Famous Armenian Writers

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Adam Bilzerian
(Armenian-Nevisian Poker Player and Writer)
Adam Bilzerian
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Birthdate: 1983 AD
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States
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Sayat-Nova
(Poet)
Sayat-Nova
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Birthdate: June 14, 1712
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: September 22, 1795
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Saint Gregory Narekatzi
(Poet)
Saint Gregory Narekatzi
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Birthdate: 0950 AD
Birthplace: Yemişlik, Turkey
Died: 1003 AD
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Hovhannes Tumanyan
(Poet)
Hovhannes Tumanyan
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Birthdate: February 19, 1869
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lori Province, Armenia
Died: March 23, 1923
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Khachatur Abovian
(Writer)
Khachatur Abovian
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Birthdate: October 15, 1809
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yerevan, Armenia
Died: April 14, 1848
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Missak Manouchian
(Poet)
Missak Manouchian
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Birthdate: September 1, 1906
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Adıyaman, Turkey
Died: February 21, 1944
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Paruyr Sevak
(Poet)
Paruyr Sevak
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Birthdate: January 24, 1924
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chanakhchi, Soviet Armenia
Died: June 17, 1971
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Armin T. Wegner
(Author)
Armin T. Wegner
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Birthdate: October 16, 1886
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Elberfeld Wuppertal, Germany
Died: May 17, 1978
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Yeghishe Charents
(Poet)
Yeghishe Charents
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Birthdate: March 13, 1897
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kars, Kars Oblast, Russian Empire
Died: November 27, 1937
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Michael S. Hart
(E-book pioneer publisher)
Michael S. Hart
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Birthdate: March 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, United States
Died: September 6, 2011
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Raffi
(Author)
Raffi
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Birthdate: 1835 AD
Birthplace: Payajouk, Qajar Persia
Died: April 25, 1888
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Aram Asatryan
(Singer)
Aram Asatryan
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Birthdate: March 3, 1953
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vagharshapat, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Died: November 7, 2006
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Hovhannes Shiraz
(Poet)
Hovhannes Shiraz
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Birthdate: April 27, 1914
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Alexandropol, Russian Empire
Died: March 24, 1984
 14 
Silva Kaputikyan
(Poet)
Silva Kaputikyan
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Birthdate: January 20, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Yerevan, Armenia
Died: August 25, 2006
 15 
Avetik Isahakyan
(Lyric poet)
Avetik Isahakyan
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Birthdate: October 30, 1875
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gyumri, Armenia
Died: October 17, 1957
 16 
Emilia Zoryan
(Actress)
Emilia Zoryan
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Birthdate: October 21, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Armenia
 17 
Zori Balayan
(Journalist)
Zori Balayan
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Birthdate: February 10, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stepanakert, Azerbaijan
 18 
Sarmad Kashani
(Poet)
Sarmad Kashani
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Birthdate: 1590 AD
Birthplace: Armenia
Died: 1661 AD
 19 
George Mardikian
(Restaurateur)
George Mardikian
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Birthdate: November 7, 1903
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bayburt, Turkey
Died: October 23, 1977
 20 
Vahan Terian
(Poet)
Vahan Terian
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Birthdate: February 9, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gandzani, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
Died: January 7, 1920
 21 
Diana Abgar
(Writer)
Diana Abgar
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Birthdate: October 17, 1859
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rangoon, Burma
Died: July 8, 1937
 22 
Armen Ohanian
(Dancer, Actress)
Armen Ohanian
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Birthdate: 1887 AD
Birthplace: Shamakhi, Azerbaijan
Died: 1976 AD
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Mikayel Nalbandian
(Writer)
Mikayel Nalbandian
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Birthdate: November 14, 1829
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nakhichevan-on-Don, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire (now Rostov-on-Don, Russia)
Died: April 12, 1866
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Alexander Shirvanzade
(Armenian Novelist and Playwright Best Remembered for his Magnum Opus 'Chaos')
Alexander Shirvanzade
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Birthdate: April 18, 1858
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Şirvan, Azerbaijan
Died: August 7, 1935

Alexander Shirvanzade was an Armenian novelist and playwright. He is best remembered for his magnum opus Chaos, which describes the life of a huge industrial city. A revolutionary writer, Alexander Shirvanzade is also remembered for his incorporation of women's issues into his plays and novels.

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Siamanto
(Writer)
Siamanto
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Birthdate: August 15, 1878
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Agn, Ottoman Empire
Died: July 31, 1915
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Sos Sargsyan
(Actor)
Sos Sargsyan
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Birthdate: October 24, 1929
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Stepanavan, Soviet Armenia
Died: September 26, 2013
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Torkom Manoogian
(Patriarch)
Torkom Manoogian
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Birthdate: February 16, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baqubah, Iraq
Died: October 12, 2012
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Nora Nadjarian
(Poet)
Nora Nadjarian
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Birthdate: 1966 AD
Birthplace: Limassol, Cyprus
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Nouritza Matossian
(Writer)
Nouritza Matossian
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Birthdate: April 24, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cyprus