List of Famous people born in Armenia
Suren Khachatryan
Suren Khachatryan, known as Liska, is an Armenian politician and was the governor of the Syunik region of Armenia, a position from which he resigned in 2013, presumably because of a shooting incident near his mansion in Goris. Prior to that, from 1996 to 1999, he was the mayor of Goris. A member of Armenia's Republican Party, Khachatryan was also the deputy to the Armenian National Assembly from 1999 to 2004. He has a wife and four children.
Karen Oganesyan
Sargis Hovsepyan
Sargis Hovsepyan is a retired Armenian football player who played defender for the Armenian national team and who last played for Armenian Premier League club Pyunik Yerevan. Hovsepyan was also the long-time captain of the Armenia national team. He participated in 131 international matches and scored two goals since his debut in the national team's first game in a home friendly match against Moldova on 14 October 1992. Hovsepyan ended his career on 14 November 2012 at the age of 39, just over a month before turning 40 years old. He was the last member of the first Armenian national team to retire. After his final match, he was awarded the Medal of the City Hall. A month after the completion of his playing career, he was appointed director of the Armenian national team.
Hratchia Haroutunian
Joseph Lade Pawsey
Joseph Lade Pawsey was an Australian scientist, radiophysicist and radio astronomer.
Vahram Zaryan
Vahram Zaryan is a French performance artist, mime, dancer, director, and choreographer of Armenian descent.
Hrant Bagratyan
Hrant Bagratyan is an Armenian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Armenia from 2 February 1993 until 4 November 1996, and a former member of the Pan-Armenian National Movement political party.
Artur Petrosyan
Artur Petrosyan is a former Armenian football player who played as a midfielder.
Meri Voskanian
Roman Mitichyan
Roman Mitichyan is an Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist, actor and stuntman. He briefly appeared on Spike TV's reality show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, as a part of Team Serra, but was forced to leave the show due to injury.