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: Wrestler Clear ×
Roman Amoyan
Born 1983
Stepan Sarkisyan
Born 1962
Martin Berberyan
Born 1980
Eduard Soghomonyan
Born 1990
Ioannis Agatzanian
Born 1971
Karen Mnatsakanyan
Born 1977
Vaghinak Galstyan
Born 1973
Artak Margaryan
Born 1989
Hovhannes Varderesyan
Born 1989
Vachik Yeghiazaryan
Born 1991
Mihran Jaburyan
Born 1984
Aram Margaryan
Born 1974
Grigor Grigoryan
Born 1992
Anushavan Sahakyan
Born 1972
Movses Karapetyan
Born 1978
Ruben Vardanyan (wrestler)
1929 - 1996
Norayr Musheghian
1935 - 2011
Edgar Yenokyan
Born 1986
Harutyun Yenokyan
Born 1985
Valery Arutyunov
Born 1949
Edgar Babayan
Born 1986
Karen Aslanián
Born 1995
Garik Barseguian
Born 1986
Valodia Frangulian
Born 1992