40.1815° N, 44.5145° E
YEREVAN
Most Famous People Born in Yerevan, Armenia
- Notable people
- 768
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1971
- Most distinctive
- Chess 23.1×
Soviet Armenia poured state money into two things — chess clubs and wrestling halls — and the Yerevan file still shows it, with Wrestler and Boxer benches sitting next to a Pianist count and the Aram Khachaturian conservatory lineage running through the Composer and Opera lines. It is a small capital whose cultural export industry was basically built by the diaspora and the state philharmonic in equal measure.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Yerevan during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Yerevan Is Known For
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Football is Yerevan's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (134).
Yerevan over-indexes on chess — 23.1× the global rate.
Yerevan under-produces player — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Yerevan's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Boxer Clear ×
Arthur Abraham
Born 1980
Susi Kentikian
Born 1987
Vladimir Yengibaryan
1932 - 2013
Artem Harutyunyan (boxer)
Born 1990
Gevorg Petrosyan
Born 1985
David Torosyan
Born 1950
Nshan Munchyan
Born 1963
Israel Akopkokhyan
Born 1960
Artur Gevorgyan
Born 1975
David Graf (boxer)
Born 1989
Hovhannes Danielyan
Born 1987
Aram Avagyan
Born 1991
Noel Gevor
Born 1990
Alexander Abraham (boxer)
Born 1981
Arsen Martirosian
Born 1977
Vladimir Margaryan
Born 1991
Aram Ramazyan
Born 1978
Aleksan Nalbandyan
Born 1971
William Abelyan
Born 1978
Gennady Martirosyan
Born 1980
Ando Hakob
Born 1989
Heworh Manukjan
Born 1993