Hovsepian ( arm, Հովսեփյան) is an Armenian family name derived from Hovsep (Armenian for
Joseph
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
). Variants of Hovsepian include Hovsepyan, Ovsepyan, Osipian, Housepian, Hosepian, Hovsapian etc. Notable people with the surname include:
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Albert Ovsepyan (born 1938), Armenian-Abkhazian politician
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Bersabe Hovsepyan-Snhchyan, Iranian–Armenian educator and school founder
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Cameron Hovsepian, singer
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Edgar Housepian
Edgar Minas Housepian ( – ) was an American neurosurgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital, and a Professor in the Department of Neurology at Columbia University Medical School, where he was on the faculty for almost 60 years.
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(1928–2014), American neurosurgeon and professor
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Haik Hovsepian Mehr (1945–1994), Iranian Christian activist and bishop
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Jacob Petros II Hovsepian, Armenian priest
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Karekin I Hovsepian (1867–1952), Armenian art scholar
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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) ...
(1922–2013), Armenian-American author and professor
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Moses M. Housepian (1876–1952), Armenian-American physician and medical relief worker
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Ronald Hovsepian (born 1961), American businessman
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Ruben Hovsepyan (1939–2016), Armenian writer and politician
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Rumyan Hovsepyan (born 1991), Armenian football player
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Sargis Hovsepyan (born 1972), Armenian football player
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Vanig Rupen Hovsepian (1918–2002), Armenian-American composer and jazz musician better known by his pseudonym, Turk Van Lake
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Vatche Hovsepyan (sometimes Hovsepian; 1925–1978), Armenian musician and duduk player
{{surname, Hovsepian
Armenian-language surnames
Patronymic surnames
Surnames from given names