List of Famous people born in Van Province

Arshile Gorky

Ոստանիկ Մանուկ Ատոյեան

First Name Arshile

Born on April 15, 1904

Died on July 21, 1948 (aged 44)

Born in Van Province

Arshile Gorky was an Armenian-American painter who had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism. He spent most his life as a national of the United States. Along with Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, Gorky has been hailed as one of the most powerful American painters of the 20th century. As such, his works were often speculated to have been informed by the suffering and loss he experienced in the Armenian Genocide.

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Varazdat Harutyunyan

First Name Varazdat

Born on November 29, 1909

Died on March 20, 2008 (aged 98)

Born in Van Province

Varazdat Harutyunyan was an Armenian academic, architect and writer.

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Remzi Kartal

First Name Remzi

Born on January 1, 1948 (age 76)

Born in Van Province

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Sabahattin Tuncer

First Name Sabahattin

Born on January 1, 1950 (age 74)

Born in Van Province

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Mustafa Bayram

First Name Mustafa

Last Name Bayram

Born on November 30, 1937

Died on January 29, 2019 (aged 81)

Born in Van Province

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İrfan Baştuğ

First Name İrfan

Born on November 30, 1907

Died on September 12, 1960 (aged 52)

Born in Van Province

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Fethullah Erbaş

First Name Fethullah

Born on January 1, 1947 (age 77)

Born in Van Province

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Hande Altaylı

First Name Hande

Born on November 30, 1970 (age 53)

Born in Van Province

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Abdurrahim Tuncak

First Name Abdurrahim

Born on November 30, 1907

Died on August 13, 1999 (aged 91)

Born in Van Province

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Gülşen Orhan

First Name Gülşen

Last Name Orhan

Born on December 12, 1970 (age 53)

Born in Van Province

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