Ramin

For other uses, see Ramin (disambiguation) and Ramen.

Ramin or Rameen, transliterated from Rāmin (Persian: رامین), is a Persian masculine given name of Zoroastrian origin. It is also an occasional surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Ramin Bahrani, Iranian-American writer, director and filmmaker
• Ramin Bayramov, Azerbaijani journalist
• Ramin Djawadi, Iranian-German composer of orchestral music for film and television
• Ramin Farahani (born 1969), Iranian-Dutch filmmaker
• Ramin Ganeshram, American journalist, chef and cookbook author
• Ramin Golestanian, Iranian physicist
• Ramin Guliyev, Azerbaijani footballer
• Ramin Ibrahimov (born 1978), visually impaired Paralympic judoka of Azerbaijan
• Ramin Jahanbegloo, Iranian intellectual and academic
• Ramin Karimloo, Iranian-born Canadian musical theatre actor and singer
• Ramin Mehmanparast, the Ambassador of Iran to Kazakhstan
• Ramin Rahimi, Iranian percussionist
• Ramin Takloo-Bighash (born 1974), Iranian mathematician
• Ramin Toloui, American policy maker and portfolio manager

Surname

• Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, American journalist, investigative reporter, and author
• Ezechiele Ramin (1953–1985), Italian missionary and artist
• Günther Ramin (1898–1956), German organist, conductor, composer and pedagogue
• Loga Ramin Torkian, Iranian musician
• Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen (born 1963), French-Norwegian politician
• Mohammad-Ali Ramin (born 1954), Iranian politician and writer
• Obaidullah Rameen (born 1952), Afghani politician
• Richard M. Ramin (1929–1995), American university administrator
• Ron Ramin (born 1953), American composer for TV and film
• Sid Ramin (born 1919), American orchestrator, arranger, and composer

See also

• Vis and Rāmin
• Shahnameh (Iran's national epic, with a character by this name)
• Ramin, Tulkarm Palestinian Town