Hakob or Hagop (;

Eastern Armenian Eastern Armenian () is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Western Armenian. The two standards form a pluricentric language. Eastern Armenian is spoken in Armenia, Russia, as well as Georgia, and by the Armeni ...

pronunciation: ,

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

pronunciation: ) is a common Armenian first name derived from Greek Ἰακώβ, ''Iakṓb'', equivalent to English

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. A common diminutive form is Hakobik ( or ). The common Armenian surname Hakobyan/Hagopian ( or ) is derived from this name.

Notable people named Agop

* Agop Dilaçar (or Hagop Martayan) (1895–1979), Turkish-Armenian linguist and specialist in Turkic languages *

Agop Donabidian Agop Misak Donabidian (; born 28 October 1981) is a football coach and former player who is a coach at Lebanese football academy Athletico. Donabidian was born in Syria to Lebanese parents of Armenian descent; he moved to Lebanon at an early ...

(born 1981), Lebanese footballer and coach * Agop Jack Hacikyan (1931–2015), Canadian-Armenian university Professor of Literary Studies, historian, academic and writer * Agop Handanyan (1834–1899), Ottoman Armenian physician, writer, translator and professor * Agop Melkonyan (1949–2006), Bulgarian science fiction writer * Agop Terzan (1927–2020), Armenian-French astronomer

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Armen Agop Armen Agop (born in 1969 in Cairo) is a contemporary Egyptian artist who is challenging traditional perspectives and pushing the boundaries on contemporary art. He is known for his spiritually charged contemplative works. Agop engages meditativ ...

(born 1969), Egyptian artist * Rolf Agop (1908–1998), German conductor and academic * Güllü Agop (1840–1902), Ottoman Armenian theatre director * Adolphus Agopsowicz, (1932–2005) Canadian actor, stage name John Vernon

Notable people named Hagop

* Hagop S. Akiskal (1944–2021), Armenian-American psychiatrist and professor * Hagop Baronian (1843–1891), influential Ottoman Armenian writer, satirist, educator, and social figure in the 19th century * Hagop Barsoumian (1936–1986), Armenian scholar * Hagop Bogigian (1856–1931), Armenian American entrepreneur and philanthropist * Hagop Barsoumian (1936–1986), Armenian scholar and Armenology professor. Abducted in 1986, body never found * Hagop Vahram Çerçiyan, 20th-century Turkish Armenian professor *

Hagop Chirishian Hagop Chirishian (born November 1, 1989, in Hollywood, California) is a professional American soccer player who currently a free agent. He last played for New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League. Career Youth and amateur Chirishian ...

(born 1989), American soccer player of Armenian origin * Hagop Der Hagopian, real name of

Shahan Natalie Shahan Natalie (; July 14, 1884 – April 19, 1983) was an Armenian writer and political activist who was the principal organizer of Operation Nemesis, a campaign of revenge against officials of the former Ottoman Empire who organized the Armen ...

(1884–1983), Armenian writer and revolutionary, and member of the

Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (, abbr. ARF (ՀՅԴ) or ARF-D), also known as Dashnaktsutyun (Armenians, Armenian: Դաշնակցություն, Literal translation, lit. "Federation"), is an Armenian nationalism, Armenian nationalist a ...

*Hagop Goudsouzian, Armenian-Canadian film director known for film ''

My Son Shall Be Armenian ''My Son Shall Be Armenian'' (Original French title: ''Mon fils sera arménien'') is a 2004 Canadian documentary by Hagop Goudsouzian, who travels to Armenia and Syria with five other members of Montreal's Armenian community who lost relatives in ...

'' * Hagop Hagopian (or Agop Agopian) (1951–1988), founder and main leader of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) *Hakob Melik Hakobian, birth name of Armenian novelist

Raffi Raffi Cavoukian (, born July 8, 1948), known professionally by the mononym Raffi, is an Armenian-Canadian singer-lyricist and author born in Egypt best known for his children's music. In 1992, ''The Washington Post'' called him "the most p ...

(1835–1888) * Hagop Ishkanian (born 1938), Armenian American sculptor * Hagop Kantarjian, Armenian American oncologist * Hagop Kassarjian (born 1946), Lebanese-Armenian politician, MP and minister * Hagop Kazazian Pasha (1833–1891), high-ranking Ottoman official of Armenian origin who served as the Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Privy Treasury during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II * Hagop Kevorkian (1872–1962), Armenian-American archeologist, connoisseur of art, collector * Hagop Oshagan (or Hakob Oshakan) (1883–1948), Armenian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and literary critic *

Hagop Pakradounian Hagop Pakradounian (, ), originally Hagop Pakradouni is a Lebanese politician of Armenian descent, and former leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation in Lebanon. Hagop Pakradounian was born as Hagop Pakradouni in Beirut, in 1956. Pakr ...

(born 1956), Lebanese-Armenian politician, MP * Hagop Panossian (born 1946), Armenian American aerospace engineer, academic and philanthropist * Hagop Sandaldjian (1931–1990), Egyptian-born Armenian American musician and microminiature sculptor * Hagop Shahveledian (1856–1931), Armenian Protestant pastor, public figure and journalist * Hagop Tchaparian (born 1978), British Armenian musician *

Hagop Terzian Hagop Terzian (; August 22, 1879 – 1915) was an Armenian writer and pharmacist who lived in the Ottoman Empire. The theme of much of his writings was Armenian life and heritage in the region of Cilicia. He published a five volume eye-witness ac ...

(1879–1915), Ottoman Armenian writer and pharmacist

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* Anton Hagop, Australian music producer / engineer

Notable people named Hakob

* Hakob Arshakyan (born 1985), Armenian politician * Hakob Gyurjian (1881–1948), Armenian sculptor * Hakob Hakobian (painter) (1923–2013), modern Armenian painter * Hakob Hakobian (poet) (1866–1937), Soviet Armenian poet, the founder of Armenian proletary poesia * Hakob Hakobyan (born 1997), Armenian footballer * Hakob Hakobyan (1963–2021), Armenian politician *

Hakob Hovnatanyan Hakob Hovnatanyan (; 1806–1881) was an Armenians, Armenian artist. He was a member of the Hovnatanyan family, a miniaturists dynasty from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Hacob Hovantanyan who was also called “The Raphael of Tiflis”, was th ...

(1806–1881), Armenian artist *

Hakob Karapents Hakob Karapents (), also known as Jack Karapetian, was a prolific Iranian Armenians, Iranian-Armenian author born in 1925 in Tabriz, Iran. He settled in the United States in 1947. He wrote numerous novels and short story, short stories in both A ...

(1925–1994), Iranian Armenian author *

Hakob Kojoyan Hakob Kojoyan (; December 13, 1883 – April 24, 1959) was an Armenian artist. He mostly worked in the genres of painting and applied art. Hakob Kojoyan assisted Armenian architect Alexander Tamanian in creating the coat of arms for the First R ...

(1883–1959), Armenian artist *

Hakob Manandian Hakob Hamazaspi Manandian (; November 22, 1873 – February 4, 1952) was an Armenian historian, philologist, and member of the Academy of Sciences of Armenia (1943) and the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1939). His most important work i ...

(1873–1952), Armenian philologist and historian * Hakob Meghapart, first Armenian printer, founder of Armenian printing in the 16th-century * Hakob Melkumyan (1885–1962), Soviet Armenian general *

Hakob Mkrtchyan Hakob Mkrtchyan (; born 8 March 1997) is an Armenian male weightlifter, World Champion and European Champion competing in the 77 kg and 85 kg categories until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Fed ...

(born 1997), Armenian weightlifter * Hakob Pilosyan (born 1973), Armenian weightlifter * Hakob Sanasaryan (born 1950), Armenian environmentalist campaigner and chemist * Hakob Ter-Petrosyan (born 1971), Armenian footballer * Hakob Zavriev (1866–1920), Armenian politician

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