List of Armenians

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The following are prominent Armenians

Contents

1 Actors
2 Art
3 Entertainment
4 Military
5 Music
6 Politics
7 Religion
8 Science
9 Sports
10 Ancient Armenians
11 See also
12 External links

Actors

Gevorg Ashoughian – actor.
Gregoire Aslan Armenian actor whom starred alongside Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra in the 1960's.
Aracy Balabanian, Araxi Balabanyan ; actress
Vladimir Fontikov Russian Born Armenian Opera Singer
Vilen Galstyan – film actor. Starred in: The Colour of Pomegranates
Armen Jigarkhanyan – actor.
Dmitry Kharatyan – actor.
Andrea Martin – actor.
Frunzik Mkrtchyan – actor. Was the most famous and internationally recognized Armenian artist of the 2nd half of 20th century.
Leonid Yengibarov – actor.

Art

Ivan Aivazovsky – painter
[Tigran Avakian], photographer
Minas Avetisyan – painter
Ronald Dzerigian – painter
Arshile Gorky – painter
Ara Güler – photographer
Arsen Deren Kalashian – painter
Malak Karsh – landscape photographer
Yousuf Karsh – Canada; Egyptian-born portrait photographer.
Rafik Khachatryan – sculptor
Garegin Khachatryan – ceramic-sculptor, painter
[John Lucassian], photographer
Vartan Malakian – painter
Zeferino Merdirossian – artist
Alain Mikli – designer
Hovsep Pushman – painter
Toros Roslin – medieval painter
Sarkis – sculptor
Martiros Saryan – painter
Edvard Sasun – painter
Gabriel Shahbazian – web designer (Novis Design)
Arto Ter-Arutyunian – writer, painter and coulinarist in England (b. 1940 in Halep, Syria)
Ruben Ter-Arutyunian – US theater painter; (b. 1920 in Tiflis, Caucasus)
Yuroz – painter

Husein Chalayan - British designer

Entertainment

Alexander Akopov – President, RTR (A Russian TV station).
Alexander Samsonovich Grigorian – Producer, Director, Writer, owner of the Armenian Drama Theatre
David Dickinson – British television personality
Robert Guédiguian – filmmaker
Hughes Brothers – filmmakers
Howard Kazanjian – producer
Edmond Keosayan – film director
Vilen Kolouta – cinematographer
Rouben Mamoulian – film and theatre director
Richard Ouzounian – Armenian by adoption; Canadian playwright, director, critc, artistic director; born New York, 1950.
Sergei Parajanov – filmmaker http://www.parajanov.com.
Artavazd Ashoti Peleshyan – film director http://www.peleshian.com
Yevgeny Petrosyan – comedian
Karen Shakhnazarov – filmmaker, producer and head of the Mosfilm studios
Pierre Shammassian – comedian
Yevgeny Vakhtangov – theatre director
Mikhail Vartanov – filmmaker http://www.parajanov.com/main.html
Henri Verneuil – filmmaker.
Andre Manoukian – choreographer in France.

Military

Hamazasp Babadjanian – (February 18, 1906 - November 1, 1977); Chief Marshal of the Armored troops of the USSR.
Ivan Bagramian – Soviet Marshal; Deputy Minister of Defense, during World War II the Commander of a Front; captured East Prussia and destroyed its capital of Koenigsberg (now Kaliningrad), thus defeating the 2nd strongest group of the German Wehrmacht (after the Berlin Group).
Philaretos Brachamios – Late Roman (Byzantine) general.
Gayk Bzhishkyan – Soviet military commander.
Vahan Callan – Fleet Commander, Lafayette Expeditionary Forces.
Paul Ignatos or Poghos Ignatosian – (born 1920, Los Angeles, California, to a family of Armenians from Kharberd, Western Armenia); 1st US Minister of Armenian origin; 1942-1945 service in US Naval Aviation; 1961 - US Deputy Secretary of Army; 1964 - US Deputy Defense Secretary; 1967 - US Navy Secretary; Projected the F-111; retired 1986.
Ivan Stepanovich Isakov or Iovhannes Issakov – (August 22, 1894 - October 11, 1967); Soviet Admiral; Chief of Main headquarters of Soviet Navy, World War II.
Kekaumenos – Late Roman (Byzantine) general; author "Strategicon", 11th century.
Akim Khastatov – (1756, Astrakhan - 1809, St Petersburg); general; buried in the Armenian Cemetery, St Petersburg.
Sergei Khudyakov or Armenak Khanpheryants – Chief Marshal, Air Forces of the USSR; commander of the Air Defense of Moscow, World War II.
Lazarev or Lazaryan – general.
Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov – (1825 or 1826 - 1888), Russian statesman; General of the Cavalry; Adjutant General of the Svita; son of an Armenian merchant; born Tiflis; educated in St Petersburg; Lazarev School of Oriental Languages; Guards' Cadet Institute; Minister of Interior, Russian Empire.
Mikhail Harutyunyan – colonel-general, Armenian Armed Forces,
Gurgen Dalibaltayan – colonel-general, Armenian Armed Forces,
Basentsi Azoyan – major-general, . In 1974-1995 Basentsi Azoyan occupied high posts in the national security system. In 1980-1982 he was detached to Iran and in 1983-1986 to Afghanistan. Since 1995 Basentsi Azoyan has served for the Armenian armed forces. He was decorated with the orders for Military Service, Marshal Baghramyan or Ivan Bagramian, Andranik Ozanyan or Andranik Toros Ozanian, Garegin Njdeh, the order for Strengthening Partnership and the order for Irreproachable Service as well as with the USSR medals and Order (decoration)}orders.
Valerian Madatov or Valerian Madatyan – general.
St. Vardan Mamikonian – 5th century general; led rebellion of Christian Armenians against Zoroastrian Persians.
Narses or Nerseh – brilliant Late Roman (Byzantine) general (478-573).
Garegin Njdeh – WWI General.
Andranik Toros Ozanian – WWI General.
Bardas Phocas or Vardas Phokas – Late Roman (Byzantine) general (late tenth century).
Nicephorus II Phocas – brilliant Late Roman (Byzantine) general and emperor (963-969).
Lazar Serebryakov or Lazaros Artsatpanyan – admiral.
Movses Silikyan – Major General; Commander of Armenian troops; hero of Battle of Sardarapat, May 1918, in which the Armenians defeated the best Turkish forces: Turkey was forced to recognize independent Armenia (04.VI.1918).
Bardas Sklerus or Vardas Skleros – Late Roman (Byzantine) general; rebelled against sitting emperor, 976-979.
Ter-Gukasov or Ter-Gukasyan – general.
John I Tzimisces or Iovhannes Tchimishkik – Late Roman (Byzantine) general and emperor (969-976).

Music

Dennis Agajanian – USA; gospel singer; "Harvest Crusade".
Anahid Ajemian – violinist.
Maro Ajemian – pianist.
Levon Ambartsumian – classical violinist.
Jacob Armen – drummer and instrumentalist.
Alexander Arutiunian – composer.
George Avakian – jazz producer.
Aivazyan Ruzanna – musician
David Harutyunyan legend
Charles Aznavour – France; singer, songwriter, actor.
Arno Babajanian – composer.
Ross Bagdasarian – USA; pseudonym "David Saville"; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. – USA; continues work of his father for Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Isabel Bayrakdarian – Canada; soprano and engineer.
Ara Berberian – opera singer.
Cathy Berberian – mezzo-soprano singer.
Raffi Cavoukian – stage name Raffi; Canada; children's singer, songwriter, musician; born Egypt.
Cher – USA; born Cherilyn Sarkisian (Armenian father); singer, songwriter, actor, director.
Barbara Chookassian – singer.
Patrick Fiori – France; singer.
Djivan Gasparyan – musician, composer.
Gegam Grigoryan – tenor, USSR, Armenia.
Slava Grigoryan – guitar virtuoso.
Richard Hagopian – musician.
Rouben Hakhverdian – musician, songwriter.
John Herald – USA; bluegrass musician.
Alan Hovhaness – Armenian father; USA; composer.
Vatche Hovsepian – musician.
Aram Khachaturian – Russia, Armenia; classical composer.
Udi Hrant Kenkulian – musician.
Shant Kirmizian – Producer, DJ, Songwriter, model, activist.
Marie Laforêt – singer.
Michel Legrand – France, composer.
Pavel Lisitsian – Russia, opera singer.
Andy (Andranik Madadian) – singer.
Tigran Mansurian – Armenia, composer.
Edward Manukyan – composer.
Naira M'noyan – Belgium; musician, composer.
Sayat Nova – Armenia, Georgia, folk songwriter-musician, XVIII century.
Hasmik Papian – soprano.
Leon Redbone – USA; born Cyprus; neo-vaudeville singer (unconfirmed).
Derek Sherinian – USA; keyboardist for KISS.
System of a Down – USA; alternative metal band.
*Serj Tankian – USA, vocals, keyboards.
*Daron Malakian – USA, guitar, vocals.
*Shavo Odadjian – USA, bass.
*John Dolmayan – USA, drums.
Mikael Tariverdiev – USSR, composer.
Harry Tavitian – jazz musician.
Loris Tjeknavorian – Iran, Armenia, composer.
Avet Terterian – USSR, Armenia, composer.
Arto Tunçboyacıyan – percussionist and singer.
Komitas Vardapet – Armenia, musician.
Sylvie Vartan – France; singer.
Richard Yardumian – USA; composer.

Politics

Abel Aganbegyan – senior economic advisor for Russia under Gorbachev.
Agayants Ivan– Soviet Intelligence General of Armenian origin; USSR 1959-1966 France 1961;
Sarkis Assadourian – Canadian politician, member of Parliament.
Bob Avakian – chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA.
Edouard Balladur – French politician, Prime Minister (1993-1995).
Melisende of Jerusalem, Queen of Jerusalem
Basil I, the Macedonian – Late Roman (Byzantine) emperor (867-886), established the Armenian Dynasty (considered himself an Armenian Arsacide).
Basil II, the Macedonian &ndash' Late Roman (Byzantine) emperoro of Armenian Dynasty (975-1025)
Bardas Mamikonian – Caesar and regent of the Late Roman (Byzantine) Empire (856-866).
Arthur Chilingarov – scientist, Hero of the Soviet Union, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma.
Patrick Devedjian – French politician and minister.
Richard Dekmejian – political science professor; Middle East expert.
George Deukmejian – former governor of California.
Sian Elias – judge.
Anna Eshoo – congresswoman.
Arkady Ghoukasyan – president, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Heraclius the Elder – Exarch of Africa Province in the Late Roman Empire, late 6th, early 7th centuries, father of Emperor Heraclius.
Heraclius the Younger – Late Roman (Byzantine) Emperor (610-641).
Miklos Horthy, Mikael Nalbandian; – 1868-1957; Admiral and Hungarian Leader (1922-1944). (disputed)
Howard Kaloogian – California State Assemblyman from 1994-2000.
Rachel Kaprelian – Massachusetts State representative.
Robert Kocharyan – president, Armenia (1998-present).
Emile Lahoud – president, Lebanon.
Sergei Lavrov – Russian minister of Foreign Affairs.
Leo V, the Armenian – Late Roman (Byzantine) emperor (813-820).
Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov – Russian general and statesman.
Missak Manouchian – French Resistance hero World War II.
Andranik Markaryan – prime minister, Armenia.
Sergei Martynov – foreign minister of Belarus, ethnic Belarusian born in Armenia.
Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan – Soviet politician and statesman; USSR 1922-1978, Cuba 1960;
Nubar Pasha – Egyptian statesman.
Karim Pakradouni – Lebanese politician.
Philippicus Vartanes, Eastern Roman emperor (711–713).
Alexander Raphael – first Armenian member of British Parliament; Sheriff of London.
Armen Sarkissian – prime minister, Armenia (1996-1997).
Vasgen Sarkissian – prime minister, Armenia (1999).
Raymond Setlakwe – Canadian politician.
Benon Sevan – UN official.
Georgy Shakhnazarov – Soviet politician.
Stepan Shaumyan, Stepan Geworgi Shahumian; – politician; revolutionary.
Ferenc Szálasi – part Armenian (name was Salasyan); leader of Hungary, World War II. (citation needed)
Tigranes the Great – King, Armenia (95-56 BC); allied with Mithridates Pontus; warred against Romans under Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Lucius Licinius Lucullus.
Lois Tarkanian – councilwoman.
Levon Ter-Petrosyan – president, Armenia (1991-1998).
Larry Zarian – Mayor, Glendale, California.
Zurab Zhvania – Former Prime minister, Georgia.

Religion

Bar-Hebraeus – bishop.
Catholicos of Armenia – head bishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Pavel Florensky – theologian, philosopher.
Gregory the Illuminator – ("Krikor"); Christian saint, founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
G. I. Gurdjieff – (Georges Ivanovich); half Armenian; mystic, philosopher.
Benny Hinn – half Armenian; Israeli-born pastor and televangelist.
Isaac of Armenia – Catholicos.
Patriarch Karekin II Kazanjian of Constantinople – 83rd Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople.
Mangasar Magurditch Mangasarian – 1859-1943; Turkish-born USA cleric; later prominent atheist and author.
Saint Mesrop Mashtots – inventor of the Armenian alphabet.
Haik Hovsepian Mehr – bishop.
Mekhitar of Sebastia – Founder of the Armenian Catholic Order of the Mechitarists in Venice and Vienna.
Saint Nerses I the Great (Nerses Shnorhali) – Catholicos, writer.
R.J. Rushdoony – Christian Reconstructionist.
Demos Shakarian – founder of the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International.
Shushanik – saint.
Józef Teodorowicz – metropolitan of Armenian Catholic Church in Lviv

Science

Hovhannes Abgari Adamian – engineer
George Adomian – mathematician, engineer
George Aghajanian – physician, neuropharmacologist and pioneer in serotonin receptor research, discovered how LSD and other hallucinogens produce their effects by stimulating serotonin receptors
Roger Altounyan – asthma researcher, pharmacologist who pioneered use of cromolyn sodium inhalation therapy for asthma
Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian – astronomer, physicist; various spellings of names.
A.V. Apkarian – pioneer in magnetic resonance spectroscopy research of the brain
Dan Arabian – NASA scientist
James P. Bagian – NASA astronaut
Boris Babaian – father of Soviet supercomputer
Vicken Babikian – cardiovascular researcher
Aram Chobanian – Dean, Boston University School of Medicine, leader in cardiology research
Karapet Chobanyan – mechanical engineer, made first discovery in Armenia
Raymond V. Damadian – inventor of MRI, inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Edward Eskandarian – former NASA engineer; designed the heat shields for the Apollo spacecraft
Albert Kapikian – virologist and pioneer in vaccine development for rotavirus, the leading viral diarrheal killer in children in the developing world.
Varaztad Kazanjian – pioneer plastic surgeon.
J.W. Kebabian – neuroscientist and pioneer in dopamine receptor research
Jack Kevorkian – pathologist, euthanasia activist
Carl Khachikyan – Space scientist; headed launch of US Atlas space rocket 1958.
Leonid Khachiyan – mathematician
Edward Khantzian – Harvard psychiatrist; developed self medication hypothesis of substance abuse
Zaven Khatchaturian – neuroscientist; Alzheimers disease researcher
Semyon Kirlian – pioneer of photography
Ivan Knunyants – chemist
Sergey Mergelyan – mathematician
Artem Mikoyan – designer of MiG aircraft
Serge Mikoyan –nephew of Artem Mikoyan,and head design engineer at Mikoyan Design Burreau, developed MIG-29 and MIG-31.
Robert Nalbandyan – chemist
Leon Orbeli – physiologist
Mikhail Pogosyan – Director General, Sukhoi Aircraft Corporation
Linda Sadian – BioMedical Engineer in PACS Radiology
Luther George Simjian – inventor of autofocus camera, ATM, flight simulator, postage meter
Alex Sevanian – molecular pharmacologist; pioneer in free radical and antioxidant research
Michel Ter-Petrossian – inventor of Positron Emission Tomography [PET scanning] which revolutionized the understanding of brain function and may hold promise in cancer detection
Alexander Thomasian – researcher of Storage Devices
Grace H. Yeni-Komshian – Professor Emerita, speech perception, bilingualism, language development, brain and language;
Hakop Meymarian – Civil Engineer
Hrayr Shahinian – Director of the Skull Base Institute

,developed revolutionary techniques for using microendoscopes and microinstruments to perform safer brain surgery.

Sports

Edgar Manucharyan – footballer, Ajax Amsterdam (Holland) and Armenia
Artavadz Karamyan – footballer, Rapid Bucharest (Romania) and Armenia
Andranik Teymourian – footballer, Bolton Wanderers (England) and Iran
Zhora Hovannisyan – footballer, Olympiakos (Greece) and Armenia U19 & U21
Adrian Sarkissian – footballer, Nancy (France) and Uruguay
Alain Boghossian – footballer, Parma and France (Retired)
Ara Abrahamian – sport wrestler, silver medalist at the 2004 Olympics
Vladimir Akopian – chess master, ranked 16th in the world
Levon Aronian – chess master, ranked 3rd in the world
Steve Bedrosian – baseball player
Drew Casen – contract bridge master, 2nd place 1990 World Bridge Championship Geneva
Marcelo Djian – soccer player
Youri Djorkaeff – soccer player
Andranik Eskandarian – soccer player
Vahan Gevorgyan – soccer player
Henri Grigorian– world famous soccer player
Artur Grigoryan – Professional Boxing (WBO) World Champion
David Hambartsumian – diver, twice European champion, bronze 1980 Olympic, 16 times champion of USSR.
Garry Kasparov – world chess champion
Armen Keteyian – broadcaster
Tim Kurkjian – baseball analyst on ESPN
Katerina Maleeva – tennis player
Magdalena Maleeva – tennis player
Manuela Maleeva – tennis player
David Nalbandian – tennis player
Armen Nazarian – athlete, twice greco-Roman wrestling Olympic champion
Ara Parseghian – football coach
Karo Parisyan – UFC Fighter
Tigran Petrosian – world chess champion
Hal Haig Prieste – diver, Bronze Olympic medalist
Alain Prost – Formula One champion
Sargis Sargsian – tennis player
Jerry Tarkanian – basketball coach
Matt Vasgersian – broadcaster
Garo Yepremian – NFL kicker

Arthur Abraham -boxing

Arthur Abraham - boxing

Ancient Armenians

David of Sasoun (David the Invincible) – philosopher
Hovhannes Erznkatsi – writer
Mkhitar Gosh – poet
Kirakos Gandzaketsi – historian
Gregory of Narek – medieval monk, theologian and poet
Isaac of Armenia, Sahak Parthev; – Catholicos
Koryun – historian
Grigor Magistros – writer
Vartan Mamikonian – General, Commander-in-Chief of Armenian Army, killed in the battle (26 May, 451) against the Army of Sassanide Empire (Iran) for the Christian faith , saint.
Matthew of Edessa, Mattheos Urhayetsi, – historian
Saint Mesrop Mashtots – creator of the Armenian alphabet
Moses of Chorene, Movses Khorenatsi; – historian
Saint Nerses I the Great (Nerses Shnorhali) – Catholicos, writer
Anania Shirakatsi – philosopher, mathematician
Shushanik – daughter of Vartan Mamikonian, Christianized the part of Georgia, saint
Tigranes the Great – king of Armenia (95-56 BC), allied with Mithridates Pontus warred against Romans under Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Lucius Licinius Lucullus

External links

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