List of people from Abadan

The following is a list of notable people from and/or related to Abadan, Iran.

Academia

 * Jill Allibone (1932–1998), English architectural historian (born in Abadan, grew up in Iran)
 * Gholam hossein Davani (b. 1953), accountant
 * Yadolah Dodge (b. 1944), University Professor in Statistics and Probability
 * Ghazal Omid, author and legal scholar
 * Hamid Rashidi (b. 1961), lawyer
 * Alam Saleh Middle East academic

Activism, civil rights, and philanthropy

 * Abie Nathan (1927–2008), Israeli humanitarian and peace activist

Arts

 * Firoozeh Dumas (b. 1965), author
 * Bizhan Emkanian (b. 1953), actor
 * Hamid Farrokhnezhad (b. 1969), actor
 * Farzin (1952–1999), pop singer
 * Farhad Hasanzadeh (b. 1962), children's writer
 * Noreen Motamed (b. 1967), artist
 * Amir Naderi (b. 1946), film director
 * Khosrow Parvizi (1933–2012), film director
 * Zoya Pirzad (b. 1952), author
 * Siamak Shayeghi (b. 1954), film director and producer
 * Mahmoud Shoolizadeh (b. 1959), film director and screenwriter
 * Aramazd Stepanian (b. 1951), actor, producer, director and playwright
 * Nasser Taghvai (b. 1941), film director and screenwriter
 * Ahmad Irandoost (b. 1974), actor, singer and former bodyguard

Business

 * Cyma Zarghami (b. 1962/62), television executive

Politics and government

 * Ebrahim Rezaei Babadi (b. 1955), politician

Sports

 * Ali Abdollahzadeh (b. 1993), football defender
 * Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (b. 1966), retired footballer
 * Patrik Baboumian (b. 1979), strongman
 * Abdolreza Barzegari (b. 1958), retired footballer
 * Karim Bavi (b. 1964), retired footballer
 * Mohsen Bayatinia (b. 1980), former footballer and coach
 * Ali Firouzi (b. 1955), football coach
 * Bahman Golbarnezhad (1968–2016), Paralympic cyclist
 * Mehdi Hasheminasab (b. 1973), retired footballer
 * Ahmad Khaziravi (b. 1989), footballer
 * Mojahed Khaziravi (b. 1980), footballer
 * Gholam Hossein Mazloumi (1950–2014), footballer
 * Parviz Mazloumi (b. 1954), retired footballer
 * Hossein Nassim (b. 1952), swimmer
 * Hassan Nazari (b. 1956), football coach
 * Fakher Tahami (b. 1996), football forward
 * Hossein Vafaei (b. 1994), professional Snooker player