Cognomen یزدی (Yazdi 
, یزدی , Jazdi 
) , globally, is quite a common last name. The family name یزدی is habitual in British Virgin Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, and Iran. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Iran, Israel, and the United States. Much less frequently, یزدی is the forename as well as the last name.
| عبدالباقی یزدی Safavid Nobleman, IR (b. 1401) |
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| شرف الدین علی یزدی historian, IR (b. 1500) |
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سید محمدکاظم طباطبایی یزدی Shia Islamic scholar centered in Najaf, IR (b. 1831) |
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عبدالکریم حائری یزدی Iranian Grand Ayatollah, IR (b. 1859) |
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| جیحون یزدی Iranian poet, IR (b. 1837) |
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محمد فرخی یزدی Iranian politician, IR (b. 1889) |
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محمود افشار یزدی Iranian writer, poet, journalist and politician, IR (b. 1893) |
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مهدی آذری یزدی Iranian writer, IR (b. 1922) |
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مُحمَّد یزدی Iranian ayatollah (1931-2020), IR (b. 1931) |
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ابراهیم یزدی Iranian politician and activist (1931-2017), IR (b. 1931) |
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مُحمَّدتقی مصباح یزدی Philosopher, IR (b. 1934) |
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ابوالقاسم وافی یزدی Iranian Ayatollah, IR (b. 1935) |
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منوچهر یزدی politician, IR (b. 1939) |
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سید محمدرضا مدرسی یزدی Iranian politician, IR (b. 1955) |
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| مرتضی یزدی Iranian physician, IR (b. 1907) |
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