List of Iranian Armenians

This is a list of famous Iranians of Armenian descent.

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Key

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
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
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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