List of Iranian Armenians
This is a list of famous Iranians of Armenian descent.
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People who were born outside of Iran but worked or lived in Iran highlighted in boldface
Art
| Image | Name | born - death | occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramais Aghamalian | 1910 Julfa-1980 Los Angeles | director | ||
| Ray Aghayan | 1928 Tehran-2011 Los Angeles | costume designer | ||
| Mary Apick | born 1954 Tehran | actress | ||
| Robert Atayan | 1915 Tehran-1994 | composer | ||
| Khachik Babayan | born 1956 Tabriz | musician | ||
 | Hovhannes Badalian | 1924 Sheverin-2001 Yerevan | Armenian singer | |
| Blade | born 1969 | rapper | ||
| Armik Dashchi | born Tabriz | musician and composer | ||
 | Vigen Derderian | 1929 Hamadan-2003 Los Angeles | singer and actor | |
 | Sarkis Djanbazian | 1913 Armavir-1963 Tehran | ballet master, dancer, choreographer, producer | |
| Robert Ekhart | 1935 Tabriz-1994 Los Angeles | actor | ||
| Nikol Faridani | 1935 Shiraz-2008 Tehran | photographer | ||
 | Ivan Galamian | 1903 Tabriz-1981 New York | musician | |
 | Nicol Galanderian | 1881 Akn-1944 Tehran | composer | |
 | Aram Gharabekian | 1955 Tehran-2014 Los Angeles | conductor | |
 | Hambarsoom Grigorian | 1892 Tabriz-1972 | composer | |
| Marcos Grigorian | 1925 Kropotkin-2007 Yerevan | artist | ||
| Gabriel Guevrekian | 1892 Constantinople-1970 Antibes | architect | ||
 | Armen Haghnazarian | 1941 Tehran-2009 Germany | architect | |
 | Loreta Hairapedian Tabrizi | 1911 Tehran-1997 Vienna | actress | |
| Varoujan Hakhbandian | 1936 Qazvin-1977 Tehran | composer and songwriter | ||
 | Vartan Hovanessian | 1895 Tabriz-1982 Tehran | architect | |
 | Hakob Hovnatanian | 1809 Tbilisi-1881 Tehran | artist | |
| Arman Hovsepian | 1921 Tabriz-1980 Barcelona | actor | ||
 | Varouj Karim-Masihi | born 1953 Arak | film director | |
 | Samuel Khachikian | 1923 Tabriz-2001 Tehran | film director and screenwriter | |
| Marco Khan | born Tehran | actor | ||
| Sumbat Der Kiureghian | 1913 New Julfa-1999 Los Angeles | painter | ||
| Murad Kostanyan | 1902 Haftvan-1989 Yerevan | actor | ||
 | Andranik Madadian | born 1958 Tehran | singer | |
| Arman Manarian | born 1929 Arak | Armenian film director | ||
| Yervand Manarian | born 1924 Arak | actor | ||
| Mardik Martin | born 1936 | screenwriter | ||
| Beatrice Ohanessian | 1927 Baghdad-2008 Bloomington | musician | ||
| Ovanes Ohanian | 1896 Russian Empire or Iran -1960 Tehran | film director | ||
| Mahaya Petrosian | born 1970 Tehran | actress | ||
| Tony Petrossian | born 1975 Tehran | director | ||
| Vahik Pirhamzei | born in Tehran | actor and film producer/director | ||
| Armen Ra | Armenian-American artist and performer | |||
| Bogdan Saltanov | 1630s New Julfa-1703 Moscow | Russian-Armenian painter | ||
| Mooshegh Sarvarian | 1910 Tehran-1981 Tehran | film director, painter and writer | ||
| Antoin Sevruguin | 1830 Tehran-1933 Tehran | photographer | ||
 | Annik Shefrazian | 1909 or 1910 New Julfa-1996 Tehran | actress | |
| Aramazd Stepanian | born 1951 Abadan | actor | ||
 | Loris Tjeknavorian | born 1937 Borujerd | composer | |
 | Vartan Vahramian | born 1955 Tabriz | musician and painter | |
 | Irene Zazians | 1927 Babolsar-2012 Tehran | actress | |
 | Minus Megerdich Zorab | 1833 India-1896 | painter | |
| Tina Sookazi 1978 Tehran | ||||
Literature
| Image | Name | born - death | occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ervand Abrahamian | born 1940 Tehran | historian | |
| Leonardo Alishan | 1951 Tehran-2005 Salt Lake City | writer | |
| Arakel Davrizhetsi | 1590s Tabriz-1670 Echmiadzin | historian | |
| Karapet (Karo) Derderian | 1925 Hamedan- 2007 California | Poet, Writer and Vigen Derderian brother | |
| Hrach Gregorian | born 1949 Tehran | political writer | |
 | Hakob Karapents | 1925 Tabriz-1994 Boston | writer |
| Hovhannes Masehyan | 1864-1931 Harbin | translator and diplomat | |
| Zoya Pirzad | born 1952 Abadan | writer and novelist | |
 | Raffi | 1835 Pekajik-1888 Tbilisi | novelist |
 | Mesrovb Jacob Seth | 1871 New Julfa-1939 Calcutta | historian |
 | Shahamir Shahamirian | 18th century New Julfa | writer and philosopher |
 | Varand | born 1954 Tehran | poet and playwright |
Politics
| Image | Name | born - death | occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Beglarian | Armenian-Iranian pollitician and member of parliament | ||
 | Hayk Bzhishkian | 1887 Tabriz-1937 Moscow | Soviet military commander |
| Levon Davidian | 1944 Tehran-2009 Qazvin | Armenian-Iranian pollitician and member of parliament who died when Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashed | |
 | Yeprem Khan Davidian | 1868 Barsum-1912 Shurcheh | revolutionary leader of Iran |
| Hagopdjan de Deritchan | New Julfa - 25 August 1726, Marseille | diplomat | |
 | Joseph Emin | 1726 Hamadan-1809 Calcutta | prominent figure of the Armenian national liberation movement |
| Abraham Guloyan | 1839 Salmas-1938 | Soviet Armenian politician | |
 | Mirza Malkam Khan | 1833 New Julfa-1908 Rome | politician |
 | Hrant Markarian | born 1958 New Julfa | Armenian politician |
 | Hovhannes Masehyan | 1864 Tehran-1931 Harbin | diplomat, translator |
 | Avetis Nazarbekian | 1866 Tabriz-1939 Moscow | poet, journalist, political activist and revolutionary |
 | Israel Ori | 1658 Sisian-1711 Astrakhan | prominent figure of the Armenian national liberation movement |
| Ardeshir Ovanessian | 1905 Rasht-1990 Yerevan | politician | |
 | Vahan Papazian | 1876 Tabriz-1973 Beirut | politician |
| Avetis Sultanzadeh | 1889 Maragheh-1938 Moscow | politician | |
| Bob Yousefian | born 1957 | politician - mayor of Glendale |
Religion
| Image | Name | born - death | occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stepanos V of Salmast | Salmas- 1567 Echmiadzin | Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church | |
| Alexander I | 17th century New Julfa-1714 Echmiadzin | Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church | |
| Asdvadzadur | 17th century Hamadan-1725 Oshakan | Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church | |
| Haik Hovsepian Mehr | 1945 Tehran-1994 Tehran | bishop of Assemblies of God | |
| Harutiun Shmavonian | 1750 Shiraz-1824 Chennai | priest and publisher |
Sciences
| Image | Name | born - death | occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Abian | 1923 Tabriz-1999 U.S.A. | mathematician | |
| Rouben Abrahamian | 1881 Gnishik - 1951 Yerevan | Iranologist, linguist, translator | |
| Vahe Aghabegians | born 1952 Tehran | technology adviser | |
| Jean Althen | 1709 Chahuk-1774 Caumont | French agronomist | |
| Emik Avakian | 1923 Tabriz-2013 Chicopee | Armenian-American inventor | |
| Maria Baghramian | born 1954 Tehran | scholar in philosophy | |
| Manuel Berberian | born 1945 Tehran | geologist | |
| George Bournoutian | born 1943 New Julfa | historian | |
| William Cormick | born 1822 Tabriz - died 1877 | physician | |
| Rouben Galichian | born 1938 Tabriz | scholar | |
| Vartan Gregorian | born 1934 Tabriz | scholar in history | |
| Mkhitar Heratsi | 12th century Her | medieval physician | |
 | Armen Kocharian | born 1948 Tehran | physician and cardiologist |
 | Caro Lucas | 1949 New Julfa-2010 Tehran | electrical engineer |
| Robert Mehrabian | born 1941 Tehran | scholar of material sciences | |
| Hayk Mirzayans | 1920 Qazvin-1999 | entomologist | |
| Eliz Sanasarian - scholar of political science | |||
 | Alenoush Terian | 1920 Tehran-2011 Tehran | astronomer and physicist |
Sports
| Image | Name | born - death | occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Markar Aghajanian | born 1965 Tehran | football player |
| Emmanuel Agassi | born 1930 Salmas | boxer | |
| Edmond Akhtar | born Tehran | football player | |
| Sarkis Assadourian | born 1948 | fencer | |
| Zaven Babakhani | born 1974)[1] | cricketer | |
 | Patrik Baboumian | born 1979 Abadan | bodybuilder |
 | Edmund Bezik | born 1975 Tehran | football player |
| Aren Davoudi | born 1986 New Julfa | basketball player | |
 | Andranik Eskandarian | born 1951 Tehran | football player |
 | Karo Haghverdian | born 1945 Tehran | football player |
| Masis Hambarsounian | born 1950 New Julfa, Isfahan | boxer | |
| George Markarian | football player | ||
| Robert Markosi | born 1976 Arak | football player | |
| Garnik Mehrabian | born Tehran | football player | |
| Gegard Mousasi | born 1985 Tehran | Dutch-Armenian Mixed Martial Arts fighter | |
| Vartex Parsanian | born 1952 | boxer | |
| Oshin Sahakian | born 1986 New Julfa | basketball player | |
| Garnik Shahbandari | born 1954 Tehran | football player | |
| Sebo Shahbazian | born 1980 Tehran | football player | |
| Andranik Teymourian | born 1983 Tehran | football player | |
| Serjik Teymourian | born 1974 Tehran | football player | |
| Emil Vartazarian | born 1976 Tehran | Indian rugby player | |
| Vigen Zeinali | born in Tehran | footballer |
Others
| Image | Name | born - death | occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarkis Acopian | 1926-2007 | industrialist | |
| Marcara Avanchintz | 17th century New Julfa | merchant | |
| Arthur Gregorian | 1909 Rahvah - 2003 Concord | rug collector | |
| Ivan Lazarev | 1735 New Julfa-1801 St Petersburg | jeweler | |
| George Manook | 1767 New Julfa-1827 Batavia | merchant | |
| Martin the Armenian | early 17th century | first recorded Armenian/Iranian emigrant to North America | |
| Arsen Minasian | 1916 Rasht-1977 Rasht | philanthropist, philanthropist | |
| Henry Sahakian | businessman | ||
| Sarkies brothers | businessmen | ||
| Arathoon Stephen | 1861 New Julfa-1927 India | businessman | |
| Petrus Uscan | 1680 New Julfa-1751 Chennai | merchant | |
| Steve Sarkisian | born 1974 Torrance | American football coach |
Armenian Parents
People who were born from Armenian Parents
| Image | Name | born - death | occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
%2C_1854-1937._The_first_female_ambassador_of_the_World.jpg) | Diana Abgar | 1859 Rangoon-1937 Yokohama | diplomat |
 | Daron Malakian | born 1975 Los Angeles | singer |
 | Andre Agassi | born 1970 Las Vegas | American tennis player and Emmanuel Agassi son's |
| Biurakn Hakhverdian | born 1985 Leiden | Dutch-Armenian water polo player | |
 | Alecko Eskandarian | born 1982 Montvale | football player and Andranik Eskandarian son's |
| Isaiah Minasian | born 1986 Brighton | musician | |
| Alexander Varbedian | born 1943 Marseille | ethnologist | |
| Daryush Valizadeh | born 1979 Maryland | writer |
See also
References
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