Lists of Armenians

By country

• List of Armenian Americans
• List of Armenian Canadians

• List of Azerbaijani Armenians
• List of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh

• List of French Armenians
• List of Greek Armenians
• List of Armenians in the United Kingdom
• List of Romanians of Armenian descent
• List of Russian Armenians

• List of Egyptian Armenians
• List of Iranian Armenians
• List of Iraqi Armenians
• List of Lebanese Armenians
• List of Ottoman Armenians
• List of Syrian Armenians
• List of Turkish Armenians

  By occupation

Ambassadors

Art

• List of Armenian architects
• List of Armenian artists
• List of Armenian women artists

  Business

• List of Armenian businesspeople

  Chefs

• George Duran, American chef
• Geoffrey Zakarian, Iron Chef America

  Entertainers

• Ed Alberian, children's television actor and entertainer
• Charla Baklayan Faddoul, Amazing Race season 5 contestant
• Cher, singer and actress
• Pierre Chammassian, comedian
• George Duran, entertainer
• Leslie Erganian, artist and television personality
• Tina Kandelaki, Russian television personality
• Khloé Kardashian, television personality, socialite, actress, businesswoman, designer, model and social media influencer
• Kim Kardashian, television personality, socialite, actress, businesswoman, model and social media influencer
• Kourtney Kardashian, television personality, socialite, model and social media influencer
• Robert Kardashian, American attorney and businessman
• Bob Kevoian, co-host of the Bob & Tom Show
• Vilen Kolouta, cinematographer
• Tigran Khzmalyan , filmmaker, screenwriter and producer
• Henrik Malyan, film writer and director
• Rouben Mamoulian, film and theater director
• Andre Manoukian, composer in France
• Garik Martirosyan, TV host and comedian
• Patrick Masbourian, Canadian television personality
• Michael Omartian, music producer of Donna Summer
• Kev Orkian, actor, musician and comedian
• Richard Ouzounian, Armenian by adoption; playwright, director, critic, artistic director
• Alice Panikian, 2006 Miss Universe Canada
• Sergei Parajanov, filmmaker
• Yevgeny Petrosyan, comedian
• Karen Shakhnazarov, filmmaker, producer and head of the Mosfilm studios
• Jano Toussounian, Australian/Armenian actor
• Mikhail Vartanov, filmmaker
• Henri Verneuil, filmmaker
• Steven Zaillian, screenwriter, producer

  Actors

• List of Armenian actors

• Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, businessman and philanthropist

Directors

• List of Armenian film directors

  Musicians

• Anahid Ajemian, violinist
• Maro Ajemian, pianist
• Lucine Amara, Lucine Tockqui Armaganian, soprano
• Levon Ambartsumian, classical violinist
• Armen Anassian, violinist
• André, pop singer
• Anoushka, Egyptian-Armenian singer
• Nareh Arghamanyan, pianist
• Rosy Armen, French singer
• Raffi Armenian, Armenian-Canadian conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher
• Inga and Anush Arshakyans, singers
• Marc Aryan, French/Belgian singer, composer, producer
• Şahan Arzruni, pianist
• Aram Asatryan, pop singer
• George Avakian, jazz producer
• Charles Aznavour, French singer, songwriter, actor
• Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., better known as "David Seville", creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
• Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., American, continues the work of his father on Alvin and the Chipmunks
• Clint Bajakian, composer of video game music
• Ani Batikian, Armenian violinist living in the UK
• Isabel Bayrakdarian, Canadian soprano and engineer
• Ara Berberian, opera singer
• Cathy Berberian, mezzo-soprano singer
• John Dolmayan, Lebanese-born Armenian-American songwriter and drummer
• Stéphan Elmas, composer, pianist
• Ivan Galamian, violinist
• Sergio Galoyan, record producer and songwriter
• Djivan Gasparyan, musician, composer
• Gohar Gasparyan, Armenian opera singer
• Slava Grigoryan, guitar virtuoso
• J. Michael Hagopian, drummer of Deli Creeps
• Richard Hagopian, musician
• Ruben Hakhverdyan, musician, songwriter
• Silva Hakobyan, Armenian singer
• Tigran Hamasyan, jazz pianist
• Sirusho Harutyunyan, Armenian pop and classical singer
• Hayko, singer
• Vatche Hovsepian
• Levon Ichkhanian, guitarist/multi-instrumentalist
• Jamala, Ukrainian singer and composer of Crimean Tatar descent, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
• Anna Kasyan, opera singer, soprano
• Udi Hrant Kenkulian, musician
• Sergey Khachatryan, youngest violinist winner of Sibelius competition; 2005 winner of Queen Elizabeth competition
• Philipp Kirkorov, Russian pop singer
• Hampartsoum Limondjian, composer of Armenian church music and Turkish classical music, developed the Hampartsoum notation system
• Pavel Lisitsian, Russian opera singer
• Andranik Madadian, singer
• Daron Malakian, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer
• Norayr Mnatsakanyan, Armenian national singer
• Armen Movsessian, violinist
• Kacey Musgraves, American country music singer and songwriter
• Armen Nalbandian, pianist, composer
• Maria Nalbandian, Lebanese singer
• Bruce Nazarian, musician, recording artist, producer
• Sayat Nova , Armenian-Georgian folk songwriter-musician
• Shavo Odadjian, Armenian American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music video director/editor, music producer, and artist/painter
• Bulat Okudzhava, Armenian-Georgian musician, poet and editor
• Kev Orkian, actor, musician and comedian
• Harout Pamboukjian, Armenian singer and songwriter
• Hasmik Papian, soprano
• Karina Pasian, Grammy-nominated singer and pianist
• Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor of classical music
• Lilit Pipoyan, musician, singer and architect
• Raffi, Canadian children's singer, songwriter, musician
• Eva Rivas, Armenian pop singer, model
• Gevorg Sargsyan, opera-symphonic conductor
• Karnig Sarkissian, singer of Armenian revolutionary songs
• Hélène Ségara, French singer
• Nariné Simonian, Armenian-French pianist, organist, opera musical director
• Stephanie, Japanese singer
• Serj Tankian, Armenian American singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, poet, and political activist
• Harry Tavitian, jazz musician
• Jean Ter-Merguerian, Armenian-French violinist and pedagogue
• Aram Tigran, Kurdish singer
• Onno Tunç, born Ohannes Tunçboyacıyan, Turkish-Armenian musician, composer
• Arto Tunçboyacıyan, percussionist and singer
• George Tutunjian, pioneering Armenian revolutionary songs performer
• Vartan Vahramian Iran, musician, painter
• Komitas Vardapet, musician
• Sylvie Vartan, French singer
• Karapetê Xaço, Kurdish singer
• Samvel Yervinyan, violinist
• Nune Yesayan, pop musician

  Producers

• Ana Kasparian, producer and co-host at the online news show The Young Turks
• Howard Kazanjian, producer of Star Wars
• Katherine Sarafian, producer at Pixar
• Alain Terzian, French producer, President of Association of French Producers

  Journalists

• Kevork Ajemian, prominent Armenian writer, journalist, novelist, theorist and public activist, one of the founders of the ASALA military organization
• Nubar Alexanian, photojournalist, documentary photographer, and film director
• Ben Bagdikian, former editor-in-chief of the Washington Post
• John Roy Carlson, best-selling author of Under Cover
• Hrant Dink, 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, associate editor of the Washington Post
• Armen Keteyian, reporter
• Tim Kurkjian, analyst at ESPN
• Hrand Nazariantz, lived in Italy, Nobel Prize candidate
• Lara Setrakian, journalist and political analyst for Bloomberg Television and ABC News
• Janet Shamlian, NBC News correspondent
• Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT
• Roger Tatarian, senior VP of United Press International
• Philip Terzian, editor at the Weekly Standard
• Matt Vasgersian, sportscaster

  Military

• Vassak Mamikonian, Sparapet
• Vardan Mamikonian, Sparapet
• Narses, one of the great generals in the service of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I during the Roman reconquest that took place during Justinian's reign
• Gregory Pakourianos, Byzantine general
• Philaretos Brachamios, general, usurper of the Byzantine Empire

• John III the Terrible, Voivode of Moldavia
• David Bek, military commander in Syunik
• Mkhitar Sparapet, military commander in Syunik

• Valerian Madatov, general
• Mikhail Lazarev, fleet commander and explorer
• Lazar Serebryakov, admiral
• Ivan Lazarev, Lieutenant General
• Arshak Ter-Gukasov, Lieutenant General
• Mikhail Loris-Melikov, General of the Cavalry, Russian Minister of Interior
• Tovmas Nazarbekian, Russian and later Armenian general
• Daniel Bek-Pirumyan
• Movses Silikyan
• Christophor Araratov

• Serob Aghpur, fedayee
• Andranik, fedayee
• Arabo, fedayee
• Kevork Chavush, fedayee
• Drastamat Kanayan
• Aram Manukian
• Sebastatsi Murad, fedayee
• Garegin Nzhdeh
• Ruben Ter-Minasian

• Hayk Bzhishkyan, Comcor
• Sergei Khudyakov, Marshal of Aviation
• Ivan Isakov, Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
• Hamazasp Babadzhanian, Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces
• Ivan Bagramyan, Marshal of the Soviet Union
• Sergey Aganov, Marshal of Engineer Troops

• Paul Ignatius, Secretary of the Navy
• Jeffrey L. Harrigian, United States Air Force General, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa

• Simon Achikgyozyan
• Samvel Babayan
• Gurgen Dalibaltayan, colonel-general
• Garo Kahkejian
• Tatul Krpeyan
• Mikael Harutyunyan, 7th Defence Minister
• Monte Melkonian
• Seyran Ohanyan, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia
• Vazgen Sargsyan
• Vardan Stepanyan
• Norat Ter-Grigoryants
• Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan

  Monarchs

• List of Armenian kings
• List of Armenian consorts
• List of monarchs of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
• List of rulers of Commagene

  Politicians

• Nubar Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt
• Mikhail Loris-Melikov, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire
• Stepan Shahumyan, Head of the Baku Commune
• Aleksandr Myasnikyan, Head of the Communist Party of Belarus
• Levon Mirzoyan, first Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan
• Ferenc Szálasi, fascist Leader of the Nation of Hungary
• Anastas Mikoyan, first Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
• George Deukmejian, Governor of California
• Édouard Balladur, Prime Minister of France
• Boris Şyhmyradow, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
• Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon
• Karim Pakradouni, Minister of State for Administrative Development of Lebanon
• Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia
• Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia
• Varujan Vosganian, Minister of Economy and Finance of Romania
• Patrick Devedjian, French Minister for the Implementation of the Recovery Plan
• Liliam Kechichián, Uruguay Minister of Tourism
• Joe Hockey, Treasurer of Australia
• Arsen Avakov, Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

  Religious leaders

• Saint Blaise
• Saint Servatius
• List of Catholicoi of Armenia
• List of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia
• List of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia
• List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople
• List of Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem
• Demos Shakarian, founder of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International
• Yaqub Abcarius, bishop
• Photios I of Constantinople, orthodox patriarch, a central figure in Christianization of Kievan Rus'

  Science

• Evgeny Aramovich Abramyan, 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
• Hovannes Adamian, inventor of color television
• Sergei Adian, Soviet mathematician
• 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
• Armen Alchian, economist
• Artem Alikhanian, one of the founders of experimental nuclear and cosmic-ray physics in USSR
• Sos Alikhanian, geneticist, one of the founders of molecular genetics in the USSR
• Abraham Alikhanov, one of the founders of nuclear physics in USSR, founder of the first nuclear reactor of USSR
• Viktor Ambartsumian, one of the founders of theoretical astrophysics
• Emil Artin, one of the leading algebraists of the 20th century, one of the founding fathers of modern algebra
• Michael Artin, mathematician, contributed to Algebraic geometry
• Gurgen Askaryan, physicist, inventor of light self focusing
• Lev Atamanov, one of the founders of Soviet animation art
• Vandika Ervandovna Avetisyan, botanist and mycologist
• Boris Babayan, father of supercomputing in the former Soviet Union and Russia; second European to hold the Intel Fellow title; originator of the world's first superscalar computer
• Mikhail Chailakhyan, founder of hormonal theory of plant development
• Artur Chilingarov, Russian 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
• George Ganjian, produced the first modern circuit board in the United States, which eventually was used by NASA during the first lunar landing
• Grigor Gurzadyan, founder of space astronomy
• Spiru Haret, Romanian 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, Soviet engineer, one of the founders of missilery and cosmonautics, the father of electromechanics in USSR, chief designer of the first Soviet meteorological satellites of Earth; inventor of noncontact synchronized transmissions
• Alexander Kemurdzhian, engineer, designer of the first rovers to explore space, the founder of the school of space transport engineering
• Edward Keonjian, pioneer of microelectronics, designer of the world's first solar-powered, pocket-sized radio transmitter
• Leonid Khachiyan, mathematician, computer scientist, who proved the existence of an efficient way to solve linear programming problems
• Semyon Davidovich Kirlian, inventor of Kirlian Photography, discovered that living matter emits energy fields
• Ivan Knunyants, chemist, Major General, four times an awardee of the USSR State Award; in chemical science he introduced historical changes and significantly contributed to the advancement of Soviet Chemistry; founder of Soviet school of fluorocarbon's chemistry; one of the major developers of Soviet chemical weapons program
• 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, Polish pharmacist of Armenian descent, devised the first method of distilling kerosene from seep oil
• Benjamin Markarian, astrophysicist
• Sergey Mergelyan, mathematician, the author of major contributions in Approximation Theory; the modern Complex Approximation Theory is based on his classical work
• Artem Mikoyan, designer of MiG aircraft, including the first supersonic Soviet jet fighter
• Robert Nalbandyan, chemist, co-discoverer of photosynthetic protein plantacyanin, pioneer in the field of free radicals
• Yuri Oganessian, nuclear physicist, one of the founders of heavy ion physics, author of the discoveries of heaviest elements of the periodic table; element Oganesson
• Yuri Osipyan, physicist, author of fundamental contribution to the physics of movements in solid bodies and inventor of photoplastic effect; for many years was the Vice-President of the USSR Academy of Sciences
• Ashot Petrosian, mathematician, computer scientist, contributed to the development of several generations of advanced digital computer systems in former USSR, including the Nairi and ES EVM
• Mikhail Pogosyan, aerospace engineer, general director of Sukhoi
• Anna Schchian, botanist
• Georgy Shakhnazarov, one of the founders of political science in USSR
• Luther George Simjian, inventor of ATM and flight simulator
• Norair Sisakian, one of the founders of space biology, pioneer in biochemistry of sub-cell structures and technical biochemistry, one of the first in the mid-1940s to start the studies of plant cell structures; author of the new concept of chloroplasts as polyfunctional cell structures; first Soviet scientist to work in UNESCO
• Armen Takhtajan, botanist
• Karen Ter-Martirosian, theoretician, made important contributions to the understanding of high-energy physics phenomena; created new trends in the theory of strong interactions; one of the founders of theory of strong interactions at high-energies; author of fundamental contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory
• Alenush Terian, first Iranian-Armenian female astrophysicist
• Avadis Tevanian, computer scientist, the architect of Apple's OS X
• Nikolay Yenikolopov, chemist of the former USSR, one of the founders of Russian polymer science

  Medicine

• 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 Vahan Damadian, inventor of the 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, prominent Soviet Armenian surgeon and scientist
• Robert Istepanian, Professor of Data Communication, coined the phrase "m-health"
• Albert Kapikian, virologist and pioneer in vaccine development for rotavirus
• Varaztad Kazanjian, father and pioneer of plastic surgery
• J. W. Kebabian, neuroscientist and pioneer in dopamine receptor research
• Hampar Kelikian, orthopedic-surgeon pioneer, extended the surgical field
• 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 in medicine
• Leon Orbeli, physiologist, known as the founder and pioneer of evolutionary physiology
• Hrayr Shahinian, pioneer in microsurgical techniques of the brain
• Michel Ter-Pogossian, inventor of the PET scan, which has revolutionized the understanding of how the brain functions

  Economists

• Daron Acemoglu
• Armen Alchian, economist
• Arman Manukyan
• Lee Ohanian, macroeconomist

  Sports

• List of Armenian boxers
• List of Armenian chess players
• List of Armenian footballers
• List of Armenian Olympic medalists
• List of Armenian wrestlers
• Andre Agassi, tennis player
• Zach Bogosian, ice hockey player for Buffalo Sabres, NHL
• Alain Prost, Formula One racer

  Writers

• Khachatur Abovian
• Nicholas Adontz, historian and philologist
• Vittoria Aganoor, poet
• Ghazaros Aghayan
• Michael Arlen
• Artine Artinian, literature scholar
• Gheorghe Asachi, writer, poet, historian, painter
• Louise Aslanian, writer, poet, French Resistance fighter, Communist
• Christopher Atamian, writer, director, translator, producer
• Atrpet
• Axel Bakunts
• Peter Balakian
• Ara Baliozian
• David Barsamian, writer, radio host
• A. I. Bezzerides, screenwriter and novelist
• Chris Bohjalian
• Gary Braver
• Michael Casey, poet
• James Der Derian, international relations researcher and author
• Diana Der Hovanessian, poet
• Gabriel El-Registan, poet, co-author of the anthem of the USSR
• Gevorg Emin, poet, essayist, and translator
• Gregory of Narek , religious poet
• Arto Der Haroutunian
• Artem Harutyunyan, writer, translator, critic
• Zbigniew Herbert, Polish poet
• Garabet Ibrăileanu, writer, literary critic, professor
• Avetik Isahakyan, poet
• Tadeusz Isakowicz-Zaleski, Polish Armenian-Catholic priest and author
• Silva Kaputikyan, poet
• Martiros Kavoukjian, Armenologist
• Nancy Kricorian, writer, activist
• Jan Lechoń,, Polish poet
• M. M. Mangasarian
• Zara Mgoyan, writer, singer
• Bethany Mooradian, writer
• Moses of Chorene, father of Armenian historiography
• Alexander Movsesyan, playwright and novelist
• Claude Mutafian, historian and mathematician
• Santiago Nazarian, novelist
• Hrand Nazariantz, poet and journalist
• Joseph Orbeli, Orientalist
• George Ouzounian , author, satirist and webmaster
• Ruben Papian, esotericist, para-scientist specializing in subjects such as metaphysics and parapsychology
• Vartan Pasha, Ottoman Armenian statesman, writer and journalist
• Marine Petrossian, Armenian poet, essayist and columnist
• Raffi , novelist and poet
• Rousas Rushdoony, Calvinistic philosopher and Christian Reconstructionist
• Aram Saroyan, poet, novelist
• William Saroyan, short story writer, novelist, playwright, essayist and memoirist
• Sayat-Nova, philosopher and poet
• Paruyr Sevak, poet
• Marietta Shaginyan
• Smbat Shahaziz
• Levon Shant, playwright, novelist
• Hovhannes Shiraz, poet
• Siamanto, poet and martyr
• Juliusz Słowacki Polish poet
• George Stambolian, key figure in the early gay literary movement in New York
• Szymon Szymonowic, Polish Renaissance poet
• Serj Tankian, singer, songwriter
• Vahan Tekeyan
• Henri Troyat
• Hovhannes Tumanyan
• Varand, poet, writer, translator, painter, professor
• Alexander Varbedian, Armenologist and ethnologist
• Francis Veber, screenwriter
• Thomas Woods, author and scholar
• Zabel Yesayan, author and human rights activist
• Perch Zeytuntsyan, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and Minister of Culture of Armenia 1990–1991

  Historical

• Heraclius, emperor 610–641
• Basil I the Macedonian , married the Varangian Eudokia Ingerina
• Leo V the Armenian, married to Theodosia
• Leo VI the Wise
• Alexander , son of Basil I, regent for nephew
• Constantine VII the Purple-born
• Romanos I Lekapenos , co-emperor, attempted to found his own dynasty; deposed by his sons and entered monastery
• Romanos II the Purple-born , son of Constantine VII
• John I Tzimiskes , general, brother-in-law of Romanos II, regent for Basil II and Constantine VIII
• Basil II the Bulgar-slayer
• Constantine VIII , son of Romanos II; silent co-emperor with Basil II, sole emperor after his brother's death
• Zoe Porphyrogenita
• Theodora
• Theodora , restored

  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, character in Brazilian telenovela Rainha da Sucata played by actress Aracy Balabanian, of Armenian descent herself
• Dany Devedjian, character in French criminal drama Les Lyonnais
• 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
• Max Kerkerian, character in Les rivières pourpres, detective inspector, starring Vincent Cassel
• Vin Makazian, detective in TV series The Sopranos, played by John Heard
• Camille Saroyan, fictional character in TV Series Bones
• Armin Tamzarian, Simpsons character better known as Principal Seymour Skinner