Vagharshapat
Vagharshapat ranks 9,279th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Manatí, Puerto Rico, and Teresina. Memorable people born in Vagharshapat include Mihran Harutyunyan, and Andranik Hakobyan. Memorable people who died in Vagharshapat include Mesrop Mashtots, Hripsime, and Karekin I. Vagharshapat has been the birth place of many wrestlers, and athletes and the death place of many religious figures, and linguists. Vagharshapat is located in Armenia.
Vagharshapat is the 4th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about 18 km (11 mi) west of the capital Yerevan, and 10 km (6 mi) north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is commonly known as Ejmiatsin, which was its official name between 1945 and 1995. It is still commonly used colloquially and in official bureaucracy, a case of dual naming. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1981 and 1989, Vagharshapat was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Mihran Harutyunyan, and Andranik Hakobyan. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Vagharshapat including Mesrop Mashtots, Hripsime, and Karekin I. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Vagharshapat than were born there.
People Born in Vagharshapat
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Mihran Harutyunyan
WRESTLER
1989 - Present
HPI: 29.11
Rank: 1
Andranik Hakobyan
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.72
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Vagharshapat
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Mesrop Mashtots
LINGUIST
361 - 440
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 1
Hripsime
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 301
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 2
Karekin I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 1999
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Vagharshapat
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Most individuals born in present day Vagharshapat were wrestlers (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were religious figures (2), and linguists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Vagharshapat, including Mihran Harutyunyan. Whereas, throughout history, wrestlers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Vagharshapat, including Mihran Harutyunyan.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Vagharshapat since 1700.
