List of Famous people born in Armenia
Onik Gasparyan
Onik Viktori Gasparyan is an Armenian Colonel-General who served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces from 8 June 2020 until his dismissal on 10 March 2021, the legality of which is currently being disputed. Gasparyan was dismissed after calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on 25 February 2021 along with more than 40 other high-ranking Armenian military officers. Gasparyan, with the support of the General Staff, continues to dispute the legality of his dismissal․ Although an Armenian court ruled that Gasparyan should retain his post pending a final decision on the legality of his dismissal, this was not accepted by the Armenian government.
Simon Martirosyan
Simon Martirosyan is an Armenian weightlifter, Olympian, two time World Champion, and two time European Champion competing in the 105 kg category until 2018 and 109 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Armen Martirosyan
Armen Martirosyan held the post of Armenia's Deputy Foreign Minister. He was also a two-term member of the National Assembly of Armenia.
Zohrab Mnatsakanian
Zohrab Hrachiki Mnatsakanyan is an Armenian diplomat. Mnatsakanyan previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Armenia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Garegin Tosunyan
Ali Insanov
Ali Insanov was the Minister of Health of Azerbaijan from 1993–2005.
Roman Berezovsky
Roman Anatoliyevich Berezovsky is a former Ukrainian-Armenian footballer.
Arsen Galstyan
Arsen Zhorayevich Galstyan is an Armenian-born Russian judoka. Galstyan is a Merited Master of Sports of Russia and an Olympic Champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Karapet Chalyan
Karapet Chalyan is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a silver medalist at the European Games and a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. He also represented Armenia at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Nairi Hunanyan
Nairi Hunanyan led the armed attack on the Armenian Parliament on 27 October 1999.