Markarian (Armentian: Մարգարյան) or its

Eastern Armenian Eastern Armenian ( ''arevelahayeren'') is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Western Armenian. The two standards form a pluricentric language. Eastern Armenian is spoken in Armenia, Artsakh, Russia, as we ...

variant Margaryan, is a common Armenian family name. Markarian may refer to:

Persons

Benjamin Markarian Benjamin "Benik" Egishevitch Markarian ( hy, Բենիամին Եղիշեի Մարգարյան) was an Armenian astrophysicist. Markarian's Chain is a group of galaxies which was named after him when he discovered that its members move with a com ...

(1913–1985), Armenian astrophysicist *Henri Markarian (1926–1985), better known as

Marc Aryan Henri Markarian, better known as Marc Aryan (14 November 1926 in Valence, France – 30 November 1985 in Ohain, Belgium), was a French-Belgian singer, songwriter, and record producer of Armenian descent born as a French citizen, who also acq ...

, well-known Armenian-Belgian international singer * Hrant Markarian (born 1958), Armenian politician and head of the ARF *

Roberto Markarian Roberto Markarian Abrahamian (12 December 1946) is a Uruguayan mathematician of Armenian descent, expert in dynamical systems and chaos theory. Biography He started studying at the University of the Republic in the 1960s. During the civic-milita ...

(born 1946), Uruguayan-Armenian mathematician, Rector of the University of the Republic 2014-2018 *

Ronald Markarian Ronald Hrant Markarian (June 27, 1931 – October 12, 2019) was the California State Director of the U.S. Selective Service System and a former Major General of the United States Air Force. Ronald Markarian was active in community affairs and ha ...

(born 1931), United States Air Force Major General *

Sergio Markarián Sergio Apraham Markarián Abrahamián (born 1 November 1944) is a Uruguayan-Argentine former football coach of Armenian descent. In 2015, he was the head coach of the Greece national football team. Early life Markarián lived in Argentina durin ...

(born 1944), Uruguayan-Armenian football coach and coach of national football team of Greece * Tatoul Markarian (born 1964), Armenian Ambassador most notably to the United States

Space

* Markarian's Chain, a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster *

Markarian galaxies The Markarian galaxies are a class of galaxies that have nuclei with excessive amounts of ultraviolet emissions compared with other galaxies. Benjamin Markarian drew attention to these types of galaxies starting in 1963. The nuclei of the galaxi ...

, including a list of galaxies that include the name ''Markarian''

Persons

Space

See also