Cultural Production in
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Armenia
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 politicians 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 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 191 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
Go to all RankingsGeorge Gurdjieff
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1949
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 178
Tigranes the Great
POLITICIAN
140 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 175
Gregory the Illuminator
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
257 - 331
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 188
Leo V the Armenian
POLITICIAN
775 - 820
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 7
Anastas Mikoyan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1978
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 164
Artem Mikoyan
ENGINEER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 191
Shirkuh
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1169
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 3
Tiridates III of Armenia
POLITICIAN
255 - 330
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 173
Hayk
POLITICIAN
410 - 490
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 34
Vologases V
POLITICIAN
130 - 208
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 190
Najm ad-Din Ayyub
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1173
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 24
Servatius of Tongeren
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 384
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 18
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Armenia
Go to all RankingsParg
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 167
Arsen Harutyunyan
POLITICIAN
1999 - Present
HPI: 35.63
Rank: 166
Khoren Bayramyan
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.18
Rank: 169
Norair Aslanyan
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.09
Rank: 170
Artak Aleksanyan
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 32.00
Rank: 171
Gayane Chiloyan
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 31.78
Rank: 165
Taron Voskanyan
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 31.29
Rank: 168
People Deceased in Present Day Armenia
Go to all RankingsPhotios I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 896
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 3
Mesrop Mashtots
LINGUIST
361 - 440
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 48
Sergei Parajanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1990
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 10
Sayat-Nova
WRITER
1712 - 1795
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 14
Khachatur Abovian
WRITER
1805 - 1848
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 11
Ashot I of Armenia
POLITICIAN
820 - 890
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 24
Victor Ambartsumian
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1996
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 63
Yeghishe Charents
WRITER
1897 - 1937
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 42
Anania Shirakatsi
PHILOSOPHER
610 - 685
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 26
Martiros Saryan
PAINTER
1880 - 1972
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 53
Alexander Arutiunian
COMPOSER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 23
Tigranes III
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 31
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Armenia were athletes (32), politicians (29), soccer players (25), writers (14), and singers (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, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Armenia, including Yurik Vardanyan, Robert Emmiyan, and Igor Tselovalnikov. 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.