Editing Shiraz (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Hafez statute at Tehran's Hafez street.jpg|150px|thumb|Hafez statue]]
[[File:Shirazsaadi.jpg|150px|thumb|Saadi]]
[[File:Ghotb2.jpg|150px|thumb|Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi]]

===Rulers and political figures===
* [[Abish Khatun|Absh Khatun]], 13th-century ruler
* [[Karim Khan Zand|Karim Khan]], the ruler and de facto [[Shah]] of Iran from 1760 until 1779. He made Shiraz his capital.
* [[Valerie Jarrett]], senior advisor to [[President of the United States|United States President]] [[Barack Obama]], born in Shiraz to African-American parents.
* [[Kamran Bagheri Lankarani|Kamran Bagheri]]. He was [[Iran]]'s [[Ministry of Health and Medical Education|Minister of Health and Medical Education]].
* [[Jimmy Delshad]], 67th and 70th [[List of mayors of Beverly Hills, California|Mayor of Beverly Hills]]
[[File:Karim Khan painting by Muhammad Sadiq.jpg|150px|thumb|Karim Khan Zand]]

===Religious figures, philosophers and theologians===
* [[Al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi|Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi]]. He lived during the [[Fatimid Caliphate]] and was considered one of the most learned scholars of that time, known as an author of Islamic books, a poet, and scientist.
* [[Mulla Sadra]], Islamic philosopher and theologian who led the Iranian cultural renaissance in the 17th century
* [[Báb|Siyyid 'Alí Muḥammad Shírází]], the founder of [[Bábism]], and one of three central figures of the [[Baháʼí Faith]]

===Academics and scientists===
* [[Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi]], 13th-century Iranian poet and scholar
* [[Sibawayh]], linguist and grammarian of the Arabic language
* [[Firouz Naderi]] (1946–2023), scientist and currently the Director for [[Solar System exploration|Solar System Exploration]] at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
* [[Gholam A. Peyman]] (born 1937), inventor of [[LASIK]]
* [[Ali Asghar Khodadoust]] (1935–2018), Professor of [[Ophthalmology]], originator of the [[Khodadoust line]] method
* [[M. Hashem Pesaran]] (born 1946), Iranian Economist, emeritus professor of economics at University of Cambridge

===Poets and writers===
* [[Saadi (poet)|Saadi]], poet of the [[Medieval Period|medieval period]]
* [[Hafiz Shirazi|Hafez]], poet
* [[Shahriyar Mandanipour]], writer
* [[Simin Daneshvar]], novelist and author
* [[Mehdi Hamidi Shirazi]] (1914–1986), contemporary poet
* [[Fereidoon Tavallali]] (1917–1985), contemporary poet and intellectual
* [[Abdolali Dastgheib]] (born 1931), literary critic writer

===Other artists===
* [[Bahram Dabiri]] (born 1979), painter and artist
* [[Shirazeh Houshiary]] (born 1955), artist, born in Shiraz in 1955. She lives in London.
* [[Arsi Nami]] (born 1984), award-winning singer and songwriter
* [[Ebrahim Golestan]] (1922–2023), writer and filmmaker
* [[Gholamhossein Saber]] (born 1941), artist
* [[Tooji]] (born 1987), singer, model and television host. He represented [[Norway]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2012]] in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]].
* [[Bahar Pars]] (born 1979), actress

===Others===
* [[Mohammad Namazi]], philanthropist and founder of the Namazi hospital in Shiraz. This later became the catalyst for the establishment of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 1955; one of the country's top medical schools.
* [[Mohammad Bahmanbeigi]], activist, founding father of instructions for tribes in Iran
* [[Eghbal Hamidy]], [[Formula One car]] designer for [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]], [[Stewart Grand Prix|Stewart]], [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]], and [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]
* [[Jamaluddin Mostaghimi]] (born 1916), physician
* [[Omid Norouzi]], Iranian wrestler, world and Olympic champion
* [[Abbas Doran|Abbas Dowran]], acclaimed fighter jet pilot who died during the [[Iran–Iraq War]]