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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, 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 209 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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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Armenia were athletes (33), politicians (31), soccer players (31), writers (14), and singers (14),  while most who died were writers (13), politicians (12), singers (6), religious figures (4), and philosophers (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, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Armenia, including Yurik Vardanyan, Robert Emmiyan, and Igor Tselovalnikov.

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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.