List of Lebanese Armenians
This is a list of Lebanese-Armenians from Lebanon categorized by subject.
Politics
[edit]- Khatchig Babikian - attorney, politician, member of Parliament, minister
- Nazar Najarian - politician, former Secretary-General of the Kataeb Party
- Arthur Nazarian - politician, Member of Parliament
- Karim Pakradouni - politician, ex-Minister, former President of Phalange (Kataeb) Party
- Hagop Pakradounian - politician, Member of Parliament
- Others
- Laury Haytayan - civic activist
- Hrayr Maroukhian - former leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Arts
[edit]- Media
- Zaven Kouyoumdjian - talk show host
- Paula Yacoubian - TV presenter[1]
- Dr. Haroutioun Nicolian - anesthesiologist, painter, poet, art collector, critic[2]
- Neshan Der Haroutiounian - TV presenter[3]
- Music
- John Dolmayan - drummer of the American band System of a Down
- Harout Fazlian - principal conductor of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra
- Adiss Harmandian - singer
- Guy Manoukian - composer, pianist
- Tigran Mansurian - composer, 2004 Grammy awards nominee[4]
- Maria Nalbandian - singer
- Nourhanne - singer
- George Pehlivanian - musician
- Nicole Saba - singer
- Nairi Ghazarian - Tattoo Artist, illustrator
- Serj Tankian - lead vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist of American band, System of a Down
- Roy Malakian - international DJ and music producer
- Krikor Tafranian - dancer, choreographer
- Haig Papazian - violinist in Lebanese indie rock band Mashrou' Leila[5][circular reference]
- Krikor Jangeozian - baritone singer, multiple awards recipient[6]
- Manuel Menengichian - best singer of the 60's[7]
- Others
- Simon Abkarian - actor
- Krikor Agopian - painter
- Shaunt Basmajian - poet
- Pierre Chammassian - comedian
- Sylva Channessian - Miss Lebanon and Miss World Finalist 1973
- Paul Guiragossian - painter
- Iman, previously Liz Sarkissian - actress
- Tulip Joshi - actress and model (Indian father, Lebanese-Armenian mother)
- Noura Kevorkian - writer, director, producer
- Mkrtich Mazmanian - sculptor
- Sako Shahinian - illustrator
- Aram Somoundji - mobile IT expert
- Mariam Nour - television personality
Religion
[edit]- Aram I - Catholicoss of Great House of Cilicia
Science
[edit]- Ardem Patapoutian - molecular biologist and neuroscientist, won Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Antranik Sefilian - theoretical astrophysicist
Sports
[edit]- Levon Altonian - former football player who played for Homenetmen and Lebanon
- Mardek Chabarian - former football player who played for Lebanon
- Agop Donabidian - former football player who played for Nejmeh and Lebanon
- Wartan Ghazarian - former football player who played for Lebanon
- Gretta Taslakian - sprinter, Olympian
See also
[edit]- Armenians in Lebanon
- List of Armenian Catholicoi of Cilicia headquartered in Antelias, Lebanon
- List of Armenian Catholic Patriarchs of Cilicia headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon