Ohannes is a male given name with

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n roots. Spelling variants include Hovannes, Oganes, and Ohan. The surnames

Oganezov Albert Oganezov (, February 10, 1949 – December 29, 2002) was a Russian handball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and o ...

and

Oganessian Oganessian (and similar transliterations) () a variant of Hovhannisyan is a surname of Armenian name, Armenian origin derived from the Armenian given name Ohannes. People with such names include: * Alina Oganesyan (born 2004), German rhythmic gymna ...

are derived from it. Notable people with the name include:

People

Loris Ohannes Chobanian Loris Ohannes Chobanian (April 17, 1933 – May 14, 2023) was an American-Iraqi-Armenian composer of classical music, conductor, and guitar and lute teacher and performer. He served as Professor of Composition as well as Composer-in-Residence at ...

(1933–2023), American composer *

Ohannés Gurekian Ohannés Gurekian (, ; August 24, 1902, in Constantinople – March 1, 1984, in Asolo) was an Armenian architect, engineer, and Alpinism, alpinist. Biography Early life and education Ohannés Gurekian, son of Léon Gurekian and Mariamik Azaria ...

(1902–1984), Armenian architect *

Ohannes Kurkdjian Ohannes Kurkdjian (first name sometimes spelled Onnes, Armenian spelling Hovhannes, 1851–1903) was a photographer based in Yerevan, Tiflis, Singapore and then Surabaya during the Dutch East Indies era. His namesake business (located at Bultz ...

(1851–1903), Armenian photographer *

Oganez Mkhitaryan Oganez Armenakovich Mkhitaryan (; born 26 August 1962) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Playing career He spent one season in the Soviet Top League with FC Fakel Voronezh FC Fakel Voronezh () is a Russian profes ...

(born 1962), Russian football coach and player *

Ohannes Tchekidjian Ohannes Tchekidjian (; born January 23, 1929) is an Armenian composer and conductor and a recipient of both USSR State Prize and People's Artist of USSR. Biography Tchekidjian was born in Istanbul, Turkey and attended Pangaltı Mkhitaryan Schoo ...

(born 1929), Armenian composer and conductor *

Onno Tunç Ohannes Tunçboyacıyan, better known as Onno Tunç (20 December 1948 – 14 January 1996), was a leading Turkish musician of Armenian descent, working mainly as a composer, arranger and a music producer. Tunç also played bass guitar and occasi ...

(1948–1996), Turkish musician *

Oganes Zanazanyan Hovhannes Arutyunovich Zanazanyan (, ; 10 December 1946 – 4 October 2015) was a Soviet football player and an Armenian coach. Honours * Soviet Top League winner: 1973. * Soviet Cup winner: 1973, 1975. * Olympic bronze: 1972. International c ...

(1946–2015), Armenian football coach and player

People

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