousheh Khalili, vocalist
- Vanik Vartanian, rock musician
Politics
- Goli Ameri, Republican candidate for United States House of Representatives from the 1st district of Oregon, United States delegate to United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Hushang Ansary, former Iranian Minister of Finance and Chairman of National Finance Committee of Bush-Cheney 2004 Campaign
- Michael Benjamin, 1996 Republican candidate for the U.S. House from the 8th district of New York, and 2004 United States Senate Republican Primary candidate from New York
- Jimmy Delshad, Mayor of Beverly Hills, California
- George Deukmejian, former Governor of California
- Ross Mirkarimi, Member of San Francisco City Council from the Green Party.
- David Safavian, disgraced former Chief of Staff of the United States General Services Administration
- Faryar Shirzad, former Deputy National Security Advisor and White House Deputy Assistant for International Economic Affairs to President George W. Bush
Sports
- Andre Agassi, tennis player
- Amin Abrahim Paul Nikfar, Shot Put for the Iranian National Team and 1st Iranian Asian Indoor Champion 2004 (http://asianathletics.org/results/ai-results.htm)
- Esfandiar Baharmast, World Cup referee, FIFA Instructor, known as Esse Baharmast
- Shawn Daivari, professional wrestler and manager, better known by his stage names of Khosrow Daivari or simply Daivari[12]
- Farzad Bonyadi, world champion of poker
- Antonio Esfandiari, champion poker player
- Hamid Dastmalchi, world champion of poker
- Alecko Eskandarian, soccer player, United States national team[13]
- Andranik Eskandarian, former soccer player
- Afshin Ghotbi, soccer coach, former assistant coach of Korea Republic national football team and LA Galaxy, currently coaching Iran's Persepolis F.C.
- T. J. Houshmandzadeh, NFL player (father is Iranian)
- King Kamali, IFBB pro bodybuilder
- Ali Khosroshahin, Head Coach of the University of Southern California womens soccer team
- George Malek-Yonan, Iran's "Champion of Champions" in Track & Field and Pentathelon
- Michael Shabaz, tennis player, 2005 Wimbledon boys' doubles championship
- Sanaz Shahbazi, martial arts champion [14]
- Amir Vahedi, professional poker player
- Leila Vaziri, The current world record holder of the 50 m women's backstroke
- Khosrow Vaziri, retired professional wrestler, better known by his stage name of The Iron Sheik
References
- ^ Stanley, John (2006-11-26). "'Nativity' Revisited". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
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