List of Famous people born in Georgia
Bidzina Ivanishvili
Bidzina Ivanishvili is a Georgian politician, billionaire businessman and philanthropist, who was Prime Minister of Georgia from October 2012 to November 2013.
Alexander Prokhanov
Alexander Andreyevich Prokhanov is a Russian writer, a member of the secretariat of the Writers Union of the Russian Federation and the author of more than 30 novels and short story collections. He is the editor-in-chief of Russia's extreme-right newspaper Zavtra, that combines ultranationalist and anti-capitalist views.
Kakhi Kavsadze
Kakhi Kavsadze ; born June 5, 1935 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian/Soviet film, television and stage actor.
Sofiko Chiaureli
Sophia Chiaureli, professionally known as Sofiko Chiaureli, was a Soviet Georgian actress. Thought to be the muse of filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, she played a significant role in the 20th century Georgian theater and was associated with the country's two most prominent theaters, the Rustaveli Theatre (1964–1968) and Marjanishvili Theatre.
Shota Arveladze
Shota Arveladze is a Georgian former professional footballer and former manager of Pakhtakor Tashkent.
Archil Gomiashvili
Archil Mikhaylovich Gomiashvili was a Soviet Georgian theatre and film actor best known for his part of Ostap Bender in Leonid Gaidai's 1971 adaptation of Ilf and Petrov's The Twelve Chairs. In the late 1980s Gomiashvili quit the stage to become a businessman, the Ostap Bender Club owner, and philanthropist.
Zurabi Datunashvili
Zurab Datunashvili is a Georgian-Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's middleweight category.
Revaz Gabriadze
Revaz "Rezo" Levanovich Gabriadze is a Georgian theatre and film director, playwright, writer, painter and sculptor. His son, Levan Gabriadze, is also an actor and film director.
Shalva Chigirinsky
Shalva Chigirinsky is a Russian businessman operating in real estate and oil sectors.
Luka Mkheidze
Luka Mkheidze is a French judoka of Georgian descent. Mkheidze came to France with refugee status in 2010. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 60 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.