Famous People

Actors

Adrienne Barbeau - (born 1945) actress
Akim Tamiroff - (1899-1972) actor
Andrea Martin - (born 1945) actress
Arlene Francis - (1907-2001) actress
Armen Jigarkhanyan - (born 1935) actor
Arthur Edmund Carewe - (1884-1937) actor
David Hedison - (born 1927) popular actor
Dmitry Kharatyan - (born 1960) actor
Eric Bogosian - (born 1953) playwright and performance artist
Frunzik Mkrtchyan - (1930-1993) actor
Gregoire Aslan - (1908-1982) actor
Ken Davitian - (born 1953) actor
Leonid Yengibarov - (1935-1972) actor
Marty Papazian - actor
Michael Goorjian - (born 1971) actor and filmmaker
Michael Vartan - (born 1968) actor
Mike Connors - (born 1925) TV actor
Naz Edwards - (born 1952) actress
Sid Haig - (born 1939) actor
Simon Abkarian - (born 1962) actor (Casino Royale)
Tulip Joshi - (born 1979) actress and model
Val Avery - (born 1924) actor
Vilen Galstyan - (born ) actor
Vivien Leigh - (1913-1967) actress
Vladimir Msryan - (born 1938) actor

Art

Alain Mikli - (born 1955) designer
Ara Güler - (born 1928) photographer anonymous
Arshile Gorky - (1904-1948) painter
Garegin Khachatryan - (1975-1995) ceramic-sculptor, painter
Gevorg Bashinjagyan - (1857-1925) painter
Hovsep Pushman - (1877-1966) painter
Ivan Aivazovsky - (1817-1900) painter
Larry Gagosian - (born) art dealer
Malak Karsh - (1915-2001) landscape photographer; art collector
Martiros Saryan - (1880-1972) painter
Minas Avetisyan - (1928-1975) painter
Raffi Armenian - (born 1942) conductor, pianist, composer and teacher
Rafik Khachatryan - (1937-1993) sculptor
Ronald Dzerigian - (born 1976) painter
Sarkis - (born 1938) sculptor
Tigran Avakian, (born) photographer
Toros Roslin - (1216-1288) medieval painter
Vartan Malakian - (born 1947) painter
Yousuf Karsh - (1908-2002) portrait photographer

Authors

A.I. Bezzerides - (1908-2007) screenwriter and novelist
Adam Bagdasarian - writer
Ara Baliozian - (born 1936) man of letters
Aram Saroyan - (born 1943) poet, novelist
Atrpet - (1860-1937) writer
Axel Bakunts - (1889-1937) writer
Chris Bohjalian - novelist
David Barsamian - writer, radio host
Gary Braver - fiction writer
George Ouzounian (known as "Maddox") - author and webmaster
Ghazaros Aghayan - (1840-1911) writer
Gregory of Narek (Krikor Naregatsi) - (951-1003) religious poet
Henri Troyat (born Levon Aslan Torossian) - (1911-2007) author
Hovhannes Shiraz - (1915-1984) poet
Hovhannes Tumanyan - (1869-1923) novelist
Khachatur Abovian - (1805-1842) writer
Levon Shant - (1869-1951) playwright, novelist
Martiros Kavoukjian Armenologist
Michael Arlen - (1895-1956) British-Armenian writer
Michael Casey - (born 1947) poet
Nancy Kricorian - writer, activist
Paruyr Sevak - (1924-1971) poet
Peter Balakian - (born 1951) author
Sayat Nova - Poet, (1712-1795) philosopher and poet
Raffi (Hagop Hagopian) - (1835-1888) novelist and poet
Rick Bayan - (born 1950) humorist, essayist and webmaster
Siamanto - (1878-1915) poet and martyr
Smbat Shahaziz - writer
Vahan Tekeyan - (1878-1948) writer
William Saroyan - (1908-1981) short story writer, novelist, playwright, essayist and memoirist

Business

Alain Miklitarian - (born 1955) owner of Alain Mikli
Alex Manoogian - (1901-1996) Founder of Masco
Alex Seropian - Founder of Bungie Studios
Apcar Family - Merchants in British India
Ara Abramyan - (1957-) Armenian-Russian businessman, and President of the Union of Armenians in Russia
Avedis Zildjian - Founder of Zildjian
Calouste Gulbenkian - (1896-1955) Businessman
Carol Black - CEO and President of Lifetime Entertainment Service
David Mugar- entrepreneur.
George Manook - (1762-1827) Merchant in Java
Gerard Cafesjian - Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Granger Kent Costikyan - (1907-1998) Long Partner of Brown Brothers Harriman
Kirk Kerkorian - (born 1917) owner and founder of MGM Mirage
Richard Donchian - (1905-1993) Financier
Robert Zildjian - CEO and Founder of Sabian Cymbals
Ruben Vardanian - CEO and Chairman of Troika Dialog Group
Serge Tchuruk - CEO and chairman of Alcatel
Vahan Janjigian - Senior VP and executive director at Forbes
Ian Bremmer- entrepreneur and Founder of Eurasia Group

Entertainment

Alice Panikian - (born 1985) 2006 Miss Universe Canada
Andre Manoukian - (born 1957) choreographer in France
Artavazd Ashoti Peleshyan - film director
Atom Egoyan - (born 1960) film director
Bob Kevoian(born 1950) Co-host of the Bob & Tom Show
Cherylin Sarkisian LaPiere - (born 1946) a.k.a. Cher - singer, actress
David Dickinson - (born 1941) television personality
Deran Sarafian - (born 1968) television director
Edmond Keosayan - (1936-1994) film director
Francois K - (born 1954) DJ
George Duran - (born 1975) entertainer
George Krikorian - (born 1945) Krikorian Premiere Theaters
Henri Verneuil - (1920-2002) filmmaker
Howard Kazanjian - (born 1942) producer
Hughes Brothers - (born 1972) filmmakers
Levon Mkrtchyan - (born 1953) film director
Karen Shakhnazarov - (born 1952) filmmaker, producer and head of the Mosfilm studios
Leslie Erganian - artist and television personality
Michael Omartian - (born 1945) music producer of Donna Summer
Mikhail Vartanov - (born 1937) filmmaker
Patrick Masbourian - (born 1970) Quebec (Canada) television personality
Pierre Chammassian - comedian
Richard Ouzounian - (born 1950) Armenian by adoption; playwright, director, critic, artistic director
Rouben Mamoulian - (1897-1987) film and theatre director
Sergei Parajanov - (1924-1990) filmmaker
Vartan Malakian - (born 1947) artist
Vilen Kolouta - (1930-1999) cinematographer
Yevgeny Petrosyan - (born 1945) comedian
Yevgeny Vakhtangov - (1883-1922) theatre director
Yvette Nelson - (born 1972) actress, singer-songwriter, model

Journalists

Anita Vogel - news correspondent of Fox News
Armen Keteyian - (born 1953) reporter
Artak Aleksanyan - (born 1978) reporter, Public TV company of Armenia
Ben Bagdikian - (born 1920) former editor in chief of Washington Post
David Ignatius - (born 1950) associate editor of Washington Post
Hrant Dink, - (1954-2007) executive editor of Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos
Janet Shamlian - NBC News correspondent
John Garabedian - radio host
Matt Vasgersian - (born 1967) sportscaster
Nicolas Kristof - (born 1959) correspondent of New York Times
Philip Terzian - (born 1950) editor at Weekly Standard
Roger Tatarian - (1917-1995) senior VP of United Press International
Sergei Dovlatov - (1941-1990) columnist , contributor of New Yorker
Tim Kurkjian - (born 1956) analyst at ESPN

Military

Andranik Ozanian - (1865 - 1927) World War I General
Bardas Phocas - Late Roman (Byzantine) general
Bardas Sklerus - Late Roman (Byzantine) general
Basentsi Azoyan - (1947 - 2006) Major-General and chief of the Intelligence Department of the Armenian armed forces
Drastamat Kanayan (1884-1956) Commander of the Armenian Legion
Gaik Ovakimian - (1898 - 1967) Major General, Soviet spy
Gayk Bzhishkyan - (1887 - 1937) Soviet military commander
Garegin Njdeh - (1886 - 1955) World War I General
Gregory Pakourianos - (? - 1086) general in the Byzantine army
Gurgen Dalibaltayan - colonel-general, Armenian Armed Forces
Hamazasp Babadjanian - (1906-1977); Chief Marshal of the Armored troops of the USSR
Hovhannes (Ivan) Baghramian - (1897 - 1982) Soviet Marshal; Deputy Minister of Defense, World War II Commander of a Front
Ivan Lazarev - (1820 - 1887) general in the Russian Army during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878
Ivan Stepanovich Isakov - (1894 - 1967); Soviet Admiral; Chief of Main headquarters of Soviet Navy, World War II
John I Tzimisces - (925 - 976) Late Roman (Byzantine) general and emperor
Kekaumenos - Late Roman (Byzantine) general; author
Lazar Serebryakov - (1795 - 1862) admiral
Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov - (1825 or 1826 - 1888), General of the Cavalry; Adjutant General of the Svita; Minister of Interior, Russian Empire
Monte Melkonian - (1957 - 1993) Armenian military commander in the Nagorno-Karabakh war
Movses Silikyan - (1862-1937) Major General; Commander of Armenian troops; hero of Battle of Sardarapat
Narses - (478-573) Late Roman (Byzantine) general
Nicephorus II Phocas - (912-969) Late Roman (Byzantine) general and emperor
Paul Ignatius - (born 1920) United States Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics); US Secretary of the Navy;
Philaretos Brachamios - Late Roman (Byzantine) general
Sergei Khudyakov - (1901 - 1950) Chief-Air-Marshal, USSR; commander of the Anti-aircraft warfare of Moscow, World War II
St. Vardan Mamikonian - (died 451) 5th century general; led rebellion of Christian Armenians against Zoroastrian Persians
Ter-Gukasov - Yerevan Forces commander of Russia's army during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878
Valerian Madatov - (1782 - 1829) general

Music

Alan Hovhaness - (1911-2000) composer
Alexander Arutiunian - (born 1920) composer
Anahid Ajemian - (born 1924) violinist
André - (born 1979) pop singer
Andy (Andranik Madadian) - (born 1956) singer
Ara Berberian - (1930-2005) opera singer
Aram Asatryan - (1953-2006) pop singer
Aram Khachaturian - (1903-1978) composer
Arno Babadzhanian - (1921-1983) composer
Arto Tunçboyacıyan - (born 1957) percussionist and singer
Avet Terterian - (1929-1994) composer
Cathy Berberian - (1925-1983) mezzo-soprano singer
Charles Aznavour - (born 1924) singer, songwriter, actor
Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian) - USA; (born 1946) singer, songwriter, actor, director
Dennis Agajanian - USA; gospel singer; "Harvest Crusade"
Derek Sherinian - (born 1966) USA, world renowned rock and fusion keyboardist
Djivan Gasparyan - (born 1928) musician, composer
Edward Manukyan - (born 1981) USA, composer
George Avakian - (born 1919) jazz producer
George Tutunjian - (died 2006) pioneering Armenian Revolutionary songs performer
Gevorg Sargsyan - (born 1981) Opera-simfonic Conductor
Harout Pamboukjian - (born 1950) Armenian wedding singer
Harry Tavitian - (born 1952) jazz musician
Hasmik Papian - (born 1961) soprano
Hayko - singer
Isabel Bayrakdarian - (born 1974) Canada, soprano and engineer
John Herald - (1939-2005) USA, bluegrass musician
Komitas Vardapet - (1896-1935) Armenia, musician
Levon Ambartsumian - (born 1955) classical violinist
Loris Tjeknavorian - (born 1937) Iran, Armenia, composer
Maria Nalbandian - (born 1983), Lebanese singer
Marie Laforêt - (born 1939) singer
Maro Ajemian - (1921-1978) pianist
Michel Legrand - (born 1932) France, composer
Mikael Tariverdiev - (1931-1996) USSR, composer
Norayr Mnatsakanyan - (1923-1986) Armenia, national singer
Nourhanne? (born 1977) Egyptian singer from Armenian (Lebanon) parents
Nune Yesayan - (born 1969) pop musician
Patrick Fiori - (born 1969) France; singer
Pavel Lisitsian - (1911-2004) Russia, opera singer
Raffi Armenian (born 1942), Armenian-Canadian conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher
Raffi Cavoukian - (born 1948) stage name Raffi, Canada, children's singer, songwriter, musician
Richard Hagopian - (born 1937) musician
Ross Bagdasarian - (1919-1972) USA, pseudonym "David Saville"; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. - (born 1949) USA, continues work of his father for Alvin and the Chipmunks
Rosy Armen - France, singer
Rouben Hakhverdian - musician, songwriter
Sayat Nova (Harutin) - (1712-1795) Armenia, Georgia, folk songwriter-musician
Slava Grigoryan - (born 1976) guitar virtuoso
Sylvie Vartan - (born 1944) France, singer
Tigran Mansurian - (born 1939) composer
Udi Hrant Kenkulian - (1901-1978) musician
Vatche Hovsepian - musician
Vladimir Fontikov - (1941-1987) opera singer

Politics

Abel Aganbegyan - (born 1932) senior economic advisor for Russia under Gorbachev
Adam Benjamin - (1935-1982) American congressman
Alexander Raphael - first Armenian member of British Parliament; Sheriff of London
Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan - (1895-1978) Soviet politician and statesman
Andranik Margaryan - (born 1951) prime minister, Armenia
André Arthur - (born 1943) Canadian radio host and politician
Anna Eshoo - (born 1942) congresswoman
Arkady Ghoukasyan - (born 1957) president, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Armen Movsisian Energy Minister, Armenia
Armen Sargsyan - (born 1953) prime minister, Armenia (1996-1997)
Arthur Chilingarov - (born 1939) scientist, Hero of the Soviet Union, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma
Bardas Mamikonian - Caesar and regent of the Late Roman (Byzantine) Empire (856-866)
Basil I the Macedonian - (811-886) Late Roman (Byzantine) emperor (867-886), (considered himself an Armenian Arsacide)
Basil II the Macedonian - (958-1025) Late Roman (Byzantine) emperor of Armenian Dynasty (975-1025)
Benon Sevan - (born 1937) UN official
Bob Avakian - (born 1943) chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
Charles Poochigian - (born 1949) California State Senator
Edouard Balladur - (born 1929) French politician, Prime Minister (1993-1995)
Emile Lahoud - (born 1936) President of Lebanon
Ferenc Szálasi - (1897-1946) part Armenian (name was Salasyan); leader of Hungary, World War II
Frank V. Zerunyan - Medical Board Of California
George Deukmejian - (born 1928) former governor of California
Georgy Shakhnazarov - (1924-2001) Soviet politician
Gladys Berejiklian - Australian MP
Heraclius the Elder? Exarch of Africa Province in the Late Roman Empire, late 6th, early 7th centuries, father of Emperor Heraclius
Heraclius - (575-641) Late Roman (Byzantine) Emperor (610-641)
Howard Kaloogian - (born 1951) California State Assemblyman from 1994-2000
Ivan Agayants? (1911-1968) Soviet Intelligence General of Armenian origin
Jackie Speier - American Democratic politician
Joe Hockey? Australian Minister of Employment and Workplace Relations.
Joe Simitian - Senator in Massachusetts
Karim Pakradouni - (born 1944) Lebanese politician
Ken Khachigian - former chief speechwriter and White House adviser
Larry Zarian - (born 1937) Mayor, Glendale, California
Leo V the Armenian - (775-820) Late Roman (Byzantine) emperor (813-820)
Levon Ter-Petrosyan - (born 1945) president, Armenia (1991-1998)
Lois Tarkanian - councilwoman
Melisende of Jerusalem, Queen of Jerusalem
Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov - Russian general and statesman
Miklós Horthy, Mikael Nalbandian; - 1868-1957; Admiral and Hungarian Leader (1922-1944).
Missak Manouchian - French Resistance hero World War II
Nubar Pasha - Egyptian statesman
Patrick Devedjian - French politician and minister
Philippicus Vartanes, Eastern Roman emperor (711-713)
Rachel Kaprielian - Massachusetts State representative
Raymond Setlakwe - Canadian politician
Richard Dekmejian - political science professor; Middle East expert
Robert Kocharyan - president, Armenia (1998-present)
Samuel Der-Yeghiayan - United States federal judge for the Northern District of Illinois
Sarkis Assadourian - Canadian politician, member of Parliament
Sergei Martynov - foreign minister of Belarus, ethnic Belarusian born in Armenia
Stepan Shaumyan, Stepan Geworgi Shahumian; - politician; revolutionary
Sian Elias - judge
Tigranes the Great - King, Armenia (95-56 BC); allied with Mithridates Pontus; warred against Romans under Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Lucius Licinius Lucullus
Vazgen Sargsyan - prime minister, Armenia (1999)
Vartan Aivazian Ecology Minister, Armenia
Zurab Zhvania - former Prime minister, Georgia.

Science

Artem Mikoyan - designer of MiG aircraft
Boris Babaian - father of Soviet supercomputer
Edgar Danielyan - computer security expert and author
George Adomian - mathematician, engineer
Gurgen Askaryan - physicist, inventor of light self focusing
James P. Bagian - NASA astronaut
Leonid Khachiyan - mathematician
Luther George Simjian - inventor of autofocus camera, ATMs, flight simulator, postage meter
Michel (Michael) Ter-Pogossian?father of positron emission tomography (PET scans)
Mikhail Pogosyan - Director General, Sukhoi Aircraft Corporation
Semyon Kirlian - pioneer of photography
Serge Mikoyan ?nephew of Artem Mikoyan, and head design engineer at Mikoyan Design Burreau, developed MiG-29 and MiG-31
Sergey Mergelyan - mathematician
Soukias Manasserian engineer and inventor
Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian - astronomer, physicist

Sports

Adrian Sarkissian - footballer, Nancy (France) and Uruguay
Alain Boghossian - footballer, Parma and France (Retired)
Alain Prost - Formula One champion
Alecko Eskandarian - footballer
Andranik Eskandarian - footballer
Andranik Teymourian - footballer, Bolton Wanderers (England) and Iran
Andre Agassi - tennis player
Ara Abrahamian - sport wrestler, silver medallist at the 2004 Olympics
Ara Parseghian - football coach
Armen Ambartsumyan, footballer (goalkeeper) and Armenia international
Armen Keteyian - broadcaster
Armen Nazarian - athlete, twice greco-Roman wrestling Olympic champion
Armenak Petrosian - footballer
Arthur Abraham - boxing
Artiom Kiouregkian wrestler
David Hambartsumian - diver, twice European champion, bronze 1980 Olympic, 16 times champion of USSR
David Nalbandian - tennis player
Drew Casen - contract bridge master, 2nd place 1990 World Bridge Championship Geneva
Edgar Manucharyan - footballer, Ajax Amsterdam (Holland) and Armenia
Eduard Eranosyan, footballer and manager
Frankie Kazarian - professional wrestler
Gago Aroetjunjan - muay thai kickboxer
Garo Yepremian - NFL kicker
Garry Kasparov - world chess champion
Gary Danielson - Retired NFL player, quarterback of the Detroit Lions
Gokor Chivichyan - Judoka
Hal Haig Prieste - diver, Bronze Olympic medallist
Igor Ter-Owanesjan? Olympic Long Jump Champion
Jerry Tarkanian - basketball coach
Karo Parisyan - UFC Fighter
Katerina Maleeva - tennis player
Kenny Florian UFC Fighter
Khoren Oganesian footballer
Levon Aronian - chess master, ranked 3rd in the world
Magdalena Maleeva - tennis player
Manuela Maleeva - tennis player
Manvel Gamburyan UFC Fighter
Marcelo Djian - soccer player
Mkkhitar Manukyan wrestler
Nikita Simonyan - footballer
Norair Nurikian - weightlifter
Rien Long - NFL Player for the Tennessee Titans
Sargis Sargsian - tennis player
Steve Bedrosian - baseball player
Steve Furness - Former NFL player
Steve Sarkisian - former CFL quarterback; former quarterback coach of the Oakland Raiders
Tigran Petrosian - world chess champion
Tim Kurkjian - baseball analyst on ESPN
Vahan Gevorgyan - footballer
Vanes Martirosyan - boxer
Vic Darchinyan - boxer
Vladimir Akopian - chess master, ranked 16th in the world
Youri Djorkaeff - footballer
Zhora Hovhannisyan - footballer, Olympiakos (Greece) and Armenia U19 and U21