List of Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh

List of Armenians from Nagorno Karabakh.

Arts

• André, pop singer, first artist to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006
• Don Askarian, filmmaker, recipient of the Golden Camera Award for Life Achievement at Int. ART Film Festival, Slovakia.
• Zori Balayan, novelist, journalist, public activist

Scientists

• Armen Abaghian, atomic energy specialist, Doctor of Technical Sciences, member of Russian Academy of Sciences
• Artashes Arakelian (1909–1993), economist, the head of the Economy Institute of Armenian Science Academy
• Arakel Babakhanian (1860–1932), historian, publicist, writer, critic
• Ivan Knuniants (1906–1990), Soviet chemist
• Khoren Sargsian (1891–1970) writer, critic, the director of the Literature Institute of Armenian Academy of Sciences (1943–1947)
• Armen Takhtajian (1910-2009), botanist

Writers and artists

• Stepan Aghajanian (1863–1940), artist, distinguished as a portrait artist
• Mikael Arutchian (1897–1961), theatrical painter and designer
• Hakob Gyurjian (1881–1948), sculptor
• Gevork Kotiantz (1906–1996), painter
• Alexander Melik-Pashaev (1905–1964), conductor, born in Tiflis in a family from Shushi
• Muratsan (1854–1908), writer, one of the most famous figures in Armenian literature
• Arsen Terteryan (1882–1953), literary critic
• Vagharsh Vagharshian (1894–1959), director, playwright, actor, theater and public figure

Politics and public figures

• Hambardzum Arakelian (Shakhriar) (1855–1918), public and political figure
• Alexander Atabekian (1868–1933), political figure, anarchist
• Artashes Babalian (1887–1959), doctor, politician
• Alexander Bekzadyan (1879–1938), Soviet statesman, Soviet ambassador in Norway and Hungary
• Arkadi Ghukasyan, politician, president of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
• Arayik Harutyunyan, current Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
• Yeghishe Ishkhanian (1886–1975), political figure
• Robert Kocharyan, former president of Armenia
• Aram Manukian (1879–1919), statesman, the founder of the First Republic of Armenia
• Bako Sahakyan, current president of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
• Serzh Sargsyan, current president of Armenia
• Sahak Ter-Gabrielyan (1886–1937), Soviet statesman and politician
• Tuman Tumian (1879–1906), political activist

Military figures

• Samvel Babayan (b. 1965), military commander
• Nikol Duman (1867–1914), fedayee
• Sergei Khudyakov (1906–1950), Soviet Marshal of the Air Force during World War II
• Ivan Lazarev (1820–1879), prince, officer of the Russian army, lieutenant general
• Valerian Madatov (1782–1829), Russian prince and a lieutenant-general
• Nelson Stepanyan (1913–1944), pilot, lieutenant colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union Hero

Religious figures

• Karekin I, Catholicos of Cilicia from 1943 to 1952.
• Pargev Martirosyan, Primate of the Diocese of Artsakh since 1989

See also

• List of Armenians
• List of Azerbaijanis from Nagorno-Karabakh

References

• Great Soviet Encyclopedia
• Famous Shoushians