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Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

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Aryan Aryan or Arya (, Indo-Iranian *''arya'') is a term originally used as an ethnocultural self-designation by Indo-Iranians in ancient times, in contrast to the nearby outsiders known as 'non-Aryan' (*''an-arya''). In Ancient India, the term ' ...

is derived from the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

(ārya) meaning "noble, superior, or high-born".

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* Arian Hametaj (born 1957), Albanian footballer * Arian Çuliqi (born 1960), Albanian television director and screenwriter * Aryan Parajuli (born 2003), Nep-Canadian Model and engineer *

Aryan Kaganof Aryan Kaganof (born 1964 as Ian Kerkhof) is a South African film maker, novelist, poet and fine artist. In 1999 he changed his name to Aryan Kaganof. Partial filmography * 1992: '' Kyodai Makes the Big Time'' (91min, Netherlands), drama feat ...

(born 1964), South African film maker, novelist, poet and fine artist * Arian Leviste (born 1970), American electronic music artist, producer, and DJ * Ariyan A. Johnson (born 1976), American actress, director, dancer and choreographer *

Aryan Vaid Aryan Vaid (born 4 July 1976) is an Indian model, who won the Graviera Mister India World modelling pageant in the year 2000. He also went on to win the Mister International Award in 2000. He was a contestant in the reality show ''Bigg Boss' ...

(born 1976), Indian model *

Arian Moayed Arian Moayed ( fa, آرین مؤید, born April 15, 1980) is an Iranian-American actor, writer, and director. Moayed received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in ''Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'' a ...

(born 1980), Iranian-born American actor and theater producer *

Aaryan Sigdel Harish Sigdel (born 4 August 1981), better known as Aaryan Sigdel ( ne, आर्यन सिग्देल, ), is a Nepalese film actor who has appeared in Nepali language films. He is known for his wide range of roles in the Nepali movies. Aa ...

(born 1981), Nepali Film actor *

Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 31 August 1981), also known by his initials A. D. K. or simply Dinesh Kanagaratnam, is a Sri Lankan R&B and hip hop artist and music producer who has composed tracks in Tamil language. He also often collaborate ...

(born 1981), Sri Lankan music entertainer * Ariyan Arslani (born 1983), American rapper known as Action Bronson *

Arian Foster Arian Isa Foster (born August 24, 1986) is a former American football running back and current musical artist under the name Bobby Feeno. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, and was signed by the Houston Texans of the Nati ...

(born 1986), American football player *

Aaryan Krishna Menon Aaryan Krishna Menon is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and director, primarily working in the Malayalam film industry. Aaryan made his acting debut in the film ''Tournament'' in 2010 and later starred in the Malayalam romantic drama ''Pranay ...

(born 1986), Indian actor, screenwriter and director * Aryantaj Tajbakhsh (born 1990), English professional footballer *

Aryan Pandit Aryan Pandit is an Indian actor and model. Pandit's acting career began with the TV series ''Actor'', which aired on Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming c ...

(born 1990), Indian actor and model *

Aryann Bhowmik Aryann Bhowmik (born 1992) is a Bengali film actor who is best known for his work in the 2011 Bengali film ''Chalo Paltai''. His acting has made a mark in the Tollywood arena. Apart from films, Aryann has also made appearances in television and ...

(born 1992), Indian actor * Arian Kabashi (born 1996), Kosovan footballer * Arian Kabashi (born 1997), Swedish footballer *

Aryan Tari Aryan Tari (Persian: آرین طاری; born 4 June 1999) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. Tari was Norwegian champion in 2015 and 2019 and won the World Junior Chess Championship in 2017. he is the second-highest ranked player from Norway b ...

(born 1999), Norwegian chess grandmaster. *

Aryan Bora Aryan Bora (born 15 November 2000) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 12 February 2020, for Meghalaya in the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy. He made his List A debut on 8 December 2021, for Meghalaya in the 2021–22 Vijay Hazare ...

(born 2000), Indian cricketer *

Aryan Chopra Aryan Chopra (born 10 December 2001) is an Indian chess prodigy who became a grandmaster (GM) in 2016, at the age of 14 years, 9 months and 3 days. The title was officially awarded by FIDE in 2017. He became the second youngest Indian to beco ...

(born 2001), Indian chess prodigy * Aryan Juyal (born 2001), Indian cricketer *

Arian Moreno Arian David Moreno Silva (born 23 January 2003) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo Anzoátegui ''Deportivo'' (Spanish, 'sporting') may refer to: * Deportivo de La Coruña, commonly known as simply Deportivo, a ...

(born 2003), Venezuelan footballer *

Aryan Prajapati Aryan Prajapati (born 12 February 2008) is an Indian child actor. He has had roles in television serials and Bollywood feature films.Times Of IndiDooooor Se Aaye Hai : Autograph dilemma for little Aryan" 27 Aug 2014. In 2020, he is playing the ...

(born 2008), Indian child actor *

Aryan Rajesh Edara Aryan Rajesh is an Indian actor & film producer who appears in Telugu films. He is the son of Telugu veteran director and producer E. V. V. Satyanarayana. He has played the lead role in 14 Telugu films, and now takes up a variety of role ...

, Indian film actor * Aryann Roy, Indian actor * Arián Iznaga, Cuban Paralympian sprinter

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* Praskovia Arian (1864–1949), Russian and Soviet writer and feminist * Ghamar Ariyan (1922–2012), Iranian researcher and author * A. V. Aryan (1924–2007), Indian politician *

Marc Aryan Henri Markarian, better known as Marc Aryan (14 November 1926 in Valence, France – 30 November 1985 in Ohain, Belgium), was a French-Belgian singer, songwriter, and record producer of Armenian descent born as a French citizen, who also acq ...

(1926–1985), French-Belgian entertainer * Asher Arian (1938–2010), American political scientist *

Bruce Arians Bruce Charles Arians (born October 3, 1952) is an American football executive and former coach in the National Football League (NFL). Since 2022, he has been a senior football consultant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Arians was previously the he ...

(born 1952), American football coach and former player * Khadijeh Aryan (born 1954), Iranian Scholar *

Jake Arians Jacob Bruce Arians (born January 26, 1978) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League. He played college football at UAB. Arians spent less than one season as the field goal kicker for the Buffalo Bills in 2001, si ...

(born 1978), American football player * Arman Arian (born 1981), Iranian author, novelist and researcher * Pan Parag Ravi Aryan (born 1985), Indian actor *

Kartik Aaryan Kartik Aaryan Tiwari (born 22 November 1990), is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. After pursuing a degree in engineering, he made his acting debut with Luv Ranjan's buddy film ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' (2011). He went on to star in the ...

(born 1990), Indian actor

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