, a former
Prime Minister of Iran Statesmen and politicians •
Sharaf Khan Bidlisi (1543–ca. 1600),
Kurdish historian and prince of
Bitlis, was born in
Karahrūd, Arak. •
Ghaem Magham Farahani (1779–1835), a former Prime Minister of Iran, was born in Farahan District, Arak. •
Amir Kabir (1807–1852), a former Prime Minister of Iran, was born in Hezaveh District, Arak. •
Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882–1967), a former Prime Minister of Iran, was born in
Tehran. His father was from Ashtiyan, northeastern Arak. •
Morteza-Qoli Bayat (1890–1958), a former Prime Minister of Iran (1944–1945). •
Ata'ollah Mohajerani (1954–), one of the ministers of the cabinet of
Mohammad Khatami. •
Roozbeh Farahanipour (1971-), Former opposition leader, co founder of
Glorious Frontiers Party, one of leaders 9 July 1999 Student uprising.
Literary, painting, and photography figures •
Sonia Balassanian (born 1942), Iranian-born Armenian painter, curator, sculptor •
Parvin E'tesami (1907–1941), Iranian poet, was born in
Tabriz. Her father was from Ashtiyan, northeastern Arak. •
Behjat Sadr (1924–2009), an eminent Iranian painter. •
Jahangir Razmi (1947–), the 1980
Pulitzer Prize winner (photographer) •
Kader Abdolah (1954–), an
Iranian-Dutch poet laureate •
Zhaleh Alamtaj (1883–1947), feminist poet
Sportsmen •
Mansour Bahrami (1956–), an Iranian
tennis player •
Mehdi Mahdavikia (1977–), a famous Iranian
football player
Scientists •
Mohammad Gharib (1909–1975), an
Iranian
physician and
clinician •
Wahid Shams Kolahi (1965–), an electrical engineer
Singers •
Ebrahim Hamedi (Ebi) (1949–), an Iranian singer; his father was from Arak.
Cinema and television artists •
Yervand Manaryan (1924–2020), an Iranian-Armenian actor •
Arman Manaryan (1929–2016), Iranian-born Armenian film director •
Reza Badiyi (1930–2011), director of episodes of many popular American television series, including
Hawaii Five-O,
Mission: Impossible,
The Incredible Hulk,
The Six Million Dollar Man,
Falcon Crest,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the episode
Out of Mind, Out of Sight),
Nikita, etc. •
Pouri Banayi, (1940–), a famous Iranian actress before the 1979 Revolution (1965–1979) •
Golchehreh Sajadiye (1954–), an Iranian actress •
Manijeh Hekmat (1962–), an Iranian film director •
Mostafa Azizi (1962–), an Iranian TV producer •
Mehran Modiri (1967–), an Iranian actor, director and comedian; his parents were from Arak. •
Bahareh Rahnama (1973–), an Iranian actress •
Sahar Zakaria (1973–), an Iranian actress •
Pegah Ahangarani (1984–), an Iranian actress
Other •
Azadeh Bokaie Dadgar (1980-), journalist, lawyer and activist ==See also==