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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1840s Clear ×
Sergei Witte
1849 - 1915
Vasily Nemirovich-Danchenko
1845 - 1936
Dmitri Ivanovich Yermakov
1845 - 1916
Varlam Cherkezishvili
1846 - 1925
Ivan Tarkhanov (physiologist)
1846 - 1908
Dawit Saradschischwili
1848 - 1911
Alexey Sergeyevich Yermolov
1847 - 1917
George V of Armenia
1847 - 1930
Mikhail Sabinin
1845 - 1900
Alexander Mantashev
1842 - 1911
Ippolit Shpazhinsky
1844 - 1917
Georges Chervachidzé
1847 - 1918