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Present Day

Armenia

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Armenia ranks 73rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Venezuela, Afghanistan, and Turkey. 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 politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and politicians.

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 350 BC and 2007, present day Armenia was the birth place of 163 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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People Deceased in Present Day Armenia

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  • Photo of Hripsime

    Hripsime

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    300 - 301

    HPI: 53.65

    Rank: 28

  • Photo of Momik

    Momik

    ARCHITECT

    1300 - 1333

    HPI: 50.39

    Rank: 43

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Armenia were politicians (28), soccer players (21), athletes (19), writers (14), and singers (13),  while most who died were writers (13), politicians (12), singers (6), religious figures (4), and painters (4).

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, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Armenia, including Tigranes the Great, Leo V the Armenian, and Anastas Mikoyan.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Armenia since 1700.