On his mother's side, Keynes is of Lebanese, Persian and Turkish descent.

Of late there had been an ever-increasing demand for men who were not of Persian or Arabian descent to be used as bodyguards.

Laodice was a woman of Greek Macedonian and Persian descent.

Archelaus was a Monarch of Greek, Armenian and Persian descent.

Antiochus was of Greek Macedonian and Persian descent.

Tarick Salmaci (born February 28, 1972) is a boxer of Lebanese and Persian descent.

Most of the Baha'i are of Persian descent, although there seem to be many among the Azerbaijani and Kurdish people.

His mother Glaphyra was a Cappadocian Princess, who was of Greek, Armenian and Persian descent.

Glaphyra was a royal princess of Greek, Armenian and Persian descent.

Dynasties of Parthian or Persian descent, such as the Mihranids had come to rule the territory during Sassanian times.