41.7221° N, 44.7926° E
TBILISI
Most Famous People Born in Tbilisi, Georgia
- Notable people
- 1,294
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1968
- Most distinctive
- Rugby 17.9×
A Caucasus capital whose bench is an unusually even mix of sport and conservatory. Tbilisi's distinctive professions are rugby players at nearly eighteen times the global rate, chess players at more than twelve, wrestlers, pianists, physicists, and film workers — a profile that reflects both the Soviet-era athletic school and a long Georgian tradition of music and cinema, from the Vakhtangov theatre through Sergei Parajanov. The Rustaveli-era medieval bench is unusually intact for a post-Soviet capital.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Tbilisi during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Tbilisi Is Known For
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Football is Tbilisi's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (222).
Tbilisi over-indexes on rugby — 17.9× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Tbilisi's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Music
- Film & TV
- Writing
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Mikhail Loris-Melikov
1824 - 1888
Gabriel Sundukian
1825 - 1912
Giorgi Kartvelishvili
1827 - 1901