The following is a list of notable people from and/or related to Abadan, Iran, as documented on Wikipedia.
Academia
- Jill Allibone (1932–1998), English architectural historian (born in Abadan, grew up in Iran)
- 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
- 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. 1962/63), 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
The Wikipedia category "People from Abadan, Iran" contains 41 pages, though this list may not reflect recent changes. Additional names may be found on other online platforms such as Famous Birthdays and FamousFix, which list over 80 individuals associated with Abadan.
