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Armen (name)
Armen ( hy, Արմեն) is an Armenian given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Armen Akopyan (born 1980), Ukrainian midfielder *Armen Alchian (1914–2013), American economist * Armen Ambartsumyan (born 1978), Bulgarian-Armenian football goalkeeper * Armen Babalaryan (born 1971), Armenian football midfielder * Armen Bagdasarov (born 1972), Uzbek judoka *Armen Boladian, record producer *Armen Chakmakian (born 1966), Armenian-American musician *Armen Darbinyan (born 1965), Prime Minister of Armenia * Armen Donelian (born 1950), jazz pianist *Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, (1935–2020), an Armenian actor working in Russia *Armen Garo, (1872–1923), an Armenian freedom fighter and politician in Ottoman Turkey, Russian Empire and the First Republic of Armenia *Armen Gilliam (1964–2011), American professional basketball player *Armen Keteyian (born 1953), American television journalist *Armen Martirosyan (other), multiple people * Armen Mkrtchyan (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Akopyan
Armen Akopyan ( ua, Армен Акопян, born 15 January 1980 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian football midfielder of Armenian descent. He last played for FC Poltava. Akopyan spent most of his career playing for Ukrainian team FC Metalurh Zaporizhya MFC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhzhia. Reestablished in 2017, it is a "phoenix club" of the original Soviet .... External linksStatistics at FFU website 1980 births Living people Footballers from Zaporizhzhia Ukrainian people of Armenian descent Ethnic Armenian sportspeople Ukrainian footballers FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia players FC Metalurh Donetsk players FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players {{Ukraine-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub Association football midfielders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Mkrtchyan
Armen Mkrtchyan ( hy, Արմեն Մկրտչյան; born 6 October 1973) is an Armenian freestyle wrestler. He is an Olympic silver medalist, World Championships medalist, and European Champion. In addition, he was also awarded the Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class title in 1991 and the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 1996. Biography Mkrtchyan began his wrestling career under the guidance of Razmik Karapetyan and, in 1992 and for the rest of his career, under Yuri Babayan and Grant Yenokyan. Armen was a member of the USSR national wrestling team as a junior. In 1990, he won the Junior World Wrestling Championship gold medal at the age of 18. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, he represented Armenia at international competitions. He won the 1992 Espoir European Championships and 1993 Espoir World Championships. In 1994, Armen won a gold medal at the European Wrestling Championships in Rome. He became the first European Wrestling Champion of the ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosy Armen
Rosy Armen ( hy, Ռոզի Արմեն) is a French singer of Armenian descent. She is a multilingual singer, with most songs in French and Armenian, but also in other languages such as English, German, Spanish, and Italian. Biography Rosy Armen was born to Kourchoud Hohannessian from Dzhagry, Nakhitchevan and to Nvart Alozian from a suburb of Ankara. The Armenian couple had met each other after having immigrated to France in the 1920s.ԼԵԳԵՆԴ ԴԱՐՁԱԾ ՌՈԶԻ ԱՐՄԵՆԸ ԵՐԵՎԱՆՈՒՄ Է (in Armenian)} Rosy Hohannessian was born in Paris, France, on 1 May 1939. Rosy has been singing since the age of four, when she would lead the youth orchestra of her school until she eventually started singing solo songs. Despite her parents disapproval of a career i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Armen
Robert N. Armen, Jr. (born Pennsylvania, 1947) is a former Special Trial Judge of the United States Tax Court. Career Armen graduated from Duquesne University with a B.A. in 1969, and earned his J.D. at Georgetown University in 1973. He and went on to receive an LL.M. from Cleveland State University in 1979. After working for the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (Cleveland District Counsel) from 1973 to 1978, Armen worked in the Criminal Tax Division from 1978 to 1979, as Washington District Counsel from 1979 to 1981, and as a law clerk to United States Tax Court Judge Howard A. Dawson, Jr. from 1981 to 1983. He was Assistant Clerk of the Court, 1983–85, and then became Deputy Counsel to the Chief Judge, 1986–93. He was made adjunct professor at University of Baltimore Law School (Graduate Tax Program, 1988–90), and the Northern Virginia Community College (Business Division, 1981–89). Armen was appointed as a Special Trial Judge, United States T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Terzian
Armen Terzian (1915–1989) was an American-Armenian American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from to . He was a field judge and wore uniform number 23. Career Armen was the field judge for the New Orleans Saints' first regular season game vs. the Los Angeles Rams on September 17, 1967 at Tulane Stadium. Terzian signaled the Saints' first touchdown when John Gilliam returned the opening kickoff 94 yards. Terzian officiated an NFC Divisional Playoff game in December at Metropolitan Stadium between the Minnesota Vikings and the visiting Dallas Cowboys. Following a late Hail Mary touchdown pass by the Cowboys—that many Vikings fans, believed should have been called off for Pass Interference—to take the lead, an angry fan threw a whiskey bottle that hit Terzian in the forehead. He was momentarily unconscious, though Armen did not require stitches. Terzian wore a large white bandage around his forehead and exited the game on foot during the final few secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Takhtajan
Armen Leonovich Takhtajan or Takhtajian ( hy, Արմեն Լևոնի Թախտաջյան; russian: Армен Леонович Тахтаджян; surname also transliterated Takhtadjan, Takhtadzhi︠a︡n or Takhtadzhian, pronounced takh-tuh-JAHN; 10 June 1910 – 13 November 2009), was a Soviet-Armenian botanist, one of the most important figures in 20th century plant evolution and systematics and biogeography. His other interests included morphology of flowering plants, paleobotany, and the flora of the Caucasus. He was one of the most influential taxonomists of the latter twentieth century. Life Family Takhtajan was born in Shushi, Russian Empire, present-day disputed Nagorno-Karabakh, on 10 June 1910, to a family of Armenian intellectuals. His grandfather Meliksan Takhtadzhyan Petrovich had been born in Trabzon, Ottoman Empire and was educated in Italy, on the island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, an Armenian enclave, spoke many languages and worked as a journalist. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Tigranyan
Armen Tigranyan ( hy, Արմեն Տիգրանյան; born 27 November 1985) is an Armenian former football midfielder. He was also a member of the Armenia national team, and has participated in 3 international matches since his debut in an away 2006 World Cup qualification match against Czech Republic on 7 September 2005. Achievements *Armenian Premier League with Pyunik: 2005, 2006 *Armenian Supercup The Armenian Supercup is a match that is played between the Armenian Premier League Champion and Armenian Cup The VBET Armenian Cup ( hy, Հայաստանի Անկախության Գավաթ) is the main football (soccer), football cup competitio ... with Pyunik: 2006 External links * * * * 1985 births Living people Footballers from Gyumri Armenian footballers FC Shirak players FC Pyunik players FC Gandzasar Kapan players Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C. players FC Gomel players Ulisses FC players Armenian Premier League players Armenian expatriate footballers Expat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Shahgeldyan
Armen Andranik Shahgeldyan ( hy, Արմեն Անդրանիկի Շահգելդյան; born 28 August 1973) is an Armenian football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Armenian club Sevan FC. He played as a striker for the Armenia national team, and finished his career for Armenian Premier League club FC Mika. Armen debuted for Armenia in 1992, when Armenia played its first international match after gaining independence in a friendly. He has been a member of the national team on and off throughout his career, and has scored six goals in 53 caps. Shahgeldyan was elected twice as the Armenian Footballer of the Year: in 1993 and 2006. He was the head coach of Mika Yerevan in the 2010 and 2011 seasons of Armenian Premier League. Club career At age 16, Armen was in Ararat Yerevan, the color he protected for six years. As part of Ararat, the club won the Armenian Premier League twice in 1993 and 1995 and the Armenian Cup thrice in 1993, 1994, 1995, as well as Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Sargsyan
Armen Vardani Sarkissian ( hy, Արմեն Վարդանի Սարգսյան; also written as Sarksyan and Sargsyan) (born 23 June 1952) is an Armenian politician, physicist and computer scientist who served as the 4th president of Armenia from 9 April 2018 to 1 February 2022. He served as Prime Minister of Armenia from 4 November 1996 to 20 March 1997 and was the country's longest-serving ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2018. Sarkissian was elected on 2 March 2018 and assumed the presidency on 9 April 2018. He resigned on 23 January 2022. Sarkissian gave a reason for his resignation saying that the country’s constitution does not give the president sufficient powers to influence events. Early career and education Sarkissian graduated from the Yerevan State University Department of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and the National Competitiveness Council of Armenia. From 1976 to 1984, he was assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Ra
Armen Ra is a Persian-Armenian artist, self-taught thereminist, production designer, director, and performer. Musical career Career (2010-2013) Ra began studying the theremin in 2001, debuting with the orchestral group Antony & the Johnsons in New York City. Ra has played at the United Nations, Wiener Konzerthaus Mozartsaal Vienna, CBGBs, Knitting Factory, La MaMa E.T.C., Joe's Pub, Boulder Museum of Modern Art, Lincoln Center, The Gershwin Hotel, B.B. King Museum, and Dietch Projects. He has performed and recorded with various bands and on many projects (including a collaboration with British recording artist Marc Almond (of Soft Cell), on the song "My Madness & I" from his 2010 release ''Varieté''). His debut solo CD ''Plays the Theremin'' (released on Bowl & Fork Records in 2010) showcases many classical Armenian laments and folk songs. Ra performed on the Sharon Needles album ''PG-13'' on band Ministry's cover track "Everyday Is Halloween". Career (2014-present) In rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Petrosyan
Armen Petrosyan ( hy, Արմեն Պետրոսյան, born November 6, 1986) is an Armenians in Italy, Armenian-born Italian Kickboxing, kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. An aggressive fighter, Petrosyan began training in Muay Thai after moving to Italy from Armenia, Armen Petrosyan and his brother Giorgio Petrosyan was put under contract of Oktagon management and born in Oktagon events that allow its growth worldwide, he became a two-time Italian champion and a European titlist before arriving on the world stage in 2010 when he took back-to-back wins over Vuyisile Colossa and Dzhabar Askerov and later appeared as a competitor on the ''Enfusion'' reality television show. In March 2013, he won the eight-man ''Haarlem Fight Night IV'' tournament in the Netherlands to be crowned the World Muay Thai Association, WMTA World Super Welterweight Champion. Early life Armen Petrosyan was born in Yerevan, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Nazaryan
Armen Nazaryan ( hy, Արմեն Նազարյան, bg, Армен Назарян, born 9 March 1974) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler who later represented Bulgaria. Nazaryan is a two-time Olympic Champion (1996, 2000), a three-time World Champion (2002, 2003, 2005), and a six-time European Champion (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003). After Armenia regained independence in 1991, Nazaryan became the first Olympic gold medalist for the country. He was recognized by the FILA as the best wrestler of the year in 1998 and 2003. In 2007, Nazaryan was inducted as a member of the FILA Hall of Fame. Early life Nazaryan was born on 9 March 1974 in Masis, Armenia. He started wrestling at the age of eight under the coaching of Robert Nersesyan and entered the Yerevan Sports School in 1987. Career In 1993, Nazaryan became an Espoir World Wrestling Champion and won a silver medal at the senior 1993 World Wrestling Championships. This marked the debut of Armenia in the World Wrestling C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
