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and a

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. Variants include

Gregory Gregory may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gregory (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Gregory (surname), a surname *Gregory (The Walking Dead), fictional character from the walkin ...

Gregor Gregor is a masculine given name. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: * Gregor (musician) (1898–1971), Armenian bandleader * Gregor Abel (born 1949), Scottish footballer * Gregor Adlercreutz (1898–1944), Swedish eq ...

Grigori Grigory, Grigori and Grigoriy () are Russian masculine given names. Russian version of Gregory (given name). Grigory * Grigory Baklanov (1923–2009), Russian novelist * Grigory Barenblatt (1927–2018), Russian mathematician * Grigory Bey-Bi ...

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Western Armenian Western Armenian ( ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based on the Yerevan Arme ...

Krikor Krikor is a Western Armenian given name, equivalent to Eastern Armenian given name Grigor and the English equivalent Gregory and its variants in different languages. A diminutive of the name is Koko. A variant is Kirkor. Notable people with the na ...

or Kirkor.

People with the given name

Grigor III Pahlavuni Grigor III Pahlavuni (; also Catholicos Grigor III Pahlavuni or Gregory III of Cilicia) ( 1093–1166) was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 1113 to 1166. Biography Election as Catholicos Grigor was consecrated as Catholicos ...

(1093–1166), Armenian

catholicos A catholicos (plural: catholicoi) is the head of certain churches in some Eastern Christian traditions. The title implies autocephaly and, in some cases, it is the title of the head of an autonomous church. The word comes from ancient Greek ( ...

Grigor Aghababyan Grigor Garegini Aghababyan (, ; 1911–1977) was a Soviet Armenian architect. His most notable works include the Great Bridge of Hrazdan (1949–1956) in Yerevan, and the (1952). Biography Grigor Garegini Aghababyan was born on 12 June 191 ...

(1911–1977), Soviet Armenian architect *

Grigor Artsruni Grigor Artsruni (also spelled as Krikor Ardzruni, ; 27 February 1845 – 19 December 1892) was an Armenian journalist, critic, writer and public activist. In 1872, he began publishing the newspaper '' Mshak'' and remained its editor and manager u ...

(1845–1892), Armenian journalist *

Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov Dimitrov (, ; born 16 May 1991) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. He has been ATP rankings, ranked as high as world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP, making him the highest-ranked Bulgari ...

(born 1991), Bulgarian tennis player *

Grigor Gurzadyan Grigor Gurzadyan () (15 October 1922 – 22 February 2014) was an Armenians, Armenian astronomer, and pioneer of space astronomy. Life Gurzadyan was born in 1922 in Baghdad, to parents that survived the Armenian genocide. Upon graduating from ...

(1922–2014), Armenian astronomer *

Grigor Koprov Grigor Koprov (; born September 30, 1943, Ohrid, Kingdom of Bulgaria) is a Macedonian pop music composer, who also had an important impact on the Yugoslav music scene. He has worked with many stars like Toše Proeski, Vlado Janevski, Marjan Sto ...

(born 1943), Macedonian musician * Grigor Marzuantsi (18th century), Armenian book printer *

Grigor Meliksetyan Grigor Meliksetyan (, born on 18 August 1986 in Yerevan) is an Armenian football player, who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Grigor Meliksetyan is a graduate football school Pyunik Yerevan. Pyunik won the 2007 Armenian Premier League with M ...

(born 1986), Armenian footballer *

Grigor Nachovich Grigor Dimitrov Nachovich (; 3 February 1845 – 4 January 1920) was a Bulgarian politician and diplomat. One of the early leaders of the Conservative Party and the country's first Minister of Finance, he served as a minister in a number of Bulgar ...

(1845–1920), Bulgarian politician * Grigor Parlichev (1830–1893), Bulgarian writer * Grigor Paron-Ter (17th century), Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem *

Grigor Tatevatsi Gregory of Tatev, or Grigor Tatevatsi () (1346–1409 or 1410) was an Armenian philosopher, theologian and a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church. Gregory was born in Tmkaberd in Georgia or Vayots Dzor in Siunik. He was educated at the m ...

(14th century), Armenian philosopher *

Grigor Taylor Grigor Weston Taylor, born 1943, also known as Greg Taylor, is an Australian former actor, best known for his parts in several television series including ''Matlock Police'' and ''Glenview High''. Early life, education and teacher Taylor was ...

(born 1943), Australian actor *

Grigor Topalli Grigor Topalli (born 1 November 1992 in Korçë) is an Albanian professional footballer who currently plays for Greek lower league side Keravnos Perni as a forward. Club career He has previously played for Aris Thessaloniki in Greece at youth ...

(born 1992), Albanian footballer *

Grigor Vachkov Grigor Vachkov, often called Grishata (; 26 May 1932 – 18 March 1980) was a Bulgarian theater and film actor, honored with the award of "People's actor" in the People's Republic of Bulgaria. He had more than 41 appearances and leading roles in ...

(1932–1980), Bulgarian actor *

Grigor Vitez Grigorije "Grigor" Vitez ( sh-Cyrl, Григорије "Григор" Витез; 15 February 1911 – 23 November 1966) was a Yugoslav writer and translator. He is best remembered as the author of children's poetry and other forms of literature fo ...

(1911–1966), Croatian writer *

Ronald Grigor Suny Ronald Grigor Suny (born September 25, 1940) is an American-Armenian historian and political scientist. Suny is the William H. Sewell Jr. Distinguished University Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Michigan and served as directo ...

(born 1940), American historian

People with the surname

George Grigor George Edward Grigor (September 3, 1916 – October 7, 1979) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played 2 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1943–44 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 ...

(1916–1992), Canadian ice hockey centre *

James Grigor James Grigor (1811?–1848), was a botanist. Grigor was the author of the ‘Eastern Arboretum, or Register of Remarkable Trees, Seats, Gardens, &c., in the County of Norfolk,’ London 18 0-1, with fifty etched plates, issued in fifteen numb ...

(–1848), English botanist *

Murray Grigor William Alexander Murray Grigor (born 1939) is a Scottish film-maker, writer, artist, exhibition curator and amateur architect who has served as director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He has made over 50 films with a focus o ...

(born 1939), Scottish filmmaker *

William Grigor Dr. William Grigor (179824 November 1857) was a Scottish-born physician, legislative councillor, and politician. Early life and education William Grigor was born in 1798 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. Grigor received his early education in Scot ...

(1798–1857), Scottish-born physician, legislative councillor, and politician

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