Gasparyan ( hy, Գասպարյան, Գասպարեան) is an Armenian surname. Gasparyan, Gasparian, Gasparjan in

Eastern Armenian Eastern Armenian ( ''arevelahayeren'') is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Western Armenian. The two standards form a pluricentric language. Eastern Armenian is spoken in Armenia, Artsakh, Russia, as we ...

, or Kasparian, Kasparyan or Kasbarian (in

Western Armenian Western Armenian ( Classical spelling: , ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based ...

) are all Latin alphabet variants of the same name, the spelling of which depends on what kind of

Romanization of Armenian There are various systems of romanization of the Armenian alphabet. Transliteration systems Hübschmann-Meillet (1913) In linguistic literature on Classical Armenian, the commonly used transliteration is that of Hübschmann-Meillet (1913). I ...

has taken place. It may refer to the following:

People

Gasparyan

Djivan Gasparyan Djivan Gasparyan (var. Jivan Gasparyan; hy, Ջիվան Գասպարյան, ; October 12, 1928 – July 6, 2021) was an Armenian musician and composer. He played the duduk, a double reed woodwind instrument related to the orchestral oboe. Gaspary ...

, an Armenian musician and composer * Edgar Gasparyan, an Armenian footballer *

Gohar Gasparyan Gohar Gasparyan ( hy, Գոհար Գասպարյան; 14 December 1924 – 16 May 2007), also known as the "Armenian nightingale", was an Armenian opera singer. Life Born in an Armenian family in Cairo, Egypt, Gasparyan studied at a Music ...

, an Egypt-born Armenian opera singer *

Gohar Gasparyan (entertainer) Gohar Gasparyan ( hy, Գոհար Գասպարյան; is an Armenian TV personality, journalist, and model who currently works at Public Television of Armenia. From 2010 to 2018, she was head of the Armenian delegation in Eurovision Song Contes ...

, an Armenian television announcer and journalist *

Margarita Gasparyan Margarita Melikovna Betova (née Gasparyan; rus, Маргари́та Ме́ликовна Гаспаря́н, , mərɡɐˈrʲitə ɡəspɐˈrʲan, Ru-Margarita Gasparyan.ogg, hy, Մարգարիտա Մելիքի Գասպարյան; born 1 Sept ...

, a Russian tennis player

Gasparian

* Scott Gasparian, aka 1Sky, an American-born Artist/Inventor

Kasparian

* Ana Kasparian, American political talk show host

Kasparyan

* Genrikh Kasparyan, chess grandmaster *

Yuri Kasparyan Yuri Dmitriyevich Kasparyan (russian: Ю́рий Дми́триевич Каспаря́н, born 24 June 1963) is a Russian and former Soviet musician best known for his time as the guitarist of the Soviet rock band Kino and as a member of ...

, guitarist

Kasbarian

Michael Petros III Kasparian Michael Petros III Kasbarian (in Armenian Միքայէլ Պետրոս Գ. Գասպարեան ) was a member of the Order of St. Antoine, from Aleppo, Syria. During his time at Bzommar there was not a church. All the big events took place at the ...

, 3rd Catholicos-Patriarch of the

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Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian, I.P.C.B. (in Armenian Յովհաննէս Պետրոս ԺԸ Գասպարեան) English: John Petros XVIII Kasparian, French: Jean Pierre XVIII Kasparian (20 January 1927 – 16 January 2011) was the Armenia ...

, 18th Catholicos-Patriarch of the

* Anahit 'Ana' Kasparian, television producer and host * Sarkis Kasparian, former president of

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French football club

Kasparov

Kasparov is a Russified version of the same surname *

Garry Kasparov Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist and commentator. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by ...

, former world chess champion *

Gevorg Kasparov Gevorg Kasparov ( hy, Գևորգ Կասպարով, born 25 July 1980) is an Armenian Goalkeeping coach and former professional goalkeeper. He was appointed goalkeeping coach of VBET Armenian Premier League club Noah in 2022. Club career Dvin ...

, an Armenian goalkeeper