Lists of Armenians

This is a list of notable Armenians.

Historical

By country

Americas

Caucasus

Europe

Middle East

By occupation

Ambassadors

List of ambassadors of Armenia

Art

Business

List of Armenian businesspeople

Chefs

George Duran, American chef
Geoffrey Zakarian, Iron Chef America

Entertainers

Ed Alberian (1920–1997), children's television actor and entertainer
Charla Baklayan Faddoul, Amazing Race season 5 contestant
Cher (born 1946), singer and actress
Irina Allegrova (born 1952), singer and actress
Pierre Chammassian, comedian
George Duran (born 1975), entertainer
Leslie Erganian, artist and television personality
Azniv Hrachia, actor and director
Khloé Kardashian (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 (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
Noura Kevorkian, filmmaker, writer, director, producer
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 (1897–1987), film and theater director
Andre Manoukian (born 1957), composer in France
Garik Martirosyan (born 1974), TV host and comedian
Patrick Masbourian (born 1970), Canadian television personality
Davit Gharibyan (born 1990), media personality, actor, director, producer, tv host, model and social media influencer
Michael Omartian (born 1945), music producer of Donna Summer
Kev Orkian (born 1974), actor, musician and comedian
Richard Ouzounian (born 1950), Armenian by adoption; playwright, director, critic, artistic director
Alice Panikian (born 1985), 2006 Miss Universe Canada
Sergei Parajanov (1924–1990), filmmaker
Yevgeny Petrosyan (born 1945), comedian
Karen Shakhnazarov (born 1952), filmmaker, producer and head of the Mosfilm studios
Jano Toussounian, Australian/Armenian actor
Mikhail Vartanov (1937–2009), filmmaker
Henri Verneuil (1920–2002), filmmaker
Steven Zaillian (born 1953), screenwriter, producer

Actors

List of Armenian actors

Businessmen

Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian (1869–1955), businessman and philanthropist

Directors

List of Armenian film directors

Diplomats

Lev Karakhan, was a Russian revolutionary and a Soviet diplomat. A member of the RSDLP (1904)
Diana Abgar, One of the first women to have ever been appointed in any diplomatic post in the twentieth century
Alexander Bekzadyan, Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet statesman
Yakov Davydov, Soviet diplomat first head of the Cheka's Foreign Department (1921-1922)
Ivan Tevosian, Soviet politician of Armenian descent. Hero of Socialist Labor (1943)
Edward Djerejian, United States Ambassador to Israel (1993–1994)

Musicians

Singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. created the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Anahid Ajemian (1924–2016), violinist
Maro Ajemian (1921–1978), pianist
Lucine Amara (born 1927), Lucine Tockqui Armaganian, soprano
Levon Ambartsumian (born 1955), classical violinist
Armen Anassian, violinist
Armenchik (born 1980), pop singer
André (born 1979), pop singer
Anoushka (born 1960), Egyptian-Armenian singer
Nareh Arghamanyan (born 1989), pianist
Rosy Armen, French singer
Raffi Armenian (born 1942), Armenian-Canadian conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher
Inga and Anush Arshakyans, singers
Marc Aryan (1926–1985), French/Belgian singer, composer, producer
Şahan Arzruni (born 1943), pianist
Aram Asatryan (1953–2006), pop singer
George Avakian (1919–2017), jazz producer
Charles Aznavour (1924–2018), French singer-songwriter, actor
Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. (1919–1972), better known as "David Seville", creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. (born 1949), American, continues the work of his father on Alvin and the Chipmunks
Clint Bajakian, composer of video game music
Ani Batikian (born 1982), Armenian violinist living in the UK
Isabel Bayrakdarian (born 1974), Canadian soprano and engineer
Ara Berberian (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 (1862–1937), composer, pianist
Ivan Galamian (1903–1981), violinist
Sergio Galoyan (born 1981), record producer and songwriter
Djivan Gasparyan (1928–2021), musician, composer
Gohar Gasparyan (1924–2007), Armenian opera singer
Slava Grigoryan (born 1976), guitar virtuoso
J. Michael Hagopian, drummer of Deli Creeps
Richard Hagopian (born 1937), musician
Ruben Hakhverdyan, musician, songwriter
Silva Hakobyan, Armenian singer
Tigran Hamasyan (born 1987), jazz pianist
Sirusho Harutyunyan (born 1987 as Siranush Harutyunyan), Armenian pop and classical singer
Hayko (1973–2021), singer
Vatche Hovsepian
Levon Ichkhanian (born 1964), guitarist/multi-instrumentalist
Jamala (born 1983), Ukrainian singer and composer of Crimean Tatar descent, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Hasmik Karapetyan (born 1977), pop singer
Anna Kasyan, opera singer, soprano
Udi Hrant Kenkulian (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 (1768–1839), composer of Armenian church music and Turkish classical music, developed the Hampartsoum notation system
Pavel Lisitsian (1911–2004), Russian opera singer
Andranik Madadian (born 1956), singer
Daron Malakian (born 1975), American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer
Norayr Mnatsakanyan (1923–1986), Armenian national singer
Armen Movsessian, violinist
Kacey Musgraves, American country music singer-songwriter
Armen Nalbandian (born 1978), pianist, composer
Maria Nalbandian (born 1983), Lebanese singer
Bruce Nazarian (1949–2015), musician, recording artist, producer
Sayat Nova (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
Kev Orkian (born 1974), actor, musician and comedian
Harout Pamboukjian (born 1950), Armenian singer-songwriter
Hasmik Papian (born 1961), soprano
Karina Pasian (born 1991), Grammy-nominated singer and pianist
Christine Pepelyan (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 (born 1987), Armenian pop singer, model
Gevorg Sargsyan (born 1981), opera-symphonic conductor
Karnig Sarkissian, singer of Armenian revolutionary songs
Hélène Ségara (born 1971), French singer
Nariné Simonian, Armenian-French pianist, organist, opera musical director
Tata Simonyan (born 1962), pop singer
Stephanie (born 1987), Japanese singer
Gerard Jirayr Svazlian (born 1946), violinist
Serj Tankian (born 1967), Armenian American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and political activist
Harry Tavitian (born 1952), jazz musician
Jean Ter-Merguerian (1935–2015), Armenian-French violinist and pedagogue
Aram Tigran (1934–2009), Kurdish singer
Onno Tunç (1948–1996), born Ohannes Tunçboyacıyan, Turkish-Armenian musician, composer
Arto Tunçboyacıyan (born 1957), percussionist and singer
George Tutunjian (died 2006), pioneering Armenian revolutionary songs performer
Vartan Vahramian (born 1955) Iranian musician, painter
Komitas Vardapet (1896–1935), musician
Sylvie Vartan (born 1944), French singer
Karapetê Xaço (1900–2005), Kurdish singer
Samvel Yervinyan (born 1966), violinist
Nune Yesayan (born 1969), pop musician

Producers

Davit Gharibyan, producer of Ari Parenq TV series, Happy International Women's Day and We Remember and Demand 106 social videos.
Howard Kazanjian, producer of Star Wars
Sev Ohanian, producer of Searching, Fruitvale Station and the upcoming Space Jam: A New Legacy
Natalie Qasabian, producer of Searching and Run
Katherine Sarafian, producer at Pixar
Alain Terzian, French producer, President of Association of French Producers

Journalists

Kevork Ajemian (1932–1998), prominent Armenian writer, journalist, novelist, theorist and public activist, one of the founders of the ASALA military organization
Nubar Alexanian (born 1950), photojournalist, documentary photographer, and film director
Ben Bagdikian (1920–2016), former editor-in-chief of The Washington Post
John Roy Carlson (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
John Garabedian, radio host
Bedros Hadjian, writer, journalist and educator
David Ignatius (born 1950), associate editor of the Washington Post
Armen Keteyian (born 1953), reporter
Tim Kurkjian (born 1956), analyst at ESPN
Hrand Nazariantz (1880–1962), lived in Italy, Nobel Prize candidate
Lara Setrakian, journalist and political analyst for Bloomberg Television and ABC News
Janet Shamlian, NBC News correspondent
Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT (Russia Today)
Roger Tatarian (1917–1995), senior VP of United Press International
Philip Terzian (born 1950), editor at the Weekly Standard
Matt Vasgersian (born 1967), sportscaster

Military

Antiquity

Nebuchadnezzar IV, (d.521 BC) seized power in Babylon, becoming the city's king and leading a revolt against the Persian Achaemenid Empire

Middle Ages

Vardan Mamikonian died in 451 while leading the Armenians at the Battle of Avarayr, which ultimately secured their right to practice Christianity.

Vahan Mamikonian, was a marzban (governor) of Persian Armenia.

Vassak Mamikonian (d. 368), Sparapet
Vardan Mamikonian (d. 451), Sparapet
Narses (478–573), one of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I's generals in the Roman reconquest
Theodore Rshtuni (d. 655/656), was an Armenian nakharar (magnate), famous for resisting the first Arab invasions of Armenia
Vahram Pahlavouni (d. 1046), was a military commander and official in Bagratuni Armenia
Gregory Pakourianos (d. 1086), Byzantine general
Philaretos Brachamios (d. 1087), general, usurper of the Byzantine Empire
Sempad the Constable (d. 1276), was a noble Cilician Armenia, and was an older brother of King Hetoum I

Early modern period

John III the Terrible (1572–1574), Voivode of Moldavia
Khosrow Soltan Armani (d. 1653), Safavid official and military commander
David Bek (d. 1728), military commander in Syunik
Mkhitar Sparapet (d. 1730), military commander in Syunik

Russian Empire

Mikhail Loris-Melikov, General of the Cavalry

Valerian Madatov (1782–1829), general
Roustam Raza (1783-1843), Bodyguard and secondary valet of Napoleon
Mikhail Lazarev (1788–1851), fleet commander and explorer
Lazar Serebryakov (1795–1862), admiral
Ivan Lazarev (1820–1879), Lieutenant General
Arshak Ter-Gukasov (1819–1881), Lieutenant General
Mikhail Loris-Melikov (1825–1888), General of the Cavalry, Russian Minister of Interior
Tovmas Nazarbekian (1855–1931), Russian and later Armenian general
Daniel Bek-Pirumyan (1861–1921)
Movses Silikyan (1862–1937)
Christophor Araratov (1876–1937)

Armenian national liberation movement, First Republic of Armenia

Garegin Nzhdeh, military commander and nationalist political thinker

Soviet period

Hayk Bzhishkyan (1887–1937), Comcor (Commander of the Corps)
Sergei Khudyakov (1902–1950), Marshal of Aviation
Ivan Isakov (1894–1967), Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
Hamazasp Babadzhanian (1906–1977), Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces
Ivan Bagramyan (1897–1982), Marshal of the Soviet Union
Sergey Aganov (1917–1996), Marshal of Engineer Troops
Nelson Stepanyan (1913-1944), Hero of Soviet Union, twice
Ivan Agayants (1911-1968), leading Soviet NKVD/KGB intelligence officer
Gevork Vartanian (1924-2012), Soviet intelligence officer

United States

Paul Ignatius (born 1920), Secretary of the Navy
Jeffrey L. Harrigian (born 1962), United States Air Force General, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa

Diaspora

Mihail Cerchez, Romanian general
Missak Manouchian, was an Armenian poet and communist activist. Hero of France
Hrant Maloyan, General officer of the Syrian army
Aram Karamanoukian, Lieutenant General of the Syrian Army

First Nagorno-Karabakh War

Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan, the Armenian military leader at the capture of Shushi in May 1992.

Simon Achikgyozyan
Samvel Babayan
Gurgen Dalibaltayan, colonel-general
Garo Kahkejian
Tatul Krpeyan
Mikael Harutyunyan (born 1946), 7th Defence Minister
Monte Melkonian
Seyran Ohanyan (born 1962), Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia
Vazgen Sargsyan
Sedrak Saroyan
Vardan Stepanyan
Norat Ter-Grigoryants
Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan

Monarchs

Politicians

Nubar Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt (1878–1879, 1884–1888, 1894–1895)
Mikhail Loris-Melikov, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire (1880–1881)
Dawid Abrahamowicz, Member of the Imperial Council of Austria (1875–1918)
Stepan Shahumyan, Head of the Baku Commune (1918)
Aleksandr Myasnikyan, Head of the Communist Party of Belarus (1918–1919)
Levon Mirzoyan, first Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan (1926–1929)
Ferenc Szálasi, fascist Leader of the Nation of Hungary (1944–1945)^[1]
Anastas Mikoyan, 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, 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)^[2]
Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (2004–)
Varujan Vosganian, 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, Uruguay Minister of Tourism (2012–)
Joe Hockey, Treasurer of Australia (2013–2015)
Arsen Avakov, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (2014–2021)
Gladys Berejiklian, 45th Premier of New South Wales, Australia (2017–)

Religious leaders

Saint Blaise
Saint Servatius
List of Catholicoi of Armenia
List of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia
List of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia
List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople
List of Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem
Demos Shakarian, founder of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International
Yaqub Abcarius, bishop
Photios I of Constantinople, orthodox patriarch, a central figure in Christianization of Kievan Rus'

Science

Evgeny Aramovich Abramyan, physicist, founder of several research directions in the Soviet and Russian nuclear technology
Daron Acemoglu, among the 20 most cited economists in the world, winner of the 2005 John Bates Clark Medal
Hovannes Adamian, engineer, inventor of color television
Sergei Adian, mathematician, head of the department of Mathematical Logic of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics
George Adomian, mathematician, developer of Adomian decomposition method
Tateos Agekian, 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, economist, one of the major economists of the 20th century
Artem Alikhanian, nuclear physicist, one of the founders and first director of the Yerevan Physics Institute (YerPhI)
Sos Alikhanian, geneticist, one of the founders of molecular genetics in the USSR, founder of the State Research Institute of Genetics (GosNIIgenetika)
Sarkis Acopian, designer of the first ever solar radio
Abram Alikhanov, nuclear physicist, one of the founders of nuclear physics in USSR, founder of the first nuclear reactor of USSR, founder of the Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics (ITEP)
Viktor Ambartsumian, astrophysicist, one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics
Emil Artin, mathematician, one of the founders of modern algebra
Michael Artin, mathematician, contributed to algebraic geometry
Gurgen Askaryan, physicist, inventor of light self focusing
Lev Atamanov, animation director, one of the founders of Soviet animation art
Vandika Ervandovna Avetisyan, botanist and mycologist
Boris Babayan, computer scientist, father of supercomputing in the former Soviet Union and Russia, founder of Moscow Center of SPARC Technologies (MCST)
James P. Bagian, physician, engineer, and former NASA astronaut
Oscar H. Banker, inventor of automatic transmission for automobiles
Levon Chailakhyan, physiologist and cloning pioneer
Mikhail Chailakhyan, founder of hormonal theory of plant development
Artur Chilingarov, polar explorer
Giacomo Luigi Ciamician, founder of photochemistry
Richard Donchian, father of Trend Following Trading, one of the most outstanding figures of all time in the field of commodity money management
Grigor Gurzadyan, 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, projected and built the world's first radio-optical telescope
Bagrat Ioannisiani, 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 and the Soyuz spacecraft
Mishik Kazaryan, physicist specialising in laser physics and optics
Alexander Kemurdzhian, aerospace engineer, designer of the first space exploration rovers for moon and mars
Edward Keonjian, pioneer of microelectronics, designer of the world's first solar-powered, pocket-sized radio transmitter
Leonid Khachiyan, 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, chemist, significantly contributed to the advancement of Soviet chemistry; one of the major developers of Soviet chemical weapons program
Samvel Kocharyants, nuclear scientist, developer of the first Soviet nuclear warheads for ballistic missiles
Anna Kazanjian Longobardo, 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
Benjamin Markarian, astrophysicist
Cyrus Melikian, coffee industry pioneer, inventor of coffee vending machines
Sergey Mergelyan, mathematician, the author of major contributions in Approximation Theory; head of the department of Complex Analysis of the Steklov Institute of Mathematics
Artem Mikoyan, aerospace engineer, designer of MiG jet aircraft, 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, nuclear physicist in the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), co-discoverer of the heaviest elements in the periodic table; element Oganesson
Yuri Osipyan, physicist, author of fundamental contribution to the physics of movements in solid bodies and inventor of photoplastic effect
Ashot Petrosian, 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, aerospace engineer, general director of Sukhoi and United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)
Anna Schchian, botanist
Georgy Shakhnazarov, one of the founders of political science in USSR
Luther George Simjian, inventor of ATM and flight simulator
Norair Sisakian, biochemist, one of the founders of space biology
Kirill Shchelkin, physicist, in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons who made theoretical and experimental contribution in combustion and gas dynamics.
Armen Takhtajan, botanist, one of the most important figures in 20th century plant evolution and systematics and biogeography
Karen Ter-Martirosian, theoretical physicist, author of fundamental contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory; founder of the Elementary Particle Physics chair of the MIPT
Margarita Ervandovna Ter-Minassian, entomologist, mostly known for her work on the weevil subfamily Lixinae.
Alenush Terian, first Iranian-Armenian female astrophysicist
Avie Tevanian, computer scientist and programmer, the architect of Apple's Mac OS X
Nikolay Yenikolopov, chemist, one of the founders of Russian polymer science

Medicine

Noubar Afeyan, biochemical engineer, co-founder of the biotechnology company Moderna
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, Dean, Boston University School of Medicine, leader in cardiology research
Raymond Damadian, physician, inventor of magnetic resonance imaging (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, 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, virologist and pioneer in vaccine development for rotavirus
Mihran Kassabian, physician, one of the early investigators into the medical uses of X-rays
Varaztad Kazanjian, pioneer of plastic surgery
J. W. Kebabian, neuroscientist and pioneer in dopamine receptor research
Hampar Kelikian, orthopedic-surgeon pioneer, extended the surgical field
Jack Kevorkian, pathologist, euthanasia activist
Edward Khantzian, Harvard psychiatrist; developed self-medication hypothesis of substance abuse
Zaven Khatchaturian, neuroscientist, Alzheimer's disease researcher
John Najarian, developed the practice of organ transplantation
Leon Orbeli (1882–1958), physiologist, pioneer of evolutionary physiology
Ardem Patapoutian, 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 (PET)

Economists

Sports

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is a professional footballer

Arthur Abraham, professional boxer
Andre Agassi, tennis player
Levon Aronian, chess player
Zach Bogosian, ice hockey player
Youri Djorkaeff, football player
Robert Emmiyan, long jumper
Garry Kasparov, world chess champion
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, football player
Yura Movsisyan, football player
Levon Pashabezyan, taekwondo athlete
Tigran Petrosian, world chess champion
Alain Prost, Formula One racer
Nikita Simonyan, football player
Arman Tsarukyan, mixed martial artist
Yurik Vardanyan, weightlifter
List of Armenian boxers
List of Armenian chess players
List of Armenian footballers
List of Armenian Olympic medalists
List of Armenian wrestlers

Writers

Narine Abgaryan (born 1971)
Khachatur Abovian (1805–1842)
Nicholas Adontz (1871–1942), historian and philologist
Vittoria Aganoor (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 (1906–1945), writer, poet, French Resistance fighter, Communist
Atrpet (1860–1937)
Axel Bakunts (1889–1937)
Peter Balakian (born 1951), memoirist and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
Ara Baliozian (1936–2019)
David Barsamian, writer, radio host
A. I. Bezzerides (1908–2007), screenwriter and novelist
Chris Bohjalian
Gary Braver
Michael Casey (born 1947), poet
James Der Derian, international relations researcher and author
Diana Der Hovanessian (1934–2018), poet
Gabriel El-Registan (1899–1945), poet, co-author of the anthem of the USSR
Gevorg Emin (1918–1998), poet, essayist, and translator
Gregory of Narek (Krikor Naregatsi) (951–1003), religious poet
Arto Der Haroutunian (1940–1987)
Artem Harutyunyan (born 1945), writer, translator, critic
Zbigniew Herbert (1924–1998), Polish poet
Marjorie Housepian Dobkin, novelist and writer on the Armenian genocide
Garabet Ibrăileanu (1871–1936), writer, literary critic, professor
Avetik Isahakyan (1885–1957), poet
Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski (born 1956), Polish Armenian-Catholic priest and author
Silva Kaputikyan (1919–2006), poet
Martiros Kavoukjian (1908–1988), Armenologist
Nancy Kricorian, writer, activist
Jan Lechoń (1899–1956), (Leszek Józef Serafinowicz), Polish poet
M. M. Mangasarian (1859–1943)
Zara Mgoyan (born 1983), writer, singer
Bethany Mooradian (born 1975), writer
Moses of Chorene (410–490), father of Armenian historiography
Alexander Movsesyan, playwright and novelist
Claude Mutafian (born 1942), historian and mathematician
Santiago Nazarian (born 1977), novelist
Hrand Nazariantz (1886–1962), poet and journalist
Sev Ohanian (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 (born 1960), Armenian poet, essayist and columnist
Raffi (Hagop Hagopian) (1835–1888), novelist and poet
Rousas Rushdoony (1916–2001), Calvinistic philosopher and Christian Reconstructionist
Aram Saroyan (born 1943), poet, novelist
William Saroyan (1908–1981), short story writer, novelist, playwright, essayist and memoirist
Sayat-Nova (1712–1795), philosopher and poet
Paruyr Sevak (1924–1971), poet
Marietta Shaginyan (1888–1982)
Smbat Shahaziz (1840–1908)
Levon Shant (1869–1951), playwright, novelist
Hovhannes Shiraz (1915–1984), poet
Siamanto (1878–1915), poet and martyr
Juliusz Słowacki (1809–1849,) Polish poet
George Stambolian (1937–1991), key figure in the early gay literary movement in New York
Szymon Szymonowic (1558–1629), Polish Renaissance poet
Serj Tankian (born 1967), singer, songwriter
Vahan Tekeyan (1878–1948)
Henri Troyat (born Levon Aslan Torossian) (1911–2007)
Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869–1923)
Varand (born 1954), poet, writer, translator, painter, professor
Alexander Varbedian (born 1943), Armenologist and ethnologist
Francis Veber (born 1937), screenwriter
Thomas Woods (born 1972), author and scholar
Zabel Yesayan (1878–1943), author and human rights activist
Perch Zeytuntsyan (born 1938–2017), novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and Minister of Culture of Armenia 1990–1991
Orontes I Sakavakyats (570–560 BC)
Tigranes Orontid (560–535 BC)
Vahagn (530–515 BC)
Hidarnes I (late 6th century BC)
Hidarnes II (early 5th century BC)
Hidarnes III (middle of 5th century BC)
Sames I (260 BC)
Arsames I (260 BC–228 BC)
Xerxes (228 BC–212 BC)
Zariadres (212 BC–128 BC)
- Artaxias I (190–159 BC)
- Tigranes I (159–123 BC)
- Artavasdes I (123–95 BC)
- Tigranes the Great (Tigranes II, 95–55 BC)
- Tigranes the Younger (65 BC)
- Artavasdes II (55–34 BC)
- Artaxias II (33–20 BC)
- Tigranes III (20–10 BC)
- Tigranes IV with Erato (10–2 BC)
- Ariobarzanes (2 BC–4 AD)
- Artavasdes III (4–6 AD)
- Tigranes V then ruled with Erato (6–12 AD)
  - Arsaces I of Armenia (35)
  - Orodes of Armenia (37–42)
  - Mithridates of Armenia (again) (42–51)
  - Tiridates I (52–58, 62–66, officially 66–88)
  - Tigranes VI (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 (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 (389–414)
  - Artaxias IV (Artashir IV) (422–428)
    - Mjej II Gnuni (628–635)
    - David Saharuni (635–638)
    - Theodore Rshtuni (638–645)
    - Varaztirots II Bagratuni (645)
    - Theodore Rshtuni (645–653, (654–655)
    - 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 (806–826)
    - Leo V the Armenian (813–820) (Byzantine Emperor)
    - Constantine (son of Leo V) (813–830) (Byzantine Emperor)
    - Bagrat II Bagratuni (830–851)
    - Ashot V Bagratuni (862–884)
    - Ashot I of Armenia (884–890)
    - Smbat I of Armenia (890–914)
    - Gagik I Artsruni (904–937)
    - Ashot II of Armenia (914–926)
    - Abas I of Armenia (928–953)
    - Derenik-Ashot of Vaspurakan (937–953)
    - Abusahl-Hamazasp of Vaspurakan (953–972)
    - Ashot III of Armenia (953–977)
    - Ashot-Sahak of Vaspurakan (972–983)
    - Smbat II of Armenia (977–989)
    - Gagik I of Armenia (989–1020)
    - Gurgen-Khachik of Vaspurakan (991–1003)
    - Senekerim-Hovhannes Artsruni (1003–1021)
    - Hovhannes-Smbat III of Armenia (1020–1040)
    - Gagik II of Armenia (1042–1045)
      - Roupen I (1080/1081/1082–1095)
      - Constantine I (1095–1100/1102/1103)
      - Thoros I (1100/1102/1103–1129/1130)
      - Constantine II (1129/1130)
      - Leo I (1129/1130–1137)
      - Thoros II (1144/1145–1169)
      - Roupen II (1169–1170)
      - Mleh (1170–1175)
      - Roupen III (1175–1187)
      - Leo II (1187–1198/1199)
        Leo I (1198/1199 1219)
        
        Isabella (1219–1252)
        
        Shajar al-Durr (1250)^[3] (Mamluk Sultan)
Basil I the Macedonian (Βασίλειος Α') (811–886, ruled 867–886), married the Varangian Eudokia Ingerina
Leo V the Armenian (775–820, ruled 813–820), married to Theodosia
Leo VI the Wise (Λέων ΣΤ') (866–912, ruled 886–912)
Alexander (Αλέξανδρος) (870–913, ruled 912–913), son of Basil I, regent for nephew
Constantine VII 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 (Ιωάννης Α') (925–976, ruled 969–976), general, brother-in-law of Romanos II, regent for Basil II and Constantine VIII
Basil II (Βασίλειος Β') the Bulgar-slayer (958–1025, ruled 976–1025)
Constantine VIII (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

Fictional

Petra Arkanian, secondary character in Orson Scott Card's novel Ender's Game and a primary character in subsequent sequels such as Shadow of the Hegemon
Dona Armênia (Arakel Tchobanian Giovani), character in the Brazilian telenovela Rainha da Sucata played by actress Aracy Balabanian, of Armenian descent herself
Dany Devedjian, character in the French criminal drama Les Lyonnais
Margos Dezerian, hit man for the Mob on The Shield
Vrej Esphanian, galley slave, Armenian trader in Neal Stephenson's The Baroque Cycle
Rabo Karabekian, protagonist of Kurt Vonnegut's 1987 book Bluebeard
Max Kerkerian, character in Les rivières pourpres, detective inspector, starring Vincent Cassel
Vin Makazian, detective in the TV series The Sopranos, played by John Heard
Melik Nachararyan, character in the novel Ali and Nino
Camille Saroyan, character in the TV Series Bones
Armin Tamzarian, Simpsons character better known as Principal Seymour Skinner

References

^ Ball, Terence (2005). The Cambridge history of twentieth-century political thought. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0521563542. Szalasi was descended from an eighteenth-century Armenian immigrant named Salossian.
^ "Georgian Prime Minister Proud His Mother Is Armenian". PanARMENIAN.Net. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
^ Andreski, Stanislav (2019-07-15). Wars, Revolutions and Dictatorships: Studies of Historical and Contemporary Problems from a Comparative Viewpoint. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-19173-3.

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[1] Ball, Terence (2005). The Cambridge history of twentieth-century political thought. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0521563542. Szalasi was descended from an eighteenth-century Armenian immigrant named Salossian.

[2] "Georgian Prime Minister Proud His Mother Is Armenian". PanARMENIAN.Net. 10 June 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2013.

[3] Andreski, Stanislav (2019-07-15). Wars, Revolutions and Dictatorships: Studies of Historical and Contemporary Problems from a Comparative Viewpoint. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-19173-3.

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