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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Elisabeth Leonskaja
Born 1945
Eliso Virsaladze
Born 1942
Dmitri Bashkirov
Born 1931
Rudolf Kehrer
1923 - 2013
Alexander Toradze
Born 1952
Lev Vlassenko
1928 - 1996
Marina Goglidze-Mdivani
Born 1936
Elisso Bolkvadze
Born 1967
Manana Doijashvili
Born 1947
Alexander Korsantia
Born 1965
Nino Gvetadze
Born 1981
Tamriko Siprashvili
Born 1963
Eteri Andjaparidze
Born 1956
Vladimir Horbowski
1905 - 1989
Eduard Abramjan
1923 - 1986
Khadija Gayibova
1893 - 1938
Aliza Kezeradze
1937 - 1996
Catherine Gordeladze
Born 1971
Alexander Beridze
Born 1980
Dudana Mazmanishvili
Born 1980
Luka Okros
Born 1991
Nino Jvania
Born 1975
Ilona Teimurasowa
Born 1977
Giorgi Mikadze
Born 1989