|
Hovhannisyan
Hovhannisyan or Hovannisyan ( ) is an Armenian surname meaning "son of Hovhannes", the Armenian equivalent of John, thus making it equivalent to Johnson. It is the most common surname in Armenia. Variants of the name in Armenian and Western Armenian include Hovhannesian, Hovannesian, Hovannisian, Hovhannisian and Oganessian. Notable people with the surname include: Hovhannisyan * Armen Hovhannisyan (1994–2014), Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army soldier *Art Hovhannisyan (born 1981), Armenian-American boxer *Artak Hovhannisyan (born 1993), Armenian sport wrestler *Artsrun Hovhannisyan (born 1980), press secretary of the Armenian Ministry of Defense. *Ashot Hovhannisyan (1887–1972), Armenian politician *Azat Hovhannisyan (born 1988), Armenian boxer *Edgar Hovhannisyan (1930–1998), Armenian composer * Khoren Hovhannisyan (born 1955), Armenian football midfielder * Lilit Hovhannisyan (born 1987), Armenian singer * Lusine Hovhannisyan (born 1990), Armenian footballer *Rober ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artsrun Hovhannisyan
Artsrun Karapeti Hovhannisyan (, born 30 January 1980 in Tsoghamarg) is the former press secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, a military expert and analyst. From March to July 2020 he held the position of Head of the Command and Staff Faculty at the Vazgen Sargsyan Military University, and from July of the same year - Head of the HR and Education Department. He is the author of numerous articles, monographs, works, reviews. From September 27 to November 9, 2020, during the Armenian-Azerbaijani war, he chaired the daily press conferences of the Armenian United Platform Center and presented the official position of the Republic of Armenia. Military activity Since 1997, Hovhannisyan has served in the Armenian Armed Forces. After graduating from the university in 2001 and being promoted to a lieutenant, he was appointed as the platoon commander at one of the military bases of the Ministry of Defense. In 2002 he was appointed commander of an anti-tank battery in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilit Hovhannisyan
Lilit Vachagani Hovhannisyan (, born 7 December 1987), is an Armenian pop singer. Career 2006: ''Hay Superstar'' Lilit was a finalist of the first season of ''Hay Superstar'', the Armenian version of Pop Idol. She was eliminated on 3 July 2006, placing fourth out of the ten participants. 2011 - 2013: ''Early Success'' Lilit has had several successful singles since 2011. As of September 2021, her music video for Im tiknikn es has over 117 million views, making it the 2nd most viewed song on YouTube by an Armenian artist (not including songs by American band System of a Down) after Super Sako's Mi Gna, her music videos for Gnchu and Es Em Horinel and De El Mi have achieved over 5 million views on YouTube. The videos for Im Srtin Asa, Te Axchiq Lineir, Eli Lilit and Armenian Girl have achieved over 3 million views. On 29 September 2013, Lilit performed a solo concert entitled 'Top Stars of Armenia' alongside Mihran Tsarukyan in Los Angeles, California at the Pasadena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hovhannisyan
Robert Ararati Hovhannisyan (; born 23 March 1991) is an Armenian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010. In January 2011, Hovhannisyan won the 71st Armenian Chess Championship which he won again in 2024 and 2025 In July he was a member of the gold-medal winning Armenian team at the World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo. The following month, Hovhannisyan tied for first place with Dariusz Świercz in the World Junior Chess Championship in Chennai, placing second on tiebreak. In November, he played again on the Armenian team in the European Team Chess Championship, in which his team finished fourth. In January 2012, Hovhannisyan took second place in the Armenian championship. In 2013 he won the 6th Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk. In 2015 Hovhannisyan tied for first with Alexei Shirov in the 5th Riga Technical University Open in Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhora Hovhannisyan
Zhora Hovhannisyan (, born 16 April 1987) is an Armenian footballer. Club career Hovhannisyan played for FC Pyunik before switching in July 2004 to Greek team Olympiacos. In January 2008, he moved on loan from Olympiacos to Greek Beta Ethniki club Agios Dimitrios. Hovhannisyan joined Doxa Kranoula in July 2008 and, in January 2009, moved to A.O. Kymis, which participates in the local amateur league of Euboea (division 1). In 2010, Zhora joined the now disbanded Russian club Saturn Moscow Oblast. Soon afterward, he joined Lokomotiv Tashkent which was coached by his father Khoren Hovhannisyan. Zhora Hovhannisyan had been announced the best foreign player of Uzbekistan in 2012. Later, in the year of 2013, he signed with most successful Uzbek club, Pakhtakor Tashkent, and was given the No. 10 jersey. He was included in the roster of Pakhtakor for the 2013 season of the AFC Champions League. Hovhannisyan scored his first goal for Pakhtakor in a home 2–0 victory over Neftchi FK. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Hovhannisyan
Armen Levoni Hovhannisyan (; June 30, 1994 – January 20, 2014) was a junior sergeant in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Courage for noticing the intrusion of Azerbaijani subversive groups into the territory of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and organizing appropriate measures to move the enemy back to their starting positions. Biography Armen Hovhannisyan was born on June 30, 1994. He was named after his uncle, who died at age 18. Armen was one of four children in the family, and was the only son. He graduated from Yerevan Basic School #141 named after Grigor Baghyan in Yerevan. Before being recruited, he studied at the State College of Culture and intended to continue his education as an operator. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vahan Hovhannisyan
Vahan Hovhannisyan (; August 16, 1956 – December 28, 2014) was an Armenian politician of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF).Profile at Armenia Parliament website He was Vice-President of the from 2007 to 2008 and was a candidate in the February 2008 presidential election. Hovhannisyan was born in . In 1978, he graduated from the |
Azat Hovhannisyan
Azat Hovhannisyan (born 15 August 1988) is an Armenian professional boxer who challenged for the WBC super-bantamweight title in 2018. Professional career Hovhannisyan made his professional debut on 23 April 2011, losing by unanimous decision (UD) over four rounds against Juan Reyes at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. After compiling a record of 12–2 (10 KOs) he faced Sergio Frias for the vacant WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight title on 23 September 2017, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Serving as part of the undercard for the world title fight between Jorge Linares and Luke Campbell, Hovhannisyan captured his first professional title with a wide UD victory. Two judges scored the bout 100–90 and the third scored it 98–92. He made a successful defence of his regional title in March 2018, defeating Ronny Rios via sixth-round knockout (KO), before challenging WBC super-bantamweight champion Rey Vargas on 12 May at the Turning Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Hovhannisyan
Artyom "Art" Hovhannisyan (born 16 November 1981 in Gyumri, Armenia) is a retired Armenian professional boxer. He fought in the super featherweight division. Amateur career Hovhannisyan started amateur boxing at the age of 13. He was taught under internationally known boxing coach, Varuzhan Davtyan. He is a four-time Armenian National Champion in the lightweight division. Art has had much experience in World and European championships and international tournaments. He has fought in: China, Iran, Czechoslovakia, Croatia, France, Ukraine and many other countries. He has had over 175 amateur bouts and lost only 12 of them. Professional career Artyom moved to the United States in 2007 and trained at the Glendale Fighting Club under Edmond Tarverdyan. Professional boxing record , - , align="center" colspan=8, 18 Wins (10 knockouts, 8 decisions), 4 Losses (1 knockouts, 3 decisions), 3 Draws , - , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoren Hovhannisyan
Khoren Oganesian (; born 10 January 1955), also known as Khoren Hovhannisyan, is a former Armenian and Soviet football player who played as a midfielder and currently a football manager and coach. He was awarded the Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class title in 1976. Oganesian was a member of the USSR national football team and mostly played at club level for Soviet Top League and Armenian Premier League club Ararat Yerevan. He is widely considered a legend of Ararat and Armenian football in general. In official games of the USSR championships, Oganesian had 295 matches and scored 93 goals for Ararat. His number of scored goals is a record of the USSR in Armenian football. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of Armenia by the Football Federation of Armenia as the nation's most outstanding player of the past 50 years. In a survey taken in 2005 by the Football Federation of Armenia, Oganesian was chosen as the best player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Hovhannisyan
Edgar Hovhannisyan, Hovhannisian or Oganesian (,; January 14, 1930, Yerevan – December 28, 1998, Yerevan) was an Armenian composer, Professor of Composition at the Yerevan State Conservatory, People's Artist of the USSR (1986). He graduated from the Yerevan State Conservatory in 1953, then pursued post-graduate work at the Moscow Conservatory, where he worked under famed Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian. He was the director of the State Opera and Ballet Theater in Yerevan from 1962–1968, and Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Union of Composers of the Armenian SSR from 1956–1973. He was the rector of the Yerevan State Conservatory from 1986 to 1991. Hovhannisyan is widely considered among the most influential Armenian composers of the 20th century. He is the author of ballets, including ''Joan of Arc'', ''Sulamif (Shulamith)'' and ''Marmar''. He experimented with various musical styles, including neo-classical, folk-based styles, and even jazz — such as in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhirayr Hovhannisyan
Zhirayr Hovhannisyan (, born 11 July 1981) is an Armenian Freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's freestyle 66 kg division and won a bronze medal at the 2009 European Wrestling Championships in Vilnius. Hovhannisyan also won a bronze medal at the 2009 European Wrestling Championships The 2009 FILA European Wrestling Championships were held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event took place from 31 March to 5 April 2009. Bids Five countries showed interest in hosting the tournament, but only two were shortlisted: Vilnius (Lithuania) .... References External links * * * 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Vanadzor Armenian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Armenia Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Armenian sportsmen {{Armenia-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargis Hovhannisyan
Sargis Hovhannisyan (, born 17 August 1968), is an Armenian football coach and a former defender, who mostly spent his club career at FC Lokomotiv Moscow. He works for Lokomotiv as a scout. Hovhannisyan was born in Yerevan, Soviet Union. He was one of the key defenders of the Armenia national football team, and has participated in 16 international matches since his debut on 7 September 1994, in an away match against Belgium. Achievements * Russian Cup with Lokomotiv Moscow: 1995/96, 1996/97, 1999/00, 2000/01 * Russian Cup finalist with Lokomotiv Moscow: 1997/98 *Russian Premier League bronze medals with Lokomotiv Moscow: 1998 *Russian Premier League runner-up with Lokomotiv Moscow: 1999, 2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ... References External links * {{D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
