Armenia
Historical figures born in Armenia
1,249 notable historical figures were born in Armenia. These are the most notable:
Armenia ranks #67 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Thailand, Peru and Iraq.
By era
- Ancient: 5
- Medieval: 8
- Modern: 26
By occupation
- Politician: 17
- Monarch/Royalty: 8
- Writer/Author: 7
- Soldier/Officer: 6
- General/Commander: 6
- Poet: 5
- Composer: 5
- Cleric: 4
- Nikol Pashinyan (born 1975, Politics)
- Tigranes the Great (140 BC to 55 BC, Politics)
- Vahagn Khachaturyan (born 1959, Politics)
- Leo V (775 to 820, Politics)
- Armen Sarkissian (born 1953, Politics)
- Henrikh Mkhitaryan (born 1989, Sports)
- Artem Mikoyan (1905 to 1970, Science)
- Philippicus (700 to 714, Politics)
- Vazgen Sargsyan (1959 to 1999, Military)
- Shirkuh (1110 to 1169, Politics)
- Alen Simonyan (born 1980, Politics)
- Vardan Mamikonian (388 to 451, Military)
- Khachatur Abovian (1805 to 1848, Literature)
- Servatius of Tongeren (400 to ?, Religion)
- Djivan Gasparyan (1928 to 2021, Arts & Music)
- Anania Shirakatsi (610 to 685, Science)
- Karen Demirchyan (1932 to 1999, Politics)
- Alexander Arutiunian (1920 to 2012, Arts & Music)
- Tigran Sargsyan (born 1960, Politics)
- Narine Abgaryan (born 1971, Literature)
- Silva Kaputikyan (1919 to 2006, Literature)
- Ashot II (Politics)
- Mikhail Piotrovsky (born 1944, Literature)
- Vazgen Manukyan (born 1946, Politics)
- Hovhannes Shiraz (1915 to 1984, Literature)
- Andranik Margaryan (1951 to 2007, Politics)
- Nerses IV the Gracious (1102 to 1173, Arts & Music)
- Smbat I (850 to 914, Politics)
- Garekin II (born 1951, Religion)
- Aram Sargsyan (born 1961, Politics)
- Hovik Abrahamyan (born 1958, Politics)
- Tigranes III (100 BC to 100 BC, Politics)
- Onik Gasparyan (born 1970, Military)
- Robert Amirkhanyan (born 1939, Arts & Music)
- Gregory of Tatev (1346 to 1409, Philosophy)
- Baylar Eyyubov (born 1951, Military)
- Minas Avetisyan (1928 to 1975, Arts & Music)
- George Gurdjieff (1866 to 1949, Religion)
- Parandzem (350 to 369, Politics)
- Rhahzadh (600 to 627, Military)
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