List of Famous people born in Georgia
Karen Ter-Martirosian
Karen Avetovich Ter-Martirosyan was a Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist of Armenian descent. He is known for his contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory and the author of several hundred articles in his area.
Georgy Beriev
Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev (Beriashvili), was a Soviet Georgian major general, founder and chief designer of the Beriev Design Bureau in Taganrog, which concentrated on amphibious aircraft.
Levan Tediashvili
Levan Tediashvili is a former Soviet (Georgian) wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling in 1972 and 1976. He remained undefeated between 1971 and 1976. Besides freestyle wrestling, he was also a Soviet and world champion in sambo.
Anton I of Georgia
Anton I ; 28 October [O.S. 17 October] 1720 – 12 March [O.S. 1 March] 1788), born as Teimuraz Bagrationi, was the Catholicos–Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church in the period 1744–1755 and again in 1764–1788.
Irina Otieva
Zurab Zviadauri
Zurab Zviadauri is a Georgian judoka who competed in the Men's 90 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program. He also won two silver medals on world championships and a bronze on European championship in 2002.
Aleksandr Georgievitsj Tovstonogov
Hennadii Vorobiov
Hennadiy Petrovich Vorobiov was a Ukrainian Colonel general and Commander of the Ground Forces of Ukraine from November 2009 to January 2014.
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia was a Georgian writer and public figure. Educated and first published in Germany, he married Western European influences to purely Georgian thematic to produce his best works, such as The Right Hand of the Grand Master and David the Builder. Hostile to the Soviet rule, he was, nevertheless, one of the few leading Georgian writers to have survived the Stalin-era repressions, including his exile to a White Sea island and several arrests. His works are noted for their character portrayals of great psychological insight. Another major feature of Gamsakhurdia's writings is a new subtlety he infused into Georgian diction, imitating an archaic language to create a sense of classicism.
Omar Pkhakadze
Omar Pkhakadze was a Georgian sprint cyclist. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished in fourth and third place in 1968 and 1972, respectively, winning the first Soviet Olympic medal in sprint cycling. In 1965 he also became the first Soviet sprinter to win a world title; he finished third in 1966 and second in 1969. During his career he won 10 national titles – in 1963, 1964 and 1966–1973.