Georgia
Historical figures born in Georgia
2,347 notable historical figures were born in Georgia. These are the most notable:
Georgia ranks #48 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Chile, Estonia and Bulgaria.
By era
- Medieval: 6
- Early Modern: 4
- Modern: 30
By occupation
- Politician: 22
- Monarch/Royalty: 9
- Head of State/President: 8
- Writer/Author: 6
- Journalist: 5
- Painter: 4
- Poet: 4
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 4
- Joseph Stalin (1878 to 1953, Politics)
- Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967, Politics)
- Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893 to 1930, Literature)
- Aram Khachaturian (1903 to 1978, Arts & Music)
- Mikheil Kavelashvili (born 1971, Politics)
- Eduard Shevardnadze (1928 to 2014, Politics)
- Lavrentiy Beria (1899 to 1953, Politics)
- Irakli Kobakhidze (born 1978, Politics)
- Bidzina Ivanishvili (born 1956, Politics)
- Sergei Witte (1849 to 1915, Politics)
- Sergei Parajanov (1924 to 1990, Entertainment)
- Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939 to 1993, Politics)
- Aleksei Brusilov (1853 to 1926, Military)
- Sergo Ordzhonikidze (1886 to 1937, Politics)
- Halime Sultan (1576 to 1623, Politics)
- Heraclonas (618 to 641, Politics)
- David IV (1073 to 1125, Politics)
- Zurab Tsereteli (1934 to 2025, Arts & Music)
- Heraclius II (1720 to 1798, Politics)
- Badra Gunba (born 1981, Politics)
- Irakli Garibashvili (born 1982, Politics)
- Shota Rustaveli (1172 to 1216, Literature)
- Giorgi Margvelashvili (born 1969, Politics)
- Niko Pirosmani (1862 to 1918, Arts & Music)
- Ilia Chavchavadze (1837 to 1907, Literature)
- Pavel Bermondt-Avalov (1877 to 1974, Military)
- Noe Zhordania (1868 to 1953, Literature)
- Bagrat III (960 to 1014, Politics)
- Viktor Ambartsumian (1908 to 1996, Science)
- Nino Burjanadze (born 1964, Politics)
- Nakşidil Sultan (1761 to 1817, Politics)
- Giorgi Gakharia (born 1975, Politics)
- Vladislav Ardzinba (1945 to 2010, Politics)
- Sergei Bagapsh (1949 to 2011, Politics)
- George IV of Georgia (1191 to 1223, Politics)
- George V of Georgia (1286 to 1346, Politics)
- Bezmiâlem Sultan (1807 to 1853, Politics)
- Giya Kancheli (1935 to 2019, Arts & Music)
- Alexander Prokhanov (born 1938, Literature)
- Murad Bey (1750 to 1801, Politics)
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