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Armenia
Armenia ranks 73rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Thailand, Venezuela, and Afghanistan. Memorable people born in present day Armenia include George Gurdjieff, Tigranes the Great, and Gregory the Illuminator. Memorable people who died in Armenia include Photios I of Constantinople, Mesrop Mashtots, and Sergei Parajanov. Armenia has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and politicians. The top cities in Armenia by number of biographies are Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, Armenia, and Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.
People
Between 350 BC and 2007, present day Armenia was the birth place of 212 globally memorable people, including George Gurdjieff, Tigranes the Great, and Gregory the Illuminator. Additionaly, 68 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Armenia including Photios I of Constantinople, Mesrop Mashtots, and Sergei Parajanov.
People Born in Present Day Armenia
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George Gurdjieff
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1949
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 1
Tigranes the Great
POLITICIAN
140 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 2
Gregory the Illuminator
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
257 - 331
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 3
Leo V the Armenian
POLITICIAN
775 - 820
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 4
Anastas Mikoyan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1978
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 5
Artem Mikoyan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 6
Shirkuh
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1169
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 7
Tiridates III of Armenia
POLITICIAN
255 - 330
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 8
Hayk
POLITICIAN
410 - 490
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 9
Vologases V
POLITICIAN
130 - 208
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 10
Najm ad-Din Ayyub
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1173
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 11
Servatius of Tongeren
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 384
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Armenia
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Armen Darbinyan
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 102
Parg
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 103
Anna Hakobyan
JOURNALIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 112
Israel Militosyan
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 118
Garik Martirosyan
COMEDIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 126
Murder of Gurgen Margaryan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1978 - 2004
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 129
Rubén Darío Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 131
Vardan Minasyan
COACH
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 139
Marine Galstyan
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 141
Artiom Kiouregkian
WRESTLER
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 144
Sarik Andreasyan
FILM DIRECTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 148
Romik Khachatryan
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 153
People Deceased in Present Day Armenia
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Photios I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 896
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 1
Mesrop Mashtots
LINGUIST
361 - 440
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 2
Sergei Parajanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1990
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 3
Sayat-Nova
WRITER
1712 - 1795
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 4
Khachatur Abovian
WRITER
1805 - 1848
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 5
Ashot I of Armenia
POLITICIAN
820 - 890
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 6
Victor Ambartsumian
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 7
Yeghishe Charents
WRITER
1897 - 1937
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 8
Anania Shirakatsi
PHILOSOPHER
610 - 685
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 9
Martiros Saryan
PAINTER
1880 - 1972
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 10
Alexander Arutiunian
COMPOSER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 11
Tigranes III
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Armeniawere athletes (33), soccer players (31), politicians (29), wrestlers (15), and writers (14), while most who died were writers (13), politicians (12), singers (6), religious figures (4), and philosophers (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Armenia, including Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Khoren Oganesian, and Michel Der Zakarian. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Armenia, including Yurik Vardanyan, Robert Emmiyan, and Igor Tselovalnikov.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Armenia since 1700.
