List of Armenians
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This is a list of famous people from the Republic of Armenia, ethnic Armenians, or both.
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[edit] Art
- Ivan Aivazovsky, painter (someone who paints pictures)
- Tigran Avakian, photographer (someone who takes photos)
- Jean Carzou, painter
- Edgar Chahine, painter
- Ronald Dzerigian, painter
- Arshile Gorky, painter
- Eric Grigorian, photojournalist
- Ara Güler, photographer
- Nonny Hogrogian, children's book illustrator (someone who makes drawings for books)
- Jansem, painter
- Yousuf Karsh, photographer
- Rafik Khachatryan, sculptor (someone who makes sculptures.)
- Zeferino Merdirossian, artist
- Alain Mikli, designer (someone who designs things.)
- Hovsep Pushman, painter
- Toros Roslin, Medieval painter
- Sarkis, sculptor
- Martiros Saryan, painter
- Vardkes Sureniantz, painter
- Edvard Sasun, painter
[edit] Business
- Albert A. Boyajian, businessman, philanthropist (someone who gives money to charity)
- Mike Daglian, businessman
- Calouste Gulbenkian, businessman, philanthropist
- Kirk Kerkorian, businessman, billionaire (someone who has more than a billion dollars)
- Hrach Khachatryan, businessman
- George Krikorian, businessman, owner of Krikorian Premier Theatres
- Alex Manoogian, businessman, philanthropist
- Richard Manoogian, businessman, philanthropist
- Melkoum and Mouchegh Petrossian, businessmen
- Serge Tchuruk, businessman, CEO of Alcatel
- John Vartan, businessman
- Alex Yemenidjian, CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Myers
[edit] Entertainment
- Simon Abkarian, actor
- Aleksandr Adabashyan, actor
- Ray Aghayan, costume designer
- Roman Balayan, filmmaker
- Adrienne Barbeau, actress
- Daniel Bilalian, French television personality
- Eric Bogosian, American film actor
- Christy Canyon, adult film actress
- Cher, entertainer
- Mike Connors, actor
- David Dickinson, television personality
- Frunze Dovlatyan, filmmaker
- Atom Egoyan, filmmaker
- Arlene Francis, actress
- Michael Goorjian, actor
- Robert Guediguian, filmmaker
- Sid Haig, actor
- David Hedison, actor
- Hughes Brothers, filmmakers
- Armen Jigarkhanyan, actor
- Howard Kazanjian, producer
- Edmond Keosayan, film director
- Alek Keshishian, filmmaker
- Arsinee Khanjian, actress
- Dmitry Kharatyan, actor
- Kelly Kole, actress
- Vilen Kolouta, cinematographer (someone who makes movies)
- Jason Mahakian, model maker
- Henrik Malyan, filmmaker
- Rouben Mamoulian, film and theatre director
- Andrea Martin, comedienne
- Frunzik Mkrtchyan, actor
- Stas Namin, actor, businessman, filmmaker, music and television producer
- Sergei Parajanov, filmmaker
- Yevgeny Petrosyan, comedian, Russian cultural icon
- Artavazd Ashoti Peleshyan, film director
- Arthur M. Sarkissian, producer
- Karen Shakhnazarov, filmmaker, producer, businessman and head of the Mosfilm studios
- Janace Tashjian, producer
- Rouben Ter-Artunian, costume and production designer
- Garine Torossian, filmmaker
- Yevgeny Vakhtangov, theatre director
- Michael Vartan, actor
- Mikhail Vartanov, filmmaker
- Henri Verneuil, filmmaker
- Leonid Yengibarov, actor
- Steve Zaillian, filmmaker
[edit] Music
- Anahid Ajemian, violinist (someone who plays a violin)
- Maro Ajemian, pianist (someone who plays the piano)
- Lucine Amara, opera singer
- Jacob Armen, drummer and musician
- Alexander Arutiunian, composer (someone who composes music)
- Andy (Andranik Madadian), singer
- George Avakian, jazz producer
- Helen Avakian, singer, classical guitarist
- Charles Aznavour, singer
- Arno Babajanyan, composer
- Hovhannes Badalian, singer
- Ross Bagdasarian, creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano (and engineer!)
- Ara Berberian, opera singer
- Cathy Berberian, mezzo-soprano singer
- Raffi Cavoukian, children's songwriter, musician and entertainer
- Cher, entertainer
- Loris Chobanian, composer
- Barbara Chookassian, singer
- John Chookassian, musician
- Hayk Dilanyan, saxaphone player
- Zara Dolukhanova, opera singer
- Patrick Fiori, singer
- Djivan Gasparyan, musician, composer
- Gohar Gasparyan, opera singer
- Slava Grigoryan, guitarist
- Richard Hagopian, musician
- Rouben Hakhverdian, musician, songwriter
- John Herald, bluegrass musician
- Alan Hovhaness, composer
- Vatche Hovsepian, musician
- Ani Kavafian, violinist
- Aram Khachaturian, composer
- Udi Hrant Kenkulian, musician
- Michel Legrand, composer
- Pavel Lisitsian, opera singer
- Arax Mansuryan, opera singer
- Tigran Mansuryan, composer, 2004 Grammy Award nominee
- George Mgrdichian, oud player
- Sayat Nova, musician
- Bulat Okudzhava, bard
- Constantine Orbelian, Moscow Chamber Orchestra conductor
- Hasmik Papyan, opera singer
- Leon Redbone, neo-vaudeville singer (unconfirmed)
- Hélène Segara, French singer
- Derek Sherinian, keyboardist for KISS
- System of a Down, heavy metal band
- Serj Tankian, vocals, keyboards
- Daron Malakian, guitar, vocals
- Shavo Odadjian, bass
- John Dolmayan, drums
- Mikael Tariverdiev, composer
- Harry Tavitian, jazz musician
- Avet Terterian, composer
- Barsegh Tumanyan, opera singer
- Arto Tunçboyaciyan, percussionist and singer
- Komitas Vardapet, musician
- Sylvie Vartan, singer
- Berj Zamkochian, organist
- Anahid Kavafian, violinist
- Sergey Khatchaturian, violinist,youngest Sibelius competition winner
- Tigran Arakelyan, classical flutist, flute
[edit] Politics
- Abel Aganbegyan, senior economic advisor for Russia under Gorbachev
- Sarkis Assadourian, Canadian politician
- Bob Avakian, Chairman of Revolutionary Communist Party
- Hovhannes Baghramyan, General
- Edouard Balladur, French politician, Prime Minister (1993-1995)
- Boghos Bey Yusufian, Egyptian statesman
- Artur Chilingarov, scientist, Deputy Chairman of the Duma (Russia)
- Patrick Devedjian, French politician and minister
- George Deukmejian, governor (leader) of California
- Sian Elias, judge
- Anna Eshoo, congresswoman
- Arkady Ghoukasyan, president of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- George Hawi, Lebanese politician
- Howard Kaloogian, California State Assemblyman from 1994-2000
- Robert Kocharyan, president of Armenia (1998-present)
- Emile Lahoud, president of Lebanon
- Sergei Lavrov, Russian minister of Foreign Affairs
- Andranik Markaryan, prime minister of Armenia
- Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan, Soviet politician and statesman
- Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov, Russian general and statesman
- Nubar Pasha, Egyptian statesman
- Karim Pakradouni, Lebanese politician
- Serzh Sarkissian, minister of defense of Armenia, president of Armenian Chess Federation
- Armen Sarkissian, prime minister of Armenia (1996-1997)
- Vasgen Sarkissian, prime minister of Armenia (1999)
- Raymond Setlakwe, Canadian politician
- Benon Sevan, UN official
- Georgy Shakhnazarov, Soviet politician
- Stepan Shaumyan, politician, revolutionary
- Lois Tarkanian, councilwoman
- Levon Ter-Petrosyan, president of Armenia (1991-1998)
- Zurab Zhvania, Former Prime-Minister of Georgia
[edit] Religion
- Saint Nerses I the Great, Catholicos
- Isaac of Armenia, Catholicos
- Abul-Faraj, bishop
- Gregory Peter Agajanian, Catholic cardinal
- Catholicos of Armenia, head bishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church
- Pavel Florensky, theologian & philosopher
- G. I. Gurdjieff, mystic & philosopher
- Haik Hovsepian Mehr, bishop
- R.J. Rushdoony, Christian Reconstructionist
- Demos Shakarian, founder of Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International
- Gregory the Illuminator, Christian saint, founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church
- Patriarch Karekin II Kazanjian of Constantinople, 83rd Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople
- Saint Mesrop Mashtots, creator of the Armenian alphabet
- Shushanik, Christian saint
[edit] Science
- Hovhannes Abgari Adamian, engineer
- George Adomian, mathematician, engineer
- Viktor Ambartsumian, astronomer, physicist
- James P. Bagian, NASA astronaut
- Boris Babaian, father of Soviet supercomputer
- Ashot Chilingarian, cosmic ray physicist
- Raymond V. Damadian, inventor of MRI, inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
- Viktor Hampartzoumian, astrophysicist, academician (see also Viktor Ambartsumian)
- Arsen Hajian, astronomer
- Yuri Hovhanissian, director of the Russian Nuclear Research Institute
- Varaztad Kazanjian, Harvard professor, plastic surgeon
- Hampar Kelikian, physician
- Jack Kevorkian, pathologist, euthanasia activist
- Semyon Kirlian, pioneer of photography
- Ivan Knunyants, chemist
- Sergei Mergelyan, mathematician
- Artem Mikoyan, designer of MiG aircrafts
- Vahe Petrosian, astronomer
- Mikhail Pogosyan, Director General of Sukhoi Aircraft Corporation
- Luther George Simjian, inventor of autofocus camera, ATM, flight simulator, postage meter
- Leon Forrester Tcheupdjian, plastic surgeon
- Yervant Terzian, astronomer
- Rom Varshamov, mathematician, coding theorist
- Anahid Yeremian, physicist
[edit] Sports
- Ara Abrahamian, sport wrestler, silver medalist at the 2004 Olympics
- Andre Agassi, tennis player
- J. C. Agajanian, race car owner and motor sports promoter
- Vladimir Akopian, chess master, ranked 16th in the world
- Levon Aronian, chess master, ranked 10th in the world
- Karen Asrian, chess master
- Albert Azaryan, gymnast, three times Olympic champion
- Steve Bedrosian, baseball player
- Alain Boghossian, soccer player
- Elina Danielian, women's world top chess champion
- Marcelo Djian, soccer player
- Youri Djorkaeff, soccer player
- Servard Emirzian, diver, silver medalist at the 1980 Olympics
- Robert Emmiyan, athlete, long-jump European record holder
- Alecko Eskandarian, soccer player
- Andranik Eskandarian, soccer player
- Garry Kasparov, world chess champion, ranked 1st in the world
- Armen Keteyian, broadcaster
- Tim Kurkjian, Baseball analyst on ESPN
- Mkhhitar Manukyan, wrestler
- Lilit Mkrtchian, women's world top chess champion
- Artashes Minasian, 1991 USSR Chess Champion
- David Nalbandian, tennis player
- Armen Nazarian, athlete, twice greco-roman wrestling Olympic champion
- Ara Parseghian, football coach
- Hrachya Petikyan, athlete, Olympic champion
- Tigran Petrosian, world chess champion
- Hal Haig Prieste, diver, Bronze Olympic medalist
- Alain Prost, Formula One champion
- Sargis Sargsian, tennis player
- Saro Sarmazian, tennis player
- Hrant Shahinian, gymnast, twice Olympic champion
- Alexi Shirov, chess master, ranked 15th in the world
- Talar Tanashian, Syrian chess champion
- Danny Tarkanian, All-American basketball player and coach
- Jerry Tarkanian, basketball coach
- Rafael Vaganian, 1989 USSR chess champion
- Yuri Vardanyan, weightlifter, Olympic champion and records holder
- Matt Vasgersian, broadcaster
- Garo Yepremian, NFL kicker
[edit] Writers
- Khachatur Abovyan, poet, writer
- Arthur Adamov, playwright
- Ghazaros Aghayan, poet, historian
- Vakhtang Ananyan, writer
- Mark Arax, journalist, author
- Michael Arlen, novelist
- Michael Arlen, Jr., author, journalist, critic
- Zabelle Asadour, playwright, writer, feminist
- Arlene Voski Avakian, writer, educator, feminist
- Leslie Ayvazian, playwright, actor
- Ben Bagdikian, journalist, author
- Peter Balakian, writer, poet, educator, activist
- Ara Baliozian, writer
- David Barsamian, journalist, radio broadcaster
- Eric Bogosian, playwright, performance artist
- Chris Bohjalian, author
- Yeghishe Charents, poet
- Vahagn Davityan, poet
- Diana Der Hovanessian, poet
- Serpouhi Diusap, writer, feminist
- Sergei Dovlatov, writer
- Carol Edgarian, author, editor
- Gevorg Emin, poet
- Leo Hamalian, author, academic, editor, critic
- Avedik Isahagian, author
- Silva Kaputikyan, poet
- Atabek Khnkoyan, children's writer
- Nancy Kricorian, author, poet
- Vahan Kurkjian, author, teacher and community leader
- Maro Markarian, poet
- Marian Mesrobian MacCurdy, writer, educator
- Nouritza Matossian, writer
- Hakob Melik-Hakobian, writer
- Mikael Nalbandian, writer
- Nar-Dos, writer
- Gregory of Narek, medieval monk, theologian and poet
- Arthur Nersesian, author
- Yervant Odian, writer, satirist
- Leah Ryan, playwright, writer
- William Saroyan, writer
- Paruyr Sevak, poet
- Ruben Sevak, poet
- Levon Shant, playwright, novelist, poet
- Nerses Shirakatsi, poet, writer
- Shirvanzade, writer
- Vahan Tekeyan, poet
- Henri Troyat, writer
- Hovhannes Tumanyan, writer
- Daniel Varoujan, poet
- Zabel Yessayan, author
[edit] Generals
- Andranik Ozanian, Armenian national hero
[edit] Various
- Daron Acemoglu, economist
- Jack Agazarian, WW2 spy for Great Britain
- Emik Avakian, inventor
- Ivan Bagramian, Soviet Marshal
- Yelena Bonner, human rights activist, widow of scientist Andrei Sakharov
- Gayk Bzhishkyan, Soviet military commander
- Moses of Chorene, historian
- Matthew of Edessa, historian
- Vahakn N. Dadrian, historian
- Mark Geragos, celebrity attorney
- Vartan Gregorian, educator, community leader, president of Brown University (1989-1997)
- Harry K. Harutunian, educator, community leader
- Robert Kardashian, attorney for OJ Simpson
- Arpena Mesrobian, director of Syracuse University Press, writer, community leader
- Carolann Najarian, doctor, humanitarian
- Judy Norsigian, women's health activist, editor of Our Bodies, Ourselves
- George Ouzounian, (a.k.a. Maddox) creator of The Best Page in the Universe
- Lili Sahakyan, psychologist
- Avadis Tevanian, Chief Software Technology Officer, Apple Computer, and a pioneer in creating cross-platform software including Mac OS X
- Ruth Thomasian, photo archivist, founder of Project SAVE
- Virginia Valian, psychologist
- Rafi Haladjian, french Internet pionneer, creator of Nabaztag
