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List of Armenians
The following is a list of prominent Armenians.
Artists
Business figures
Film, TV, and stage
Musicians
- Lucine Amara , opera singer
- George Avakian , jazz producer
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Charles Aznavour, singer
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Ross Bagdasarian, creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks
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Raffi Cavoukian, musician and entertainer
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Cher, singer (Armenian father)
- Loris Chobanian , composer
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Djivan Gasparyan, musician
- Slava Grigoryan , guitar virtuoso
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Alan Hovhaness, composer (Armenian father)
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Aram Khachaturian, composer
- George Mgrdichian , oud player
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System of a Down, "Nu-Metal" band
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Komitas Vardapet, musician
- Berj Zamkochian , organist
Politicians
Religious figures
Scientists
Sports
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Andre Agassi, tennis player
- J. C. Agajanian , race car owner and motor sports promoter
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Vladimir Akopian, chess master
- Steve Bedrosian , baseball player
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Youri Djorkaeff, soccer player
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Garry Kasparov, World Chess Champion (Armenian mother)
- Armen Keteyian , broadcaster
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David Nalbandian, tennis player (Armenian father)
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Ara Parseghian, football coach
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Tigran Petrosian, World Chess Champion
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Alain Prost, Formula One champion (Armenian mother)
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Sargis Sargsian, tennis player
- Jerry Tarkanian , basketball coach
- Garo Yepremian , NFL kicker
Writers
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Michael Arlen, novelist
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Ben Bagdikian, journalist, author
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David Barsamian, journalist, radio broadcaster
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Eric Bogosian, playwright, performance artist
- Diana Der Hovanessian , poet
- Nouritza Matossian , writer
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William Saroyan, writer
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Alexander Shirvanzade, writer
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Hovhannes Tumanyan, writer
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Last updated: 02-09-2005 21:45:49
Last updated: 05-03-2005 17:50:55
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