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Armenians Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiq ...

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Leaders and Politicians

Armenia

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* Zarmayr Haykazuni, legendary King of Armenia from 1192 BC to 1180 BC * Orontes I Sakavakyats, legendary King of Armenia from 570 to 560 BC * Tigranes Orontid, legendary King of Armenia from 560 to 535 BC *

Orontes III Orontes III (Old Persian: ''*Arvanta-'') was King of Armenia. In his reign he struggled for control of the Kingdom of Sophene with king Antiochus II Theos until being defeated in 272 BC and was forced to pay a large tribute which included 300 ...

, King of Armenia from 321 to 260 BC *

Artaxias I Artaxias I (from ) was the founder of the Artaxiad dynasty of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Armenia, ruling from 189 BC to 160 BC. Artaxias was a member of a branch of the Orontid dynasty, the earlier ruling dynasty of Armenia. He expanded his ...

, King of Armenia from 190 to 159 BC, founder of

Artaxiad dynasty The Artaxiad dynasty (also Artashesian) ruled the Kingdom of Armenia from 189 BC until their overthrow by the Romans in 12 AD. It was founded by Artaxias I, who claimed kinship with the previous ruling dynasty of Armenia, the Orontids. Their ...

Tigranes the Great Tigranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes the Great (''Tigran Mets'' in Armenian language, Armenian; 140–55 BC), was a king of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Armenia. A member of the Artaxiad dynasty, he ruled from 95 BC to 55 BC. Under hi ...

, King of Armenia from 95 to 55 BC *

Artavasdes II Artavasdes II ( ), also known as Artavazd II, was king of Armenia from 55 BC to 34 BC. A member of the Artaxiad dynasty, he was the son and successor of Tigranes the Great (), who ascended the throne of a still powerful and independent state. His m ...

, King of Armenia from 55 to 34 BC *

Erato In Greek mythology, Erato (; ) is one of the Greek Muses, the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully sugge ...

, Queen of Armenia from 10 to 2 BC, last queen of Artaxiad dynasty * Tiridates I, King of Armenia from 52 to 58, from 62 to 66, officially from 66 to 88, founder of Arsacid dynasty in Armenia * Tiridates III, King of Armenia from 287 to 330, Under his rule Armenia became the first state to officially embrace Christianity *

Pap of Armenia Pap ( – 374/375) was king of Armenia from 370 until 374/375, and a member of the Arsacid dynasty. His reign saw a short, but notable period of stabilization after years of political turmoil. Although Armenia had been conquered and devastated ...

, King of Armenia from 370 to 374 *

Artaxias IV Artaxias IV or Artashir IV () was a prince who served as a Sasanid client king of eastern Armenia from 422 until 428. Artaxias IV was the last Arsacid king of Armenia and the last person to hold the crown of the ancient Armenian Kingdom. Fami ...

, King of Armenia from 422 to 428, last king of Arsacid dynasty * Ashot I, King of

Bagratid Armenia Bagratid Armenia was an independent Armenian state established by Ashot I of the Bagratuni dynasty in the early 880s following nearly two centuries of foreign domination of Greater Armenia under Arab Umayyad and Abbasid rule. With each of t ...

from 885 to 890 * Smbat I, King of

from 890 to 914 * Gagik I Artsruni, King of Vaspurakan from 904–937/943 * Ashot III, King of

from 953 to 977 *

Gagik I of Armenia Gagik I () was a Bagratid king of Armenia who reigned between 989 and 1020, under whom Bagratid Armenia reached its height and enjoyed a period of uninterrupted peace and prosperity. Rule It is unknown when Gagik I was born. He succeeded his br ...

, King of Armenia from 989 to 1020 * Gagik II of Armenia, King of Armenia from 1042 to 1045, last king of

* Roupen I, Lord of

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, also known as Cilician Armenia, Lesser Armenia, Little Armenia or New Armenia, and formerly known as the Armenian Principality of Cilicia, was an Armenian state formed during the High Middle Ages by Armenian ...

from 1080 or 1081 or 1082 to 1095, founder of

Rubenids The Rubenids () or Roupenids were an Armenian dynasty who dominated parts of Cilicia, and who established the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The dynasty takes its name from its founder, the Armenian prince Ruben I. The Rubenids were princes, later ...

* Leo II, King of

from 1198 or 1199 to 1219 *

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, Queen of

from 1219 to 1252 *

Leo II, King of Armenia Leo II or Leon II (occasionally numbered Leo III; , ''Levon II''; c. 1236 – 1289) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1269''Cambridge Medieval History'', Volume IV, p. 634/1270 to 1289. He was the son of King Hetoum I and ...

, King of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1269 or 1270 to 1289 *

Hethum II Hethum II, OFM (; 1266– 17 November 1307) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1289 to 1293, 1295 to 1296 and 1299 to 1303, while Armenia was a subject state of the Mongol Empire. He abdicated twice to take vows with the Franciscan ...

, King of Cilician Armenia from 1289 to 1293 * Hovhannes Kajaznuni (1868–1938), 1st Prime Minister of

First Republic of Armenia The First Republic of Armenia, officially known at the time of its existence as the Republic of Armenia, was an independent History of Armenia, Armenian state that existed from May (28th ''de jure'', 30th ''de facto'') 1918 to 2 December 1920 in ...

Alexander Khatisian Alexander Khatisian (; 17 February 1874 – 10 March 1945) was an Armenian politician, doctor and journalist. In a letter to his wife, the first prime minister of Armenia, Hovhannes Kajaznuni, described Khatisian as a person with "inexhaustible ...

(1874–1945), 2nd Prime Minister of Armrnia *

Hamo Ohanjanyan Hamazasp "Hamo" Ohanjanyan (; 1873 – 31 July 1947) was an Armenian medical doctor, revolutionary, and politician of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF/Dashnaktsutiun). He served as the third Prime Minister of the First Republic of Arme ...

(1873–1947), 3rd Prime Minister of Armenia *

Simon Vratsian Simon Vratsian (; 1882 – 21 May 1969) was an Armenian politician and activist of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. He was one of the leaders of the First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920) and served as its last prime minister for 10 days ...

(1882–1969), 4th Prime Minister of

* Askanaz Mravyan (1885–1929), one of the early leaders of Soviet Armenia * Aghasi Khanjian (1901–1936), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from 1930 to 1936 * Yakov Zarobyan (1908–1980), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from 1960 to 1966 * Anton Kochinyan (1913–1990), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from 1966 until his retirement in 1974 *

Karen Demirchyan Karen Serobi Demirchyan (; 17 April 1932 – 27 October 1999) was a Soviet and Armenian politician who served as President of the National Assembly in 1999 until he was killed in the Armenian parliament shooting. He had been also the First Sec ...

(1932–1999), the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from 1974 to 1988 *

Levon Ter-Petrosyan Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan (; born 9 January 1946), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician and historian who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998. A senior researcher at the Matena ...

(b. 1945), First president of Armenia *

Robert Kocharyan Robert Sedraki Kocharyan ( ; born 31 August 1954) is an Armenian politician. He served as the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 1994 to 1997 and Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh from 1992 to 1994. He served as the second Presiden ...

(b. 1954), 2nd President of Armenia *

Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan (, ; born 30 June 1954)Official biography of Serzh Sargsyan

(b. 1954), 3rd President of Armenia *

Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan (born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician who is serving as the 16th and current Prime Minister of Armenia, prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in ...

(b. 1975), 16th Prime Minister of Armenia

Other countries

Mithridates I Callinicus Mithridates I Callinicus () was a king of Orontid Iranian; ; ; ; descent who lived during the late 2nd century BC and early 1st century BC. Mithridates was a prince, the son, and successor of King of Commagene, Sames II Theosebes Dikaios. Befor ...

, King of Commagene *

Abgar V Abgar V (c. 1st century BC – c. AD 50), called Ukkāmā (meaning "the Black" in Syriac and other dialects of Aramaic), was the King of Osroene with his capital at Edessa. Background Abgar was described as "king of the Arabs" by the Roma ...

, first Christian King (according to Khorenatsi) * Princess Sandukht, regretted first Christian Armenian woman * Salome of Ujarma (297–361), princess who married into the Chosroid Dynasty of

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Heraclius Heraclius (; 11 February 641) was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the Exarch of Africa, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor Phocas. Heraclius's reign was ...

(575–641), emperor of Byzantine, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor Phocas *

Varaz Grigor Varaz Grigor () was the first known Mihranid king of Caucasian Albania from 628 until at least 654. The last holder of the title was Vachagan III. Before reign Although mentioned in '' The History of the Country of Albania'' numerously, almost ...

(585–654), King of Caucasian Albania *

Isaac the Armenian Isaac the Armenian (; ) was an exarch of Ravenna hailing from the Kamsarakan clan. The chronology of the Exarchate in this period is uncertain: either he succeeded Euselnus and served c. 625 – 643; or he succeeded Eleutherius, and served 62 ...

(625–644), an exarch of Ravenna * Mizizios (622–669), usurping the Byzantine throne in Sicily *

Constantine IV Constantine IV (); 650 – 10 July 685), called the Younger () and often incorrectly the Bearded () out of confusion with Constans II, his father, was Byzantine emperor from 668 to 685. His reign saw the first serious check to nearly 50 years ...

(by mother) (650–665), Byzantine emperor *

Philippicus Philippicus (; ), born Bardanes (; ) was Byzantine emperor from 711 to 713. He took power in a coup against the unpopular emperor Justinian II, and was deposed in a similarly violent manner nineteen months later. During his brief reign, Philippi ...

(711–713), Byzantine emperor *

Artabasdos Artabasdos or Artavasdos ( or , from , , ), Latinized as Artabasdus, was a Byzantine general of Armenian descent who seized the throne from June 741 until November 743, in usurpation of the reign of Constantine V. Rise to power In about 713, ...

(741–743), Byzantine general and Byzantine emperor *

Basil I Basil I, nicknamed "the Macedonian" (; 811 – 29 August 886), was List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886. Born to a peasant family in Macedonia (theme), Macedonia, he rose to prominence in the imperial court after gainin ...

the Macedonian (Βασίλειος Α') (811–886), (ruled 867–886), married the

Varangian The Varangians ( ; ; ; , or )Varangian
," Online Etymology Dictionary were

Eudokia Ingerina Eudokia (or Eudocia) Ingerina (; c. 840 – c. 882) was a Byzantine empress as the wife of the Byzantine emperor Basil I, the mistress of his predecessor Michael III, and the mother of emperors Leo VI and Alexander, as well as the mother of Patri ...

Leo V the Armenian Leo V the Armenian (, ''Léōn ho Arménios''; 775 – 25 December 820) was the Byzantine emperor from 813 to 820. He is chiefly remembered for ending the decade-long war with the First Bulgarian Empire, Bulgars, as well as initiating the second ...

(775–820, ruled 813–820), married to Theodosia *

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, Byzantine co-emperor (813–820) * Theodosia (Θεοδοσία) (775–826), empress consort of Leo V the Armenian * Sahl Smbatean (d. 855), prince of Arran and Shaki * Theodora (Θεοδώρα) (ruled 842–856), wife of Theophilos * Grigor Hamam (d. 897), King of Hereti from 893 to 897 * Sahak Sevada (d. 940), Prince of Gardman *

Romanos I Romanos I Lakapenos or Lekapenos (; 870 – 15 June 948), Latinisation of names, Latinized as Romanus I Lacapenus or Romanus I Lecapenus, was Byzantine emperor from 920 until his deposition in 944, serving as regent for and senior co-ruler of ...

Lekapenos (Ρωμανός Β') (870–948, ruled 919–944), co-emperor, attempted to found his own dynasty; deposed by his sons and entered monastery *

John I Tzimiskes John I Tzimiskes (; 925 – 10 January 976) was the senior Byzantine emperor from 969 to 976. An intuitive and successful general who married into the influential Skleros family, he strengthened and expanded the Byzantine Empire to inclu ...

(Ιωάννης Α') (925–976, ruled 969–976), general, brother-in-law of Romanos II, regent for Basil II and Constantine VIII *

Samuel of Bulgaria Samuel (also Samoil or Samuil; , ; , ; Old Church Slavonic: Самоилъ; died 6 October 1014) was the Tsar (''Emperor'') of the First Bulgarian Empire from 997 to 6 October 1014. From 977 to 997, he was a general under Roman I of Bulgaria, th ...

(d. 1014),

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from 997 to 1014 *

Aziz al-Dawla Aziz al-Dawla (d. 1022) was the first Fatimid governor of Aleppo, serving from to his death. An ethnic Armenian, Aziz al-Dawla started his political career as a trusted (slave soldier) of Manjutakin, the Fatimid governor of Damascus under Cali ...

(d. 1022), Fatimid Governor of Aleppo *

Gagik of Kakheti Gagik ( ka, გაგიკი) (died 1058) was a King of Kakheti and Hereti in eastern Georgia from 1039 to 1058. Life He was a son of the Armenian Bagratid king David I of Lorri and his Georgian wife, sister of King Kvirike III of Kakheti ...

(d. 1058), King of Kakheti and Hereti *

Thoros of Edessa Thoros (short in Armenian for Theodoros; Թորոս կուրապաղատ, T'oros the Curopalates; d. March 9, 1098) was an Armenian ruler of Edessa at the time of the First Crusade. Thoros was a former officer ('' curopalates'') in the Byzantine E ...

(d. 1098), ruler of Edessa at the time of the

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* Mariam of Vaspurakan, first consort of the king George I of Georgia *

Shajar al-Durr Shajar al-Durr (), also Shajarat al-Durr (), whose royal name was al-Malika ʿAṣmat ad-Dīn ʾUmm-Khalīl Shajar ad-Durr (; died 28 April 1257), was a ruler of Egypt. She was the wife of As-Salih Ayyub, and later of Izz al-Din Aybak, the first ...

(1250) ( Mamluk Sultan) * Rita of Armenia (1278–1333), Princess, was a Byzantine Empress consort by marriage to

Michael IX Palaiologos Michael IX Palaiologos or Palaeologus (; 17 April 1277 – 12 October 1320) was Byzantine emperor together with his father, Andronikos II Palaiologos, from 1294 until his death. Andronikos II and Michael IX ruled as equal co-rulers, both using the ...

Politicians

Parandzem Parandzem (died winter 369/70) was the consort of King Arshak II of Armenia. She was a member of the noble house of Siwni. She was regent of Armenia during the absence of her spouse and son in 368–370, and is famous for her defense of the fort ...

, was the consort of King

Arshak II Arshak II (flourished 4th century, died 369 or 370), also written as Arsaces II, was an Arsacid prince who was King of Armenia from 350 (338/339 according to some scholars) until . Although Arshak's reign opened with a period of peace and stabil ...

of Armenia * Moses of Bulgaria, Bulgarian noble, brother of Emperor Samuel of Bulgaria *

Morphia of Melitene Morphia of Melitene (died 1 October 1127) was the queen consort of the crusader states, crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1118 until her death. She was an Armenians, Armenian by ethnicity and an Melkite, adherent of the Greek Orthodox faith. H ...

, Queen consort of Jerusalem * Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (1131–1153) * Arda of Armenia, Queen of Jerusalem * Mirza Zulqarnain, diwan and faujdar of the Mughal Empire * Damat Halil Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1626–1628) * Şivekar Sultan, Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1646–1648) * Manuc Bei, a merchant, diplomat, and inn-keeper * Marcara Avanchintz, trader from Isfahan, who went into the service of

Louis XIV LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...

Melik Shahnazar II Melik Shahnazar II (; 1725/26 or 1731 – 1792) was the melik of Varanda, one of the five Melikdoms of Karabakh, in the 18th century. He is a controversial figure in Armenian history, whose actions contributed significantly to the demise of the ...

(d. 1792), melik of Varanda, one of the five Melikdoms of Karabakh *

Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson Ignatius Mouradgea d'Ohsson (31 July 1740 – 27 August 1807) was an Armenian orientalist, historian and diplomat in Swedish service. In 1768 he was supreme interpreter, in its subsequent elevation to the Swedish nobility, he participated in the ...

, orientalist, historian and diplomat in Swedish service *

Israel Ori Israel Ori () (1658–1711) was a prominent figure of the Armenian national movement, Armenian national liberation movement and a diplomat that sought the liberation of Armenia from Persia and the Ottoman Empire. Early life Ori was born in 1658 ...

, diplomat that sought the liberation of Armenia from Persia and the Ottoman Empire * Solayman Khan Saham al-Dowleh (d. 1853), nobleman from the Enikolopian family, who served as a government official in

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István Gorove István Gorove de Gáttája (20 August 1819 in Pest – 31 May 1881 in Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Uni ...

, Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Trade of Hungary (1867–1870) *

Nubar Pasha Nubar Pasha GCSI (; ; January 1825 – 14 January 1899) was an Egyptian-Armenian politician and the first Prime Minister of Egypt. He served as Prime Minister three times during his career. His first term was between August 1878 and 23 February 1 ...

, Prime Minister of Egypt (1878–1879, 1884–1888, 1894–1895) * Boghos Nubar, founder of the

Armenian General Benevolent Union The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU, Eastern Armenian: Հայկական Բարեգործական Ընդհանուր Միություն, ՀԲԸՄ, ''Haykakan Baregortsakan Endhanur Miutyun'', or ,''Hay Parekordzagan Enthanour Miyutyun'' or ...

Mikhail Loris-Melikov Count Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov (; ; – 24 December 1888) was a Russian-Armenian statesman, general of the cavalry and adjutant general of His Imperial Majesty's Retinue. The princes of Lori, Loris-Melikov, are the representatives ...

, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire (1880–1881) * Hagop Kazazian Pasha, high-ranking Ottoman official, Minister of Finance (1887–1891) * Dawid Abrahamowicz, Member of the Imperial Council of Austria (1875–1918) * Lev Karakhan, was a Russian revolutionary and a Soviet diplomat. A member of the RSDLP (1904) *

György Lukács György Lukács (born Bernát György Löwinger; ; ; 13 April 1885 – 4 June 1971) was a Hungarian Marxist philosopher, literary historian, literary critic, and Aesthetics, aesthetician. He was one of the founders of Western Marxism, an inter ...

, Minister of Religion and Education of Hungary (1905–1906) * Alexander Bekzadyan, Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet statesman *

László Lukács László Lukács de Erzsébetváros (, 24 November 1850, Zlatna, Zalatna – 23 February 1932) was a Hungarians, Hungarian politician who served as List of Prime Ministers of Hungary, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1912 to 1913 ...

, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary (1912–1913) * Ohannes Kouyoumdjian, Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate (1912–1915) * Basile M. Missir, President of the Senate of Romania (1914–1916) *

Vasile Morțun Vasile G. Morțun (November 30, 1860 – July 20, 1919) was a Romanian politician, playwright and prose writer. Biography Origins, journalism and political beginnings Born in Roman, Romania, Roman, he came from a wealthy Moldavian ''boyar'' f ...

, President of the Senate of Romania (1916–1918) *

Stepan Shahumyan Stepan Georgevich Shaumian (; ; 1 October 1878 – 20 September 1918) was an Armenians, Armenian Bolsheviks, Bolshevik revolutionary and politician active throughout the Caucasus. His role as a leader of the Russian Revolution in the Caucasus ...

, Head of the Baku Commune (1918) *

Hovhannes Hakhverdyan Hovhannes Vasily Hakhverdyan (; ) (29 July 1873 – 28 April 1931) was the first Minister of Defence of the First Republic of Armenia from 15 April 1918 to 27 March 1919. Early life Hovhannes Hakhverdyan was born in Saint Petersburg on 29 July 18 ...

, 1st

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Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

(1918–1919) * Aram Manukian, Minister of Internal Affairs of

(1918–1919) * Aleksandr Myasnikyan, Head of the Communist Party of Belarus (1918–1919) *

Armen Garo Garegin or Karekin Pastermadjian (), better known by his ''nom de guerre'' Armen Garo or Armen Karo (Արմէն Գարօ; 9 February 1872 – 23 March 1923) was an Armenian activist and politician. Armen Karo was a leading member of the Arme ...

, Ambassador of Armenia to the United States (1918–1920) *

Avetis Aharonian Avetis Aharonian (; 4 January 1866 – 20 March 1948) was an Armenian politician, writer, public figure and revolutionary, also part of the Armenian national movement. Biography Aharonian was born in 1866 in Surmali, Erivan Governorate, R ...

, politician, writer, public figure and revolutionary, also part of the Armenian national movement, Chairman of the Parliament of Armenia (1919–1920) *

Diana Abgar Diana Abgar (or Apcar; , 17 October 1859 – 8 July 1937) was a Armenian diaspora, diaspora Armenian writer and humanitarian, who was appointed Honorary Consul to Japan of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920). She was the first ...

, One of the first women to have ever been appointed in any diplomatic post in the twentieth century. Council of Armenia in Japan (1920) *

Yakov Davydov Yakov Khristoforovich Davtyan (Davydov) (, (Давыдов); 10 October 1888 – 28 July 1938) was the first head of the Cheka's Foreign Department from 1921 to 1922, the first head of Soviet foreign intelligence and later a Soviet diplomat. B ...

, Soviet diplomat first head of the Cheka's Foreign Department (1921–1922) * Kamo, an Old Bolshevik revolutionary and an early companion to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin *

Levon Mirzoyan Levon Isayevich Mirzoyan (; ) (14 November 1897 – 26 February 1939) was the List of heads of state of Azerbaijan, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party (1920), Communist Party of the Azerbaijan from 21 Janu ...

, first Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan (1926–1929) *

Virgil Madgearu Virgil Traian N. Madgearu (; December 14, 1887 – November 27, 1940) was a Romanian economist, sociologist, and left-wing politician, prominent member and main theorist of the Peasants' Party and of its successor, the National Peasants' Par ...

, Minister of Finance of Romania (1929–1930) * Hovhannes Masehyan, was the Persian Ambassador to the Great Britain (1927–1929), and 1st Ambassador of Persia to Japan (1930–1931) * Varlam Avanesov, Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet communist politician * Suren Shadunts,

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(1934–1937) *

Ivan Tevosian Ivan Fyodorovich (Hovhannes Tevadrosovich) Tevosian (, ; 1902 – 1958) was a Soviet Union, Soviet politician of Armenians, Armenian descent. Hero of Socialist Labor (1943). Since 1919 Tevosian was the secretary of Russian Communist Party (Bolshe ...

, Soviet politician of Armenian descent. Hero of Socialist Labor (1943) * Ioan Missir, Mayor of Botoșani (1931–1932), (1941–1944) *

Ferenc Szálasi Ferenc Szálasi (; 6 January 1897 – 12 March 1946) was a Hungarian military officer, politician, Nazi sympathizer and founder of the far-right Arrow Cross Party who List of prime ministers of Hungary, headed the government of Hungary duri ...

, fascist Leader of the Nation of Hungary (1944–1945) * Stepan Akopov, member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Minister of Mechanical Engineering of the USSR (1953–1954) *

Anastas Mikoyan Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan (; , ; ; – 21 October 1978) was a Soviet statesman, diplomat, and Bolshevik revolutionary who served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the head of state of the Soviet Union. As a member of th ...

, first Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1955–1964) *

Bob Avakian Robert Bruce Avakian (born March 7, 1943) is an American political activist and Maoist philosopher who is the founder and chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (RCP). Early life Avakian was born on March 7, 1943, in Washington, ...

, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (1975) *

Ken Khachigian Kenneth L. Khachigian (born September 14, 1944, in Visalia, California) is an American political consultant, speechwriter, and attorney. He is best known for being a longtime aide to President Richard Nixon and chief speechwriter to President Ron ...

, White House Chief Speechwriter (1981) *

George Deukmejian Courken George Deukmejian Jr. ( ; June 6, 1928May 8, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of California from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party, he was the state's first governor of Armenian descent. B ...

, Governor of California (1983–1991) *

Edward Djerejian __NOTOC__ Edward Peter Djerejian (born March 6, 1939) is a former United States diplomat who served in eight administrations from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton (1962–94). He served as the United States Ambassador to Syria (1988–91) and I ...

, United States Ambassador to Israel (1993–1994) *

Édouard Balladur Édouard Balladur (; born 2 May 1929) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France under François Mitterrand from 29 March 1993 to 17 May 1995. He unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1995 French presidential election, co ...

, Prime Minister of France (1993–1995) *

Anna Eshoo Anna A. Eshoo ( ; née Georges; born December 13, 1942) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 1993 to 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democ ...

, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1993–) * Shahen Nikolay Petrosyan, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Armenia * Boris Şyhmyradow, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan (1995–2000) *

Émile Lahoud Émile Jamil Lahoud (born 12 January 1936) is a Lebanese politician who served as the 11th president of Lebanon from 1998 to 2007. During his presidency, the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon, that had lasted since 1982, ended in May 2000. ...

, President of Lebanon (1998–2007) *

Karim Pakradouni Karim Pakradouni ( ) (born 18 August 1944) is a Lebanese attorney and politician of Armenian origin. He was influential in Kataeb Party, heading it for some period. He was also influential in the Lebanese Forces in various critical phases of the ...

, Minister of State for Administrative Development of Lebanon (2004–2005) *

Zurab Zhvania Zurab Zhvania ( ka, ზურაბ ჟვანია; 9 December 1963 – 3 February 2005) was a Georgia (country), Georgian politician, who served as Prime Minister of Georgia and Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia. Zhvania began h ...

, Prime Minister of Georgia (2004–2005) * Abel Aganbegyan, Soviet and Russian economist, a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences *

Sergey Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (, ; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004. He is the longest-serving Russian foreign minister since Andrei Gromyko d ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia (2004–) * Varujan Vosganian, Minister of Economy and Finance of Romania (2007–2008, 2012–2013) * Patrick Devedjian, French Minister for the Implementation of the Recovery Plan (2008–2010) * Liliam Kechichián, Uruguay Minister of Tourism (2012–2020) *

Joe Hockey Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 2 August 1965) is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He was the Member of Parliament for Division of North Sydney, North Sydney from 1996 Australian federal election, 1996 until 2015. He was the Treasurer ...

, Treasurer of Australia (2013–2015) *

Sian Elias Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias (born 13 March 1949) was the 12th chief justice of New Zealand, and was therefore the most senior member of the country's judiciary. She was the presiding judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and on several occas ...

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(1999–2019) *

Arsen Avakov Arsen Borysovych Avakov (, ; born 2 January 1964) is a Ukrainian politician of Armenian descent who served as the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from 2014 to 2021. He was the Chairman of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration from ...

, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (2014–2021) *

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, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (2008–2023) *

Gladys Berejiklian Gladys Berejiklian (; born 22 September 1970) is an Australian businesswoman and former politician who served as the 45th premier of New South Wales and the leader of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party from 2017 to 2021. Berejikl ...

, 45th Premier of New South Wales, Australia (2017–2021)

Military figures

Antiquity

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

Dadarsi Dadarsi was a Persian general of Armenian origin and satrap of Bactria, who served under Persian king Darius I the Great (522–486 BCE). He was tasked with suppressing a revolt in Margiana Margiana ( ''Margianḗ'', Old Persian: ''Marguš'' ...

, Persian general and Satrap of Bactria * Nemanes the Armenian, one of the commanders at the Battle of Protopachium *

Archelaus of Cilicia Archelaus (; born before 8 BC; died 38 AD) was a Cappadocian princeTacitus, Annals, 6.41 and a Roman client king of Cilicia Trachea and Eastern Lycaonia.Levick, ''Tiberius the Politician'', p.110 He is sometimes called ''Archelaus Minor'' (''Minor ...

(d. 38), Cappadocian prince and a Roman client king

Middle Ages

There have been a lot of Armenian commanders throughout history, there were many Armenian commanders among the troops of

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived History of the Roman Empire, the events that caused the ...

Sasanian Iran The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...

, the

Georgian Kingdom The Kingdom of Georgia (), also known as the Georgian Empire, was a medieval Eurasian monarchy that was founded in AD. It reached its Golden Age of political and economic strength during the reign of King David IV and Queen Tamar the Great ...

and other states. Vardan Mamigonian

* Cylaces, hayr-mardpet *

Artavasdes I Mamikonian Artavasdes I Mamikonian (Armenian: Արտավազդ Ա Մամիկոնյան) was an Armenian sparapet of the Kingdom of Armenia, and the oldest ancestor of the Mamikonian family. He lived at the end of the 3rd and early 4th centuries. According to ...

Sparapet ' () was a military title and office in ancient and medieval Armenia. Under the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia, the ' was the supreme commander of the kingdom's armed forces. During the Arsacid period and for some time afterwards, the office was held ...

, oldest ancestor of the Mamikonian family * Vache I Mamikonian (d. 335 or 338),

* Mushegh I Mamikonian (d. 377 or 378),

* Vassak Mamikonian (d. 368),

* Vardan Mamikonian (d. 451),

* Vasak Siwni (d. 452), Lord of Syunik and Marzban of Persian Armenia * Arshavir II Kamsarakan (d. 460), prince from the Kamsarakan family * Vahan I Mamikonian (d. 510), Marzban of Persian Armenia *

Adolius Adolius (, d. 543 AD) was a Byzantine silentiarius and military officer, active in the reign of Justinian I (r. 527–565). He was a son of Acacius (proconsul), Acacius, proconsul of Roman Armenia, Armenia Prima (First Armenia). He is better known f ...

(d. 543), Byzantine silentiarius and military officer * John the Armenian (d. 533), Byzantine official and military leader *

Narses Narses (also spelled Nerses; ; ; ; c. 478–573) was a distinguished Byzantine general and statesman of Armenian heritage, renowned for his critical role in Emperor Justinian I’s military campaigns. Alongside the famed Belisarius, Narses was ...

(478–573), one of

Byzantine Emperor The foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD marks the conventional start of the Eastern Roman Empire, which Fall of Constantinople, fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Only the emperors who were recognized as legitimate rulers and exercised s ...

Justinian I Justinian I (, ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565. His reign was marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovatio imperii'', or "restoration of the Empire". This ambition was ...

's generals in the Roman reconquest * Smbat IV Bagratuni,

Marzban Marzbān, or Marzpān (Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭱𐭰𐭠𐭭𐭯 transliteration: mrzwpn, derived from Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭫𐭱 ''marz'' "border, boundary" and the Middle Persian suffix: 𐭡𐭭𐭯 ''-pān'' "guardian"; Modern Persian: ...

Hyrcania Hyrcania (; ''Hyrkanía'', Old Persian: 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 ''Varkâna'',Lendering (1996) Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 ''Gurgān'', Akkadian: ''Urqananu'') is a historical region composed of the land south-east of the Caspian Sea ...

and Persian Armenia * Vahan (d. 636), Byzantine military leader *

Saborios Saborios or Saborius () was a Byzantine general who rose in revolt against Emperor Constans II (r. 641–668) in 667–668. He sought and obtained the aid of the Caliph Muawiyah I (r. 661–680), but was killed in a horse accident before confrontin ...

, Byzantine general who rose in revolt against Emperor Constans II *

Rhahzadh Rhahzadh (), originally Roch Vehan (from , "son of Rōzbeh"), known in Byzantine sources as Rhazates () was a Sasanian general of Armenian origin under Shah Khosrow II (r. 590–628). Biography As the war that had begun in 602 between the Sas ...

(d. 627), Sasanian general under Shah

Khosrow II Khosrow II (spelled Chosroes II in classical sources; and ''Khosrau''), commonly known as Khosrow Parviz (New Persian: , "Khosrow the Victorious"), is considered to be the last great Sasanian King of Kings (Shahanshah) of Iran, ruling from 590 ...

Mushegh III Mamikonian Mushegh III Mamikonian () was an Armenian prince and general in the Sasanian army that fought against the Arabs during the Muslim conquest of Persia. He was killed during the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah in 636. Family The family of Mushegh III Mamik ...

(d. 636),

that fought against the Arabs during the

Muslim conquest of Persia As part of the early Muslim conquests, which were initiated by Muhammad in 622, the Rashidun Caliphate conquered the Sasanian Empire between 632 and 654. This event led to the decline of Zoroastrianism, which had been the official religion of ...

* Theodore Rshtuni (d. 655/656), was an Armenian nakharar (magnate), famous for resisting the first Arab invasions of Armenia *

Jalinus Jalinus (, also or ) was a 7th-century Sasanian military leader. He may have been of Armenian noble origin. He was reportedly the commander of the ruler's personal guard and was tasked with guarding Khosrow II during the latter's imprisonment. ...

, dynast, one of the leading figures in Sasanian Iran * Mjej II Gnuni,

of Armenia and Syria * Ashot Msaker (d. 775), prince from the Bagratid family *

Tatzates Tatzates or Tatzatios (, from Tačat) was a prominent Byzantine general of Armenian descent, who in 782 defected to the Abbasids and was appointed governor of ''Arminiya''. Biography Tatzates belonged to the noble Armenian Andzevatsi family. Pro ...

(d. 785), prominent Byzantine general, governor of Arminiya * Manuel the Armenian (d. 838/860), prominent Byzantine general, reached the highest military ranks * Ali ibn Yahya al-Armani (d. 863), famed Muslim military commander *

Bardas Bardas (; died 21 April 866) was a Byzantine noble and high-ranking minister. As the brother of Empress Theodora, he rose to high office under Theophilos (. Although sidelined after Theophilos's death by Theodora and Theoktistos, in 855 he en ...

(d. 866), Byzantine noble and high-ranking minister *

Stylianos Zaoutzes Stylianos Zaoutzes () was a high Byzantine official of Armenian origin. Rising to high rank under Byzantine emperor Basil I (reigned 867–886), he then rose further to prominence under Basil's successor Emperor Leo VI the Wise (r. 886–912), who ...

(d. 899), high Byzantine official *

Melias Melias () or Mleh (, often ''Mleh-mec'', "Mleh the Great" in Armenian sources) was an Armenian prince who entered Byzantine service and became a distinguished general, founding the theme of Lykandos and participating in the campaigns of John K ...

(d. 934), prince who entered

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...

service and became a distinguished general *

John Kourkouas John Kourkouas (, ), also transliterated as Kurkuas or Curcuas, was one of the most important generals of the Byzantine Empire. His success in battles against the Muslim states in the East reversed the course of the centuries-long Arab–Byzant ...

(d. 946), one of the most important generals of the Byzantine Empire *

Theophilos Kourkouas Theophilos Kourkouas (, fl. ca. 920–960s) was a distinguished Byzantine general in the 10th century. He was also the grandfather of the Byzantine emperor John I Tzimiskes (r. 969–976). Biography Theophilos was a scion of the Kourkouas fa ...

(d. 960s), was a distinguished Byzantine general *

(d. 971), was a senior Byzantine military commander *

Bardas Skleros Bardas Skleros (Greek: Βάρδας Σκληρός) or Sclerus was a Byzantine general who led a wide-scale Asian rebellion against Emperor Basil II during the years 976 to 979. Background Bardas' father Niketas Skleros belonged to the great f ...

(d. 979), Byzantine general who led a wide-scale Asian rebellion against Emperor Basil II * Gregory Taronites (d. 991/995), prince of Taron, who went over to Byzantine service * Ashot Taronites (d. 995 or 997), Byzantine nobleman, captured by the

Bulgarians Bulgarians (, ) are a nation and South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring region, who share a common Bulgarian ancestry, culture, history and language. They form the majority of the population in Bulgaria, ...

(d. 1010), the Byzantine catepan of Italy *

Vahram Pahlavouni Vahram Pahlavuni (; d. 1046) was an Armenian military commander and official in Bagratuni Armenia. He was the head of the noble family of Pahlavuni, who held the hereditary title of (general-in-chief) in the Bagratuni kingdom of Armenia. Biogr ...

(d. 1046), was a military commander and official in Bagratuni Armenia *

Gregory Pakourianos Gregory Pakourianos, ''Grigol Bakurianis-dze''; , ''Gregorios Pakourianos''; , ''Grigor Bakurean''; , ''Grigory Bakuriani'' (died 1086) was a Byzantine Empire, Byzantine politician and military commander. He was the founder of the Bachkovo Monaste ...

(d. 1086), Byzantine general *

Philaretos Brachamios Philaretos Brachamios (; ; ) was a distinguished Byzantine general and warlord of Armenian heritage. He was for a time a claimant to the imperial throne against Emperor Michael VII. Philaretos is attested on seals as ''taxiarches'' (commander of ...

(d. 1087), general, usurper of the Byzantine Empire *

Badr al-Jamali Abu'l-Najm Badr ibn Abdallah al-Jamali al-Mustansiri, better known as Badr al-Jamali () or by his eventual title as Amir al-Juyush (, ), was a military commander and statesman for the Fatimid Caliphate under Caliph al-Mustansir. Of Armenian origi ...

(d. 1094),

Vizier A vizier (; ; ) is a high-ranking political advisor or Minister (government), minister in the Near East. The Abbasids, Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called ''katib'' (secretary), who was at first merely a help ...

and prominent statesman for the

Fatimid Caliphate The Fatimid Caliphate (; ), also known as the Fatimid Empire, was a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shi'a dynasty. Spanning a large area of North Africa and West Asia, i ...

Kogh Vasil Kogh Vasil, or Vasil the Robber (; died on 12 October 1112), was the Armenian ruler of Raban and Kaisun at the time of the First Crusade. Biography Origins The father of Kogh Vasil was the brigand leader Łazarik (Ghazar, i.e. Lazarus), called ...

(d. 1112), ruler of Raban and Kaisun at the time of the

Thoros of Marash Thoros of Marash, also known as Thatoul (late 11th – early 12th century) was the Armenian lord of Marash and likely the father of Arda of Armenia (died after 1116), the first queen consort of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Biography Thoros was o ...

(d. 1116), lord of Marash and likely the father of Arda of Armenia * Constantine of Gargar (d. 1117), chieftain who ruled the region around

Gerger Gerger (; ) is a town of Adıyaman Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Gerger District.İl� ...

* Michael Aspietes (d. 1176), Byzantine general serving under Emperor

Manuel I Komnenos Manuel I Komnenos (; 28 November 1118 – 24 September 1180), Latinized as Comnenus, also called Porphyrogenitus (; " born in the purple"), was a Byzantine emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history o ...

Zakare II Zakarian Zakaria Mkhargrdzeli (, ), was a Georgian prince and a Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia holding the office of '' amirspasalar'' (Commander-in-Chief) of the Georgian army for Queen Tamar of Georgia, during the late 12th and early 13th cen ...

(d. 1212), prince and a Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia holding the office of

amirspasalar ''Amirspasalar'' or ''amirspasalari'' ( ka, ამირსპასალარი, from , ) was the commander-in-chief of the medieval Georgian army and one of the highest officials of the Kingdom of Georgia, commonly rendered as "Lord High C ...

Ivane I Zakarian Ivane I Zakarian (; ka, ივანე I მხარგრძელი, tr) was an Armenian prince, and a Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia holding the offices of '' Msakhurtukhutsesi'' (Majordomo) and ''Atabeg'' (Governor General) fo ...

(d. 1227), prince, and a Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia holding the offices of Msakhurtukhutsesi *

Sharaf al-Din Qaraqush Sharaf al-Din Qaraqush al-Muzaffari al-Nasiri al-Taqavi (died 1212) was a Turkish people, Turkish Mamluk in the service of the Ayyubid prince Al-Muzaffar I Umar, al-Muzaffar, who engaged in a series of campaigns of conquest in Tripolitania and Ifr ...

(d. 1212), Circassian Mamluk in the service of the

Ayyubid dynasty The Ayyubid dynasty (), also known as the Ayyubid Sultanate, was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultan of Egypt, Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid Caliphate of Egyp ...

* Grigor Khaghbakian (d. 1223), Prince of the Armenian Khaghbakian family in the province of Zakarid Armenia, Kingdom of Georgia * Vache I Vachutian (d. 1230), prince, and a Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia * Shahnshah Zakarian (d. 1261), prince Zakarid dynasty, and a Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia * Zakare III Zakarian (d.1262), Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia * Avag Zakarian (d. 1268), noble of the Zakarid line, and a Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia, as atabeg and amirspasalar *

Sempad the Constable Sempad the Constable (also Smpad and Smbat; or , ; 1208–1276) was a noble from Cilician Armenia. He was an older brother of King Hetoum I. He was an important figure in Cilicia, acting as a diplomat, judge, and military officer, holding the ti ...

(d. 1276), was a noble Cilician Armenia, and was an older brother of King Hetoum I * Sadun Artsruni (d. 1282), Prince of Haghbat and Mankaberd, he was a court official and became

Atabeg Atabeg, Atabek, or Atabey is a hereditary title of nobility of Turkic language, Turkic origin, indicating a governor of a nation or province who was subordinate to a monarch and charged with raising the crown prince. The first instance of the ti ...

and

Amirspasalar ''Amirspasalar'' or ''amirspasalari'' ( ka, ამირსპასალარი, from , ) was the commander-in-chief of the medieval Georgian army and one of the highest officials of the Kingdom of Georgia, commonly rendered as "Lord High C ...

of the Kingdom of Eastern Georgia * Prosh Khaghbakian (d. 1283), prince who was a vassal of the Zakarid princes of Armenia * Ivane II Zakarian (d. 1288), member of the Armenian Zakarid dynasty, and a Court official of the Kingdom of Georgia * Khutlubuga (d. 1293), prince of the House of the Artsrunids, and a court official of the Kingdom of Eastern Georgia * Amir Hasan II (d. 1351), ruler of the Armenian Proshyan dynasty

Early modern period

There were many Armenian commanders among the states of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

and

Safavid Iran The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the begi ...

John III the Terrible John III the Terrible (), also John III the Brave (; 1521 – June 14, 1574) was Voivode of Moldavia between February 1572 and June 1574. Dimitrie Cantemir mentions him under the name John the Armenian. He was the grandson of Bogdan III and th ...

(1572–1574), Voivode of Moldavia * Khosrow Soltan Armani (d. 1653), Safavid official, military commander, and gholam *

David Bek Davit Bek or David Beg (; died 1728) was an Armenian military commander and the leader of an Armenian rebellion against the invading Ottoman Empire and implanted Safavid Muslim tribes in the mountainous region of Zangezur (today the Armenian pr ...

(d. 1728), military commander in Syunik * Mkhitar Sparapet (d. 1730), military commander in Syunik * Roustam Raza (1783–1843), Bodyguard and secondary valet of Napoleon *

Ernő Kiss Ernő Kiss (13 June 1799, in Temesvár – 6 October 1849, in Arad, Romania, Arad) was a Royal Hungarian Landwehr, honvéd (Hungarian Army) lieutenant-general. He was executed for his part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and is considered one ...

(1799–1849), was a Hungarian Army lieutenant-general

Russian Empire

Alexander Suvorov Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy () was a Russian general and military theorist in the service of the Russian Empire. Born in Moscow, he studied military history as a young boy and joined the Imperial Russian ...

(1730–1800), Russian general and military theorist in the service of the Russian Empire * Vasili Bebutov (1791–1856), an Imperial Russian general * Ivan Abamelik (1768–1828), Major general of lejb-guards of artillery * David Semyonovich Abamelik (1774–1833), participated to the wars against Napoleon * Valerian Madatov (1782–1829), general *

Mikhail Lazarev Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (; ) was a Russian fleet commander and explorer. Education and early career Lazarev was born in Vladimir city, a scion of the old Russian nobility from the Vladimir province. In 1800, he enrolled in Russ ...

(1788–1851), fleet commander and explorer * Lazar Serebryakov (1795–1862), admiral * Ivan Lazarev (1820–1879), Lieutenant General *

Yakov Alkhazov Yakov Kaikhosrovich Alkhazov (; January 1, 1826 – November 3, 1896) was a Russian general who participated in the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Crimean War and the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Origin Some authors ...

(1826–1896), Russian military leader, infantry general * Boris Shelkovnikov (1837–1878), General of imperial Russian army * Arshak Ter-Gukasov (1819–1881), Lieutenant General *

(1825–1888), General of the Cavalry, Russian Minister of Interior * Ivan Delyanov (1818–1897), Major-General of the Russian Imperial Army *

Tovmas Nazarbekian Tovmas Nazarbekian (Armenian: Թովմաս Նազարբէկեան; 4 April 1855 – 19 February 1931), also known as Foma Nazarbekov (), was an Armenian general in the Russian Caucasus Army and later promoted to commander-in-chief of the First Re ...

(1855–1931), Russian and later Armenian general * Daniel Bek-Pirumyan (1861–1921) * Christophor Araratov (1876–1937)

Armenian national liberation movement, First Republic of Armenia

* Serob Aghpur, fedayee * Galust Aloyan, fedayee *

Andranik Andranik Ozanian, commonly known as General Andranik or simply Andranik (25 February 186531 August 1927), was an Armenian military commander and statesman, the best known '' fedayi'' and a key figure of the Armenian national liberation moveme ...

, fedayee * Arabo, fedayee *

Hovsep Arghutian Prince Hovsep Arghutian (; 1863 – 1925), also known as Khanasori Ishkhan and Ishkhan Arghutian, was an Armenian military commander and political activist. Biography Hovsep Arghutian was born in Sanahin, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire t ...

, fedayee *

Poghos Bek-Pirumyan Poghos Bek-Pirumyan (; 8 June 1856 – 19 January 1921) was an Armenian military commander. He served as a colonel for the Russian Empire in World War I and was a commander of the Battle of Sardarabad. Biography Poghos Bek-Pirumyan was born on ...

Hampartsoum Boyadjian Hampartsoum Boyadjian (; 14 May 1860 – 30 July 1915), also known by his ''nom de guerre, noms de guerre'' Murad and sometimes Medzn Murad (, "Mourad the Great"), was an Armenians, Armenian ''Armenian fedayi, fedayi'' (partisan leader) and a lea ...

, fedayee * Kevork Chavush, fedayee * Mihran Damadian, fedayee * Hrayr Dzhoghk, fedayee * Ishkhan, fedayee *

Sarkis Jebejian Sarkis Jebejian (, Jebeji, 1864–1920) was an Armenian military leader, the head of the self-defense of Hadjin (1920). Biography Jebejian was born in Kayseri. In 1914 when he witnessed the extermination of Armenian soldiers in the Turkish army, h ...

, fedayee *

* Balabekh Karapet, fedayee *

Drastamat Kanayan Drastamat Kanayan (; 31 May 1884 8 March 1956), better known as Dro (), was an Armenian military commander and politician. He was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. He briefly served as Defence Minister of the First Republic of Ar ...

, fedayee * Balabekh Karapet, fedayee *

Keri ''Keri'' () is a Hebrew term which literally means "accident" or "mishap", and is used as a euphemism for seminal emission. The term is generally used in Jewish law to refer specifically to the regulations and rituals concerning the emission of ...

, fedayee *

Yeprem Khan Yeprem Khan (; 1868–1912), born Yeprem Davitian (, ), was an Iranian-Armenian member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), revolutionary leader and a leading figure in the Constitutional Revolution of Iran. He is considered a n ...

, considered a national hero in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

* Khetcho, fedayee * Makhluto, fedayee * Sebastatsi Murad, fedayee *

Garegin Nzhdeh Garegin Ter-Harutyunyan, better known by his ''nom de guerre'' Garegin Nzhdeh (, ; 1 January 1886 – 21 December 1955), was an Armenian statesman, military commander and nationalist revolutionary. As a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Fed ...

* Hamazasp Srvandztyan * Ruben Ter-Minasian * Armenak Yekarian

Soviet period

During World War II 500,000 Armenians served in the war from Soviet Union, 108 Armenians honoured

Hero of Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union () was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society. The title was awarded both t ...

, Armenians have 4

Marshals Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated of ...

, 8 Colonel generals, 31 Lieutenant generals, 109 Major general, 1

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of ...

, 3 Vice AdmiralsАрутюнян К. А., Погосян Г. Р. «Вклад армянского народа в победу в Великой Отечественной войне». Москва, 2010. С. 850–857. *

Hayk Bzhishkyan Hayk Bzhishkian (, , also known as Guy Dmitrievich Guy, Gai Dmitrievich Gai (Гай Дмитриевич Гай), Gaya Gai (Гая Гай), – 11 December 1937), was a Soviet military commander of Armenian origin who fought in the Russian Civi ...

(1887–1937), Comcor (Commander of the Corps) *

Sergei Khudyakov Sergei Alexandrovich Khudyakov (; ); born Armenak Artemi Khanferiants (, – 18 April 1950), was a Soviet Armenian Marshal of the aviation. Russian Revolution Armenak Khanferiants (or Khanperiants) was born in 1902 in the village of Mets Taghe ...

(1902–1950), Marshal of Aviation *

Ivan Isakov Ivan Stepanovich Isakov (, ; – 11 October 1967), born Hovhannes Ter-Isahakyan, was a Soviet Union, Soviet Armenian SSR, Armenian military commander, Chief of Staff of the Soviet Navy, Deputy USSR Navy Minister, and held the rank of Admiral of ...

(1894–1967), Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union *

Hamazasp Babadzhanian Hamazasp Khachaturi Babadzhanian or Babajanian (; ; 18 February 1906 – 1 November 1977) was a Soviet military officer of Armenian origin who held the rank of Chief Marshal of the Armoured Troops. Anon. ''Babajanyan, Hamazasp Khachaturi'', ...

(1906–1977), Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces *

Ivan Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan, born Hovhannes Baghramyan ( – 21 September 1982), was a Soviet military commander of Armenian origin who held the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. As commander of the 1st Baltic Front, he orchestrated the ...

(1897–1982), Marshal of the Soviet Union * Sergey Aganov (1917–1996), Marshal of Engineer Troops * Hmayak Babayan (1901–1945), a Red Army major general and a Hero of the Soviet Union * Nver Safarian (1907-1982), Major general of Soviet Union and Commander of 89th Rifle Division * Ghukas Madoyan (1906–1975), Red Army Lieutenant Colonel * Nelson Stepanyan (1913–1944), Hero of Soviet Union, twice * Sarkis Martirosyan (1900–1984), was a Soviet general-leytenant of the Red Army * Sergei Galadzhev (1902–1954), was a Soviet general and a political officer *

Bogdan Kobulov Bogdan Zakharovich Kobulov (; 1 March 1904 – 23 December 1953) served as a senior member of the Soviet security- and police-apparatus during the rule of Joseph Stalin. After Stalin's death he was arrested and executed along with his former chie ...

(1904–1953), senior member of the Soviet security * Hunan Avetisyan (1914–1943), was a Soviet Red Army senior sergeant from the 89th Rifle Division * Ivan Agayants (1911–1968), leading Soviet NKVD/KGB intelligence officer * Gevork Vartanian (1924–2012), Soviet intelligence officer *

Gaik Ovakimian Haik Badalovich Ovakimian (Hayk Hovakimyan), Major General, USSR (11 August 1898, in Nakhchivan – 13 March 1967, in Moscow), better known as "the puppetmaster" in intelligence circles, was a leading Soviet NKVD spy in the United States. Of Arm ...

(1898–1967), was a leading Soviet

NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (, ), abbreviated as NKVD (; ), was the interior ministry and secret police of the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946. The agency was formed to succeed the Joint State Political Directorate (OGPU) se ...

spy in the United States

United States

* George Juskalian (1914–2010), Colonel of the United States Army * Carl Genian (1921–1967), aerial bombardier, first lieutenant in the

United States Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...

during World War II. * Ernest H. Dervishian (1916–1984), soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...

* Sue Sarafian Jehl (1917–1997), one of the best known WAAC personnel * Paul Ignatius (born 1920), Secretary of the Navy * John Kizirian (1928–2006), served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War * Jeffrey L. Harrigian (born 1962),

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...

General, commander of

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and U.S. Air Forces Africa

Diaspora

* Mihail Cerchez, Romanian general * Tsatur Khan, was an Iranian general, envoy to

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

* Martiros Khan Davidkhanian, Iranian general, philanthropist, professor, the Chief of Staff of the Persian Cossack Brigade * Gabriel Coury, recipient of the Victoria Cross * Eskandar Khan Davidkhanian, general, professor, the Deputy Commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade * Alexander Khan Setkhanian, Iranian general, the Chief of Staff of the Cossack Brigade * Dénes Lukács, Hungarian army and artillery commander *

János Czetz János Czetz (June 8, 1822 – September 6, 1904) was a prominent Hungarian freedom fighter of Armenian and Hungarian- Székely origin, a military commander during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and the organizer of Argentina's first national ...

, prominent Hungarian freedom fighter * Iacob Zadik, Romanian artillery and infantry commander * Sarkis Torossian, decorated Ottoman captain who fought in the Gallipoli Campaign * Jacobo Harrotian, general who participated in the

Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution () was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It saw the destruction of the Federal Army, its ...

* Meguertitch Khan Davidkhanian, Iranian general, politician, statesman * Jack Agazarian, agent for the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive *

Missak Manouchian Missak Manouchian (; , 1 September 1909 – 21 February 1944) was an Armenians, Armenian poet and communist activist. A survivor of the 1915–1916 Armenian genocide, he Armenians in France, moved to France from an orphanage in Lebanon in 1 ...

, was an Armenian poet and communist activist. Hero of France *

Hrant Maloyan Hrant Maloyan (; 29 November 1896 – 1978), also known as Hrant Bek, was a Syrian-Armenians, Armenian military serviceman who became the general officer of the Syrian army and was appointed General Command of the Internal Security Forces in S ...

, General officer of the Syrian army * Aram Karamanoukian, Lieutenant General of the Syrian Army *

Sergei Avakyants Admiral Sergei Iosifovich Avakyants (, ; b. 6 April 1957) is a Russian retired naval officer and a recipient of the Order of Naval Merit and the Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR. Biography Early life Avakyan ...

, Russian retired naval officer *

Vagharshak Kosyan Vagharshak Kosyan (Homshetsi dialect, Hamshen Armenian: Վաղարշակ Կօսեան) is an Armenians in Abkhazia, Armenian-Abkhazian military leader and politician. During the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993), War in Abkhazia, he was commander of ...

, Hero of Abkhazia * Galust Trapizonyan, Hero of Abkhazia * Ruben Yesayan, test pilot,

Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation ( rus, Герой Российской Федерации, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ), also unofficially called Hero of Russia ( rus, Герой России, p=ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲiɪ), is ...

First Nagorno-Karabakh War

Simon Achikgyozyan Simon Achikgyozyan (, 6 February 1939 – 30 April 1991) was one of the earliest Armenian military commanders during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. He is considered a hero in Armenia. Early life, education and career Achikgyozyan was born in the ...

(born 1939), considered a hero in Armenia *

Samvel Babayan Samvel Andraniki Babayan (; born 5 March 1965) is an Armenians, Armenian military officer and politician. He was one of the founders and main commanders of the Artsakh Defence Army during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and became a war hero amon ...

(born 1965), became a hero among Armenians for the military victories achieved under his command *

Gurgen Dalibaltayan Gurgen Harutyun Dalibaltayan (; 5 June 1926 – 1 September 2015) was an Armenian military commander. He was the Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces during the 1992 Battle of Shusha, a battle to capture the city from Azerbaijan. He ...

(born 1926), colonel-general, National Hero of Armenia * Garo Kahkejian (born 1962), first Armenian from the diaspora who volunteered to go and fight in the Artsakh conflict * Tatul Krpeyan (born 1965), leader of paramilitary units in Getashen and Martunashen villages in Shahumyan District of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast *

Mikael Harutyunyan Mikael Harutyuni Harutyunyan (; born 10 February 1946) is an Armenian general who served as the Defence Minister of Armenia from 4 April 2007 until 14 April 2008. From 14 April 2008 to 24 May 2018, he served as Chief Military Inspector and advi ...

(born 1946), 7th Defence Minister * Kristapor Ivanyan (born 1920), fought in both World War II and the First Nagorno-Karabakh War * Monte Melkonian (born 1957), Armenian-American revolutionary, National Hero of Armenia *

Seyran Ohanyan Seyran Musheghi Ohanyan (; born 1 July 1962) is an Armenian military officer and politician currently serving as a deputy in the National Assembly of Armenia. He served as Defence Minister of Armenia from 14 April 2008 until 3 October 2016. A na ...

(born 1962), Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia *

Vazgen Sargsyan Vazgen Zaveni Sargsyan (, ; 5 March 1959 – 27 October 1999) was an Armenians, Armenian military commander and politician. He was the first Defence Minister of Armenia from 1991 to 1992 and then from 1995 to 1999. He served as Armenia's ...

(born 1959), military commander and politician, and was the first Defence Minister of Armenia * Sedrak Saroyan (born 1967), general and politician who served in the Parliament of Armenia * Vardan Stepanyan (born 1966), he is considered a hero in Armenia *

Norat Ter-Grigoryants Norat Grigoryevich Ter-Grigoryants (, ; born 16 July 1936) is a retired Soviet and Armenian lieutenant-general who played a leading role in developing the Armed Forces of Armenia in 1992–1995, including during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. A ...

(born 1936), lieutenant-general who played a leading role in developing the Armed Forces of Armenia *

Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan Arkady Ivani Ter-Tadevosyan (; ; May 22, 1939 – March 31, 2021), also known by his nom-de-guerre Komandos (), was a Soviet and Armenian Major General, a military leader of the Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and Armeni ...

(born 1939), also known by his nom-de-guerre Komandos

Religious leaders

Gregory the Illuminator mosaic in Hagia Sophia by Wilhelm Salzenberg

Gregory the Illuminator Gregory the Illuminator ( – ) was the founder and first official Catholicos of All Armenians, head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He Christianization of Armenia, converted Armenia from Zoroastrianism in Armenia, Zoroastrianism to Chris ...

(c. 257 – c. 328), founder and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church and in some other churches * Elisæus of Albania (d. 74 or 79), first patriarch of the

Church of Caucasian Albania The Albanian Church or the Albanian Apostolic Church was an ancient, briefly Autocephaly, autocephalous church established in the 5th century. Igor KuznetsoUdis/ref> In 705, it fell under the religious jurisdiction of the Armenian Apostolic Churc ...

* Hripsime (d. 290), she and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as some of the first Christian martyrs of Armenia *

Saint Parthenius Saint Parthenius (died 3rd century) was an early Christian saint and martyr from Rome of Armenian origin. He is venerated in both the Catholic and Orthodox churches. He is the patron of Galicia and included in their list of Orthodox saints. N ...

(d. 3rd century), venerated in both the Catholic and Orthodox churches * Minias, venerated as the first Christian martyr of

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

* Chrysolius (d. probably 300), the patron saint of Komen/Comines, today in Belgium and France *

Emilianus of Trevi Saint Emilianus of Trevi (), sometimes Æmilianus (died 302 or 304), was a 4th-century bishop of Trevi, martyred under Diocletian. Life An account of his life is given in the ''Passio Sancti Miliani''. Two codices exist of this account, one of ...

(d. 304), bishop of Trevi, martyred under Diocletian *

Saint Blaise Blaise of Sebaste (, ''Hágios Blásios''; martyred 316 AD) was a physician and bishop of Sivas, Sebastea in historical Lesser Armenia (modern Sivas, Turkey) who is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. He is counted as one of the Fourteen ...

(d. 316), venerated as a Christian saint and martyr, he is counted as one of the

Fourteen Holy Helpers The Fourteen Holy Helpers (, ) are a group of saints venerated together by Catholics because their intercession is believed to be particularly effective, especially against various diseases. This group of ''Nothelfer'' ("helpers in need") orig ...

* Khosrovidukht (d. 4th century), princess of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia * Grigoris (d. 334), Catholicos of the

Church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...

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from 325 to 330 * Sargis the General (d. 362 or 363), revered as a martyr and

military saint The military saints, warrior saints and soldier saints are patron saints, martyrs and other saints associated with the military. They were originally composed of the early Christians who were soldiers in the Roman army during the persecution of ...

in the Armenian Apostolic Church * Nerses I (d. 373), Catholicos of all Armenians who lived in the fourth century * Saint Servatius (d. 384), is patron saint of the city of Maastricht and the towns of Schijndel and Grimbergen *

Isaac of Armenia Isaac or Sahak of Armenia ( – ) was the catholicos (or patriarch) of the Armenian Church from until . He is sometimes known as ''Isaac the Great'' or ''Sahak the Parthian'' () in reference to his father's Parthian origin. He was the last Ar ...

(c. 350 – c. 428), Catholicos of all Armenians, supported

Mesrop Mashtots Mesrop Mashtots (; , ' 362February 17, 440 AD) was an Armenians, Armenian Linguistics, linguist, composer, Christian theology, theologian, Politician, statesman, and Hymnology, hymnologist. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic C ...

in the creation of the Armenian alphabet *

Leontine martyrs The Leontine Martyrs (, in modern Armenian) were a group of nine Armenian clergymen who were who were killed after a long period of captivity in Persia in the 5th century AD. They were executed by the order of the Sasanian king Yazdegerd II in ...

(5th century) *

Euthymius the Great Euthymius the Great (377 – 20 January 473) was an abbot in Palestine. He is venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Euthymius' '' vita'' was written by Cyril of Skythopolis, who describes him as the founder of several ...

(377–473), venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches * Saint Shushanik (440–475), canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church and is venerated by the Armenian Apostolic Church *

John the Silent John the Silent ( – ), also known as "John the Hesychast" (Greek: Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Ἡσυχαστής), was a Christian saint known for living alone for seventy-six years. He was given the surname because of his affinity for ...

(454–558), Christian saint known for living alone for seventy-six years * Nerses III the Builder, was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church * Lazarus Zographos (810–865), first saint to be canonized specifically as an iconographer *

John VII of Constantinople John VII of Constantinople, surnamed ''Grammatikos'' or ''Grammaticus'', i.e., "''the Grammarian''" (; died before 867), was list of ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 21 January 837 to 4 March ...

(d. 867), was

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople () is the List of ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople, archbishop of Constantinople and (first among equals) among the heads of the several autocephalous churches that comprise the Eastern Orthodox ...

Photios I of Constantinople Photius I of Constantinople (, ''Phōtios''; 815 – 6 February 893), also spelled ''Photius''Fr. Justin Taylor, essay "Canon Law in the Age of the Fathers" (published in Jordan Hite, T.O.R., and Daniel J. Ward, O.S.B., "Readings, Cases, Mate ...

(810–893), orthodox patriarch, a central figure in

Christianization of Kievan Rus The Christianization of Kievan Rus' was a long and complicated process that took place in several stages. In 867, Patriarch Photius of Constantinople told other Christian patriarchs that the Rus' people were converting enthusiastically, but his ...

David of Bulgaria David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dama ...

(d. 976), was a Bulgarian noble * Gregory of Narek (c. 950 – 1003 or 1011), saint in the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic Churches and was declared a

Doctor of the Church Doctor of the Church (Latin: ''doctor'' "teacher"), also referred to as Doctor of the Universal Church (Latin: ''Doctor Ecclesiae Universalis''), is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints recognized as having made a significant contribut ...

Simeon of Mantua Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical Hebrew, Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian vocalization, Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated in English as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Sy ...

(d. 1016), Benedictine monk, canonized as a saint *

Nerses IV the Gracious Nerses IV the Gracious (; also Nerses Shnorhali, Nerses of Kla or Saint Nerses the Graceful; 1102 – 13 August 1173) was Catholicos of Armenia from 1166 to 1173. During his time as a bishop and, later, as Catholicos of All Armenians, Catholic ...

(1102–1173), Catholicos of Armenia, called "the Fénelon of Armenia" for his efforts to draw the Armenian church out of isolation * Nerses of Lambron (1153–1198), was the Archbishop of Tarsus in the

* Vardan of Aygek (d. 1250), Christian monk, famous for his works on Armenian folklore * Stepanos Orbelian (1250 or 1260–1303), historian and the metropolitan bishop of the province of Syunik * Sarmad Kashani (1590–1661), Persian mystic, poet and saint * Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676–1749), monk, scholar and theologian who founded the Mekhitarist Order * Abraham Petros I Ardzivian (1679–1749), founder of the Armenian Catholic Church and its first Catholicos-Patriarch *

(1743–1801), archbishop who served as the religious leader of Armenians in the Russian Empire * Franciszek Ksawery Zachariasiewicz (1770–1855), Polish Roman Catholic bishop of Przemyśl * Nerses V (1770–1857), the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church * Andon Bedros IX Hassoun (1809–1884), prelate of the Armenian Catholic Church, who was the Patriarch of Cilicia * Mkrtich Khrimian (1820–1907), leader, educator, and publisher who served as Catholicos of All Armenians * Matthew II Izmirlian (1845–1910), Catholicos of All Armenians of the Armenian Apostolic Church at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin * Ignatius Maloyan (1869–1915), Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Mardin *

Malachia Ormanian Malachia Ormanian (; 11 February 1841 – 19 November 1918) was the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople from 1896 to 1908. He was also a theologian, historian, and philologist. Life Boghos Ormanian (baptismal name), originated from an Armenians, ...

(1841–1918) was the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople * George V of Armenia (1847–1930), the Catholicos of All Armenians, supported the various military campaigns * Louis Cheikho (1859–1927), Jesuit Chaldean Catholic priest, Orientalist and Theologian * Yeghishe Tourian (1860–1930), Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, appointed honorary Knight Commander of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

* Karekin I (1867–1952), scholar of Armenian art and Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church * Khoren I of Armenia (1873–1938), served as Catholicos of All Armenians, murdered by the

, the Soviet secret police * George VI of Armenia (1868–1954), the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church *

Pavel Florensky Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky (also P. A. Florenskiĭ, Florenskii, Florenskij; ; ; – December 8, 1937) was a Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, mathematician, physicist, electrical engineer, inventor, polymath, neomartyr and f ...

(1882–1937), a Russian Orthodox theologian, priest, philosopher, inventor, polymath, neomartyr and folk saint * Gregorio Pietro Agagianian (1895–1971), Armenian cardinal of the Catholic Church, was the first serious non-Italian papal candidate in centuries *

Vazgen I Vazgen I also Vazken I of Bucharest (), born Levon Garabed Baljian (; September 20, 1908 – August 18, 1994) was the Catholicos of All Armenians between 1955 and 1994, for a total of 39 years, the 4th longest reign in the history of the Armenian ...

(1908–1994), Catholicos of All Armenians for a total of 39 years, 1st

National Hero of Armenia National Hero of Armenia () is the highest title in Armenia. The law on the title was signed by President Levon Ter-Petrosyan on 22 April 1994. It is awarded "for outstanding services of national importance to the Republic of Armenia in defense ...

Demos Shakarian Demos Shakarian (; 21 July 1913 – 23 July 1993) was an American businessman of Armenian origin from Los Angeles who founded the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International (FGBMFI). His story and the story of FGBMFI is the subject o ...

(1913–1993), founder of Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International * Karekin I (1932–1999), served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church *

Karekin II Catholicos Garegin II (, also spelled Karekin; born 21 August 1951) is the Catholicos of All Armenians, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, since 1999. In 2013 he was unanimously elected the Oriental Orthodox head of the World Cou ...

(b. 1951), Catholicos of All Armenians, unanimously elected the Oriental Orthodox head of the

World Council of Churches The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism. Its full members today include the Assyrian Church of the East, most jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodo ...

* Yaqub Abcarius, bishop

Cultural figures

Actors

* Khoren Abrahamyan, actor and director, People's Artist of the USSR *

Grégoire Aslan Grégoire Aslan (born Krikor Kaloust Aslanian (); 28 March 1908 – 8 January 1982) was a Swiss-Armenian actor and musician. Early life He was born to an Armenian family in Switzerland or in Constantinople, according to different sources. He m ...

, Swiss-Armenian actor and musician * Kay Armen, worked on stage and in radio, television, and film * Ed Alberian (1920–1997), children's television actor and entertainer * Mkrtich Arzumanyan, actor, humorist, showman, screenwriter, and producer * Charla Baklayan Faddoul, Amazing Race season 5 contestant * Richard Bakalyan, actor who started his career playing juvenile delinquents in his first several films * Mike Connors, American actor * Pierre Chammassian, comedian * Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, was a Soviet, Armenian, and Russian actor * Leslie Erganian, artist and television personality * Arlene Francis, American game show panelist, actress, radio and television talk show host * Hasmik (actress), Hasmik, was a Soviet actress * Azniv Hrachia, actor and director * Karren Karagulian, actor * Khloé Kardashian (born 1984), television personality, socialite, actress, businesswoman, designer, model and social media influencer * Bob Kevoian (born 1950), co-host of the Bob & Tom Show * Karp Khachvankyan, actor and director, People's Artist of Armenia * Murad Kostanyan, actor, People's Artist of Armenia * David Malyan, Soviet film and stage actor * Hayk Marutyan, actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer * Amasi Martirosyan, film director, screenwriter and actor * Garik Martirosyan (born 1974), TV host and comedian * Patrick Masbourian (born 1970), Canadian television personality * Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Armenian film actor, People's Artist of the USSR * Kev Orkian (born 1974), actor, musician and comedian * Michael Omartian (born 1945), music producer of Donna Summer * Richard Ouzounian (born 1950), Armenian by adoption; playwright, director, critic, artistic director * Davit Gharibyan, media personality, actor, director, producer, TV host, model and social media influencer * Michael A. Goorjian, actor, filmmaker, and writer, won an Emmy Award * Alice Panikian, 2006 Miss Universe Canada * Vahram Papazian, was a Soviet actor, mostly known for his Shakespearean roles * Yevgeny Petrosyan, comedian * Andy Serkis, English actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his motion capture roles * Akim Tamiroff, One of the premier character actors of Classical Hollywood cinema * Jano Toussounian, Australian-Armenian actor * Vache Tovmasyan, actor * Vagharsh Vagharshian, Soviet actor, director, playwright and public figure * Yevgeny Vakhtangov, Russian actor and theatre director who founded the Vakhtangov Theatre * Leonid Yengibarov, Soviet actor and clown * Yuri Yerznkyan, film director and actor * Steven Zaillian, screenwriter, producer

Theatre

* Hovhannes Abelian, actor, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR * Petros Adamian, poet, writer, artist and public figure who worked in the Ottoman and Russian empires * Güllü Agop, Ottoman theatre director as well as an occasional actor * Vardan Ajemian, theatrical director and actor, Hero of Socialist Labour * Nikita Balieff, vaudevillian, stage performer, writer, impresario, and director * Olga Gulazyan, Soviet actress of film and theater * Azniv Hrachia, Ottoman actress and director * Verkine Karakashian, Ottoman actress and soprano * Yeranuhi Karakashian, actress in Ottoman Empire * Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian theatre director, writer, pedagogue * Aghavni Papazian, first professional female actors in the Ottoman Empire and thereby the Middle East * Arousyak Papazian, first professional female actor in the Ottoman Empire * Yenovk Shahen, actor and director who lived in the Ottoman Empire * Siranush, one of the few whose work is tied to an entire era of theatrical history * Loreta (actress), Loreta, an Iranian stage and film actress

Activists

* Yelena Bonner, human rights activist * Movses Gorgisyan, one of the leaders of the Nagorno-Karabakh movement * Marietta Shaginyan, one of the most prolific communist writers experimenting in satirico-fantastic fiction * Serhiy Nigoyan, Euromaidan activist, first protester killed by shooting during the protest

Archeologists

* Joseph Hekekyan, archaeologist and civil engineer, who lived most of his life in Egypt * Ashkharbek Kalantar, archaeologist and historian who played an important role in the founding of archaeology in Armenia * Martiros Kavoukjian, architect, researcher, Armenologist and historian-archaeologist * Hagop Kevorkian, archeologist, connoisseur of art, and collector * Ruben Orbeli, Soviet archeologist, historian and jurist, who was renowned as the founder of Soviet underwater archeology * Yervand Lalayan, ethnographer, archaeologist, folklorist, and also the founder and the first director of the History Museum of Armenia

Architects

* Todos (architect), Todos (6th—7th centuries), ancient architect, who built a series of Churches in Armenia and Georgia, completed Ateni Sioni Church, Anteni Soni * Odo of Metz (742–814), architect who lived during Charlemagne's reign in the Carolingian Empire * Trdat the Architect, Trdat (940s–1020), was the chief architect of the Bagratid Armenia, Bagratid kings of Armenia, and most notable for his design of the cathedral at Ani and his reconstruction of the dome of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople * Momik (d. 1333), architect, sculptor and a master artist of Armenian illuminated manuscripts * Balyan family, family in the

of court architects in the service of Ottoman sultans * Toros Toramanian (1864–1934), He is considered the father of Armenian architectural historiography * Léon Gurekian (1871–1950), made contributions in Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire and Italy * Gabriel Ter-Mikelov (1874–1949), one of the main architects of the Saint Thaddeus and Bartholomew Cathedral, Saint Thaddeus and Bartholomew Armenian Cathedral * Nikolai Bayev (1875–1952), mainly worked in Baku in the 1910s and in Soviet Armenia * Alexander Rotinoff (1875–1934), architect and engineer of late 19th and early 20th century throughout the Caucasus * Mihran Azaryan (1876–1952), an Ottoman and Turkish architect * Vartan Sarkisov (1875–1955), was a Soviet architect, designed the Oil Producers Sanatorium building in Mardakan * Alexander Tamanian (1878–1936), Russian-born neoclassical architect, well known for his work in the city of Yerevan * Mihran Mesrobian (1889–1975), architect whose career spanned over fifty years and in several countries * Miron Merzhanov (1895–1975), Soviet architect, notable for being the de facto personal architect of Joseph Stalin * Karo Halabyan (1897–1959), Soviet architect, led the development of the recovery plan of Stalingrad * George Mardikian (1903–1977), restaurateur, chef, author and philanthropist * Rafayel Israyelian (1908–1973), Soviet architect, most prominent structures, including the Sardarapat Memorial and Yerevan Wine Factory * Varazdat Harutyunyan (1909–2008), academic, architect and writer * Grigor Aghababyan (1911–1977), Soviet Armenian architect

Ballet dancers

* Agrippina Vaganova, her technique of ballet is one of the most popular techniques today * Vilen Galstyan * Vanoush Khanamirian * Rudolf Kharatyan * Ruben Muradyan

Composers

* Artemi Ayvazyan * Raffi Armenian * Marc Aryan * George Avakian * Clint Bajakian * Ani Batikian * Sergey Balasanian * Sargis Barkhudaryan * Julian Byzantine * Yeghia Dndesian * Stéphan Elmas * Angelo Ephrikian * Nicol Galanderian * Georges Garvarentz * Djivan Gasparyan * Richard Hagopian * Ruben Hakhverdyan * Edgar Hovhannisyan * Jivani * Udi Hrant Kenkulian * Yuri Kasparov * Aram Khachaturian * Khosrovidukht * Komitas * Shavo Odadjian * Kev Orkian * Bulat Okudzhava * Hampartsoum Limondjian * Sayat-Nova * Anton Mailyan * Spiridon Melikyan * Edvard Mirzoyan * Boris Parsadanian * Krzysztof Penderecki * Leon Redbone * Sahakdukht * Ghazaros Saryan * Ruben Sargsyan * Vahram Sargsyan * Grikor Suni * Alexander Spendiaryan * Khachatur of Taron * Harry Tavitian * Mikael Tariverdiev * Anoushavan Ter-Ghevondyan * Onno Tunç * Armen Tigranian * Vartan Vahramian * Makar Yekmalyan

Conductors

* Raffi Armenian * Loris Ohannes Chobanian * Tigran Chukhajian * Ohan Durian * Aleksandr Melik-Pashayev * Mihail Jora * Ohannes Tchekidjian * Loris Tjeknavorian

Clergy

* Łewond * Hagop Shahveledian * Apkar Tebir

Folk musicians

* Sevak Amroyan * Gagik Badalyan * Ofelya Hambardzumyan * Karnig Sarkissian * Flora Martirosian * Norayr Mnatsakanyan

Filmmakers

* Haig Acterian, Romanian film and theater director, critic, dramatist and journalist * Hamo Beknazarian, was an Armenian film director, actor and screenwriter * Frunze Dovlatyan, a film director, screenwriter and actor * Atom Egoyan, Canadian filmmaker * Hughes Brothers – filmmakers * Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish film director and politician, having been a member of Polish United Workers' Party * Noura Kevorkian, filmmaker, writer, director, producer * Edmond Keosayan, film director and compere of the State Variety Orchestra of the Soviet Union * Vilen Kolouta, cinematographer * Lev Kulidzhanov, Soviet film director, screenwriter and professor at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography * Sergey Parajanov, he is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers to be one of the best filmmakers in cinema history * Artavazd Peleshyan, director of essay films, a documentarian in the history of film art, a screenwriter, and a film theorist * Henri Verneuil, was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France * Mikhail Vartanov, filmmaker * Rouben Mamoulian, was an American film and theater director * Tigran Khzmalyan (aka Xmalian), filmmaker, screenwriter and producer * Henrik Malyan, film writer and director * Karen Shakhnazarov (born 1952), filmmaker, producer and head of the Mosfilm studios

Producers

* DJ Alber Ensso, DJ and music producer * 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 * Steven Zaillian, won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for his screenplay Schindler's List

Animation

* Lev Atamanov, one of the foremost Soviet animation film directors and one of the founders of Soviet animation art * Dmitry Nalbandyan, Soviet painter and animator and Hero of Socialist Labour * Robert Sahakyants, animator and Honored Artist of Armenia

Illustrators

* Toros Roslin * Jean Carzou * Edgar Chahine * Jicka * Nonny Hogrogian * Mesrop of Khizan * Grigor Khanjyan * Levon Manaseryan * Sargis Pitsak

Opera singers

* Isabel Bayrakdarian * Haykanoush Danielyan * Gohar Gasparyan * Asmik Grigorian * Gegham Grigoryan * Pavel Lisitsian * Verkine Karakashian * Hasmik Papian * Arda Mandikian * Anahit Mekhitarian * Tatevik Sazandaryan

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 (United States), ABC News * Janet Shamlian, NBC News correspondent * Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT (TV network), 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

Painters

* Ivan Aivazovsky, Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art * Simon Agopian, prominent Ottoman Armenian landscape and portrait painter * Stepan Aghajanian, painter; known primarily for portraits and landscapes * Yuhanna al-Armani, artist in Ottoman Egypt, he is most notable for his religious works * Minas Avetisyan, one of the best-known Armenian painters of the Soviet Union * Teodor Axentowicz, rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków * Gevorg Bashinjaghian, painter who had significant influence on Armenian landscape painting * David Çıraciyan, prominent Ottoman painter * Mıgırdiç Civanyan, Ottoman Armenian painter * Sarkis Diranian, Ottoman orientalist painter * Arshile Gorky, has been hailed as one of the most powerful American painters of the 20th century * Hakob Hovnatanyan, founder of the modern Armenian painting school * Eduard Isabekyan, founder of thematic compositional genre in Armenia * Jean Jansem, was a French-Armenian painter * Hakob Kojoyan, was an artist assisted Armenian architect Alexander Tamanian in creating the coat of arms for the First Republic of Armenia * Levon Lachikyan, art critic and graphic artist * Manas family, family that provided Imperial Portraitists to the Sultans of the Ottoman Empire * Vahram Manavyan, Ottoman and Egyptian painter * Dmitry Nalbandyan, Soviet painter and animator * Yenovk Nazarian, portrait and landscape painter * Stepanos Nersissian, painter, primarily known for his portraits of historical figures * Hovsep Pushman, known for his contemplative still lifes and sensitive portraits of women * Jan Rustem, painter, worked in the territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth * Bogdan Saltanov, painter at the court of Alexis I of Russia and his successors * Martiros Saryan, painter and founder of a modern Armenian national school of painting * Vardges Sureniants, considered the founder of Armenian historical painting * Antoni Stefanowicz, Polish painter and art teacher, specializing in portraits * Kajetan Stefanowicz, Polish Art-Nouveau painter and illustrator * Jerzy Siemiginowski-Eleuter, painter to king John III Sobieski and a Polish–Lithuanian noble * Yeghishe Tadevosyan, painter, was known for his landscape and portrait paintings * Panos Terlemezian, landscape and portrait painter * Garabet Yazmaciyan, prominent Ottoman painter * Hovhannes Zardaryan, Soviet painter

Pianists

* Maro Ajemian * Alexander Arutiunian * Nareh Arghamanyan * Şahan Arzruni * Armen Babakhanian * Arno Babajanyan * Sergei Babayan * Raffi Besalyan * Stéphan Elmas * Koharik Gazarossian * Nairi Grigorian * Nune Hairapetian * Rita Kassabian * David Khanjyan * Serouj Kradjian * Vardan Mamikonian (musician), Vardan Mimikonyan * Zela Margossian * Sofya Melikyan * Beatrice Ohanessian * Constantine Orbelian * Karina Pasian * Konstantin Petrossian * Heghine Rapyan * Vardan Sardaryan * Nariné Simonian * Anaida Sumbatyan * Avo Uvezian * Julietta Vardanyan

Poets

Medieval

* Komitas Aghtsetsi * Davtak Kertogh * Khosrov of Andzev * Basil the Doctor * Frik * Khachatur of Taron * Terter Yerevantsi * Nahapet Kuchak * Szymon Szymonowic * Gomidas Keumurdjian * Martiros of Crimea * Naghash Hovnatan

Modern

* Narine Abgaryan (born 1971) * Khachatur Abovian (1805–1842) * Nicholas Adontz (1871–1942), historian and philologist * Vittoria Aganoor (1855–1910), poet * Ghazaros Aghayan (1840–1911) * Ara Aloyan (born 1981), poet, writer and pedagogue * 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 (poet), Michael Casey (born 1947), poet * Vasile Conta (1845–1882), Romanian philosopher and 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 National Anthem of the Soviet Union, anthem of the USSR * Gevorg Emin (1918–1998), poet, essayist, and translator * Arto Der Haroutunian (1940–1987) * Artem Harutyunyan (writer), 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 * Gurgen Mahari (1903–1969), writer and 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 Shirvanzade, Alexander Movsesyan, playwright and novelist * Claude Mutafian (born 1942), historian and mathematician * Mikayel Nalbandian (born 1829), author of the anthem of the

* 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 * Vartan Pasha, Ottoman Armenian statesman, writer and journalist * Marine Petrossian (born 1960), Armenian poet, essayist and columnist * Raffi (novelist), 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) * Tovmas Terzian (1840–1909), poet, playwright, and professor * Vahan Terian * 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

Photographers

* Kegham Djeghalian, an Armenian-Palestinian photographer, known for his photographs documenting daily life and political events over four decades * Abdullah Frères, photographers of international fame during the late Ottoman Empire * Anita Conti, French photographer, and the first French female oceanographer * Jean Pascal Sébah, was a Syriac photographer * Samvel Sevada, an Armenian artist, photographer and poet * Yousuf Karsh, Canadian photograph, famous for his ''The Roaring Lion'' portriet * Van Leo, Egyptian photographer who became known for his numerous self-portraits and portraits of celebrities of his time

Models

* Anna Davidovna Abamelik-Lazareva * Kim Kardashian * Kourtney Kardashian * Gabrielė Martirosian * Iveta Mukuchyan

Sculptors

* Sargis Baghdasaryan * Ghukas Chubaryan * Hakob Gyurjian * Ara Harutyunyan * Mihran Hakobyan * Hagop Ishkanian * Rafik Khachatryan * Yervand Kochar * Haig Patigian * Ara Sargsyan * Stephen Sacklarian * Ara Shiraz * Yervant Voskan

Singers

* Anahid Ajemian * Lucine Amara * Levon Ambartsumian * Armenchik * Armen Anassian * Anoushka (Egyptian singer), Anoushka * Rosy Armen * Artsvik * Marc Aryan * Aram Asatryan * Irina Allegrova * Charles Aznavour * Ani Batikian * Isabel Bayrakdarian * Arev Baghdasaryan * Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. * Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. * Cathy Berberian * bbno$ * Boka (singer), Boka * Brunette (singer), Brunette * Cher * Hovig Demirjian * John Dolmayan * Ivan Galamian * Sergio Galoyan * Slava Grigoryan * J. Michael Hagopian * Silva Hakobyan * Sirusho Harutyunyan * Hayko * Vache Hovsepyan * Levon Ichkhanian * Jamala * Hasmik Karapetyan * Verkine Karakashian * Udi Hrant Kenkulian * Sergey Khachatryan * Sevak Khanagyan * Tamara Khanum * Bob Kevoian * Philipp Kirkorov * Andranik Madadian * Daron Malakian * Arsen Mirzoyan * Norayr Mnatsakanyan * Armen Movsessian * Maria Nalbandian * Bruce Nazarian * Harout Pamboukjian * Hasmik Papian * Karina Pasian * Christine Pepelyan * Lilit Pipoyan * Peruz * Raffi * Eva Rivas * Hélène Ségara * Sirusho * Nariné Simonian * Tata Simonyan * Stephanie Topalian, Stephanie * Gerard Jirayr Svazlian * Serj Tankian * Aram Tigran * George Tutunjian * Jean Ter-Merguerian * Aram Tigran * Arto Tunçboyacıyan * Sylvie Vartan * Karapetê Xaço * Samvel Yervinyan * Nune Yesayan * Lusine Zakaryan

Scholars and Scientists

Medieval

(362–440), Armenian linguist, composer, theologian, statesman, and hymnologist in the Sasanian Empire. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Churches * Koriun, earliest Armenian-language author, his Life of Mashtots contains many details about the evangelization of Armenia and the invention of the Armenian alphabet by

* Elishe (410–475), historian, best known as the author of History of Vardan and the Armenian War * Agathangelos (5th century), pseudonym of the author of a life of the first apostle of Armenia, Gregory the Illuminator * Faustus of Byzantium (5th century), historian, describes in detail the reigns of

and his son Papas Pap of Armenia, Pap, and portrays the Mamikonians * Ghazar Parpetsi (5th–6th centuries), Armenian chronicler and historian * Hovnan Mayravanetsi, was an Armenian theologian and philosopher * Movses Khorenatsi, was a prominent historian from late antiquity and the author of the History of the Armenians * Sebeos (7th century), bishop and historian * Movses Kagankatvatsi (7th century), historian, author of the book History of the World from Aghvan * Anania Shirakatsi, polymath and natural philosopher, author of extant works covering mathematics, astronomy, geography, chronology, and other fields * Leo the Mathematician, Byzantine philosopher and logician associated with the Macedonian Renaissance * Anania Narekatsi, chronicler, theologian, philosopher, commentator, leader of Narekavank and founder of the school * Tovma Artsruni (9th–10th centurys), historian, authored the History of the House of Artsrunik * Zenob Glak (10th century), historian who became the first abbot of the Glak monastery * Stepanos Asoghik (10–11th centuries), was an historian * Hovhannes Imastaser (1045–1129), medieval multi-disciplinary scholar known for his works on philosophy, theology, mathematics, cosmology, and literature * Samuel Anetsi (12th century), known for his writing of history and chronicles a book where he is the first author to use the Armenian Chronology * Mkhitar Heratsi (12th-century), considered the father of Armenian medicine * Matthew of Edessa (12th century), historian in the 12th century from the city of Edessa * Hovhannes Erznkatsi (1230s–1293), scholar and philosopher * Gregory of Akner (13th century), historian, famous for his important source for the Mongol conquest of the Near East * Vardan Areveltsi (13th century), historian, geographer, philosopher and translator * Hayton of Corycus (14th century), medieval nobleman, monk and historiographer

Early Modern

* Gregory of Tatev (1346–1409 or 1410), philosopher, theologian and a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church * Thomas of Metsoph (1378–1446), cleric and chronicler who left an account of Timur's invasions of the Caucasus * Amirdovlat of Amasia (1420–1496), physician and writer, wrote several works on medicine and science * Hakob Meghapart (16th century), first Armenian printer, the originator of printing in Armenia * Giorgio Baglivi (1668–1701), Croatian-Italian physician and scientist * Esayi Hasan-Jalalyan (1677–1728), historian and catholicos of Aghvank * Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676–1749), monk, scholar and theologian who founded the Mekhitarist Order * Mikayel Chamchian (1738–1823), was an Armenian Mekhitarist monk, historian, grammarian and theologian * Grzegorz Piramowicz (1753–1801), Catholic priest, educator and philosopher * Shahamir Shahamirian (1723–1797), writer, philosopher, and wealthy merchant in Chennai, Madras * Joseph Emin (1726–1809), traveler, writer and patriot who sought to achieve the liberation of Armenia from Persian and Ottoman rule * Gheorghe Asachi (1788–1869), Romanian prose writer, poet, painter, historian, dramatist, engineer, border maker, and translator * Ioan Mire Melik (1840–1889), Romanian mathematician, educator and political figure

Modern

* Manuk Abeghyan, philologist, literary scholar, folklorist, lexicographer and linguist * Evgeny Aramovich Abramyan, Evgeny 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, won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2024 * Hovannes Adamian, engineer, inventor of color television * Nicholas Adontz, historian, specialising in Byzantine and Armenian studies, and a philologist * 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 * Ghevont Alishan, Armenian Catholic priest, historian, educator and poet * 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 :ru:Государственный НИИ генетики и селекции промышленных микроорганизмов, 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) * Gabriel Aivazovsky, an Armenian Catholic archbishop, scholar, educator and historian * Włodzimierz Antoniewicz, rector of the University of Warsaw, and a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, PAN * 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) * 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 * Vram Dovlatyan, Soviet organic chemist * 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), 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 * Nerses Krikorian, chemist and intelligence officer at Los Alamos National Laboratory * 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, known for the Markarian galaxies * Stepan Malkhasyants, academician, philologist, linguist, and lexicographer * Natalia Martirosyan, irrigation engineer * 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 * Aram Nalbandyan, Soviet physicist, prominent in the field of physical chemistry * 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 * Stepanos Nazarian (1812–1879), publisher, enlightener, historian of literature and orientalist * Leo (historian), Leo (1860–1932), an Armenian historian, writer, critic, and professor at Yerevan State University * Joseph Orbeli, orientalist, public figure and academician who specialized in medieval history of Transcaucasia, and first president of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences * Yuri Osipyan, physicist, author of fundamental contribution to the physics of movements in solid bodies and inventor of photoplastic effect * James P. Bagian, physician, engineer, and former NASA astronaut * 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 Automated teller machine, ATM and flight simulator * George Ter-Stepanian, one of the founders of the landslide studies in Soviet Union * 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 Particle physics, 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 macOS, Apple's Mac OS X * Nikolay Yenikolopov (Yenikolopyan), Nikolay Yenikolopov, chemist, one of the founders of Russian polymer science *Emmanuelle Charpentier, Emmanuele Charpentier, won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2020

Inventors

* Armen Alchian, credited with turning its economics department into one of the country's best * Hovannes Adamian, is recognized as one of the founders of color television * Michael Artin, known for his contributions to algebraic geometry * Frank Chirkinian, author of the rules for the production of modern golf broadcasting * Raymond Damadian, inventor of the first nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) scanning machine * Cyrill Demian, inventor of Accordion * Garabed T. K. Giragossian, remembered for developing a perpetual motion device shortly after the turn of the 20th century * Semyon Kirlian, teacher and journalist, discovered and developed Kirlian photography * Artem Mikoyan, a Soviet Armenian aircraft designer, designed List of Mikoyan and MiG aircraft, MiG * Nikita Lazarev, civil engineer, contractor, real estate developer and Neoclassical architect * Stephen Stepanian, called the "father of the ready-mix concrete industry" * Avedis Zildjian Company, Avedis Zildjian, first cymbals were created by him

Medicine

* Eugen Aburel, was a Romanian surgeon and obstetrician * 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, a pioneer in the restoration of damaged limbs * 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)

Nobel Laureates

Laureates

* Daron Acemoglu, Nobel Prize for Economics in 2024 * Ardem Patapoutian, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2021 * Emmanuelle Charpentier, Emmanuele Charpentier, Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2020, Armenian grandfather * Dork Sahagian, Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 as a part of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC

Nominees

* Ruben Vardanyan (politician), Ruben Vardanyan, Nobel Prize for Peace in 2024 * Armen Alchian, Nobel Prize for Economics in 1986 * Giacomo Ciamician, Giacomo Luigi Ciamician, Nobel Prize for Chemistry from 1905 to 1921

Sportspeople

Boxers

* Arthur Abraham, professional boxer * Madame Bey, American boxing trainer * Khoren Gevor, German professional boxer * Mekhak Ghazaryan, retired amateur boxer from Armenia * Susi Kentikian, German former professional boxer * Kirkor Kirkorov, retired Bulgarian boxer * Vanes Martirosyan, American former professional boxer * Vladimir Yengibaryan, Soviet light-welterweight boxer

Chess

* Levon Aronian, chess player * Varuzhan Akobian, American chess Grandmaster * Zaven Andriasian, chess Grandmaster and former World Junior Chess Champion * Giorgi Bagaturov, chess grandmaster, a three-time Georgian Chess Champion * Elina Danielian, chess grandmaster and six-time Armenian women's champion * Avetik Grigoryan, chess Grandmaster * Hovik Hayrapetyan, became the Armenian Chess Solving Champion * Garry Kasparov, world chess champion * Genrikh Kasparyan, considered to have been one of the greatest composers of chess endgame studies * Smbat Lputian, chess grandmaster * Sergei Movsesian, awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE * Tigran Petrosian, world chess champion

Gymnasts

* Albert Azaryan, the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Champion on the still rings * Eduard Azaryan, Olympic Champion and four-time Soviet Champion * Artur Davtyan, the 2022 World Champion on vault * Hamlet Manukyan, 2023 Junior World Champion * Harutyun Merdinyan, two-time European champion * Hrant Shahinyan, Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion and seven-time USSR Champion

Footballers

Henrikh Mkhitaryan goal celebration 2016-12-08

* Alyosha Abrahamyan, played as a goalkeeper for FC Ararat Yerevan * Arkady Andreasyan, football player and manager * Armen Babalaryan, Armenian football midfielder * Roman Berezovsky, football coach and a former goalkeeper * André Calisir, professional footballer * Artak Dashyan, professional footballer * Youri Djorkaeff, football player * Gurgen Engibaryan, played as a midfielder * Artyom Falyan, football manager and a player * Vardan Ghazaryan, football coach * Eduard Grigoryan, professional football player * Varazdat Haroyan, footballer who plays as a central defende * Eduard Markarov, Soviet football player * Yura Movsisyan, football player * Henrikh Mkhitaryan, football player * Nikita Simonyan, football player

Wrestlers

* Artur Aleksanyan, Olympic champion, seven-time European champion, four-time World champion * Arayik Gevorgyan, three-time World champion * Arsen Harutyunyan (wrestler), Arsen Harutyunyan, four-time European champion * Armen Mkrtchyan, Olympic silver medalist * Armen Nazaryan, two-time Olympic Champion

Weightlifters

* Varazdat Lalayan, Olympic silver medalist and European champion * Simon Martirosyan, two-time Olympic silver medalist, two-time World and European champion * Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan, Tigran Martirosyan, World champion, and three-time European champion * Israel Militosyan, World champion and Olympic silver medalist * Yurik Vardanyan, Olympic champion, seven-time World champion and five-time European champion

Other sportspeople

* Andre Agassi, tennis player * Elina Avanesyan, tennis player * Krikor Agathon, sport shooter and épée fencer * Armenak Alachachian, basketball player and coach * Zach Bogosian, ice hockey player * Robert Emmiyan, long jumper * Karen Khachanov, professional tennis player * Grigory Mkrtychan, ice hockey goalkeeper * Levon Pashabezyan, taekwondo athlete * Alain Prost, Formula One racer * Arman Tsarukyan, mixed martial artist

Businesspeople

* Simeon of Poland (1584–1639), Polish traveler * Ivan Lazarevich Lazarev, Ivan Lazarev (1735–1801), was a financier and millionaire * Set Khan Astvatsatourian (1780–1842), businessman, Iran's ambassador to Great Britain * Ivan Mirzoev (d. 1870), businessman, the first person to drill oil in Baku and is considered one of the "founding fathers" of the Baku oil industry * Alexander Mantashev (1842–1911), Russian oil magnate * Mikael Aramyants (1843–1923), oil magnate, industrialist, financier, and a philanthropist * Paul Chater (1846–1926), businessman, Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council * Apcar Alexander Apcar (1851–1913), wealthy businessman in Kolkata, Calcutta * Semyon Abamelek-Lazarev (1857–1916), prince, Russian millionaire * Dikran Kelekian (1867–1951), notable collector and dealer of Islamic art * Stepan Lianozov (1872–1951), impact on the oil industry in Baku was considerable and became known as the "Russian Rockefeller" * Calouste Gulbenkian (1869–1955), first person to exploit Iraqi oil * Alex Manoogian (1901–1996), founder of Masco, National Hero of Armenia * Lev Atamanov (1901–1981), director of Soyuzmultfilm, one of the foremost Soviet animation film directors and one of the founders of Soviet animation art * Stephen P. Mugar (1901–1982), businessman in the United States, founder of the Star Market * Artem Mikoyan (1905–1970), founder of Mikoyan, MiG * Richard Donchian (1905–1993), pioneer Wall Street financier * Kirk Kerkorian (1917–2015), built the world's largest hotel in Las Vegas three times, National Hero of Armenia * Vartan Gregorian (1934–2021), president of Carnegie Corporation, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom * Gerard Cafesjian (1925–2013), businessman and philanthropist who founded the Cafesjian Family Foundation * Nikita Simonyan (b. 1926), First Vice-president of the Russian Football Union * Eduardo Eurnekian (b. 1932), owner of airports in Argentina, and Yerevan Airport * Karen Shakhnazarov (b. 1952), became the director general of Mosfilm * Alex Yemenidjian (b. 1955), former CEO and chairman of MGM Studios * Ara Abramyan (b. 1957), prominent philanthropist, social activist, and businessman * Alexis Ohanian (b. 1983), co-founder and former executive chairman of the social media site Reddit

Economists

* Daron Acemoglu (b. 1967), won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Nobel Prize for Economics in 2024 * Arman Manukyan * Lee Ohanian, macroeconomist

Other

* George Avakian, founding officer of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences * Fanny Ardant (Grandfather), french actress * Lev Berberov, owner of famous lions that appeared in films * Krikor Bogharian, diarist and genocide survivor * Leo Chaloukian, president of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences * Agop Dilâçar, specialist of the Turkish Language Association * Joseph Genesius, Byzantine author of the tenth century chronicles * Mark Geragos, American criminal defense lawyer * Sabiha Gökçen (possibly) the world's first female fighter pilot * Karen Hekimyan, political figure and chemist * Ed Iskenderian, One of Chevrolet's "Legends of Performance" * Berç Türker Keresteciyan, bank executive and politician * Sona Movsesian, assistant to Conan O'Brien, co-host of the podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend * Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, founded the Moscow Art Theatre * Prohaeresius, fourth-century Christian teacher, one of the leading sophists of the era along with Diophantus the Arab and Epiphanius of Syria * El-Registan, known for having co-written the lyrics to the Anthem of the Soviet Union * Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy, Ruth Roche, friend and confidante of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother * Princess Rym Ali, wife of Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan * Harutyun Shmavonian, priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the founder of the Armenian journalism through publishing of the Armenian newspaper Azdarar * Soghomon Tehlirian, revolutionary and soldier who Assassination of Talaat Pasha, assassinated Talaat Pasha * Mother Teresa (Possible) * Vartkes Yeghiayan, American attorney specializing in international law

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'' * List of The Shield characters#Margos Dezzeriyanian, 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 (Vonnegut novel), 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 (actor), John Heard * Melik Nachararyan, character in the novel ''Ali and Nino'' * Camille Saroyan, character in the TV Series ''Bones (TV series), Bones'' * Armin Tamzarian, ''The Simpsons, Simpsons'' character better known as Principal Seymour Skinner * Eva Khatchadourian, protagonist of Lionel Shriver's 2003 novel ''We Need to Talk About Kevin''

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