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); ( classical)), also spelled Hovhanes, Hovannes or Hovanes is Armenian for John. (Compare with Ioannes in Greek or Johannes in Latin.)

People with the given name

Hovannes

* Hovannes Adamian (1879–1932), Soviet Armenian engineer *

Hovannes Amreyan Hovannes Amreyan (born 3 October 1975 in Gyumri) is an Armenian weightlifter. He won a silver medal at the 2001 European Weightlifting Championships The 2001 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Trenčín, Slovakia Slovak ...

(born 1975), Armenian weightlifter * Hovannes "Ivan" Gevorkian (1907–1989), prominent Armenian surgeon and scientist

Hovhannes

* Hovhannes Abelian (1865–1936), Armenian actor *

Hovhannes Aivazovsky Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (russian: link=no, Иван Константинович Айвазовский; 29 July 18172 May 1900) was a Russian Romanticism, Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art ...

, Russian Romantic painter *

Hovhannes Avetisyan Hovhannes ( ( reformed); ( classical)), also spelled Hovhanes, Hovannes or Hovanes is Armenian for John. (Compare with Ioannes in Greek or Johannes in Latin.) People with the given name Hovannes * Hovannes Adamian (1879–1932), Soviet Armenian ...

(1939–2000), Armenian painter * Hovhannes Avoyan (born 1965), serial entrepreneur, investor, and scholar * Hovhannes Avtandilyan (born 1978), Armenian diver *

Hovhannes Azoyan Hovhannes Azoyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Ազոյան; born September 28, 1982), is an Armenian actor and presenter. He is known for his roles as Manouk on ''Tnpesa'', Narek on ''Groom from the Circus'', and Tigran on '' A Millionaire Wanted''. ...

(born 1967), Armenian actor and presenter *

Hovhannes Babakhanyan Hovhannes Babakhanyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Բաբախանյան, born December 1, 1968) is an Armenian-American actor and singer. He received the title Honored Actor of Armenia 2006 in Yerevan, Armenia Biography Hovhannes Babakhanyan was ...

(born 1968), Armenian-American actor and singer *

Hovhannes Bachkov Hovhannes Bachkov (born 2 December 1992) is an Armenian amateur boxer. He competed in the light-welterweight division at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout. He won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1992), Armenian boxer *

Hovhannes Badalyan Hovhannes Hambardzumi Badalyan ( hy, italic=yes, Յովհաննէս Համբարձումի Բադալեան, December 15, 1924, village of Shavarin, near Hamadan, Iran – August 19, 2001, Yerevan, Armenia) was an Armenian singer (tenor), ''Peopl ...

(1924–2001), Armenian singer and professor * Hovhannes Bagramyan (1897–1982), Soviet Armenian military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union *

Hovhannes Barseghyan Hovhannes Barseghyan ( hy, Հովհաննէս Բարսեղյան, born February 11, 1970, in Leninakan, Armenian SSR), also known as Hovhannes Barsegian or Oganes Barsegyan, is an Armenian retired weightlifter. He competed at the 1996 Summe ...

(born 1970), Armenian retired weightlifter *

Hovhannes Chekijyan Ohannes Tchekidjian ( hy, Հովհաննես Չեքիջյան; born January 23, 1929) is an Armenian composer and conductor and a recipient of both USSR State Prize and People's Artist of USSR. Biography Tchekidjian was born in Istanbul, Turkey ...

(born 1928), Armenian conductor and art director *

Hovhannes Danielyan Hovhannes Danielyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Դանիելյան, born April 11, 1987 in Armenian SSR) is an Armenian light flyweight amateur boxer. He is a European Champion and Olympian. Career Danielyan won a bronze medal at the 2004 Junior Wo ...

(born 1987), Armenian light flyweight amateur boxer * Hovhannes Davtyan (actor) (born 1985), Armenian actor * Hovhannes Davtyan (born 1983), Armenian judoka * Hovhannes Demirchyan (born 1975), Armenian football player * Hovhannes Erznkatsi (c. 1250–1326), Armenian scholar * Hovhannes Gabuzyan (born 1995), Armenian chess Grandmaster * Hovhannes Galstyan (born 1969), Armenian film director, writer, and producer * Hovhannes Goharyan (born 1988), Armenian footballer and manager *

Hovhannes Hakhverdyan Hovhannes Vasily Hakhverdyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Հախվերդյան; russian: Ованес Ахвердян, Иван Васильевич Ахвердов) (29 July 1873 – 28 April 1931) was the first Minister of Defence of the First Rep ...

(1873–1931), first Minister of Defence of the First Republic of Armenia * Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (born 1990), Armenian football player * Hovhannes Harutyunyan (born 1999), Armenian footballer *

Hovhannes Hintliyan Hovhannes Hintliyan ( hy, Յովհաննէս Հինդլիեան, Üsküdar, Ottoman Empire, 1866 – Istanbul, March 16, 1950) was an Armenian teacher, pedagogue, publisher, and educator. He was the founder of Nor Tbrots (New School), a presti ...

(1866–1950), Armenian teacher, pedagogue, publisher, and educator *

Hovhannes Hisarian Hovhannes Hisarian ( hy, Հովհաննես Հիսարյան, tr, Ovannes Hisaryan; born 1827 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – died 1916 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire) was an Ottoman Armenian writer, novelist, archeologist, editor, and ...

(1827–1916), Ottoman Armenian writer, novelist, archeologist, editor, and educator *

Hovhannes Hovhannisyan Hovhannes Hovhannisyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Հովհաննիսյան, – 29 September 1929) was an Armenians, Armenian poet, linguist, translator and educator. He was a key contributor to the Ashkharabar (Modern Armenian) literature moveme ...

(1864–1929), Armenian poet, translator and educator *

Hovhannes I of Ani Hovhannes-Smbat III was King of Ani (1020–1040). He succeeded his father Gagik I of Ani (989–1020) being the king's elder son and legal heir to the throne. Life His enthronement in 1020 was strongly opposed by his younger brother A ...

, King of Ani (1020–1040) * Hovhannes Imastaser, a medieval Armenian multi-disciplinary scholar * Hovhannes Kasparian, Armenian Catholic Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia *

Hovhannes Katchaznouni Hovhannes Kajaznuni or Katchaznouni (; 14 February 1868 – 15 January 1938) was an Armenian architect and politician who served as the first Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia from June 6, 1918 to August 7, 1919. He was a member of ...

(1868–1938), the first Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia *

Hovhannes Mamikonean John or Hovhan Mamikonyan (in Armenian Հովհան Մամիկոնյան) was a 7th-century Armenian noble from the Mamikonian dynasty, author of the ''History of Taron'', which is a continuation of the account of Zenob Glak Zenob Glak ( hy, Զե� ...

, 10th-century Armenian noble *

Hovhannes Masehyan Hovhannes Khan Masehian ( hy, Յովհաննէս Մասեհեան, February 23, 1864 in Tehran - November 19, 1931 in Kharbin) was an Iranian Armenian translator and diplomat, well known as the translator of Shakespeare's and Byron's works into A ...

(1864–1931), Iranian Armenian translator and diplomat *

Hovhannes Mkrtchyan Hovhannes Mkrtchyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Մկրտչյան, born October 8, 1991 in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian figure skater. He is the 2005 Armenian national silver medalist. Mkrtchyan trains in Lake Arrowhead, California and is coached ...

(born 1991), Armenian figure skater *

Hovhannes Sargsyan Hovhannes Sargsyan (born 14 November 1987) is an Armenian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici in ...

(born 1987), Armenian cross-country skier *

Hovhannes Setian Hovhannes Setian ( hy, Յովհաննէս ՍԷթեան, 1853 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire - 1930 Cairo, Egypt), was an Armenian short story writer, poet, and teacher. Biography Setian was born in Constantinople in 1853. He studied at local s ...

(1853–1930), Armenian short story writer, poet, and teacher * Hovhannes Shiraz (1915–1984), Armenian poet *

Hovhannes Tahmazyan Hovhannes Tahmazyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Թահմազյան; born on 11 January 1970) is a retired Armenian international footballer who played for Shirak and Mika Mika is a given name, a nickname and a surname. Notable people and fictio ...

(born 1970), Armenian footballer * Hovhannes Tcholakian (1919–2016), Turkish-Armenian Archbishop of the Armenian Catholic Church *

Hovhannes Ter-Mikaelyan Hovhannes Baghdasar Ter-Mikaelyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Տեր-Միքայելյան) was an Armenian politician. Biography Hovhannes Ter-Mikaelyan graduated from Medical Department of Kharkov University in 1898 and worked as an intern at Uni ...

, an Armenian politician *

Hovhannes Tertsakian Hovhannes Tertsakian, C.A.M. (January 3, 1924 – January 28, 2002) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the second exarch of the Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America and Canada of the Armenian Ca ...

(1924–2002), bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States *

Hovhannes Tlkurantsi Hovhannes ( (reformed); ( classical)), also spelled Hovhanes, Hovannes or Hovanes is Armenian for John. (Compare with Ioannes in Greek or Johannes in Latin.) People with the given name Hovannes * Hovannes Adamian (1879–1932), Soviet Armenian ...

, Armenian poet * Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869–1923), Armenian poet and writer *

Hovhannes Vahanian Hovhannes Vahanian ( hy, Հովհաննես Վահանյան), 1832 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire - 1891 in Constantinople) was an Ottoman politician, minister, social activist, writer, and reformer of Armenian descent. He was the brother of Srp ...

(1832–1891), Ottoman politician, minister, social activist, writer, and reformer *

Hovhannes Varderesyan Hovhannes Varderesyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Վարդերեսյան, born 12 February 1989) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He started wrestling in 1996. Varderesyan won a bronze medal at the 2006 Cadet European Championships and a bronze ...

(born 1989), Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler *

Hovhannes XII Arsharuni Hovhannes XII Arsharuni ( hy, Յովհաննես Արշարունի; Istanbul, 1854 – Istanbul, 21 January 1929) was an Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople.Parsegh Tuglaciyan. ''Tarih boyunca Bati Ermenileri'' (Western Armenians through History) ...

(1854–1929), Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople * Hovhannes Zanazanyan, Soviet football player and coach *

Hovhannes Zardaryan Hovhannes Zardaryan ( hy, Հովհաննես Զարդարjան; 8 January 1918 – 21 July 1992) was a Soviet and Armenian painter. Biography Hovhannes Zardaryan was born in the family of craftsman in Kars (now in Turkey). During the massif exo ...

(1918–1992), Armenian painter *

Hovhannes, Catholicos of Armenia Hovhannes Draskhanakerttsi ( hy, Յովհաննէս Դրասխանակերտցի, John of Drasxanakert, various spellings exist), also called John V the Historian, was Catholicos of Armenia from 897 to 925, and a noted chronicler and historian. He i ...

or John V the Historian, Catholicos of Armenia from 897 to 925

People with the given name

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Hovhannes

See also