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Theodore Rshtuni (d. 655/656), was an Armenian nakharar (magnate), famous for resisting the first Arab invasions of Armenia; Jalinus, dynast, one of the leading figures in Sasanian Iran; Mjej II Gnuni, Sparapet of Armenia and Syria; Ashot Msaker (d. 775), prince from the Bagratid family; Tatzates (d. 785), prominent Byzantine general, governor ...
Minnelli has said of the singer, "He changed my entire life." [100] In August 2017, at age 93, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. [101] Aznavour has been widely regarded as one of the most famous Armenians of his time, [102] and a major pop culture icon of the 20th century. [103]
Albert Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Ալբերտ Հովհաննիսյան; 15 September 2001 – 8 October 2020) was a junior sergeant of the Armenian Army who participated in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and died amid the hostilities.
Sarkis Garabet Soghanalian (Armenian: Սարգիս Սողանալեան; February 6, 1929 – October 5, 2011), nicknamed the Merchant of Death, was a Syrian-Lebanese-Armenian [1] [2] international private arms dealer who gained fame for being the "Cold War's largest arms merchant" [3] and the lead seller of firearms and weaponry to the former government of Iraq under Saddam Hussein during the ...
Arshile Gorky (/ ˈ ɑːr ʃ iː l ˈ ɡ ɔːr k i / AR-sheel GOR-kee; born Vostanik Manoug Adoian, Armenian: Ոստանիկ Մանուկ Ատոյեան; April 15, 1904 – July 21, 1948) was an Armenian-American painter who had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism. He spent the last years of his life as a national of the United States ...
Yousuf Karsh CC RCA FRPS (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian–Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century.
Andranik left Armenia in 1919 due to disagreements with the Armenian government and spent his last years of life in Europe and the United States seeking relief for Armenian refugees. He settled in Fresno, California in 1922 and died five years later in 1927.
Vahan Tekeyan (Armenian: Վահան Թէքէեան; January 21, 1878 – April 4, 1945) was an Armenian poet and public activist. In his lifetime he was the most famous poet of the Armenian diaspora, and he remains a significant symbol of Armenian identity and cultural heritage.