Gyumri
Gyumri ranks 431st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Marylebone, Bath, Somerset, and Dubrovnik. Memorable people born in Gyumri include George Gurdjieff, Olga Chekhova, and Frunzik Mkrtchyan. Gyumri has been the birth place of many athletes, and wrestlers. Gyumri is located in Armenia.
Gyumri is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city was known as Alexandropol, it became the largest city of Russian-ruled Eastern Armenia with a population above that of Yerevan. The city became renowned as a cultural hub, while also carrying significance as a major center of Russian troops during Russo-Turkish wars of the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1866 and 1999, Gyumri was the birth place of 34 globally memorable people, including George Gurdjieff, Olga Chekhova, and Frunzik Mkrtchyan.
People Born in Gyumri
Go to all RankingsGeorge Gurdjieff
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1949
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 1
Olga Chekhova
ACTOR
1897 - 1980
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 2
Frunzik Mkrtchyan
ACTOR
1930 - 1993
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 3
Avetik Isahakyan
WRITER
1875 - 1957
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 4
Mariam Aslamazian
PAINTER
1907 - 2006
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 5
Gennady Timchenko
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 6
Vazgen Manukyan
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 7
Artavazd Peleshyan
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 8
Hovhannes Shiraz
WRITER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 9
Shushanik Kurghinian
WRITER
1876 - 1927
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 10
Sergey Merkurov
SCULPTOR
1881 - 1952
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 11
Yurik Vardanyan
ATHLETE
1956 - 2018
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Gyumri
Go to all RankingsEdmond Keosayan
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 1994
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 14
Gor Minasyan
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 29.99
Rank: 26
Vahan Bichakhchyan
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 26.41
Rank: 32
Davit Chaloyan
BOXER
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 33
Karapet Chalyan
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 34
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gyumri were athletes (10), wrestlers (6), writers (3), soccer players (3), and actors (2), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gyumri, including Yurik Vardanyan, Robert Emmiyan, and Ara Abrahamian. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gyumri, including Yurik Vardanyan, Robert Emmiyan, and Ara Abrahamian.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Gyumri since 1700.