Abraham Arthur – boxing
Abramyan  Ara – (1957-) Armenian-Russian businessman, and President of the Union of Armenians in Russia
Agassi Andre – tennis player
Aivazovsky Ivan – (1817-1900) painter (original name Hovhannes Aivazian)
Allegrova Irina – (born 1952) Russia, singer
Ambartsumian Viktor Amazaspovich – (1908-1996) astronomer, physicist; various spellings of names. His textbook, Theoretical Astrophysics (1958) went through many editions and translations. His presentations drew large audiences at international symposia.
Aronian Levon – chess master, ranked 3rd in the world
Arutiunian Alexander – (born 1920) composer.
Asatryan Aram – (1953-2006) pop singer.
Avetisyan Minas – (1928-1975) painter
Aznavour Charles – (born 1924) France, singer, songwriter, actor.
Babadzhanian  Arno– (1921-1983) composer.
Baghramian Hovhannes (Ivan) – (1897 - 1982) Soviet Marshal; Deputy Minister of Defense, World War II Commander of a Front.
Bakunts Axel – (1889-1937) writer
Boghossian Alain – footballer, Parma and France (Retired)
Bzhishkyan Gayk – (1887 - 1937) Soviet military commander.
Cafesjian Gerard – Entrepreneur and philanthropist
Chilingarov Arthur – (born 1939) scientist, Hero of the Soviet Union, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma. 
Dink Hrant, – (1954-2007) executive editor of Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos
Djorkaeff  Youri– soccer player
Dovlatov Sergei – (1941-1990) columnist, contributor of New Yorker
Egoyan  Atom– (born 1960) film director
Ekimyan Alexey – (1927-1982) composer
Eurnekian Eduardo – Billionaire Businessman, owner of over 30 airports
Fiori  Patrick– (born 1969) France; singer.
Garvarentz Georges – (1932-1993) composer.
Gasparyan Djivan – (born 1928) musician, composer. 
Gorky Arshile – (1904-1948) painter
Gulbenkian Calouste – (1869-1955) Businessman and Oil tycoon
Hagopian Raffi (Hagop Hagopian) – (1835-1888) novelist and poet
Hambartsumian Viktor Amazaspovich – (1908-1996) astronomer, physicist; various spellings of names. His textbook, Theoretical Astrophysics (1958) went through many editions and translations. His presentations drew large audiences at international symposia.
Hovsepian  Vatche– musician.
Isahakyan  Avetik– (1885-1957) poet
Isakov Ivan Stepanovich – (1894 - 1967); Soviet Admiral; Chief of Main headquarters of Soviet Navy, World War II.
Jigarkhanyan Armen – (born 1935) actor
Kanayan Drastamat (1884-1956) Commander of the Armenian Legion
Kardashian Kim– (born 1980) Model, designer, business woman
Kasparov Garry – world chess champion
Keosayan  Edmond– (1936-1994) film director
Kerkorian Kirk – (born 1917) owner and founder of MGM Mirage
Keshishian Alek – (born 1964) Lebanese-born American film director
Kevorkian Jack – pathologist, euthanasia activist
Khachaturian Aram – (1903-1978) Armenia, composer.
Kharatyan Dmitry – (born 1960) actor
Khudyakov Sergei – (1901 - 1950) Chief-Air-Marshal, USSR; commander of the Anti-aircraft warfare of Moscow, World War II.
Lavrov Sergey – (born 1950) foreign minister of Russia, Armenian father.
Lazarev Ivan – (1820 - 1887) general in the Russian Army during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878.
Legrand  Michel– (born 1932) France, composer.
Loris-Melikov Mikhail Tarielovich – (1825 or 1826 - 1888), General of the Cavalry; Adjutant General of the Svita; Minister of Interior, Russian Empire.
Madadian Andy – (born 1956) singer.
Malyan Henrik – (born 1925) film writer and director
Mamoulian Rouben – (1897-1987) film and theater director
Manoogian Alex – (1901-1996) Founder of Masco
Mantashev Alexander – (1842-1911) Oil tycoon
Martirosyan Garik – (born 1974) TV host and comedian
Melkonian Monte – (1957 – 1993) Armenian military commander in the Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Mergelyan Sergey – mathematician
Miklitarian Alain – (born 1955) designer, owner of Alain Mikli
Mikoyan Anastas Ivanovich – (1895-1978) Soviet politician and statesman.
Mikoyan Artem – designer of MiG aircraft
Mkrtchyan Frunzik – (1930-1993) actor
Nalbandian David – tennis player
Njdeh Garegin – (1886 - 1955) Freedom fighter and World War I General.
Nubar Pasha – Egyptian statesman.
Oganesian Khoren footballer
Okudzhava Bulat – (1924-1997) Armenian-Georgian musician, poet and editor
Orbeli Leon – (1882 - 1958) Dr. Orbeli was a physiologist who studied under the famous Pavlov. He was the first head of the Institute of Evolutionary Physiology in Russia.
Ozanian Andranik – (1865 - 1927) World War I General.
Pamboukjian Harout – (born 1950) Armenian singer and songwriter.…
Parajanov Sergei – (1924-1990) filmmaker
Peleshyan Artavazd Ashoti – film director
Petrosian Tigran – world chess champion
Petrosyan Yevgeny – (born 1945) comedian
Piotrovsky  Mikhail– (born 1944) Orientalist, Director of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg
Prost Alain – Formula One champion
Roslin Toros – (1216-1288) medieval painter
Sarkisian Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian) – USA; (born 1946) a.k.a. Cher – singer, actress, songwriter, director.
Sarkisian Yurik – weightlifter
Saroyan William – (1908-1981) short story writer, novelist, playwright, essayist and memoirist
Saryan  Martiros– (1880-1972) painter
Sayat Nova (Harutin) – (1712-1795) Armenia, Georgia, folk songwriter-musician, philosopher and poet, XVIII century
Sevak Paruyr – (1924-1971) poet
Shakhnazarov Karen – (born 1952) filmmaker, producer and head of the Mosfilm studios
Shaumyan Stepan, Stepan Geworgi Shahumian; – politician; revolutionary.
Sherinian Derek – (born 1966) USA, world renowned rock and fusion keyboardist.
Shirakatsi Anania – philosopher, mathematician
Shiraz Hovhannes – (1915-1984) poet
System of a Down – USA, alternative metal band. Serj Tankian – (born 1967) USA, vocals, keyboards.
Tariverdiev Mikael – (1931-1996) USSR, composer.
Tarkanian Jerry – basketball coach
Ter-Pogossian Michel (Michael) Ter-Pogossian–father of positron emission tomography (pet Scans) which has revolutionized the understanding of how the brain functions
Tumanyan Hovhannes – (1869-1923) novelist
Vakhtangov  Yevgeny– (1883-1922) theater director
Vardanian Ruben – CEO and Chairman of Troika Dialog Group
Vartanov Mikhail – (born 1937) filmmaker
Verneuil Henri – (1920-2002) filmmaker
Yengibarov Leonid – (1935-1972) actor

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