This is a list of notable

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Historical

List of Armenian monarchs This is a list of the monarchs of Armenia, for more information on ancient Armenia and Armenians, please see History of Armenia. For information on the medieval Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia, please see the separate page Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. ...

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;Americas * List of Armenian Americans * List of Armenian Canadians ;Caucasus * List of Azerbaijani Armenians *

List of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh This is a list of Armenians from Nagorno Karabakh. Arts *André, pop singer, first artist to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 * Don Askarian, filmmaker, recipient of the Golden Camera Award for Life Achievement at Int. AR ...

;Europe * List of French Armenians * List of Greek Armenians * List of Armenians in the United Kingdom * List of Romanians of Armenian descent * List of Russian Armenians ;Middle East * List of Egyptian Armenians *

List of Iranian Armenians ''This is a list of famous Iranians of Armenian descent.'' ; Key People who were born outside of Iran but worked or lived in Iran highlighted in boldface Art Literature Politics Religion Dancer Sciences Sports Others A ...

List of Iraqi Armenians Iraqi Armenians are people born, raised, or residing in Iraq, with origins in the area known as the Armenian Highlands, which lies between the Caucasus Mountains and Anatolia. List Arts * Apo Avedissian - filmmaker, painter, photographer, and wr ...

List of Lebanese Armenians This is a list of Lebanese-Armenians from Lebanon categorized by subject. Politics *Khatchig Babikian - attorney, politician, member of Parliament, minister *Nazar Najarian - politician, former Secretary-General of the Kataeb Party * Arthur Naza ...

* List of Ottoman Armenians * List of Syrian Armenians *

List of Turkish Armenians Turkish Armenians include: Arts and entertainment *Rober Hatemo (born 1974), singer *Şahan Arzruni (born 1943), pianist * Nonna Bella, singer *Hayko Cepkin (born 1978), musician * Jaklin Çarkçı (born 1958), mezzo-soprano * Masis Aram Gözbek ( ...

By occupation

Ambassadors

List of ambassadors of Armenia This is a current list of ambassadors of Armenia accredited to other countries, including those having dual accreditation ( ambassadors-at-large) and ambassadors accredited directly from Yerevan. List of representatives See also * List o ...

Art

List of Armenian architects Below is a list of notable Armenian architects. * Arthur Meschian (born 1949) – popular musician and singer, expressing powerful emotional intelligence through a sort of prosperous and righteous poetry about the Armenian heritage to his curr ...

List of Armenian artists This is a list of notable artists of Armenians, Armenian descent. A *Khachik Abrahamyan, Abrahamyan, Khachik – painter *Ariel Agemian, Agemian, Ariel – painter *Karen Aghamyan, Aghamyan, Karen – painter *Arturs Akopjans, Akopjans, Artur ...

List of Armenian women artists This is a list of women artists who were born in Armenia or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A * Lusik Aguletsi (1946–2018), Soviet Armenian painter *Maide Arel (1907–1997) Turkish-born Armenian cubist painter * Maria ...

Business

List of Armenian businesspeople This is a list of Armenian business people. Aerospace and aviation * Eduardo Eurnekian, owner of airports in Argentina, and Yerevan Airport * Artem Mikoyan, founder of Mikoyan, MiG * Mikhail Pogosyan, CEO of Sukhoi Design Bureau, and MiG Russi ...

Chefs

George Duran George Duran (born January 13, 1975) is an Armenian-American chef and entertainer who is currently a spokesman in commercials for Hunt's tomatoes. He also became host of TLC's ''Ultimate Cake Off'' in its second season. Biography Duran was born G ...

, American chef *

Geoffrey Zakarian Geoffrey Zakarian (born July 25, 1959) is an American chef, restaurateur, television personality and author. He is the executive chef of several restaurants in New York City, Atlantic City and Miami. Gillespie, Nick and Amanda Winkler (2013- ...

, ''

Iron Chef America ''Iron Chef America'' is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's ''Iron Chef'', and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed ''Iron Chef USA'' that aired in 2001. The show is produced by Food Network, whi ...

Entertainers

Davit Gharibyan Davit Gharibyan (Armenian: Դավիթ Ղարիբյան; born May 29, 1990 in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian model, actor, director, host and publisher in music networks. Biography Davit Gharibyan was born on May 29, 1990 in Yerevan, Armenia. On ...

(born 1990), media personality, actor, director, producer, tv host, model and social media influencer *

Ed Alberian Edwin Haig Alberian (January 21, 1920March 31, 1997) was a stage and television actor and entertainer who began his career in off-Broadway and Broadway productions, and moved into the nascent television industry, where his work was oriented to chil ...

(1920–1997), children's television actor and entertainer *

Charla Baklayan Faddoul Charla Baklayan Faddoul (born July 23, 1976) is an Armenian-American reality television personality who appeared on ''The Amazing Race 5'' and '' The Amazing Race: All-Stars'' television shows. Charla was born with achondroplasia, the most comm ...

, ''Amazing Race'' season 5 contestant *

Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

(born 1946), singer and actress *

Pierre Chammassian Pierre Chammassian (born in Bourj Hammoud on 9 March 1949, Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Armenian comedian, actor and stand-up comic, popular in Lebanon with Arabs and Armenians, as well as in the Armenian Diaspora. Career Chammassian regularl ...

, comedian *

(born 1975), entertainer * Leslie Erganian, artist and television personality *

Tina Kandelaki Tina Kandelaki (russian: Тина Канделаки, ka, თინათინ კანდელაკი born 10 November 1975) is a Russian journalist, television presenter, producer, and a co-owner of the Apostol company. Biography Kan ...

, Russian television personality *

Khloé Kardashian Khloé Alexandra Kardashian (; born June 27, 1984) is an American media personality and socialite. Since 2007, she has starred with her family in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. Its success has led to the cre ...

(born 1984), television personality, socialite, actress, businesswoman, designer, model and social media influencer * Kim Kardashian (born 1980), television personality, socialite, actress, businesswoman, model and social media influencer *

Kourtney Kardashian Kourtney Mary Kardashian (born April 18, 1979) is an American media personality and socialite. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. Its success led to the creation of ...

(born 1979), television personality, socialite, model and social media influencer * Robert Kardashian (1944–2003), American attorney and businessman * Bob Kevoian (born 1950), co-host of the ''

Bob & Tom Show ''The Bob & Tom Show'' is a syndicated US radio program established by Bob Kevoian and Tom Griswold at radio station WFBQ in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 7, 1983, and syndicated nationally since January 6, 1995. Originally syndicated by Premiere ...

'' * Vilen Kolouta (1930–1999), cinematographer * Tigran Khzmalyan (aka Xmalian) (born 1963), filmmaker, screenwriter and producer * Henrik Malyan (1925–1988), film writer and director *

Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Zachary Mamoulian ( ; hy, Ռուբէն Մամուլեան; October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an American film and theatre director. Early life Mamoulian was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire, to a family of Armenian descent. H ...

(1897–1987), film and theater director * Andre Manoukian (born 1957), composer in France *

Garik Martirosyan Garik Yurievich Martirosyan (russian: Гарик Юрьевич Мартиросян, hy, Գարիկ Մարտիրոսյան; born February 13, 1974) is a Russian Federation, Russian entertainer, comedian, TV host, actor and singer of Armenians, ...

(born 1974), TV host and comedian * Patrick Masbourian (born 1970), Canadian television personality *

Michael Omartian Michael Omartian (born November 26, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, and music producer. He produced number-one records in three consecutive decades. He has earned 11 Grammy Awards nominations and won three. He sp ...

(born 1945), music producer of

Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her mus ...

Kev Orkian Kev Orkian (born Kevork Kapikyan) is a British-Armenian comedian. He has performed around the world from New York City, Los Angeles and Toronto to Dubai, Oman and Australia. Orkian has been compared to the likes of Victor Borge, Les Dawson a ...

(born 1974), actor, musician and comedian *

Richard Ouzounian Richard Ouzounian (born March 8, 1950) is a Canadian journalist and theatre artist. He was the chief theatre critic for the ''Toronto Star'' and the Canadian theatre correspondent for ''Variety''. Early life, family and education Ouzounian was b ...

(born 1950), Armenian by adoption; playwright, director, critic, artistic director * Alice Panikian (born 1985), 2006

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Canada *

Sergei Parajanov Sergei Parajanov, ka, სერგო ფარაჯანოვი, uk, Сергій Параджанов (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was an Armenian filmmaker. Parajanov is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers t ...

(1924–1990), filmmaker *

Yevgeny Petrosyan Yevgeny Vaganovich Petrosyan (russian: Евге́ний Вага́нович Петрося́н, hy, Եվգենի Վահանի Պետրոսյան (Պետրոսյանց); born 16 September 1945) is a Soviet/Russian comedian of Armenian and Jewish ...

(born 1945), comedian * Karen Shakhnazarov (born 1952), filmmaker, producer and head of the Mosfilm studios *

Jano Toussounian Jano Toussounianurl=http://www.tvduck.com/Jano-Toussounian-celebrity-photos.html (born 25 January 1991) is an Australian actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Chase Day in 60 Minutes (Australian TV program) and Anton Young in Supr ...

, Australian/Armenian actor * Mikhail Vartanov (1937–2009), filmmaker *

Henri Verneuil Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Fi ...

(1920–2002), filmmaker * Steven Zaillian (born 1953), screenwriter, producer

Actors

List of Armenian actors This is a list of actors born, or active in the acting field, in Armenia. ''(sorted alphabetically by surname)'' *Simon Abkarian * Marie Rose Abousefian *Petros Adamian *David Alpay *Nora Armani *Kay Armen *Grégoire Aslan *Serge Avedikian *V ...

Businessmen *

Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (, Western hy, Գալուստ Կիւլպէնկեան; 23 March 1869 – 20 July 1955), nicknamed "Mr Five Per Cent", was a British-Armenian businessman and philanthropist. He played a major role in making the petrole ...

(1869–1955), businessman and philanthropist

Directors

* List of Armenian film directors

Musicians

Anahid Ajemian Anahid Marguerite Ajemian (January 26, 1924 – June 13, 2016) was an American violinist of Armenian descent. Her career in contemporary music began from her desire to help young composers of her generation get their compositions performed. A ...

(1924–2016), violinist *

Maro Ajemian Maro Ajemian (July 9, 1921 – September 18, 1978) was an American pianist. Ajemian's career in contemporary music grew from her Armenian heritage. She became known as a contemporary pianist after performing the U.S. premiere of Aram Khachaturian' ...

(1921–1978), pianist * Lucine Amara (born 1927), Lucine Tockqui Armaganian, soprano *

Levon Ambartsumian Levon Ambartsumian (russian: Лево́н Амбарцумя́н; hy, Լևոն Համբարձումյան; born 1955) is an Armenian classical violinist and conductor. Levon Ambartsumian currently lives and works in Athens, Georgia, United States ...

(born 1955), classical violinist * Armen Anassian, violinist *

Armenchik Armen Gondrachyan ( hy, Արմեն Գոնդրաչյան; born August 8, 1980), better known by his stage name Armenchik ( hy, Արմենչիկ), is an Armenian-American pop singer based in Los Angeles. Early years and career Armen Gondrachyan w ...

(born 1980), pop singer * André (born 1979), pop singer * Anoushka (born 1960), Egyptian-Armenian singer *

Nareh Arghamanyan Nareh Arghamanyan ( hy, Նարե Արղամանյան; born in Vanadzor, Armenia, 1989) is an Armenian pianist. She is best known for winning the 2008 Montreal International Musical Competition. Biography Arghamanyan began her piano studies at t ...

(born 1989), pianist *

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 ...

, French singer *

Raffi Armenian Raffi Armenian, (born June 4, 1942) is a Canadian conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher. He directed the Kitchener–Waterloo Symphony orchestra for many years. Since 1999 he has been the director of Orchestral Studies at the University of T ...

(born 1942), Armenian-Canadian conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher *

Inga and Anush Arshakyans Inga and Anush Arshakyan ( hy, Ինգա և Անուշ Արշակյաններ) or the Arshakyan Sisters ( hy, Արշակյան քույրեր) are an Armenian folk singing duo. The sisters represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, ...

, singers *

Marc Aryan Henri Markarian, better known as Marc Aryan (14 November 1926 in Valence, France – 30 November 1985 in Ohain, Belgium), was a French-Belgian singer, songwriter, and record producer of Armenian descent born as a French citizen, who also acq ...

(1926–1985), French/Belgian singer, composer, producer *

Şahan Arzruni Şahan Arzruni ( hy, Շահան Արծրունի; born 8 June 1943) is an Armenian classical pianist, ethnomusicologist, lecturer, composer, writer and producer, residing in New York City. Early life and education Arzruni (also transliterated ...

(born 1943), pianist *

Aram Asatryan Aram Asatryan ( hy, Արամ Ասատրյան; 3 March 1953 – 7 November 2006) was an Armenian singer and songwriter of Armenian pop and rabiz music, known for his energetic concerts. He is widely regarded as the pioneer of the "rabiz" music g ...

(1953–2006), pop singer * George Avakian (1919–2017), jazz producer * Charles Aznavour (1924–2018), French singer-songwriter, actor *

Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. Ross S. Bagdasarian (; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmu ...

(1919–1972), better known as "David Seville", creator of ''

Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three s ...

'' *

Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. Ross Truman Bagdasarian Jr. (born May 6, 1949) is an American actor, animator and producer, known for his work on the ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' franchise. He is the son of the franchise's creator, Ross Bagdasarian. Early life Bagdasarian was ...

(born 1949), American, continues the work of his father on ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' * Clint Bajakian, composer of

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Ani Batikian Ani Batikian ( hy, Անի Բատիկյան born 22 November 1982) is an Armenian violinist currently living in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland t ...

(born 1982), Armenian violinist living in the UK *

Isabel Bayrakdarian Isabel Bayrakdarian ( arm, Իզապէլ Պայրագտարեան; born February 1, 1974) is a Lebanese-born Canadian operatic soprano of Armenian descent who now resides and works in the United States. Early life Born in Zahlé, Lebanon, into an ...

(born 1974), Canadian soprano and engineer *

Ara Berberian Ara Berberian ( hy, Արա Բերբերյան, May 14, 1930 – February 21, 2005) was an American bass and actor who had an active international career in operas, concerts, and musicals from the early 1960s until his retirement from the st ...

(1930–2005), opera singer * Cathy Berberian (1925–1983), mezzo-soprano singer * Boka (1949–2020), singer * Julian Byzantine, guitarist * Crimesterdam * John Dolmayan (born 1973), Lebanese-born Armenian-American songwriter and drummer *

Stéphan Elmas Stéphan Elmas ( hy, Ստեփան Էլմաս; 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an Armenians, Armenian composer, pianist and teacher. Life Elmas was born into a family of wealthy entrepreneurs in Smyrna (now İzmir), a city in the Ottoman Empire. I ...

(1862–1937), composer, pianist *

Ivan Galamian Ivan Alexander Galamian ( hy, Իվան Ղալամեան; April 14, 1981) was an Armenian-American violin teacher of the twentieth century who was the violin teacher of many seminal violin players including Itzhak Perlman. Biography Galamian w ...

(1903–1981), violinist *

Sergio Galoyan Sergey Galoyan (russian: Сергей Галоян, born 25 December 1981) is an ASCAP/ PRS Award–winning songwriter/producer and DJ, born in Moscow. He is more commonly known as Sergio Galoyan and is of Armenian descent. One of the creators o ...

(born 1981), record producer and songwriter *

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 ...

(1928–2021), musician, composer *

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 ...

(1924–2007), Armenian opera singer * Slava Grigoryan (born 1976), guitar virtuoso *

J. Michael Hagopian Jakob Michael Hagopian ( hy, Մայքլ Հակոբ Հակոբյան; October 20, 1913 – December 10, 2010) was an Armenian-born American Emmy-nominated filmmaker. Biography Hagopian was born to an Armenian family on 20 October 1913, in Kharp ...

, drummer of Deli Creeps *

Richard Hagopian Richard Avedis Hagopian (born April 3, 1937) is an Armenian-American oud player and a traditional Armenian musician. Hagopian achieved popularity in the 1960s and 70s as a member of the Kef Time Band, performing ''kef'' music, a dance-oriented ...

(born 1937), musician *

Ruben Hakhverdyan Ruben Hakhverdyan ( hy, Ռուբեն Հախվերդյան; born December 3, 1950) is a popular Armenian poet, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and lyricist. He attended Yerevan's theater institute and in 1975, earned his degree in television and t ...

, musician, songwriter *

Silva Hakobyan Silva Hakobyan (; born October 23, 1988) is an Armenian singer. She rose to fame after winning the competition for the "Next Big Thing" presented by BBC. Early life Hakobyan was born on October 23, 1988, in the city of Vayk, Vayots Dzor Vayo ...

, Armenian singer * Tigran Hamasyan (born 1987), jazz pianist * Sirusho Harutyunyan (born 1987 as Siranush Harutyunyan), Armenian pop and classical singer *

Hayko Hayk "Hayko" Hakobyan ( hy, Հայկ Հակոբյան; 25 August 1973 – 29 September 2021) was an Armenian singer and songwriter. Biography Hayko was born on 25 August 1973 in Yerevan, Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union). He studied at Y ...

(1973–2021), singer * Vatche Hovsepian *

Levon Ichkhanian Levon Ichkhanian (born May 16, 1964) is an Armenian-Lebanese guitarist. Career The son of Armenian jazz pianist Edouard Ichkhanian, he was born on May 16, 1964, and moved with his family from Lebanon to Toronto, Ontario, when he was 12. In his te ...

(born 1964), guitarist/multi-instrumentalist * Jamala (born 1983),

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singer and composer of Crimean Tatar descent, winner of the

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* Hasmik Karapetyan (born 1977), pop singer *

Anna Kasyan Anna Kasyan ( hy, Աննա Կասյան) (born 7 October 1981) is a Georgian-born Armenian opera singer ( soprano) living in France. Kasyan is one of the young artists who is viewed with high expectations in her field. Early life and educatio ...

, opera singer,

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

Udi Hrant Kenkulian Udi Hrant Kenkulian ( hy, Հրանդ Քենքուլեան; tr, Hrant Kenkülyan; 1901 – August 29, 1978), often referred to as Udi Hrant (lit. "oud-player Hrant") or as Hrant Emre ("Hrant of the soul") was an oud player of Turkish classical ...

(1901–1978), musician * Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978), composer * Sergey Khachatryan (born 1985), youngest violinist winner of Sibelius competition; 2005 winner of Queen Elizabeth competition * Philipp Kirkorov (born 1967), Russian pop singer *

Hampartsoum Limondjian Hampartsoum Limondjian ( hy, Համբարձում Լիմոնճեան; 1768 – 29 June 1839) was an Ottoman Armenian composer of Armenian church and classical music, as well as Ottoman classical music, and musical theorist who developed the "H ...

(1768–1839), composer of Armenian church music and Turkish classical music, developed the Hampartsoum notation system *

Pavel Lisitsian Pavel Gerasimovich Lisitsian (, hy, Պավել (Պողոս) Գերասիմի Լիսիցյան) (November 6, 1911 – July 6, 2004), was a Soviet baritone opera singer who performed in the Bolshoi Opera, Moscow from 1940 until his retirement fro ...

(1911–2004), Russian opera singer *

Andranik Madadian Andranik Madadian ( fa, آندرانیک مددیان, hy, Անդրանիկ Մադադյան; born April 22, 1958), better known by his stage name, Andy ( fa, اندی, hy, Անդի) is an Iranian-Armenian Iranian-Armenians ( hy, իր ...

(born 1956), singer *

Daron Malakian Daron Malakian (born July 18, 1975) is an Armenian-American musician. He is best known as the guitarist, songwriter, and second vocalist of metal band System of a Down, and as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwrit ...

(born 1975), American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer * Norayr Mnatsakanyan (1923–1986), Armenian national singer *

Armen Movsessian Armen Movsessian ( hy, Արմեն Մովսեսյան, born August 8, 1969) is a violin player. Education 1976-1987 - Tchaikovsky School of Music ( Yerevan, Armenia ) 1987-1990 - Yerevan Conservatory named after Komitas ( Yerevan, Armenia ) ...

, violinist * Kacey Musgraves, American country music singer-songwriter *

Armen Nalbandian Armen Nalbandian (born April 6, 1978, in Manchester, England) is a British-born Armenian American jazz pianist, composer, author, and activist from Los Angeles, California. Music Highly influenced by Thelonious Monk, Nalbandian performs jazz, fre ...

(born 1978), pianist, composer *

Maria Nalbandian Maria Nalbandian ( hy, Մարիա Նալպանտեան; ar, ماريا نالبنديان, born August 1, 1985), also known as Maria ( ar, ماريا), is a Lebanese Armenian pop star from Beirut, Lebanon. Biography Nalbandian was born to Arme ...

(born 1983), Lebanese singer *

Bruce Nazarian Bruce Nazarian (March 27, 1949 – October 8, 2015) was an American funk and rock musician, recording artist and music producer from Detroit, Michigan. Nazarian was an Apple Certified Trainer and Certified Pro on various professional application ...

(1949–2015), musician, recording artist, producer *

Sayat Nova Sayat-Nova (Armenian: Սայեաթ-Նովայ ( сlassical), Սայաթ-Նովա ( reformed); ka, საიათნოვა; ; ; born Harutyun Sayatyan; 14 June 1712 – 22 September 1795) was an Armenian poet, musician and '' ashugh'', w ...

(Harutin) (1712–1795), Armenian-Georgian folk songwriter-musician * Shavo Odadjian (born 1974), Armenian American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music video director/editor, music producer, and artist/painter * Bulat Okudzhava (1924–1997), Armenian-Georgian musician, poet and editor *

(born 1974), actor, musician and comedian * Harout Pamboukjian (born 1950), Armenian singer-songwriter *

Hasmik Papian Hasmik Papian ( hy, Հասմիկ Պապյան; born 2 September 1961) is an Armenians, Armenian soprano. She was awarded the People's Artist of Armenia title in 2004. Papian was named a Cultural ambassador of Armenia in the World for her contribut ...

(born 1961), soprano *

Karina Pasian Karina Pasian (born July 18, 1991) is an American singer. Life and career Karina Pasian was born in New York City and is of Dominican Republic, Dominican descent. Her first language was Russian, and she can sing in six other languages, includ ...

(born 1991), Grammy-nominated singer and pianist *

Christine Pepelyan Christine Pepelyan ( hy, Քրիստինե Պեպելյան, born April 22, 1980), is an Armenian broadcaster and singer. In 2013, she was one of the jury members of The Voice of Armenia, in addition, the winner of The Voice was from her team. ...

(born 1980), pop singer * Krzysztof Penderecki (1933–2020), Polish composer and conductor of classical music * Lilit Pipoyan (born 1955), musician, singer and architect * Raffi (born Raffi Cavoukian, 1948), Canadian children's singer-songwriter, musician * Leon Redbone (né Dickran Golbalian) (1949–2019), jazz and blues artist *

Eva Rivas Valeria Alexandrovna Reshetnikova-Tsatouryan ( hy, Վալերիա Ռուստետնիկովա-Ծատուրյան, russian: Валерия Александровна Решетникова-Цатурян; born 13 July 1987), better known by her stag ...

(born 1987), Armenian pop singer, model *

Gevorg Sargsyan Gevorg Sargsyan ( hy, Գևորգ Սարգսյան; born October 5, 1981) is an Armenian conductor. Winner of Sir Georg Solti Foundation grant-award for 2006, Gevorg Sargsyan is one of the most renowned Armenian artists in his generation. Born ...

(born 1981), opera-symphonic conductor *

Karnig Sarkissian Karnig Sarkissian ( hy, Գառնիկ Սարգսյան; hyw, Գառնիկ Սարգիսեան; born 1953) is an Armenian-American singer from Aleppo, Syria. He is best known throughout the Armenian diaspora for his performance of Armenian patriot ...

, singer of Armenian revolutionary songs *

Hélène Ségara Hélène Ségara (), born Hélène Aurore Alice Rizzo on 26 February 1971, is a singer of Music of France, French, Armenians, Armenian and Italy, Italian descent, who came to prominence playing the role of Esméralda (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ...

(born 1971), French singer *

Nariné Simonian Narine Simonian (sometimes written only as Nariné, born 1965 in Gyumri, Armenia) is one of the most baroque French organists, as well as a pianist, musical director and producer of operas, born in Gyumri, Armenia. Nariné is also an organist, an ...

, Armenian-French pianist, organist, opera musical director * Tata Simonyan (born 1962), pop singer *

Stephanie Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "St ...

(born 1987), Japanese singer * Serj Tankian (born 1967), Armenian American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and political activist *

Harry Tavitian Harry Tavitian (born 11 August 1952) is a Romanian jazz pianist and singer, whose style covers free-jazz, blues, ethno-jazz and avant-garde. Tavitian was born in Constanța to Armenian parents. After attending the Mircea cel Bătrân High Sch ...

(born 1952), jazz musician *

Jean Ter-Merguerian Jean Ter-Merguerian ( hy, Ժան Տեր-Մերկերյան; Marseille, 5 October 1935 – Marseille, 29 September 2015) was a French-Armenian virtuoso violinist and violin pedagogue. Biography Jean Ter-Merguerian has got the first prize for violin ...

(1935–2015), Armenian-French violinist and pedagogue *

Aram Tigran Aram Tigran ( hy, Արամ Տիգրան) or Aramê Dîkran (Kurdish rendering from Western Armenian), born Aram Melikyan ( hy, Արամ Մէլիքեան), (1934 – 8 August 2009) was a contemporary Armenian singer who sang primarily in Kurdi ...

(1934–2009), Kurdish singer * Onno Tunç (1948–1996), born Ohannes Tunçboyacıyan, Turkish-Armenian musician, composer *

Arto Tunçboyacıyan Arto Tunçboyacıyan ( hy, Արտո Թունջբոյաջյան; hyw, Արթօ Թունճպոյաճեան, Art'ō T'unjpoyajean; born August 4, 1957) is a United States-based avant-garde folk and jazz multi-instrumentalist and singer of Armenian ...

(born 1957), percussionist and singer *

George Tutunjian George Tutunjian ( hy, Ճորճ (Գեւորգ) Թութունճեան,''Geworg T’ut’unč̣ean''; c. 1930 in Aleppo, Syria – November 7, 2006 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was a singer of Armenian patriotic and revolutionary songs and life ...

(died 2006), pioneering Armenian revolutionary songs performer *

Vartan Vahramian Vartan Vahramian (; hy, Վարդան Վահրամեան; born 1955) is an Iranian-Armenian composer, artist and painter. He has made musical creations, solo performances as a baritone, and conducted choirs. Early life Vartan Vahramian was b ...

(born 1955)

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, musician, painter *

Komitas Vardapet Soghomon Soghomonian, ordained and commonly known as Komitas, ( hy, Կոմիտաս; 22 October 1935) was an Armenian priest, musicologist, composer, arranger, singer, and choirmaster, who is considered the founder of the Armenian national scho ...

(1896–1935), musician * Sylvie Vartan (born 1944), French singer *

Karapetê Xaço Karapetê Xaço or Karabêtê Xaço or Gerabêtê Xaço ( hy, Կարապետ Խաչո) (September 3, 1900 Salihe Kevirbiri, ''Bir Çığlığın Yüzyılı: Karapetê Xaço'', Si Yayınları, İstanbul, 2002, p. 66. or 1903 or 1908 - January 15, 200 ...

(1900–2005), Kurdish singer *

Samvel Yervinyan Samvel Yervinyan ( hy, Սամվել Երվինյան, born January 25, 1966) is an Armenian violinist and composer. Biography Yervinyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. He began studying at the age of 7 in Spenderian Music School under the tuto ...

(born 1966), violinist *

Nune Yesayan Nune Yesayan ( hy, Նունե Եսայան, born August 5, 1969), commonly known as Nune or Nouné, is an Armenian singer who began singing with an Armenian jazz band in the early 1990s before becoming a lounge singer at resorts in the Middle Ea ...

(born 1969), pop musician

Producers

, producer of Ari Parenq TV series, Happy International Women's Day and We Remember and Demand 106 social videos. *

Howard Kazanjian Howard G. Kazanjian (born July 26, 1942) is an Armenian-American film producer best known for the '' Star Wars'' films ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', as well as the '' Indiana Jones'' movie '' Raiders of the Lost Ark''. ...

, producer of ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

'' *

Sev Ohanian Sevak "Sev" Ohanian ( hy, Սեւակ Օհանյան, born June 2, 1987) is an American film producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-writer and producer of the films ''Searching'' and ''Run'', as well as executive producer on the fi ...

, producer of '' Searching'', ''

Fruitvale Station ''Fruitvale Station'' is a 2013 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ryan Coogler. It is Coogler's feature directorial debut and is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man killed in 2009 by Bay ...

'' and the upcoming '' Space Jam: A New Legacy'' * Natalie Qasabian, producer of '' Searching'' and ''

Run Run(s) or RUN may refer to: Places * Run (island), one of the Banda Islands in Indonesia * Run (stream), a stream in the Dutch province of North Brabant People * Run (rapper), Joseph Simmons, now known as "Reverend Run", from the hip-hop group ...

'' *

Katherine Sarafian Katherine Marianne Sarafian ( hy, Քեթրին Սարաֆյան; born January 27, 1969) is an Armenian-American film producer. She started at Pixar Animation Studios as an artist but was shifted from the art department to marketing during the mak ...

, producer at Pixar * Alain Terzian, French producer, President of Association of French Producers

Journalists

Kevork Ajemian Kevork Vartani Ajemian (''Adjemian'') (in Armenian Գևորգ Աճեմյան, in Western Armenian Գէորգ Աճեմեան) (May 23, 1932 – December 27, 1998) was a prominent Lebanese-Armenian writer, journalist, novelist, theorist and public ac ...

(1932–1998), prominent Armenian writer, journalist, novelist, theorist and public activist, one of the founders of the ASALA military organization *

Nubar Alexanian Nubar Alexanian (born 1950) is an American documentary photography, documentary photographer who focuses on the human condition. He has published several books of photographs, showing Peru, musicians, and the film sets of Errol Morris among othe ...

(born 1950), photojournalist, documentary photographer, and film director *

Ben Bagdikian Ben-hur Haig Bagdikian (January 30, 1920 – March 11, 2016) was an Armenian-American journalist, news media critic and commentator, and university professor. An Armenian genocide survivor, Bagdikian moved to the United States as an infant and ...

(1920–2016), former editor-in-chief of ''

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

'' *

John Roy Carlson Arthur Derounian (born Avedis Boghos Derounian (), (other quote elided) April 9, 1909 – April 23, 1991), also known as John Roy Carlson among many pen names, was an Armenian-American journalist and author, best-selling author of ''Under Cover' ...

(1909–1991), best-selling author of ''Under Cover'' * Hrant Dink (1954–2007), executive editor of Turkish-Armenian newspaper '' Agos'' * George Donikian, news anchor in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

* John Garabedian, radio host * Bedros Hadjian, writer, journalist and educator *

David Ignatius David Reynolds Ignatius (born May 26, 1950) is an American journalist and novelist. He is an associate editor and columnist for ''The Washington Post''. He has written eleven novels, including '' Body of Lies'', which director Ridley Scott adapt ...

(born 1950), associate editor of the ''Washington Post'' * Armen Keteyian (born 1953), reporter * Tim Kurkjian (born 1956), analyst at

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

Hrand Nazariantz Hrand Nazariantz (Հրանտ Նազարեանց, January 8, 1886 – January 25, 1962) was an Ottoman Armenian poet and translator who lived most of his life in Italy. Biography Born in the Üsküdar district of Constantinople on January 8 ...

(1880–1962), lived in Italy, Nobel Prize candidate *

Lara Setrakian Lara Setrakian (born February 4, 1982 in United States) is an Armenian American journalist, digital strategist and entrepreneur. She is the CEO and Executive Editor of News Deeply, a digital media company that builds single-topic platforms that ...

, journalist and political analyst for

Bloomberg Television Bloomberg Television (on-air as Bloomberg) is an American-based pay television network focusing on business and capital market programming, owned by Bloomberg L.P. It is distributed globally, reaching over 310 million homes worldwide. It is head ...

and

ABC News ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ''ABC World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include Breakfast television, morning ...

Janet Shamlian Janet Shamlian (born May 14, 1962) is a correspondent for CBS News reporting for CBS This Morning and the CBS Evening News. Previously, she was a correspondent for ''NBC News'' and reported for ''The Today Show'', ''NBC Nightly News'' and MS ...

NBC News NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. The division operates under NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, a division of NBCUniversal, which is, in turn, a subsidiary of Comcast. The news division's var ...

correspondent * Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT (Russia Today) *

Roger Tatarian H. Roger Tatarian (1917–1995) was vice-president and editor-in-chief of United Press International, a worldwide news-reporting service that supplied stories to thousands of newspapers, magazines, and broadcast outlets. Background and youth Tat ...

(1917–1995), senior VP of

United Press International United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th ...

Philip Terzian Philip Terzian (born 1950) is an American journalist and author. Since 2018 he has been a contributing writer of ''The Washington Examiner''. Before its closing in December 2018, he was Senior Writer at ''The Weekly Standard,'' the journal of p ...

(born 1950), editor at the '' Weekly Standard'' * Matt Vasgersian (born 1967), sportscaster

Military

;Middle Ages Vardan Mamigonian

* Vassak Mamikonian (d. 368),

Sparapet ' ( hy, սպարապետ) was a military title and office in ancient and medieval Armenia. Under the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia, the ' was the supreme commander of the kingdom's armed forces. During the Arsacid period and for some time afterwards ...

* Vardan Mamikonian (d. 451),

Narses , image=Narses.jpg , image_size=250 , caption=Man traditionally identified as Narses, from the mosaic depicting Justinian and his entourage in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna , birth_date=478 or 480 , death_date=566 or 573 (aged 86/95) , allegi ...

(478–573), one of

Byzantine Emperor This is a list of the Byzantine emperors from the foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD, which marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, to its fall to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized as le ...

Justinian I Justinian I (; la, Iustinianus, ; grc-gre, Ἰουστινιανός ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565. His reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovat ...

's generals in the Roman reconquest *

Gregory Pakourianos Gregory Pakourianos ( ka, გრიგოლ ბაკურიანის-ძე, ''Grigol Bakurianis-dze''; el, Γρηγόριος Πακουριανός, ''Gregorios Pakourianos''; hy, Գրիգոր Բակուրյան, ''Grigor Bakurian''; b ...

(d. 1086), Byzantine general * Philaretos Brachamios (d. 1087), general, usurper of the Byzantine Empire ;Early modern period *

John III the Terrible John III the Terrible ( ro, Ioan cel Cumplit), also John III the Brave ( ro, Ioan cel Viteaz) (1521 – June 14, 1574) was Voivode of Moldavia between February 1572 and June 1574. He was the grandson of Bogdan III and the son of Stephen IV and ...

(1572–1574), Voivode of Moldavia * David Bek (d. 1728), military commander in Syunik * Mkhitar Sparapet (d. 1730), military commander in Syunik ;Russian Empire *

Valerian Madatov Prince Valerian Grigoryevich Madatov (, , Rostom Madatyan) (1782 – September 4, 1829) was a Russian-Armenian prince and a lieutenant-general of the Russian Empire. Sarkisyan, G. ''«Մադաթով»'' (Madatov). ''Armenian Soviet Encyclopedi ...

(1782–1829), general *

Mikhail Lazarev Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (russian: Михаил Петрович Лазарев, 3 November 1788 – 11 April 1851) was a Russian Naval fleet, fleet commander and an explorer. Education and early career Lazarev was born in Vladimir, R ...

(1788–1851), fleet commander and explorer *

Lazar Serebryakov Lazar Serebryakov, or by his birth name Ghazar Artsatagortsian ( hy, Ղազար Արծաթագործեան), born in 1795 was a Russian Navy Admiral of Armenian descent. He participated in the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829, serving in the Black S ...

(1795–1862), admiral * Ivan Lazarev (1820–1879), Lieutenant General * Arshak Ter-Gukasov (1819–1881), Lieutenant General *

Mikhail Loris-Melikov Count Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov (, hy, Միքայել Լորիս-Մելիքյան; – 24 December 1888) was a Russian-Armenian statesman, General of the Cavalry, and Adjutant General of H. I. M. Retinue. The Princes of Lori - Loris-M ...

(1825–1888), General of the Cavalry, Russian Minister of Interior * Tovmas Nazarbekian (1855–1931), Russian and later Armenian general *

Daniel Bek-Pirumyan Daniel-Bek Abisoghomi Pirumyan ( hy, Դանիէլ Բէկ Աբիսողոմի Փիրումեան; 22 November 1861 – 1922) was an Armenian military commander who served in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and in the army of the Firs ...

(1861–1921) *

Movses Silikyan Movses Silikyan or Silikov (, ; 14 September 1862 – 22 November 1937) was an Armenian general who served in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and later in the army of the First Republic of Armenia. He is regarded as a national hero i ...

(1862–1937) * Christophor Araratov (1876–1937) ;Armenian national liberation movement, First Republic of Armenia * Serob Aghpur, fedayee * Andranik, fedayee *

Arabo Arabo ( hy, Արաբօ, 1863–1893), born Arakel Mkhitarian, was an Armenian fedayi of the late 19th century. Arabo was born in the village of Kurter or Korter ( or ) in the region of Sasun in the Bitlis vilayet. Arabo studied at the Arakelo ...

, fedayee *

Kevork Chavush Kevork Ghazarian ( hy, Գէորգ Ղազարեան; 1870 – 28 May 1907), commonly known as Kevork Chavush or Gevorg Chaush ( hy, Գէորգ Չաւուշ or Գևորգ Չաուշ), was an Armenian '' fedayee'' leader in the Ottoman Empire and a ...

, fedayee *

Drastamat Kanayan Drastamat Kanayan (; 31 May 1884 8 March 1956), better known as Dro (Դրօ), was an Armenian military commander and politician. He was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. He briefly served as Defence Minister of the First Republic ...

Aram Manukian Aram Manukian, reformed spelling: Արամ Մանուկյան, and he is also referred to as simply Aram. (19 March 187929 January 1919), was an Armenian revolutionary, statesman, and a leading member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation ...

Sebastatsi Murad Murad of Sebastia ( hy, Սեբաստացի Մուրատ, ''Sebastatsi Murad''; Murad of Sebastia; Murad Khrimian; Murad Hagopian; 1874 — 4 August 1918) was a well-known Armenian fedayee during the Armenian national liberation movement in the O ...

, fedayee * Garegin Nzhdeh *

Ruben Ter-Minasian Ruben Ter Minasian ( hy, Ռուբէն Տէր Մինասեան; 1882–1951) was an Armenian politician and revolutionary of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) who played an important role in the Armenian national liberation movement and l ...

;Soviet period *

Hayk Bzhishkyan Hayk Bzhishkian ( hy, Հայկ Բժշկյան, Persian هایک پزشکیان, Russian: Гайк Бжишкян, also known as Guy Dmitrievich Guy, Gai Dmitrievich Gai (Гай Дмитриевич Гай), Gaya Gai (Гая Гай), or Bzhishky ...

(1887–1937), Comcor (Commander of the Corps) *

Sergei Khudyakov russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Худяко́в , native_name_lang = , image = Sergei Khudyakov.jpg , alt = , caption = Khudyakov in 1944 , birth_date = , birth_place = Mets Tagher village ...

(1902–1950), Marshal of Aviation * Ivan Isakov (1894–1967), Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union *

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(1906–1977), Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces * Ivan Bagramyan (1897–1982), Marshal of the Soviet Union *

Sergey Aganov Sergey Hristoforovich Aganov (russian: Сергей Христофорович Аганов, hy, Սերգեյ Քրիստափորի Աղանով; 4 June 1917 – 1 February 1996) was a Soviet Armenian Marshal of the Engineer Troops. Youth A ...

(1917–1996), Marshal of Engineer Troops ;United States *

Paul Ignatius Paul Robert Ignatius (born November 11, 1920) is an American government official who served as Secretary of the Navy between 1967 and 1969 and was the Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Lyndon Johnson Administration. Life and career Ignat ...

(born 1920), Secretary of the Navy *

Jeffrey L. Harrigian Jeffrey Lee Harrigian (born 1962) is a retired United States Air Force General (United States), general who last served as the commander of United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Force ...

(born 1962),

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

General, commander of

U.S. Air Forces in Europe The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

and U.S. Air Forces Africa ;

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...

Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan is Shushi 2012 (cropped)

* Simon Achikgyozyan *

Samvel Babayan Samvel Andraniki Babayan ( hy, Սամվել Անդրանիկի Բաբայան; born 5 March 1965) is an Armenian military commander and politician from Nagorno-Karabakh. He was one of the founders and main commanders of the Artsakh Defence Army ...

* Gurgen Dalibaltayan, colonel-general *

Garo Kahkejian Garo Kahkejian ( hy, Կարօ Քահքէճեան Armenian_orthography_reform.html" ;"title="nowiki/> reformed_orthography:_Կարո_Քահքեջյան.html" ;"title="Armenian orthography reform">reformed orthography: Կարո Քահքեջյան"> ...

* Tatul Krpeyan *

Mikael Harutyunyan Mikael Harutyuni Harutyunyan ( hy, Միքաել Հարությունի Հարությունյան; born 10 February 1946) was the 7th Defence Minister of Armenia from 4 April 2007 until 14 April 2008. From 14 April 2008 to 24 May 2018, he has serv ...

(born 1946), 7th Defence Minister *

Monte Melkonian Monte Melkonian ( hy, Մոնթէ Մելքոնեան; November 25, 1957 – June 12, 1993) was an Armenian-American revolutionary and left-wing nationalist militant. He was the leader of an offshoot of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation ...

* Seyran Ohanyan (born 1962), Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia * Vazgen Sargsyan * Sedrak Saroyan *

Vardan Stepanyan Vardan Stepanyan (; March 9, 1966 – July 3, 1992), better known as Dushman Vardan, was an Armenians, Armenian military commander during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. He is considered a hero in Armenia. Early life and service in Afghanistan Va ...

Norat Ter-Grigoryants Norat Grigoryevich Ter-Grigoryants ( hy, Նորատ Գրիգորիի Տեր-Գրիգորյանց, russian: Нора́т Григо́рьевич Тер-Григорья́нц; born 16 July 1936) is a retired Soviet and Armenian lieutenant-genera ...

* Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan

Monarchs

List of Armenian kings This is a list of the monarchs of Armenia, for more information on ancient Armenia and Armenians, please see History of Armenia. For information on the medieval Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia, please see the separate page Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. ...

List of Armenian consorts This is a list of Armenian royal consorts. Kingdom of Armenia Ancient Armenian queens * Rodogune of Persia, daughter of King Artaxerxes of Persia, wife of Orontes II *Antiochis, sister of Antiochus III the Great, wife of Xerxes * Satenik ...

* List of monarchs of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia *

List of rulers of Commagene The Kingdom of Commagene was a small Macedo-Iranian kingdom in southern Anatolia near Antioch, which began life as a tributary state of the Seleucid Empire and later became an independent kingdom, before eventually being annexed by the Roman Empire ...

Politicians

Nubar Pasha Nubar Pasha ( ar, نوبار باشا hy, Նուպար Փաշա (January 1825, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire - 14 January 1899, Paris) was an Egyptian-Armenian politician and the first Prime Minister of Egypt. He served as Prime Minister three times d ...

, Prime Minister of Egypt (1878–1879, 1884–1888, 1894–1895) *

, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire (1880–1881) *

Stepan Shahumyan Stepan Georgevich Shaumian (; , ''Step’an Ge'vorgi Shahumyan''; 1 October 1878 – 20 September 1918) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and politician active throughout the Caucasus. Arzumanyan, M. Շահումյան, Ստեփան Գևորգի. ...

, Head of the Baku Commune (1918) *

Aleksandr Myasnikyan Alexander Fyodori Miasnikian or Myasnikov; russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Мяснико́в. Also spelled Myasnikyan. His patronymic is variously given as Asatur, Astvatsatur, Fyodor and Bogdan. (28 January February1886 – ...

, Head of the Communist Party of Belarus (1918–1919) *

Levon Mirzoyan Levon Isayevich Mirzoyan ( hy, Լևոն Եսայիի Միրզոյան; russian: Левон Исаевич Мирзоян) (14 November 1897 – 26 February 1939) was the Secretary of the Communist Party of the Azeri SSR from 21 January 1926 to 5 ...

, first Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan (1926–1929) *

Ferenc Szálasi Ferenc Szálasi (; 6 January 1897 – 12 March 1946), the leader of the Arrow Cross Party – Hungarist Movement, became the "Leader of the Nation" (''Nemzetvezető'') as head of state and simultaneously prime minister of the Kingdom of Hungary' ...

, fascist Leader of the Nation of Hungary (1944–1945) *

Anastas Mikoyan Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan (; russian: Анаста́с Ива́нович Микоя́н; hy, Անաստաս Հովհաննեսի Միկոյան; 25 November 1895 – 21 October 1978) was an Armenian Communist revolutionary, Old Bolshevik an ...

, first Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1955–1964) * George Deukmejian, Governor of California (1983–1991) * Édouard Balladur, Prime Minister of France (1993–1995) * Boris Şyhmyradow, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan (1995–2000) *

Émile Lahoud Émile Jamil Lahoud (born 12 January 1936) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 16th president of Lebanon from 1998 to 2007. His main foreign-policy achievement was to end the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon in May 2000, which was ...

, President of Lebanon (1998–2007) * Karim Pakradouni, Minister of State for Administrative Development of Lebanon (2004–2005) * Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (2004–2005) * Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (2004–) *

Varujan Vosganian Varujan Vosganian (; hy, Վարուժան Ոսկանեան, born on 25 July 1958) is a Romanian politician, economist, essayist and poet of Armenian origin. Vosganian was Romania's Minister of Economy and Commerce (2006–2008) in the Tăriceanu ...

, Minister of Economy and Finance of Romania (2007–2008, 2012–) * Patrick Devedjian, French Minister for the Implementation of the Recovery Plan (2008–2010) *

Liliam Kechichián Norma Liliam Kechichián García (born 2 March 1952 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan politician. Background Born in a family of Armenian descent, she has been active in the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) since its establishment. Political offices ...

, Uruguay Minister of Tourism (2012–) *

Joe Hockey Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 2 August 1965) is a former Australian politician and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament for North Sydney from 1996 until 2015. He was the Treasurer of Australia in the Abbott Government from 18 September 2 ...

, Treasurer of Australia (2013–2015) * Arsen Avakov, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (2014–) *

Gladys Berejiklian Gladys Berejiklian (born 22 September 1970) is an Australian former politician who served as the 45th premier of New South Wales and the leader of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party from 2017 to 2021. Berejiklian became a member ...

, 45th Premier of New South Wales, Australia (2017–)

Religious leaders

Saint Blaise Blaise of Sebaste ( hy, Սուրբ Վլասի, ''Surb Vlasi''; el, Ἅγιος Βλάσιος, ''Agios Vlasios''; ) was a physician and bishop of Sebastea in historical Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and m ...

* Saint Servatius * List of Catholicoi of Armenia * List of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia *

List of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia This is a list of the Armenian Catholic catholicos patriarchs of Cilicia, officially the Catholicos Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics. The Armenian Catholic Patriarchate of Cilicia was established in 1740 following a schism within the Ar ...

* List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople *

List of Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem In 638, the Armenian Apostolic Church began appointing its own bishop in Jerusalem, generally known as the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem. The office has continued, with some interruptions, down to this day. The bishop at the Armenian Patria ...

* Demos Shakarian, founder of the

Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International The Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International (FGBMFI) is a fellowship of lay businessmen. Its main purpose is to bring interest to the Christian gospel. Theologically, the organization has its roots in Pentecostalism. The headquarters i ...

* Yaqub Abcarius, bishop *

Photios I of Constantinople Photios I ( el, Φώτιος, ''Phōtios''; c. 810/820 – 6 February 893), also spelled PhotiusFr. Justin Taylor, essay "Canon Law in the Age of the Fathers" (published in Jordan Hite, T.O.R., & Daniel J. Ward, O.S.B., "Readings, Cases, Materia ...

, orthodox patriarch, a central figure in Christianization of Kievan Rus'

Science

* Evgeny Aramovich Abramyan, founder of several research directions in the Soviet and Russian nuclear technology *

Daron Acemoglu Kamer Daron Acemoğlu (; born September 3, 1967) is a Turkish-born American economist who has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 1993. He is currently the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at MIT. H ...

, among the 20 most cited economists in the world, winner of the 2005 John Bates Clark Medal *

Hovannes Adamian Hovhannes (Ivan) Abgari Adamian (5 February 1879 – 12 September 1932) was an Armenian engineer, an author of more than 20 inventions. The first experimental color television was shown in London in 1928 based on Adamian's tricolor principle, and h ...

, engineer, inventor of

color television Color television or Colour television is a television transmission technology that includes color information for the picture, so the video image can be displayed in color on the television set. It improves on the monochrome or black-and-white t ...

Sergei Adian Sergei Ivanovich Adian, also Adyan ( hy, Սերգեյ Իվանովիչ Ադյան; russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Адя́н; 1 January 1931 – 5 May 2020), 4381, and hence for all multiples of those odd integers as well. The solutio ...

, mathematician, head of the department of

Mathematical Logic Mathematical logic is the study of logic, formal logic within mathematics. Major subareas include model theory, proof theory, set theory, and recursion theory. Research in mathematical logic commonly addresses the mathematical properties of for ...

of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics *

George Adomian George Adomian (March 21, 1922 – June 17, 1996) was an American mathematician of Armenian descent who developed the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) for solving nonlinear differential equations, both ordinary and partial. The method is expla ...

, mathematician, developer of

Adomian decomposition method The Adomian decomposition method (ADM) is a semi-analytical method for solving ordinary and partial nonlinear differential equations. The method was developed from the 1970s to the 1990s by George Adomian, chair of the Center for Applied Mathema ...

Tateos Agekian Tateos Artemjevich Agekian ( hy, Թադևոս Արտեմի Աղեկյան, russian: Татеос Артемьевич Агекян, 12 May 1913, Batumi – 16 January 2006, Saint Petersburg) was a Soviet astrophysicist of Armenian descent, and on ...

, astrophysicist, one of the pioneers of Stellar Dynamics * Hagop S. Akiskal, psychiatrist best known for his pioneering research on temperament and bipolar disorder (manic depression) *

Armen Alchian Armen Albert Alchian (; April 12, 1914February 19, 2013) was an American economist. He spent almost his entire career at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). A major microeconomic theorist, he is known as one of the founders of new in ...

, economist, one of the major economists of the 20th century *

Artem Alikhanian Artyom Isaakovich Alikhanian ( hy, Արտեմ Ալիխանյան, russian: Артём Исаакович Алиханьян, 24 June 1908 – 25 February 1978) was a Soviet and Armenian physicist, one of the founders and first director of the Yer ...

, nuclear physicist, one of the founders and first director of the

Yerevan Physics Institute The A.I. Alikhanyan National Science Laboratory () is a research institute located in Yerevan, Armenia. It was founded in 1943 as a branch of the Yerevan State University by brothers Abram Alikhanov and Artem Alikhanian. It was often referred to by ...

(YerPhI) * Sos Alikhanian, geneticist, one of the founders of molecular genetics in the USSR, founder of the State Research Institute of Genetics (GosNIIgenetika) *

Abram Alikhanov Abram Isaakovich Alikhanov (; russian: Абрам Исаакович Алиханов, born Alikhanian; 8 December 1970) was a Soviet Armenian experimental physicist who specialized in particle and nuclear physics. He was one of the Soviet Union ...

, nuclear physicist, one of the founders of nuclear physics in USSR, founder of the first

nuclear reactor A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction or nuclear fusion reactions. Nuclear reactors are used at nuclear power plants for electricity generation and in nuclear marine propulsion. Heat from nu ...

of USSR, founder of the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP) *

Viktor Ambartsumian Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian (russian: Виктор Амазаспович Амбарцумян; hy, Վիկտոր Համազասպի Համբարձումյան, ''Viktor Hamazaspi Hambardzumyan''; 12 August 1996) was a Soviet Armenian astr ...

, astrophysicist, one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics *

Emil Artin Emil Artin (; March 3, 1898 – December 20, 1962) was an Austrian mathematician of Armenian descent. Artin was one of the leading mathematicians of the twentieth century. He is best known for his work on algebraic number theory, contributing lar ...

, mathematician, one of the founders of

modern algebra In mathematics, more specifically algebra, abstract algebra or modern algebra is the study of algebraic structures. Algebraic structures include group (mathematics), groups, ring (mathematics), rings, field (mathematics), fields, module (mathe ...

Michael Artin Michael Artin (; born 28 June 1934) is a German-American mathematician and a professor emeritus in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mathematics department, known for his contributions to algebraic geometry.Gurgen Askaryan, physicist, inventor of light self focusing *

Lev Atamanov Lev Atamanov (russian: Лев Атаманов), born Levon Konstantinovich Atamanyan (russian: Левон Константинович Атаманян, hy, Լեւոն Կոնստանտինի Ատամանյան; – 12 February 1981), was a ...

, one of the founders of Soviet animation art *

Vandika Ervandovna Avetisyan Vandika Ervandovna Avetisyan (born October 5, 1928) is a Doctor of Biology and a noted Armenians, Armenian botanist and mycologist. She has worked and explored extensively in her native Armenia under the auspices of the Institute of Botany of the A ...

, botanist and mycologist *

Boris Babayan Boris Artashesovich Babayan (russian: Борис Арташеcович Бабаян; hy, Բորիս Արտաշեսի Բաբայան; born Baku, 20 December 1933) is a Soviet and Russian computer scientist of Armenian descent, notable as the pi ...

, computer scientist, father of

supercomputing A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) instead of million instructions ...

in the former Soviet Union and Russia, founder of

Moscow Center of SPARC Technologies MCST (russian: МЦСТ, acronym for Moscow Center of SPARC Technologies) is a Russian microprocessor company that was set up in 1992. Different types of processors made by MCST were used in personal computers, servers and computing systems. MCS ...

(MCST) *

Mikhail Chailakhyan Mikhail Khristoforovich Chailakhyan ( hy, Միքայել Քրիստափորի Չայլախյան, russian: Михаи́л Христофо́рович Чайлахя́н) (1902–1991) was an Armenian-Soviet scientist who is widely known for pro ...

, founder of hormonal theory of plant development * Artur Chilingarov, polar explorer *

Giacomo Luigi Ciamician Giacomo Luigi Ciamician (; hy, Հակոբ (Ջակոմո) Լուիջի Չամիչյան; 27 August 1857 – 2 January 1922) was an Italian chemist and senator of Armenian descent. He was a pioneer in photochemistry and green chemistry. Edu ...

, founder of photochemistry *

Richard Donchian Richard Davoud Donchian (September 1905, in Hartford, Connecticut – April 24, 1993, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) was an American commodities and futures trader, and a pioneer in the field of managed futures. The first publicly managed ...

, father of Trend Following Trading, one of the most outstanding figures of all time in the field of commodity money management *

Grigor Gurzadyan Grigor Gurzadyan ( hy, Գրիգոր Գուրզադյան) (15 October 1922 – 22 February 2014) was an Armenian astronomer, and pioneer of space astronomy. Life Gurzadyan was born in 1922 in Baghdad, to parents that survived the Armenian gen ...

, founder of space astronomy * Spiru Haret, astronomer; made a fundamental contribution to the n-body problem, initially aimed at modelling the planetary motions in our solar system *

Paris Herouni Paris Misakovich Herouni (, December 17, 1933 – December 5, 2008) was a Soviet and Armenian physicist and engineer. He was a member of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences in the fields of radio-physics, radio-engineering, and radio-astr ...

, projected and built the world's first radio-optical telescope *

Bagrat Ioannisiani Bagrat Konstantinovich Ioannisiani (born in Yerevan, Armenia, died 10 December 1985 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) was a Soviet telescope designer of Armenian descent. He was the chief designer of the BTA-6 The BTA-6 (russian: Большой Те ...

, constructor of new astronomical instruments, chief designer of BTA-6, the largest telescope in the world * Andronik Iosifyan, aerospace engineer, chief electrician of Soviet missiles and spacecraft, including the

R-7 Semyorka The R-7 Semyorka (russian: link=no, Р-7 Семёрка), officially the GRAU index 8K71, was a Soviet missile developed during the Cold War, and the world's first intercontinental ballistic missile. The R-7 made 28 launches between 1957 and 1 ...

and the

Soyuz spacecraft Soyuz () is a series of spacecraft which has been in service since the 1960s, having made more than 140 flights. It was designed for the Soviet space program by the Korolev Design Bureau (now Energia). The Soyuz succeeded the Voskhod spacecraf ...

* Alexander Kemurdzhian, aerospace engineer, designer of the first

space exploration rover A rover (or sometimes planetary rover) is a planetary surface exploration device designed to move across the solid surface on a planet or other planetary mass celestial bodies. Some rovers have been designed as land vehicles to transport memb ...

s for moon and mars *

Edward Keonjian Edward Keonjian (14 August 1909 – 6 September 1999) was a prominent engineer, an early leader in the field of low-power electronics, the father of microelectronics. In 1954 Keonjian designed the world's first solar-powered, pocket-sized radio tr ...

, pioneer of microelectronics, designer of the world's first solar-powered, pocket-sized radio transmitter *

Leonid Khachiyan Leonid Genrikhovich Khachiyan (; russian: Леони́д Ге́нрихович Хачия́н; May 3, 1952April 29, 2005) was a Soviet and American mathematician and computer scientist. He was most famous for his ellipsoid algorithm (1979) for ...

, mathematician, computer scientist, proved the existence of an efficient way to solve linear programming problems * Tigran Khudaverdyan, computer scientist, deputy CEO of Yandex * Semyon Davidovich Kirlian, inventor of Kirlian Photography, discovered that living matter emits energy fields *

Ivan Knunyants Ivan Lyudvigovich Knunyants ( hy, Իվան Կնունյանց, russian: Иван Людвигович Кнунянц; – 21 December 1990), was a Soviet chemist of Armenian origin, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, a m ...

, chemist, significantly contributed to the advancement of Soviet chemistry; one of the major developers of Soviet chemical weapons program *

Samvel Kocharyants Samvel Grigorievich Kocharyants (russian: Самвел Григорьевич Кочарянц; hy, Սամվել Գրիգորի Քոչարյանց; born 7 January 1909 in Gavar, Russian Empire, died 4 August 1993 in Sarov, Russia) was a Soviet Un ...

, nuclear scientist, developer of the first Soviet nuclear warheads for ballistic missiles *

Anna Kazanjian Longobardo Anna Kazanjian Longobardo (1928 – December 7, 2020) was the former director of the engineering firm Woodward Clyde Group and a former executive at Unisys Corp. She headed Unisys, supporting the development of military systems and weather radar ...

, author of contributions to the aerospace engineering field, the first woman to receive the Egleston Medal for Distinguished Engineering achievement * Ignacy Łukasiewicz, pharmacist, one of the world's pioneers of the oil industry, built the world's first modern

oil refinery An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where petroleum (crude oil) is transformed and refined into useful products such as gasoline (petrol), diesel fuel, asphalt base, fuel oils, heating oil, kerosene, lique ...

Benjamin Markarian Benjamin "Benik" Egishevitch Markarian ( hy, Բենիամին Եղիշեի Մարգարյան) was an Armenian astrophysicist. Markarian's Chain is a group of galaxies which was named after him when he discovered that its members move with a com ...

, astrophysicist * Sergey Mergelyan, mathematician, the author of major contributions in Approximation Theory; head of the department of

Complex Analysis Complex analysis, traditionally known as the theory of functions of a complex variable, is the branch of mathematical analysis that investigates Function (mathematics), functions of complex numbers. It is helpful in many branches of mathemati ...

of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics * Artem Mikoyan, aerospace engineer, designer of

MiG Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG" (russian: Российская самолётостроительная корпорация „МиГ“, Rossiyskaya samolyotostroitel'naya korporatsiya "MiG"), commonly known as Mikoyan and MiG, was a Russi ...

jet aircraft A jet aircraft (or simply jet) is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft) propelled by jet engines. Whereas the engines in propeller-powered aircraft generally achieve their maximum efficiency at much lower speeds and altitudes, je ...

, including the first supersonic Soviet jet fighter * Robert Nalbandyan, chemist, co-discoverer of photosynthetic protein plantacyanin, pioneer in the field of free radicals *

Yuri Oganessian Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian (russian: Юрий Цолакович Оганесян ; ''Yuri Ts'olaki Hovhannisyan'' . Oganessian is the Russified version of the Armenian last name Hovhannisyan. The article on Oganessian in the ''Armenian Soviet ...

, nuclear physicist in the

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research The Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR, russian: Объединённый институт ядерных исследований, ОИЯИ), in Dubna, Moscow Oblast (110 km north of Moscow), Russia, is an international research cen ...

(JINR), co-discoverer of the heaviest elements in the

periodic table The periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the (chemical) elements, is a rows and columns arrangement of the chemical elements. It is widely used in chemistry, physics, and other sciences, and is generally seen as an icon of ch ...

; element Oganesson *

Yuri Osipyan Yuri Andreevich Osipyan (russian: Юрий Андреевич Осипьян; February 15, 1931 – September 10, 2008) was a Soviet, Russian-Armenian physicist who worked in the field of solid state physics. Osipyan was born in Moscow and graduat ...

, physicist, author of fundamental contribution to the physics of movements in solid bodies and inventor of photoplastic effect *

Ashot Petrosian Ashot Vezirovich Petrosian ( hy, Աշոտ Վեզիրի Պետրոսյան; June 2, 1930 – February 23, 1998) was a Soviet Armenian mathematician. He completed his PhD in Computational Mathematics in 1964 under the supervision of Julius Anatolyev ...

, mathematician, computer scientist, contributed to the development of several generations of advanced digital computer systems in former USSR, including the Nairi (computer) and ES EVM *

Mikhail Pogosyan Mikhail Aslanovich Pogosyan (russian: Михаил Асланович Погосян; born 18 April 1956 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian aerospace engineer. He is the former general director of Sukhoi and the United Aircraft Corporation and the cu ...

, aerospace engineer, general director of Sukhoi and

United Aircraft Corporation The PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) () is a Russian Aerospace manufacturer, aerospace and Arms industry, defense corporation. With a majority stake belonging to the Russian government, it consolidates Russian private and state-owned Russian ...

(UAC) *

Anna Schchian Anna Semenovna Schchian (russian: Анна Семёновна Шхиян, 9 July 1905 – 15 May 1990) was a Soviet botanist, working in the Tbilisi Botanical Institute. She is known for her studies of the flora of the Caucasus. The plant ...

, botanist * Georgy Shakhnazarov, one of the founders of political science in USSR * Luther George Simjian, inventor of ATM and flight simulator *

Norair Sisakian Norair Martirosovich Sisakian (Sissakian) ( hy, Նորայր Մարտիրոսի Սիսակյան; russian: Норайр Мартиросович Сисакян, 12 January 1907 – 12 March 1966) was a Soviet Armenian biochemist, academic, one o ...

, biochemist, one of the founders of space biology *

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-JA ...

, botanist, one of the most important figures in 20th century plant evolution and systematics and biogeography *

Karen Ter-Martirosian Karen Avetovich Ter-Martirosyan (russian: Карен Аветикович Тер-Мартиросян; 28 September 1922 – 19 November 2005) was a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist of Armenian descent. He is known for his contributions to ...

, theoretical physicist, author of fundamental contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory; founder of the Elementary Particle Physics chair of the MIPT *

Alenush Terian Ālenush Teriān ( hy, Ալենուշ Տէրեան; fa, آلنوش طریان; also: آلنوش تریان; November 9, 1921 – March 4, 2011) was an Iranian-Armenian astronomer and physicist and is called 'Mother of Modern Iranian Astronomy'. ...

, first Iranian-Armenian female astrophysicist *

Avie Tevanian Avadis "Avie" Tevanian (born 1961) is an American software engineer. At Carnegie Mellon University, he was a principal designer and engineer of the Mach operating system (also known as the Mach Kernel). He leveraged that work at NeXT Inc. as the ...

, computer scientist, the architect of Apple's Mac OS X * Nikolay Yenikolopov, chemist, one of the founders of Russian polymer science

Medicine

Noubar Afeyan Noubar Afeyan (Western hy, Նուպար Աֆէեան; born in 1962) is an American-Canadian entrepreneur, inventor, and philanthropist. He is best known for co-founding the biotechnology company Moderna, through his venture capital firm, Flagship ...

, biochemical engineer, co-founder of the biotechnology company

Moderna Moderna, Inc. ( ) is an American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that focuses on RNA therapeutics, primarily mRNA vaccines. These vaccines use a copy of a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA) to produ ...

* George Aghajanian, physician, neuropharmacologist and pioneer in serotonin receptor research * Roger Altounyan, asthma researcher, pharmacologist who pioneered use of cromolyn sodium inhalation therapy for asthma * A. V. Apkarian, pioneer in magnetic resonance spectroscopy research of the brain * Viken Babikian, cardiovascular researcher * John Basmajian, leader in Rehabilitation Medicine, father of “EMG Biofeedback”, author of pioneering works in electromyography *

Aram Chobanian Aram V. Chobanian (born August 10, 1929) served as president ''ad interim'' of Boston University from 2003 until June 9, 2005, when, in recognition of Chobanian's work, the Board of Trustees voted to remove “ad interim” from his title and desi ...

, Dean,

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

School of Medicine, leader in cardiology research *

Raymond Vahan Damadian Raymond Vahan Damadian (March 16, 1936 – August 3, 2022) was an American physician, medical practitioner, and inventor of an NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) scanning machine. Damadian's research into sodium and potassium in living cells led ...

, inventor of

magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio wave ...

(MRI), inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame * Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, surgeon, pioneer in minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery * Ivan Gevorkian, Soviet Armenian surgeon and scientist * Edgar Housepian, neurosurgeon and professor * Moses M. Housepian, physician and relief worker * Robert Istepanian, Professor of Data Communication, coined the phrase " m-health" *

Albert Kapikian Albert Zaven Kapikian (1930–2014) was an Armenian-American virologist who developed the first licensed vaccine against rotavirus, the most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants. He was awarded the Sabin Gold Medal for his pioneering work on ...

, virologist and pioneer in vaccine development for rotavirus *

Varaztad Kazanjian Varaztad H. Kazanjian ( hy, Վարազդատ Գազանճեան, March 18, 1879 – October 19, 1974) was an Armenian American oral surgeon who pioneered techniques for plastic surgery and is considered to be the founder of the modern practice o ...

, pioneer of

plastic surgery Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories: reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery includes craniofa ...

* J. W. Kebabian, neuroscientist and pioneer in dopamine receptor research *

Hampar Kelikian Hampar Kelikian (January 17, 1899 – July 24, 1983) Համբար Քելիքեան was an Armenian American orthopedic surgeon, who significantly extended the surgical field. A pioneer in the restoration of damaged limbs, he was instrumental in ...

, orthopedic-surgeon pioneer, extended the surgical field * Jack Kevorkian, pathologist,

euthanasia Euthanasia (from el, εὐθανασία 'good death': εὖ, ''eu'' 'well, good' + θάνατος, ''thanatos'' 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different countries have different eut ...

activist *

Edward Khantzian Edward Khantzian was a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Beginning in the 1970s, he developed a progressively more coherent and empirically-grounded self-medication hypothesis of drug abuse Substance abuse, also known as drug ...

, Harvard psychiatrist; developed self-medication hypothesis of substance abuse *

Zaven Khatchaturian Dr. Zaven Khachaturian is a neuroscientist and Alzheimer's disease researcher. Khachaturian previously worked for the National Institute on Aging The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) ...

, neuroscientist,

Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term me ...

researcher *

John Najarian John Sarkis Najarian (December 22, 1927 – September 1, 2020) was an American transplant surgeon and clinical professor of transplant surgery at the University of Minnesota. Najarian was a pioneer in thoracic transplant surgery. Early life ...

, developed the practice of organ transplantation *

Leon Orbeli Leon Abgarovich Orbeli ( hy, Լևոն Աբգարի Օրբելի, Levon Abgari Orbeli; russian: Леон Абгарович Орбели, Levon Abgarovich Orbeli; – 9 December 1958) was an Armenian physiologist active in the Russian SFSR ...

(1882–1958), physiologist, pioneer of evolutionary physiology *

Ardem Patapoutian Ardem Patapoutian (born 1967) is an Armenian-American molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel Prize laureate. He is known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperatur ...

, molecular biologist and neuroscientist, won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2021 * Hrayr Shahinian, pioneer in microsurgical techniques of the brain * Michel Ter-Pogossian, inventor of

positron emission tomography Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes in Metabolism, metabolic processes, and in other physiological activities including bl ...

(PET)

Economists

, economist *

Arman Manukyan Arman Manukyan ( hy, Արման Մանուկյան, 21 March 1931 – 28 December 2012) was a Turkish lecturer, writer, and economist of Armenian descent. Biography Arman Manukyan was born in the Tahta Minare neighborhood of Istanbul. His fat ...

* Lee Ohanian, macroeconomist

Sports

Henrikh Mkhitaryan goal celebration 2016-12-08

* Arthur Abraham, professional boxer *

Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time major champion and an Olympic gold medalist, as well as a runner-up in seven other majors. Agassi is the second of five men to ach ...

, tennis player *

Zach Bogosian Zachary M. Bogosian (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres and T ...

, ice hockey player *

Robert Emmiyan Robert Emmiyan ( hy, Ռոբերտ Էմմիյան; born 16 February 1965 in Leninakan, Armenian SSR) is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR and Armenia. He is the fourth best long jumper in history and the best long jumper not of Af ...

, long jumper * Garry Kasparov, world chess champion *

Henrikh Mkhitaryan Henrikh Mkhitaryan ( hy, Հենրիխ Մխիթարյան, ; born 21 January 1989) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for club Inter Milan. Mkhitaryan won four Armenian Premier League titles wi ...

, football player * Tigran Petrosian, world chess champion * Alain Prost, Formula One racer *

Nikita Simonyan Nikita Pavlovich Simonyan ( hy, Նիկիտա Մկրտիչ Սիմոնյան, born ''Mkrtych Pogosovich Simonyan'', 12 October 1926) is a former Soviet football striker and coach of Armenian descent. He was born in Armavir. As of 2021 he was t ...

, football player * Yurik Vardanyan, weightlifter *

List of Armenian boxers This is a list of Armenian boxers. * William Abelyan * Alexander Abraham * Arthur Abraham *Araik Ambartsumov * Alexander Awdijan *David Ayrapetyan *Hovhannes Danielyan * Vic Darchinyan *Khoren Gevor * Artur Gevorgyan * Mekhak Ghazaryan * ...

List of Armenian chess players This is a complete list of Armenian chess title-holders as of January 2010. Grandmasters International Masters Women Grandmasters Women International Masters See also * Chess in Armenia * List of Armenians * List of chess players External ...

* List of Armenian footballers *

List of Armenian Olympic medalists Historically, only a portion of ethnic Armenian athletes and athletes of Armenian descent have competed for Armenia in the Olympic Games. Armenian kings Tiridates III and Varazdat were recorded as champions in the Ancient Olympic Games. The ...

* List of Armenian wrestlers

Writers

* Narine Abgaryan (born 1971) *

Khachatur Abovian Khachatur Abovian ( hy, Խաչատուր Աբովյան, Khach’atur Abovyan; (disappeared)) was an Armenian writer and national public figure of the early 19th century who mysteriously vanished in 1848 and was eventually presumed dead. He was ...

(1805–1842) * Nicholas Adontz (1871–1942), historian and philologist *

Vittoria Aganoor Vittoria Aganoor ( hy, Վիկտորիա Աղանուր, 26 May 1855 – 9 April 1910) was an Italian poet with Armenian ancestry. She is considered a "minor but important figure in nineteenth century poetry". Biography She was born in Padova, ...

(1855–1910), poet * Ghazaros Aghayan (1840–1911) * Michael Arlen (1895–1956), novelist * Artine Artinian (1907–2005), literature scholar * Gheorghe Asachi (1788–1869), writer, poet, historian, painter *

Louise Aslanian Louise Aslanian (pseudonym ''LAS''; french: Louise Aslanian, Lass, hy, Լուիզա Ասլանյան; 5 May 1904 – 30 January 1945) was a French-Armenian communist and anti-fascist activist, writer, novelist, poet and a prominent figure in the ...

(1906–1945), writer, poet,

French Resistance The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...

fighter, Communist * Atrpet (1860–1937) * Axel Bakunts (1889–1937) *

Peter Balakian Peter Balakian, born June 13, 1951, is an American poet, prose writer, and scholar. He is the author of many books including the 2016 Pulitzer prize winning book of poems ''Ozone Journal'', the memoir ''Black Dog of Fate'', winner of the PEN/Alb ...

(born 1951), memoirist and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet *

Ara Baliozian Ara Baliozian ( hy, Արա Պալիոզեան; born 10 December 1936) is an Armenian author, translator, and critic who is published in both Armenian and English. Born in Athens, Greece, Baliozian received his education at the Mekhitarist College ...

(1936–2019) *

David Barsamian David Barsamian (born 1945) is an Armenian-American radio broadcaster, writer, and the founder and director of ''Alternative Radio'', a Boulder, Colorado-based syndicated weekly public affairs program heard on some 250 radio stations worldwide ...

, writer, radio host *

A. I. Bezzerides Albert Isaac "Buzz" Bezzerides ( August 9, 1908 – January 1, 2007) was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known for writing films noir and action motion pictures, especially several of Warners' "social conscience" films of the 1940s. ...

(1908–2007), screenwriter and novelist * Chris Bohjalian * Gary Braver * Michael Casey (born 1947), poet *

James Der Derian James Der Derian is the Michael Hintze Chair of International Security Studies and Director of the Centre for International Security Studies at The University of Sydney, having taken up his appointment in January 2013. His research and teaching int ...

, international relations researcher and author *

Diana Der Hovanessian Diana Der Hovanessian (May 21, Year of birth unknown– March 1, 2018), Armenian American poet, translator, and author. Much of the subject of her poetry was about Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. She wrote and published over twenty-five books. ...

(1934–2018), poet * Gabriel El-Registan (1899–1945), poet, co-author of the anthem of the USSR *

Gevorg Emin Gevorg Emin (, September 30, 1919 – June 11, 1998) was an Armenian poet, essayist, and translator. Biography Emin, the son of a school teacher, was born in the town of Ashtarak. In 1927, his family moved to Yerevan, the capital of Sovie ...

(1918–1998), poet, essayist, and translator * Gregory of Narek (Krikor Naregatsi) (951–1003), religious poet *

Arto Der Haroutunian Arto Der Haroutunian ( hy, Արտո Տեր-Հարությունյան, 1940–1987) was a celebrated British Armenian cook, artist, translator and writer. Early life Arto Der Haroutunian was born in 1940 in Aleppo, Syria to Armenian parents. ...

(1940–1987) *

Artem Harutyunyan Artem Harutyunyan ( hy, Արտեմ Հարությունյան, born September 19, 1945 in Stepanakert) is an Armenian writer, translator, critic, Doctor of Philology, Professor, member of Writers Union of Armenia, Biography Artem Harutyunyan was ...

(born 1945), writer, translator, critic *

Zbigniew Herbert Zbigniew Herbert (; 29 October 1924 – 28 July 1998) was a Polish poet, essayist, drama writer and moralist. He is one of the best known and the most translated post-war Polish writers. While he was first published in the 1950s (a volume title ...

(1924–1998), Polish poet *

Marjorie Housepian Dobkin Marjorie Anaïs Housepian Dobkin () was an author and an English professor at Barnard College, Columbia University, New York. Her books include the novel ''A Houseful of Love'' (a '' New York Times'' and ''New York Herald Tribune'' bestseller) an ...

, novelist and writer on the

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was ...

* Garabet Ibrăileanu (1871–1936), writer, literary critic, professor * Avetik Isahakyan (1885–1957), poet *

Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski Tadeusz Bohdan Isakowicz-Zaleski ( hy, Թադևոս Վարդապետ Իսահակյան-Զալեսկի, translit=Tadevos Vartapet Isahakian-Zaleski) is a Polish Roman Catholic and Armenian Catholic priest, author and activist. Born in 1956, in K ...

(born 1956), Polish Armenian-Catholic priest and author *

Silva Kaputikyan Silva Kaputikyan ( hy, ) (20 January 1919 – 25 August 2006) was an Armenian poet and political activist. One of the best-known Armenian writers of the twentieth century, she is recognized as "the leading poetess of Armenia" and "the grand lad ...

(1919–2006), poet *

Martiros Kavoukjian Martiros Kavoukjian (, ', August 8, 1908 - August 8, 1988) was an Armenian architect, researcher, Armenologist and historian-archaeologist who has written various books on ancient Armenian history. He is best known for his account of Armenian pr ...

(1908–1988), Armenologist *

Nancy Kricorian Nancy Jean Kricorian (born September 19, 1960) is an American author of the novels ''Zabelle'' (1997) and ''Dreams of Bread and Fire'' (2003). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt published her third novel ''All the Light There Was'' in March 2013. Persona ...

, writer, activist *

Jan Lechoń Leszek Józef Serafinowicz (pen name: Jan Lechoń; 13 March 1899 in Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – 8 June 1956 in New York City) was a Polish poet, literary and theater critic, diplomat, and co-founder of the Skamander literary move ...

(1899–1956), (Leszek Józef Serafinowicz), Polish poet *

M. M. Mangasarian Mangasar Magurditch Mangasarian (December 29, 1859 – June 26, 1943) was an American Rationalism, rationalist and Secularism, secularist of Armenian descent. Biography Born in Mashger (now within Turkey) in the Ottoman Empire, he attended Rob ...

(1859–1943) * Zara Mgoyan (born 1983), writer, singer * Bethany Mooradian (born 1975), writer *

Moses of Chorene Movses Khorenatsi (ca. 410–490s AD; hy, Մովսէս Խորենացի, , also written as ''Movses Xorenac‘i'' and Moses of Khoren, Moses of Chorene, and Moses Chorenensis in Latin sources) was a prominent Armenian historian from the late an ...

(410–490), father of Armenian historiography *

Alexander Movsesyan Alexander Minasi Movsisian ( hy, Ալեքսանդր Մինասի Մովսիսեան; 18 April 1858 – 7 August 1935), better known by his pen name Alexander Shirvanzadeh ( hy, Ալեքսանդր Շիրվանզադէ) was an Armenian playwrigh ...

, playwright and novelist *

Claude Mutafian Armen (Claude) Z. Moutafian (born 21 July 1942) is a French mathematician and a historian who specializes in Armenian history. Foreign Member of Armenian Academy of Sciences. He is the son of Zareh Mutafian. Biography Born in 1942 in Clamart, ...

(born 1942), historian and mathematician *

Santiago Nazarian Santiago Nazarian (São Paulo, 1977) is a Brazilian writer. He studied literature and graduated in Social Communications in São Paulo, Brazil. In 2007, he was selected by the Hay Festival The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts, better known as ...

(born 1977), novelist *

(1886–1962), poet and journalist *

(born 1987), screenwriter * Joseph Orbeli (1887–1961), Orientalist * George Ouzounian (known as "Maddox") (born 1978), author, satirist and webmaster * Ruben Papian (born 1962), esotericist, para-scientist specializing in subjects such as metaphysics and parapsychology * Vartan Pasha, Ottoman Armenian statesman, writer and journalist *

Marine Petrossian Marine Petrossian (written also as Mariné Petrossian, hy, Մարինե Պետրոսյան; born 16 August 1960) is an Armenian poet, essayist and columnist. Poet The start of Marine Petrossian’s literary career coincided with the ending of t ...

(born 1960), Armenian poet, essayist and columnist * Raffi (Hagop Hagopian) (1835–1888), novelist and poet *

Rousas Rushdoony Rousas John Rushdoony (April 25, 1916 – February 8, 2001) was an American Calvinist philosopher, historian, and theologian. He is credited as being the father of Christian Reconstructionism and an inspiration for the modern Christian ho ...

(1916–2001), Calvinistic philosopher and Christian Reconstructionist * Aram Saroyan (born 1943), poet, novelist *

William Saroyan William Saroyan (; August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film ''The ...

(1908–1981), short story writer, novelist, playwright, essayist and memoirist * Sayat-Nova (1712–1795), philosopher and poet * Paruyr Sevak (1924–1971), poet *

Marietta Shaginyan Marietta Sergeevna Shaginyan (russian: Мариэ́тта Серге́евна Шагиня́н; hy, Մարիետա Սերգեյի Շահինյան, April 2, 1888 – March 20, 1982) was a Soviet writer, historian and activist of Armenian des ...

(1888–1982) *

Smbat Shahaziz Smbat Shahaziz ( hy, Սմբատ Շահազիզ, 1840 in Ashtarak, Armenia – January 5, 1908 in Moscow, Russia) was an Armenian educator, poet and publicist. Biography Born in a family of a priest, he was the youngest of six brothers. He was h ...

(1840–1908) *

Levon Shant Levon Shant ( hy, Լեւոն Շանթ; born Levon Nahashbedian, then changed to Levon Seghposian; 6 April 1869 – 29 November 1951) was an Armenian playwright, novelist, poet and founder of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Societ ...

(1869–1951), playwright, novelist * Hovhannes Shiraz (1915–1984), poet *

Siamanto Atom Yarchanian ( hy, Ատոմ Եարճանեան), better known by his pen name Siamanto (Սիամանթօ) (15 August 1878 – August 1915), was an influential Armenian writer, poet and national figure from the late 19th century and early 20th ...

(1878–1915), poet and martyr *

Juliusz Słowacki Juliusz Słowacki (; french: Jules Slowacki; 4 September 1809 – 3 April 1849) was a Polish Romantic poet. He is considered one of the "Three Bards" of Polish literature — a major figure in the Polish Romantic period, and the father of mode ...

(1809–1849,) Polish poet * George Stambolian (1937–1991), key figure in the early gay literary movement in New York *

Szymon Szymonowic Szymon Szymonowic (in Latin, Simon Simonides; in Armenian, Շիմոն Շիմոնովիչ; also, in Polish, "Szymonowicz" and "Bendoński"; born Lwów, 24 October 1558 – died 5 May 1629, Czarnięcin, near Zamość) was a Polish Renaissance poet. ...

(1558–1629), Polish Renaissance poet * Serj Tankian (born 1967), singer, songwriter *

Vahan Tekeyan Vahan Tekeyan ( hy, Վահան Թէքէեան (January 21, 1878, Constantinople - April 4, 1945, Cairo) was an Armenian poet and public activist. In his lifetime he was the most famous poet of the Armenian diaspora, and he remains a significant sy ...

(1878–1948) *

Henri Troyat Henri Troyat (born Lev Aslanovich Tarasov; – 2 March 2007) was a Russian-born French author, biographer, historian and novelist. Early life Lev Aslanovich Tarasov (russian: link=no, Лев Асланович Тарасов, ''Lev Aslanovich ...

(born Levon Aslan Torossian) (1911–2007) * Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869–1923) *

Varand Soukias Hacob Koorkchian ( hy, Սուքիաս Յակոբ Գուրքջեան; fa, سوکیاس هاکوب کورکجیان, born March 10, 1954, in Tehran),better known by his pen name Varand ( hy, Վարանդ) is an Iranian poet, playwright ...

(born 1954), poet, writer, translator, painter, professor *

Alexander Varbedian Alexandre (Arordi) Varbedian (born June 11, 1943 in Marseille, France) is a French-Armenian Armenologist, ethnologist, essentialist and ontologist. Early life Varbedian was born in a family with roots from Khoy and Sasun-Bitlis and re-emigr ...

(born 1943), Armenologist and ethnologist *

Francis Veber Francis Paul Veber (born 28 July 1937) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, and playwright. He has written and directed both French and American films. Nine French-language films with which he has been involved, as either writ ...

(born 1937), screenwriter *

Thomas Woods Thomas Ernest Woods Jr. (born August 1, 1972) is an American author and libertarian commentator who is currently a senior fellow at the Mises Institute.Naji FilaliInterview with Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Harvard Political Review, August 16, 2011. Woo ...

(born 1972), author and scholar * Zabel Yesayan (1878–1943), author and human rights activist *

Perch Zeytuntsyan Perch Zeytuntsyan ( hy, Պերճ Արմենակի Զեյթունցյան; July 18, 1938 – August 21, 2017) was an Armenian playwright and screenwriter who served as the Minister of Culture of Armenia from 1990 to 1991. Early life and works Zeyt ...

(born 1938–2017), novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and Minister of Culture of Armenia 1990–1991 *

Orontes I Sakavakyats Orontes I Sakavakyats was a legendary king of Armenia, who was the personification of the Orontid dynasty. In historiography Orontes appears in both in the ''Cyropaedia'' of the Greek soldier and historian Xenophon (died 354 BC) and the ''Histor ...

(570–560 BC) * Tigranes Orontid (560–535 BC) * Vahagn (530–515 BC) * Hidarnes I (late 6th century BC) *

Hidarnes II Hydarnes (c. 6th century BC) was one of the seven Persian conspirators who overthrew the Pseudo-Smerdis. Hydarnes (also spelled Idernes), a Greek transliteration of the Old Persian name ''Vidṛna'', may also refer to: * Hydarnes the Younger (c. ...

(early 5th century BC) *

Hidarnes III Hydarnes ( peo, 𐎻𐎡𐎭𐎼𐎴, Vidṛna), also known as Idernes, was a Persian nobleman, who was active during the reign of Darius II (). He was a descendant (perhaps grandson) of Hydarnes the Younger, who was himself the son of Hydarnes Hy ...

(middle of 5th century BC) *

Sames I Sames I (also spelled Samos I), was the Orontid king of Sophene and Commagene, ruling around 260 BC. Name The name of "Samos" is possibly derived from the Avestan name ''Sāma'', the father of the Avestan hero Garshasp, which would indicate so ...

(260 BC) *

Arsames I Arsames I (Greek: ; peo, 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶) seems to have taken control of Commagene, Sophene and Armenia in the year 260 BC after the death of his grandfather Orontes III, king of Armenia, and his father Sames, king of Commagene. Name "Ars ...

(260 BC–228 BC) * Xerxes (228 BC–212 BC) *

Zariadres Zariadres was an Orontid ruler of Sophene. Name ''Zariadres'' () is the Greek transliteration of an Iranian name, attested as ZRYTR (ZRYHR) in the Aramaic engravings in Sevan and Siwnik, and as ''Zareh'' in Armenian sources. The name is derived ...

(212 BC–128 BC) **

Artaxias I Artaxias I (from gr, Άρταξίας; in hy, Արտաշէս, translit=Artašēs) was the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty of Armenia, ruling from 189 BC to 160 BC. Artaxias was a member of a branch of the Orontid dynasty, the earlier ruling d ...

(190–159 BC) ** Tigranes I (159–123 BC) ** Artavasdes I (123–95 BC) ** Tigranes the Great (Tigranes II, 95–55 BC) **

Tigranes the Younger Tigranes the Younger was an Artaxiad prince, who briefly ruled the Kingdom of Sophene in 65 BC. Biography Tigranes the Younger was the son and heir of the Artaxiad king of Armenia, Tigranes the Elder (). His mother was Cleopatra of Pontus, ...

(65 BC) **

Artavasdes II Artavasdes II ( grc, ΑΡΤΑΒΑΖΔΟΥ ''Artabázēs'') was king of Armenia from 55 BC to 34 BC. A member of the Artaxiad Dynasty, he was the son and successor of Tigranes the Great (). His mother was Cleopatra of Pontus, thus making his matern ...

(55–34 BC) **

Artaxias II Artaxias II,Temporini, ''Politische Geschichte (Provinzen Und Randv Lker: Griechischer Balkanraum; Kleinasien): Griechischer Balkanraum; Kleinasien)'', p.979 also known as Artaxes IIDaryaee, ''The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History'', p.173 and Art ...

(33–20 BC) **

Tigranes III Tigranes (, grc, Τιγράνης) is the Greek transliteration of the Old Iranian name ''*Tigrāna''. This was the name of a number of historical figures, primarily kings of Armenia. The name of Tigranes, which was theophoric in nature, was ...

(20–10 BC) **

Tigranes IV Tigranes IV (30s BC–1) was a Prince of the Kingdom of Armenia and member of the Artaxiad Dynasty who served as a Roman Client King of Armenia from 8 BC until 5 BC and 2 BC until 1 AD. Family background and early life Tigranes IV was the son b ...

with

Erato In Greek mythology, Erato (; grc, Ἐρατώ) is one of the Greek Muses, which were inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius o ...

(10–2 BC) ** Ariobarzanes (2 BC–4 AD) ** Artavasdes III (4–6 AD) **

Tigranes V Tigranes V, also known as Tigran V (Armenian language, Armenian: Տիգրան, el, Τιγράνης, 16 BC–36 AD) was a Herodian Dynasty, Herodian Prince who ruled as a Roman Client King of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Armenia from 6 AD to ...

then ruled with

(6–12 AD) ***

Arsaces I of Armenia Arsaces I of Armenia, also known as Arsaces I, Arshak I and Arsak (ruled 35 AD) was a Parthian Prince who was King of Armenia during 35 AD. Arsaces I was the first-born son of the Parthian King Artabanus II of Parthia by an unnamed wife. After ...

(35) *** Orodes of Armenia (37–42) *** Mithridates of Armenia (again) (42–51) *** Tiridates I (52–58, 62–66, officially 66–88) ***

Tigranes VI Tigranes VI, also known as Tigran VI or by his Roman name Gaius Julius Tigranes ( el, Γαίος Ιούλιος Τιγράνης, before 25 – after 68) was a Herodian Prince and served as a Roman Client King of Armenia in the 1st century. H ...

(59–62) *** Sanatruces (Sanatruk) (88–110) *** Axidares (Ashkhadar) (110–113) (foreign Parthian rule) *** Parthamasiris (Partamasir) (113–114) (foreign Parthian rule) *** Vologases I (Vagharsh I) (117/8–144) *** Sohaemus (144–161, (164–186) *** Bakur (161–164) *** Vologases II (Vagharsh II) (186–198) ***

Khosrov I Khosrov is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia. See also * Khosrov Forest State Reserve * Ararat Province Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat. The pr ...

(198–217) *** Tiridates II (217–252) *** Khosrov II (c. 252) *** Tiridates III (287–330) *** Khosrov III (330–339) *** Tigranes VII (Tiran) (339–c. 350) *** Arsaces II (Arshak II) (c. 350–368) *** Paps (Pap) (370–374) *** Varasdates (Varazdat) (374–378) *** Arsaces III (Arshak III) (378–387) *** Vologases III (Vagharsh III) (378–386) *** Khosrov IV (387–389) ***

Vramshapuh Vramshapuh ( hy, Վռամշապուհ) was a noble of the Arsacid dynasty who served as the Sasanian client king of Armenia from 389 until his death in 414. He is mainly remembered for presiding over the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Mesro ...

(389–414) *** Artaxias IV (Artashir IV) (422–428) ****

Mjej II Gnuni Mzhezh or Mjej Gnuni ( hy, Մժեժ Գնունի, ''Mžēž Gnuni''), was an Armenian sparapet of Byzantine Armenia. Initially serving under Heraclius, the contingent of Armenian troops under his command were instrumental in the Byzantine success ...

(628–635) ****

David Saharuni David Saharuni ( hy, Դաւիթ Սահառունի, ''Dawit' Saharuni'') was '' sparapet'', ''curopalates'', '' ishkhan'', and presiding prince of Byzantine-controlled Armenia from 635 to 638. David was a nakharar from the princely noble House of ...

(635–638) ****

Theodore Rshtuni Theodore Rshtuni, also spelled Theodoros Ṛštuni (, ; AD 590–655 or 656), equated with Pasagnathes (Πασαγνάθης), the "''patrikios'' of the Armenians" from the chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor,Varaztirots II Bagratuni Varaztirots II Bagratuni ( hy, Վարազ-Տիրոց Բ Բագրատունի; c. 590 – 645) was an Armenian ''nakharar'' from the Bagratuni family, the son of Smbat IV Bagratuni. He was ''marzpan'' of Armenia c. 628, fled to the Byzantine Empir ...

(645) ****

Theodore Rshtuni Theodore Rshtuni, also spelled Theodoros Ṛštuni (, ; AD 590–655 or 656), equated with Pasagnathes (Πασαγνάθης), the "''patrikios'' of the Armenians" from the chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor,Mushegh II Mamikonian (654) **** Hamazasp II Mamikonian (655–658) **** Gregory I Mamikonian (662–684/85) **** Ashot II Bagratuni (686–690) **** Nerses Kamsarakan (689–691) **** Smbat VI Bagratuni (691–711) **** Ashot III Bagratuni (732–748) **** Gregory II Mamikonian (748–750) **** Sahak VII Bagratuni (755–761) **** Smbat VII Bagratuni (761–775) ****

Ashot IV Bagratuni Ashot IV Bagratuni ( hy, Աշոտ Դ Բագրատունի), better known as Ashot Msaker ( hy, Աշոտ Մսակեր, "Ashot the Meat Eater / the Carnivorous"), reputedly for his refusal to refrain from eating meat during Lent, was an Armenian princ ...

(806–826) ****

Leo V the Armenian Leo V the Armenian ( gr, Λέων ὁ ἐξ Ἀρμενίας, ''Leōn ho ex Armenias''; 775 – 25 December 820) was the Byzantine emperor from 813 to 820. A senior general, he forced his predecessor, Michael I Rangabe, to abdicate and assumed ...

(813–820) ( Byzatine Emperor) ****

Constantine (son of Leo V) Symbatios ( el, Συμβάτιος, from the Armenian ''Smbat''), variously also Sabbatios (Σαββάτιος) or Sambates (Σαμβάτης) in some sources, was the eldest son of the Byzantine emperor Leo V the Armenian (). Soon after the coro ...

(813–830) ( Byzatine Emperor) **** Bagrat II Bagratuni (830–851) ****

Ashot V Bagratuni Ashot I ( hy, Աշոտ Ա; c. 820 – 890) was an Armenian king who oversaw the beginning of Armenia's second golden age (862 – 977). He was the son of Smbat VIII the Confessor and was a member of the Bagratuni Dynasty. Life Early life Ashot w ...

(862–884) **** Ashot I of Armenia (884–890) ****

Smbat I of Armenia Smbat I (; c. 850–912/14) was the second king of the medieval Kingdom of Armenia of the Bagratuni dynasty, and son of Ashot I. He is the father of Ashot II (known as Ashot Yerkat) and Abas I. Rule Smbat I was crowned king in 892 in Shiraka ...

(890–914) ****

Gagik I Artsruni Gagik I Artsruni ( hy, Գագիկ Ա Արծրունի; 879/880 – 943) was an Armenian noble of the Artsruni dynasty who ruled over Vaspurakan in southern Armenia, first as prince of northwestern Vaspurakan (Gagik III, 904–908) and after th ...

(904–937) **** Ashot II of Armenia (914–926) ****

Abas I of Armenia Abas (, died 953) was king of Bagratid Armenia from 928 to 953. He was a member of the Bagratid ( Bagratuni) royal dynasty. He was the son of Smbat I and the brother of Ashot II the Iron, whom he succeeded. In contrast to the reign of his predec ...

(928–953) ****

Derenik-Ashot of Vaspurakan Derenik-Ashot Artsruni ( hy, Դերենիկ-Աշոտ Արծրունի, died 958/959) was the second King of Vaspurakan, from the Artsruni The Artsruni ( hy, Արծրունի; also transliterated as Ardzruni) were an ancient noble (princely) ...

(937–953) **** Abusahl-Hamazasp of Vaspurakan (953–972) **** Ashot III of Armenia (953–977) ****

Ashot-Sahak of Vaspurakan Ashot-Sahak Artsruni (died 991) was the fourth King of Vaspurakan, from the Artsruni The Artsruni ( hy, Արծրունի; also transliterated as Ardzruni) were an ancient noble (princely) family of Armenia. Background and history The Artsrun ...

(972–983) ****

Smbat II of Armenia Smbat II ( hy, Սմբատ Բ Տիեզերակալ, Smbat II Master of the Universe) reigned as King of Armenia from 977 to 989. He was of the Bagratuni Dynasty, Bagratuni line of kings, and the son of Ashot III, whom he succeeded. Life Smbat was ...

(977–989) **** Gagik I of Armenia (989–1020) ****

Gurgen-Khachik of Vaspurakan Gurgen-Khachik Artsruni (died 1003) was the fifth King of Vaspurakan, from the Artsruni The Artsruni ( hy, Արծրունի; also transliterated as Ardzruni) were an ancient noble (princely) family of Armenia. Background and history The Arts ...

(991–1003) ****

Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni ( hy, Սենեքերիմ-Հովհաննես Արծրունի), also known variously as Senekerim-John, Sennecherim or Sennacherib-John, known in Byzantine sources simply as Senachereim ( el, Σεναχηρείμ), was t ...

(1003–1021) **** Hovhannes-Smbat III of Armenia (1020–1040) ****

Gagik II of Armenia Gagik II ( hy, Գագիկ Բ; c. 1025 - May 5/November 24, 1079) was the last Armenian king of the Bagratuni dynasty. Known as Gagik II King of Ani (Ani being the capital of the kingdom at the time) he was enthroned as Gagik II and ruled for a bri ...

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Eudokia Ingerina Eudokia (or Eudocia) Ingerina ( el, Ευδοκία Ιγγερίνα) (c. 840 – c. 882) was a Byzantine Empress as the wife of the Byzantine emperor Basil I, the mistress of his predecessor Michael III, and the mother of emperors Leo VI and Alexa ...

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the Purple-born (Κωνσταντίνος Ζ') (905–959, ruled 913–959) * Romanos I Lekapenos (Ρωμανός Β') (870–948, ruled 919–944), co-emperor, attempted to found his own dynasty; deposed by his sons and entered monastery * Romanos II the Purple-born (Ρωμανός Β') (938–963, ruled 959–963), son of Constantine VII *

John I Tzimiskes John I Tzimiskes (; 925 – 10 January 976) was the senior Byzantine emperor from 969 to 976. An intuitive and successful general, he strengthened the Empire and expanded its borders during his short reign. Background John I Tzimiskes ...

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Constantine VIII Constantine VIII Porphyrogenitus ( el, Κωνσταντῖνος Πορφυρογέννητος, ''Kōnstantinos Porphyrogénnetos''; 960 – 11/12 November 1028) was ''de jure'' Byzantine emperor from 962 until his death. He was the young ...

(Κωνσταντίνος Η') (960–1028, ruled 1025–1028), son of Romanos II; silent co-emperor with Basil II, sole emperor after his brother's death * Zoe Porphyrogenita (Ζωή Α') (c. 978–1050, ruled 1028–1050) * Theodora (Θεοδώρα) (980–1056, ruled 1042) * Theodora (Θεοδώρα) (ruled 1055–1056), restored

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