Zadeh
title: "Zadeh" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["persian-language-surnames", "iranian-language-surnames", "azerbaijani-language-surnames", "patronymics"] topic_path: "geography/iran" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zadeh" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
Zadeh (also Zadehttps://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/43_folder/43_articles/43_names.html) (Persian: زاده) is a Persian patronymic suffix meaning 'descendant of' or 'born of' used in names mainly in Iran and Azerbaijan.
Notable people whose names contain 'Zadeh' include:
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Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017), mathematician, electrical engineer, and computer scientist
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Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh (1812–1878), Azerbaijani author, playwright, and philosopher
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Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (born 1947), Soviet and Azerbaijani composer and pianist
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Rafael Amen-Zadeh (born 1943), Soviet and Azerbaijani mathematician and physicist
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Hashem Beikzadeh (born 1984), Iranian footballer
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Sadegh Ghotbzadeh (1936–1982), Iranian politician
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Masoud Hashemzadeh (born 1981), Iranian wrestler
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T. J. Houshmandzadeh (born 1977), American NFL football player
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Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh (born 1963), American physician and medical researcher
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Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (1866–1932), Azerbaijani satirist and writer
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Aziza Mustafazadeh (born 1969), Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, pianist, and composer
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Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940–1979), Azerbaijani jazz pianist and composer
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Hossein Rezazadeh (born 1978), Iranian politician, retired Olympic weightlifter, and world record holder
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Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh (1942–2023), Iranian and German philosopher of medicine
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Ilya Salmanzadeh (born 1986), Swedish music producer
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Aysel Teymurzadeh (born 1989), Azerbaijani singer
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