Mary Boyce

Mary Boyce

female, deceased (2006)
Nora Elizabeth Mary Boyce (2 August 1920 - 4 April 2006) was the world's leading doyenne of Zoroastrian studies and Iranology.

Peshotan

male
The Peshotan is a Messiah like figure that is mentioned in the Zoroastrian scripture the "Vohuman Yasht" as being the One who will Appear at some...
Al-Mahdi

Al-Mahdi

male, deceased (785)
Muhammad ibn Mansur al-Mahdi, was the third Abbasid Caliph. He succeeded his father, al-Mansur. Al-Mahdi, whose name means "Rightly-guided" or...
Dadabhai Naoroji

Dadabhai Naoroji

male, deceased (1917)
Dadabhai Naoroji was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political leader. His book, "Poverty and Un-British Rule in...

Kartir

male
Kartir Hangirpe (alternatively, Karder or Kirdir) was a highly influential Zoroastrian high-priest of the late 3rd century CE and served as advisor...
Farhang Mehr

Farhang Mehr

male
Farhang Mehr is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Boston University. He is a former deputy prime minster of Iran. He has also served...
Bahram I

Bahram I

male, deceased (276)
Bahram I ("r." 273-276), was the fourth Sassanid emperor of the second Persian Empire. He succeeded his brother Hormizd I ("r." 272-273), who had...
Rohinton Mistry

Rohinton Mistry

male, 57 years old
Rohinton Mistry was born in Bombay, India in 1952 and immigrated to Canada in 1975 where he took employment working for a Toronto bank. After...
Bapsi Sidhwa

Bapsi Sidhwa

female, 71 years old
Bapsi Sidhwa (1938 -) is an author of Pakistani origin who writes in English. She is perhaps best known for her collaborative work with filmmaker...

A. V. Williams Jackson

male, deceased (1937)
Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson, L.H.D., Ph.D., LL.D. (1862-1937) was an American specialist on Indo-Iranian languages, born in New York City....