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
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.
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 |