Hovhannes ( ( reformed); ( classical)), also spelled Hovhanes, Hovannes or Hovanes is Armenian for

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. (Compare with

Ioannes Joannes or John ( la, Iohannes; died 425) was western Roman emperor from 423 to 425. On the death of the Emperor Honorius (15 August 423), Theodosius II, the remaining ruler of the House of Theodosius, hesitated in announcing his uncle's dea ...

in Greek or

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

in Latin.)

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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 ...

(1879–1932), Soviet Armenian engineer * Hovannes Amreyan (born 1975), Armenian weightlifter * Hovannes "Ivan" Gevorkian (1907–1989), prominent Armenian surgeon and scientist

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Hovhannes Abelian Hovhannes Harutyuni Abelian ( hy, Հովհաննես Աբելյան, October 23, 1865, Shamakhi, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire - July 1, 1936, Yerevan, Soviet Armenia) was an Armenian actor, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1925). Biog ...

(1865–1936), Armenian actor * Hovhannes Aivazovsky, Russian Romantic painter * Hovhannes Avetisyan (1939–2000), Armenian painter *

Hovhannes Avoyan Hovha'nnes Avoyan (Hovhannes Avoyan, hy, Հովհաննես Ավոյան; born March 23, 1965), is a serial entrepreneur, investor and scholar. He is the co-founder and CEO of Picsart, a suite of online photo and video editing applications. He al ...

(born 1965), serial entrepreneur, investor, and scholar *

Hovhannes Avtandilyan Hovhannes Avtandilyan ( hy, Հովհաննէս Ավթանդիլյան, born February 15, 1978, in Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is a male Armenian retired diver. He is a two-time Olympian who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1978), Armenian diver * Hovhannes Azoyan (born 1967), Armenian actor and presenter * Hovhannes Babakhanyan (born 1968), Armenian-American actor and singer * Hovhannes Bachkov (born 1992), Armenian boxer * Hovhannes Badalyan (1924–2001), Armenian singer and professor *

Hovhannes Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan,; russian: Ива́н Христофо́рович Баграмя́н, link=no also known as Hovhannes Khachaturi Baghramyan; russian: Оване́с Хачату́рович Баграмя́н, link=no ( – 2 ...

(1897–1982), Soviet Armenian military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union * Hovhannes Barseghyan (born 1970), Armenian retired weightlifter * Hovhannes Chekijyan (born 1928), Armenian conductor and art director * Hovhannes Danielyan (born 1987), Armenian light flyweight amateur boxer *

Hovhannes Davtyan (actor) Hovhannes Davtyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Դավթյան, born on January 9, 1985), is an Armenian actor. He is known for his roles as Mkho (Mekhak) Arevshatyan on '' In The Army'' and '' In The City'' . He was a guest of Sixth Sense on Marc ...

(born 1985), Armenian actor *

Hovhannes Davtyan Hovhannes Davtyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Դավթյան, born November 25, 1983, in Leninakan, Armenian SSR) is a former judoka and current head coach of the Armenian Men's Judo Team. He fights in the under 60 kg category, and is very ta ...

(born 1983), Armenian judoka *

Hovhannes Demirchyan Hovhannes Demirchyan (born 15 August 1975) is a retired Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions ...

(born 1975), Armenian football player *

Hovhannes Erznkatsi Hovhannes Erznkatsi ( hy, Յովհաննէս Երզնկացի — John of Erznka or Erzinjan) ( 1230– 1293) was an Armenian scholar and philosopher. He was nicknamed Blouz, probably because of his short stature. The little that has reached us of ...

(c. 1250–1326), Armenian scholar *

Hovhannes Gabuzyan Hovhannes Gabuzyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Գաբուզյան, born May 19, 1995 in Yerevan) is an Armenian chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012. He won the 77th Armenian Chess Championship in 2017 and ...

(born 1995), Armenian chess Grandmaster *

Hovhannes Galstyan Hovhannes Galstyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Գալստյան, born 12 December 1969, Yerevan, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian film director, writer and producer. Early life Hovhannes Galstyan was born in 1969 in Yerevan. He obtained a Diploma of F ...

(born 1969), Armenian film director, writer, and producer *

Hovhannes Goharyan Hovhannes Goharyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Գոհարյան, born 18 March 1988) is a retired Armenian footballer and current manager. He last played for the Armenian Premier League club Ulisses FC in 2015. Career Goharyan made his debut fo ...

(born 1988), Armenian footballer and manager * Hovhannes Hakhverdyan (1873–1931), first Minister of Defence of the First Republic of Armenia *

Hovhannes Hambardzumyan Hovhannes Hambardzumyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Համբարձումյան; born 4 October 1990) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Cypriot club Anorthosis and the Armenia national football team. Club career ...

(born 1990), Armenian football player *

Hovhannes Harutyunyan Hovhannes Harutyunyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Հարությունյան; born 25 May 1999) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik and Armenian national U21 team. Career Club On ...

(born 1999), Armenian footballer *

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

(1866–1950), Armenian teacher, pedagogue, publisher, and educator * Hovhannes Hisarian (1827–1916), Ottoman Armenian writer, novelist, archeologist, editor, and educator * Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (1864–1929), Armenian poet, translator and educator * Hovhannes I of Ani, King of Ani (1020–1040) *

Hovhannes Imastaser Hovhannes Imastaser ( hy, Յովհաննէս Իմաստասէր, c. 1047–1129), also known as Hovhannes Sarkavag ( hy, Յովհաննէս Սարկաւագ), was a medieval Armenian multi-disciplinary scholar known for his works on philosophy, the ...

, a medieval Armenian multi-disciplinary scholar *

Hovhannes Kasparian Hovhannes Bedros XVIII Kasparian, I.P.C.B. (in Armenian Յովհաննէս Պետրոս ԺԸ Գասպարեան) English: John Petros XVIII Kasparian, French: Jean Pierre XVIII Kasparian (20 January 1927 – 16 January 2011) was the Armenian ...

, Armenian Catholic Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia *

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

(1868–1938), the first Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia * Hovhannes Mamikonean, 10th-century Armenian noble * Hovhannes Masehyan (1864–1931), Iranian Armenian translator and diplomat * Hovhannes Mkrtchyan (born 1991), Armenian figure skater * Hovhannes Sargsyan (born 1987), Armenian cross-country skier * Hovhannes Setian (1853–1930), Armenian short story writer, poet, and teacher *

Hovhannes Shiraz Hovhannes Shiraz ( hy, Հովհաննես Շիրազ) (April 27, 1914 – March 14, 1984) was an Armenian poet. Biography Shiraz was born Onik Tadevosi Karapetyan in the city of Alexandropol, then part of the Russian Empire (now Gyumri, Arme ...

(1915–1984), Armenian poet * Hovhannes Tahmazyan (born 1970), Armenian footballer *

Hovhannes Tcholakian Hovhannes Tcholakian (12 April 1919 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish-Armenian Archbishop of the Armenian Catholic Church. Tcholakian was born in Istanbul and ordained a priest in Istanbul on 25 April 1943. He was elected archbishop on 23 May ...

(1919–2016), Turkish-Armenian Archbishop of the Armenian Catholic Church *

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

, an Armenian politician *

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

(1924–2002), bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States * Hovhannes Tlkurantsi, Armenian poet *

Hovhannes Tumanyan Hovhannes Tumanyan ( hy, Հովհաննես Թումանյան, classical spelling: Յովհաննէս Թումանեան, – March 23, 1923) was an Armenian poet, writer, translator, and literary and public activist. He is the nationa ...

(1869–1923), Armenian poet and writer * Hovhannes Vahanian (1832–1891), Ottoman politician, minister, social activist, writer, and reformer * Hovhannes Varderesyan (born 1989), Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler * Hovhannes XII Arsharuni (1854–1929), Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople *

Hovhannes Zanazanyan Hovhannes Arutyunovich Zanazanyan ( hy, Հովհանես Զանազանյան, russian: Оганес Арутюнович Заназанян; 10 December 1946 – 4 October 2015) was a Soviet Union, Soviet football player and an Armenian coach. ...

, Soviet football player and coach * Hovhannes Zardaryan (1918–1992), Armenian painter * Hovhannes, Catholicos of Armenia or John V the Historian, Catholicos of Armenia from 897 to 925

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