Hossein


Gender:
Origin: Arabic
179 famous people named Hossein found on Wikipedia.
45 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 12806-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 5250-th in year 1982
Used in: Persian

Meanings

Hussein (also spelled Husein, Husejin, Husejn, Husain, Hussain, Husayin, Hussayin, Hüseyin, Husseyin, Huseyn, Hossain, Hosein, Hossein, or Husseyn) (Arabic: حُسَين‎‎, Ḥusayn), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N, is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Shias. In some Persian sources the forms Ḥosayn, Hosayn, or Hossein are used. On the Subcontinent or South Asia, the form used is "Hussain" or "Hossain" in the Bengal region.
This name was not used in the pre-Islamic period, and is recorded to have been first used by the Islamic prophet Muhammad when he named his grandson Hussein ibn Ali, saying he had been commanded to do so by the archangel Gabriel.


Iranian form of Husayn, means: handsome, beautiful, good.

Famous People: 179 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Hossein Rezazadeh 1978 Weightlifter
2 Hossein Nasr 1933 Iranian philosopher
3 Hossein Amini 1966 Screenwriter, film director
4 Hossein Hamadani 1955 Iranian general
5 Robert Hossein 1927 French film actor, director, and writer of Azerbaijani origin
6 Hossein Vafaei 1994 Professional snooker player
7 Hossein Dehghan 1957 Iranian general
8 Hossein Kaebi 1985 Iranian footballer
9 Hossein Derakhshan 1975 Iranian-Canadian blogger
10 Hossein Vahid Khorasani 1924 Iranian grand ayatollah
11 Hossein Amanat 1942 Iranian-Canadian architect
12 Hossein Ala' 1881 Prime Minister of Iran
13 Hossein Fardoust 1917 Iranian politician
14 Hossein Mahini 1986 Iranian footballer
15 Hossein Ziai 1944 Muslim philosopher
16 Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi 1958 Iranian muslim reformer
17 Hossein Elahi Ghomshei 1940 Writer
18 Hossein Kanaani 1994 Footballer
19 Hossein Kharrazi 1957 Iranian general
20 Hossein Sabet 1935 Iranian businessman
21 Hossein Yassaie CEO of Imagination Technologies
22 Hossein Taeb 1963 Head of the Iranian INtelligence service
23 Hossein Shahabi 1967 Iranian screenwriter producer and film director
24 Hossein Panahi 1956 Iranian actor and poet
25 Hossein Yari 1965 Iranian actor
26 Hossein Faraki 1957 Iranian footballer
27 André Hossein 1905 French composer
28 Hossein Shariatmadari 1947 Iranian government spokesman
29 Hossein Noori Hamedani 1925 Iranian Grand ayatollah
30 Hossein Khajeh Amiri 1933 Iranian Singer
31 Hossein Tayyebi 1988 Footballer
32 Hossein Tavakkoli 1978 Weightlifter
33 Hossein Eslambolchi American physicist, inventor and writer
34 Hossein Gharib 1940 HG
35 Hossein Hedayati 1963 Iranian businessman
36 Hossein Monzavi 1946 Poet
37 Hossein Behzad 1894 Iranian artist
38 Hossein Marashi 1958 Iranian politician
39 Hossein Khan Sardar 1743 Iranian governor
40 Hossein Kalani 1945 Iranian footballer
41 Hossein Salami 1960
42 Hossein Jafarian 1944 Iranian cinematographer
43 Hossein Ashtari
44 Hossein Askari 1975 Iranian racing cyclist
45 Hossein Rajabian 1984 Filmmaker, writer and photographer
46 Hossein Valamanesh 1949 Australian artist
47 Hossein Modarressi Iranian Islamic studies scholar
48 Hossein Abedini 1980 Iranian actor
49 Hossein Papi 1985 Iranian footballer
50 Hossein Zenderoudi 1937 Iranian artist
51 Hossein Fereydoun 1963 Iranian diplomat
52 Hossein Saffar Harandi 1953 Iranian politician
53 Hossein Hashemi 1953 Iranian politician
54 Hossein Amirabdollahian 1964 Iranian politician and diplomat
55 Hossein Badamaki 1981 Iranian footballer
56 Hossein Behroozinia 1962 Persian traditional music performer
57 Hossein Abdi 1967 Iranian footballer
58 Hossein Shams 1961 Iranian football manager
59 Hossein Hosseini 1992 Iranian footballer
60 Hossein Fazeli 1993 Footballer
61 Hossein Taheri 1941 Iranian politician
62 Hossein Gol-e-Golab 1895 Iranian scientist and musician
63 Hossein Bashiriyeh 1953 Iranian political scientist
64 Hossein Ghods-Nakhai 1911 Iranian politician
65 Hossein Sadaghiani 1903 Iranian footballer
66 Hossein Kohkan 1930 Iranian architect
67 Hossein Kamali 1953 Iranian politician
68 Hossein Kazemi 1979 Iranian football player
69 Hossein Ronaghi 1985 Iranian political prisoner
70 Hossein Ebrahimi 1990 Iranian footballer
71 Hossein Omoumi 1944 Iranian musician
72 Hossein Maadani 1971 Volleyball coach
73 Hossein Fekri 1924 Iranian footballer
74 Hossein Farhady 1947 Iranian linguist
75 Hossein Dehlavi 1927 Musician and composer
76 Hossein Mazaheri 1934 Iranian ayatollah
77 Hossein Ali Beg Bayat
78 Hossein Ojaghi 1975 Iranian martial artist
79 Hossein Rahnama 1980 Businessperson
80 Hossein Ansarian 1944 Writer
81 Hossein Pirnia 1875 Iranian politician
82 Hossein Namazi 1944 Iranian politician and economist
83 Hossein Abdoh Tabrizi 1951 Iranian professor of finance
84 Hossein Ensan 1964
85 Hossein Khatibi 1975 Iranian association football player
86 Hossein Navab 1897 Iranian politician and diplomat
87 Hossein Maleki 1990
88 Hossein Khezri 1982 Iranian activist
89 Hossein Nassim 1952 Water polo player
90 Hossein Karimi 1992 Footballer
91 Hossein Martin Fazeli 1964 Iranian film director
92 Hossein Zakeri 1942 Iranian mathematician
93 Hossein Kazerani 1947 Iranian footballer
94 Hossein Saki 1997
95 Hossein Baharvand 1972 Iranian stem cell and developmental biologist, director of the Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology
96 Mohammad Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi 1947 Iranian religious servant
97 Hossein Rouhani 1983 Iranian karateka
98 Hossein Seifzadeh 1950 Iranian political scientist and author
99 Hossein Nuri 1954 Iranian artist and filmmaker
100 Hossein Farmani
101 Hossein Rafiee 1945
102 Hossein Mortezaeiyan 1966 Iranian writer
103 Hossein Ashena 1980 Iranian footballer
104 Hossein Kiani 1992 Footballer
105 Hossein Mehraban 1996 Footballer
106 Hossein Sadri 1979 Iranian architect
107 Hossein Najmabadi Iranian scientist
108 Hossein Alizadeh 1988 Road bicycle racer
109 Hossein Malek-Afzali 1939 Iranian scientist
110 Hossein Pashaei 1979 Iranian footballer
111 Hossein Bahrami 1995 Iranian footballer
112 Hossein Aryanejad 1958
113 Hossein Baghlani 1990 Iranian footballer
114 Hossein Ali Khan-Sardar Footballer
115 Hossein Boland Akhtar 1976 Iranian mountain climber
116 Ḥusain Kāẓimzāda Īrānšahr 1884 Iranian diplomat, journalist and translator
117 Hossein Abadian 1962 Historian
118 Hossein Fallah Noshirvani 1902 Iranian businessperson (1902-1972)
119 Hossein Khan Motamed 1893 Surgeon
120 Hossein Hosseini (born 1988) 1988 Iranian footballer
121 Hossein Fadaei 1955 Iranian politician
122 Hossein Zamehran 1992
123 Hossein Banai Scouting leader
124 Hossein Ghanbari 1988 Iranian footballer
125 Hossein Rabbi Iranian long-distance runners
126 Hossein Hooshyar 1986 Footballer
127 Hossein Shahshahani 1895 Iranian judge
128 Hossein Amiri 1972 Iranian news reporter and journalist
129 Hossein Fatemi Iranian-American psychiatrist
130 Hossein Sanapour 1960 Iranian writer
131 Hossein Soudipour 1922 Iranian basketball player
132 Sayyid Hossein Ardabili 1879 Iranian politician
133 Hossein Koushki 1984 Iranian footballer
134 Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki 1985 Iranian alpine skier
135 Hossein Alavi 1989 Footballer
136 Hossein Nassehi Iranian composer
137 Hossein Charkhabi 1950 Footballer
138 Hossein Soroudi Iranian footballer
139 Hossein Afarideh
140 Hossein Ghorbanzadeh
141 Hossein Qollar-Aqasi 1902 Iranian painter
142 Hossein Ali Anvari
143 Hossein Khalatbari 1949
144 Hossein Ghomi 1982 Iranian judoka
145 Hossein Niknam 1951 Iranian fencer
146 Hossein Hafezian Political scientist
147 Hussein Sheikholeslam 1952 Iranian diplomat
148 Hoseyn Kazempour Ardabili Iranian politician
149 Hossein Mozaffar Iranian politician
150 Hossein Shenani 1993 Iranian association football player
151 Hossein Jahabanian 1976 Iranian bicycle racer
152 Hossein Sarshar 1931 Iranian singer and opera singer
153 Hossein Nateghi 1987 Iranian bicycle racer
154 Hossein Kheyri 1994
155 Hossein Emamyan Iranian footballer
156 Hossein Aslani 1936 Iranian musician
157 Hossein Hosseiny 1970 Footballer
158 Hossein Oreizi 1906
159 Hossein Hang Afarin 1878
160 Ali Hossein 1982
161 Hossein Baziari 1994
162 Ghulam Hossein 1876
163 Hossein Sheiban 1963
164 Hossein Qholi Khan 1750
165 Hossein Makki
166 Hossein Ali Beyg Bastami 1708
167 Hossein Akhani 1965 Botanist
168 Hossein Tehrani
169 Hossein Tala
170 Hossein Behdouj 1974
171 Hossein Rezai
172 Ruth Hossein Argentinian amateur wrestler
173 Hossein Mahlouji
174 Husayn Beg Shamlu
175 Mirza Shah Husayn Iranian nobleman
176 Hossein Nejabat
177 Hossein Keyhani 1990
178 Hossein Tahami
179 Hossein Ebrahimian