Homâyun (), also

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as Homaayoon or Homāyūn is a

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

male given name, it also appears as a surname.

Given name

Humayun Nasir al-Din Muhammad (6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal name Humayun (), was the second Mughal emperor, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Northern India, and Pakistan from ...

, Mughal Emperor *

Homayoun Behzadi Homayoun Behzadi (‎; 20 June 1942 – 22 January 2016) was an Iranian footballer and coach. He usually played as a striker. Early life He was born on 4 January 1942 in Khorramabad, Lorestan province. Behzadi first broke into the Shahin si ...

(1942–2016), Iranian footballer *

Homayoun Ershadi Homayoun Ershadi (also spelled Homayon Ershadi, ; born March 26, 1947) is an Iranian actor. He is known for his debut role in '' Taste of Cherry'' (1997), and several Iranian and other films since then, including European films like ''Agora'' or ...

(born 1947), Iranian actor *

Homayoun Katouzian Homa Katouzian (Persian: همايون کاتوزیان; born Homayoun Katouzian on 17 November 1942) is an economist, historian, sociologist and literary critic, with a special interest in Iranian studies. Katouzian's formal academic training wa ...

(born 1942), Iranian academic *

Homayoun Seraji Homâyun Serâji ( 1947 – 16 April 2007) was an Iranian scientist, engineer, a JPL senior researcher and former professor of Sharif University of Technology who published extensively in the field of multivariable control systems, focusing on ...

(1947–2007), Iranian scientist *

Homayoun Shahrokhi Homayoun Shahrokhi (; born 2 March 1946) is an Iranian football coach and former player. He is known mostly for playing for PAS Tehran F.C., he was captain of the team winning the Takht Jamshid Cup twice ( 1976/77 ad 1977/78). Later on he mana ...

, Iranian football player, coach, and manager *

Homayoun Shajarian Homayoun Shajarian (, born 21 May 1975) is an Iranian singer. Homayoun is the son of Iranian singer Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, He learned singing from his father and started his musical career in the 1990s. Early life Shajarian was born in Te ...

(born 1975), Iranian singer *

Homayoon Kazerooni Homayoon Kazerooni (, ) is an Iranian-born American roboticist, mechanical engineer, and professor. He serves as a professor of mechanical engineering, and the director of the Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory (KAZ LAB) at the U ...

, a roboticist and Berkley professor of Mechanical Engineering

Surname

Dariush Homayoon Daryoush Homayoun (; 19282011) was an Iranian journalist, author, intellectual, and politician. He was the Minister of Information and Tourism in the cabinet of Jamshid Amouzegar, founder of the daily newspaper '' Ayandegan'', and one-time high-r ...

(1928–2011), Iranian journalist, author, and politician *

Saba Homayoon Saba Homayoon (born April 12, 1977) is an Iranian-Canadian actress. Personal life Saba Homayoon was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She has been married to actor Neil Hopkins since 2007. The pair starred in the TV movie ''Hit Factor'' in 200 ...

(born 1977), a Canadian-Iranian actress. *

Shahram Homayoun Shahram Homayoun () is an Iranian political dissident, political activist, and the owner of "Channel one," a Persian satellite TV station based in Los Angeles, California that broadcasts into Iran daily. Exile Shahram Homayoun fled Iran for the U ...

, Iranian television channel owner {{surname Persian masculine given names Masculine given names