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Kemurdzhian, Alexander (October 4, 1921 -February 25, 2003): Russian. Kemurdzhian designed Lunokhod 1, the first space-exploration rover, which roamed on the Moon in 1970. ^ Harvey, Brian (2007). Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration.
James Adomian, actor and stand-up comedian. Kay Armen, TV, film and stage actress. Şahan Arzruni. pianist. Val Avery, actor. Richard Bakalyan, actor. Adrienne Barbeau, actress (mother was of Armenian descent) [4][5][6][7] Rowan Blanchard, actress, paternal great-grandmother was an Armenian from present-day Syria.
The first Armenian families began to settle in the Los Angeles area starting in the late 19th century. Aram Yeretzian, a social worker and Protestant Christian minister who wrote a 1923 University of Southern California thesis on the Armenians of Los Angeles, stated that the first Armenian in Los Angeles arrived in around 1900.
Luther Simjian. Luther George Simjian (January 28, 1905 – October 23, 1997) was an Armenian-American inventor and entrepreneur. A prolific and professional inventor, [2] he held over 200 patents, mostly related to optics [2] and electronics. [3] His most significant inventions were a pioneering flight simulator, arguably the first ATM and ...
an Armenian-American entrepreneur, architect of innovation ecosystems. Website. athgo.org. Armen Orujyan (born 15 February 1974) is an Armenian-American entrepreneur and an architect of innovation ecosystems. He is the founding CEO of the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) and the founder and former chairman of Athgo. [1][2]
The city of Los Angeles itself had an Armenian population of 64,997 in 2000. [86] Several districts of Los Angeles have high concentrations of Armenians, particularly in San Fernando Valley: North Hollywood, Van Nuys, and Encino. [87] On 6 October 2000, a small community in East Hollywood was named Little Armenia by the Los Angeles City Council ...
Little Armenia (Armenian: Փոքր Հայաստան) is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. It is named after the Armenians who escaped genocide and made their way to Los Angeles during the early part of the 20th century. [1] The area is served by the Metro B Line at the Hollywood/Western, Vermont/Sunset and Vermont/Santa Monica ...
The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California is an upcoming museum in Glendale, California, United States, and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Armenian Americans. The museum, which is expected to open in the summer of 2024, intends to explore Armenian history along with Armenian American contemporary culture.