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This is a list of notable Armenians. 1st row: Hayk • Artaxias I • Tigranes the Great • Trdat III • Gregory the Illuminator. 2nd row: Mesrop Mashtots • Vardan Mamikonian • Movses Khorenatsi • Anania Shirakatsi • Grigor Narekatsi. 3rd row: Levon II • Toros Roslin • Momik • Sayat Nova • Khachatur Abovyan.
This is a list of notable Armenian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.Armenian Americans are people born or raised in the United States, or who reside there, with origins in the country known as Armenia, which ranges from the Caucasian mountain range to the Armenian plateau.
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.
David Anhaght — philosopher, Neo-Platonist. 7th century. Anania Shirakatsi — geographer. Sebeos — author of treatise. Hovhan Mamikonyan — author of treatise. Movses Kagankatvatsi — historian, author of the book History of the World from Aghvan. Davtak Kertogh — poet. Komitas Aghtsetsi — author of religious poetry.
Armenian Americans (Armenian: ամերիկահայեր, romanized: amerikahayer) are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial Armenian ancestry. They form the second largest community of the Armenian diaspora after Armenians in Russia. [3] The first major wave of Armenian immigration to the United States took place ...
Raffi (Hakob Melik-Hakobian) was the grand romanticist of Armenian literature. In his works, Raffi revived the grandeur of Armenia's historic past. In the novel Sparks, the heroes fight for the liberation of their people. This theme of oppression under foreign rule is also evident in his novels Jalaleddin and The Fool.
Larry Gagosian, founder of Gagosian Gallery. Sergey Galitsky, Russian retail operator, Magnit. Paul Garmirian, founder and owner of P.G. Cigars. Arsen Gasparyan, former Armenian press secretary, publisher and cigar manufacturer. Rafi Haladjian, founder of FranceNet internet service provider.
This is a list of famous Armenian American musicians. For other famous Armenian Americans, see List of Armenian Americans. Adiss Harmandian – pop singer; Alan Hovhaness – among the most prolific of 20th-century composers; Albert Asriyan – violinist, composer, arranger and band leader; Anahid Ajemian – violinist