List of Egyptian Armenians
A list of notable Egyptian Armenians who have contributed to modern Egypt:
Literature
- Arpiar Arpiarian, writer
- Vahan Malezian, writer
- Yervant Odian, writer
- Hovhannes Setian, writer
- Vahan Tekeyan, poet
- Perch Zeytuntsyan, writer
Arts
- Armen Agop, sculptor
- Yuhanna al-Armani, 18th century Coptic icon painter
- Anoushka, Armenian Egyptian singer
- Garbis Aprikian, musician
- Armand, photographer
- Atom Egoyan, Canadian filmmaker of Armenian Egyptian origin
- Feyrouz, Perouz Artin child actress in the 1950s and 1960s
- Gohar Gasparyan, opera singer
- Georges Kazazian, musician / oudist (based in Egypt)
- Edmond Kiraz, cartoonist
- Lebleba, or Lubluba, real name Nonia Kupelian, Egyptian actress
- Nelly, Nelly Artin Kalfaian, actress, performer and entertainer
- Raffi, Canadian Egyptian children's singer and songwriter of Armenian origin (Raffi Cavoukian)
- Hagop Sandaldjian, musician and sculptor
- Alexander Saroukhan, cartoonst / caricaturist
- Arto Tchakmaktchian, sculptor and painter,
Community
- Zareh Nubar, president of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
- Armenak Yekarian, fedayee
Politics
- Boghos Nubar, son of Nubar Pasha, politician and co-founder of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
- Nubar Pasha, politician and the first Prime Minister of Egypt
- Boghos Yousefian, Minister of Commerce and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Religion
- Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church
Sciences
- Armenag K. Bedevian, botanist
- Aram Ter-Ghevondyan, historian
Sport
- Rouben Vesmadian, professional basketball player.
See also
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, February 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.