List of Iranian Armenians

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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	Birth - Death	Occupation
	Aramais Aghamalian	1910 Julfa-1980 Los Angeles	director
	Ray Aghayan	1928 Tehran-2011 Los Angeles	costume designer, fashion designer, Emmy Award winner
	Mary Apick	born 1954 Tehran	actress
	Robert Atayan	1915 Tehran-1994	composer
	Artashes Avetyan	born 1942 Tehran	musician
	Khachik Babayan	born 1956 Tabriz	musician (violinist)
	Hovhannes Badalian	1924 Sheverin-2001 Yerevan	Armenian singer
	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
		1931 Tehran-2014 Tehran	journalist, art editor, art promoter and gallery director
	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

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
	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
	Tina Sookazi	born 1978	Tehran Art

Politics[]

Image	Name	born - death	occupation
	Robert Beglarian		Armenian-Iranian politician and member of parliament
	Khosrow Khan		17th-century Safavid official and military commander
	Allahverdi Khan		17th-century Safavid military commander
	Hayk Bzhishkian	1887 Tabriz-1937 Moscow	Soviet military commander
	Levon Davidian	1944 Tehran-2009 Qazvin	Armenian-Iranian politician 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- 2021 New Jersey	historian
	William Cormick	born 1822 Tabriz - died 1877	physician
	Rouben Galichian	born 1938 Tabriz	scholar
	Vartan Gregorian	1934, Tabriz – 2021, New York City	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
		Born 1960 Tehran	Footbal Player
		Born 1963 Tehran	Footbal Player
	Emmanuel Agassi	born 1930 Salmas	boxer
	Edmond Akhtar	born Tehran	football player
	Sarkis Assadourian	born 1948	fencer
	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[]

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 son
	Isaiah Minasian	born 1986 Brighton	musician
	Alexander Varbedian	born 1943 Marseille	ethnologist

See also[]

• Iranian Armenians
• List of Iranians

References[]

• Janet D. Lazarian (2003). Encyclopedia of Iranian Armenians. Tehran: Hirmand Publisher. ISBN 964-6974-50-3.
• Armenians And Iranian Cinema. Bagh-e Ferdows, Tehran: Film Museum of Iran. Summer 2004.