John Esslemont

John Esslemont

male
John Ebenezer Esslemont, was a prominent British Bahá'í from Scotland. He was the author of the well-known introductory book on the Bahá'í Fait...
Julia Lynch Olin

Julia Lynch Olin

female, deceased (1961)
Julia Lynch Olin was an American author and Bahá'í who co-founded the New History Society in New York City, and was later expelled from the re...

Donna Denizé

female
Donna Denizé is an American poet and award-winning teacher at St. Albans School, located in Washington, D.C. She has contributed widely to j...

Dhabihu'Llah Mahrami

male, deceased (2005)
Dhabihu'llah Mahrami (also Zabihullah Mahrami) was an Iranian Bahá'í who was charged with apostasy from Islam and jailed in Iran. After 10 years in...

Nabíl-I-Akbar

male
Áqá Muḥammad-i-Qá'iní (1829-1892) also known as Fadil-i-Qa'ini surnamed Nabíl-i-Akbar, was a distinguished Bahá'í from the town of Qá'in. He is one...

Frederick D'Evelyn

male, 154 years old
Frederick W. D'Evelyn appears to have been the first person of Irish birth to accept the Bahá'í Faith. He was born in Belfast in or about 1855.

Badí‘

male, deceased (1870)
Badí‘ is most famous for being the bearer of a tablet written by Bahá'u'lláh to Nasiri'd-Din Shah, for which he was tortured and killed at the age o...

Adíb

male
Hájí Mírzá Ḥasan-i-Adíbu'l-`Ulamá known as Mírzá Ḥasan or Adíb, was an eminent follower of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Fait...
Anoushiravan Rohani

Anoushiravan Rohani

male, 70 years old
Anoushirvan Rohani also spelled Anooshiravan Rowhani(1939-) is an Iranian pianist and songwriter. Born in Rasht, Iran in 1939, Anoushiravan...