Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.02 famous people call Persia their birthplace
The best known is the American basketball player Karen Jennings, with articles in 2 languages. The list has one more: the politician Joan Hester. Born in 1932, Joan Hester is the first name on record, and Karen Jennings, born in 1970, the most recent. No town in Iowa lists more than Waterloo, with 61.
Born in Persia
What Persia is known for
Share of Persia’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Who’s the most famous person from Persia?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Persia’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Persia and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.