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Lasha Talakhadze
(Weightlifter)
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12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 2, 1993
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sachkhere
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Katie Melua
(British-Georgian singer-songwriter)
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8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 16, 1984
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kutaisi
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Joseph Stalin
(Soviet Political Leader & Dictator Who Led the Soviet Union from 1922 Until His Death in 1953)
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202
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 18, 1878
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gori
Died: March 5, 1953
Controversial Russian dictator, Joseph Stalin, ruled the Soviet Union for around 25 years from 1929 to 1953 and is credited for making it a prominent industrial and military power of the world. During the Second World War, his army defeated the Nazis too. However, his regime was also one of terror and brutality where numerous Soviet citizens lost their lives.
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Khatia Buniatishvili
(Georgian-French Concert Pianist)
14
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 21, 1987
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Batumi
Khatia Buniatishvili is a Georgian-French pianist. Buniatishvili has been playing since the age of three and gave her first concert when she was just six years old. She then went on to play at an international stage at the age of 10. Buniatishvili is known for her association with Sony Classical, which has produced many of her solo piano albums.
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Kato Svanidze
(First Wife of Joseph Stalin)
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6
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 2, 1885
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Died: November 22, 1907
Ekaterine "Kato" Svanidze, a shy girl from a poor Georgian family, was the first of Joseph Stalin’s two wives. Stalin, then 24, fell in love with a 16-year-old Kato while studying together at the Tiflis Spiritual Seminary. She died a year after the birth of their son, Yakov.
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Demna Gvasalia
(The creative director of Balenciaga and the co-founder of Vetements)
15
7
7
Tamar of Georgia
(Queen)
17
0
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Nona Gaprindashvili
(Georgian Former Chess Player and the First Woman Ever to Be Awarded the FIDE Title Grandmaster)
16
2
9
Giga Chikadze
(Georgian Mixed Martial Artist and Former Kickboxer)
9
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 25, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Sandro Mamukelashvili
(Basketball player)
9
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 23, 1999
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
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Goga Bitadze
(Basketball player)
7
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 20, 1999
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sagarejo
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
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Nikoloz Basilashvili
(Tennis player)
8
7
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 23, 1992
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Eduard Shevardnadze
(Former President of Georgia)
7
5
14
Merab Dvalishvili
(Mixed martial artist)
11
11
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 10, 1991
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Sergei Parajanov
(Soviet Film Director, Artist, and Screenwriter)
10
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 9, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Died: July 20, 1990
Sergey Yosifovich Paradzhanov was a Soviet film director, artist, and screenwriter. He is best remembered for making important contributions to world cinema with films like The Color of Pomegranates and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors. Sergei Parajanov is widely regarded as one of the most influential and greatest filmmakers in cinema history.
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David IV of Georgia
(King)
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0
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Sopiko Guramishvili
(Georgian and Dutch Chess Player)
6
3
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Merab Ninidze
(Actor)
6
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 3, 1965
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Stand Watie
(General)
5
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 12, 1806
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Calhoun
Died: September 9, 1871
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Nodar Kumaritashvili
(Athlete)
3
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 25, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Borjomi
Died: February 12, 2010
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Zaza Pachulia
(Basketball player)
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15
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 10, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
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Tornike Shengelia
(Basketball player)
8
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 5, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
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Maximus the Confessor
(Monk)
3
1
24
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
(President)
7
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 31, 1939
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Died: December 31, 1993
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Yakov Dzhugashvili
(Joseph Stalin's Son)
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9
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 18, 1907
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Baji
Died: April 14, 1943
Yakov Dzhugashvili was the eldest child of Joseph Stalin. His mother, Stalin’s first wife, Kato Svanidze, passed away within months of his birth. He was a shy child and had attempted suicide several times. He was forced to join the army and eventually died in a German concentration camp.
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Kakha Kaladze
(Politician, Footballer)
7
7
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Petre Mshvenieradze
(Water polo player)
7
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 24, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Died: June 3, 2003
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Lavrentiy Beria
(1st Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
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21
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 29, 1899
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Merkheuli
Died: December 23, 1953
Lavrentiy Beria was a Soviet politician and a Bolshevik. He became a premier under Stalin and played a major role during World War II. He later served as the minister of internal affairs and the first deputy chairman of the council of ministers, and oversaw his country’s atomic bomb project.
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Tamta
(Singer)
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4
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 10, 1981
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Tamta is a Georgian-Greek singer who participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019 where she represented Cyprus with the song Replay; Tamta finished 13th in the contest. Over the years, Tamta has become a household name in Greece and Georgia, having appeared in popular TV shows like Super Idol Greece, X Factor Georgia, and The X Factor Greece.
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Nikoloz Tskitishvili
(Basketball player)
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0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 7'0" (213 cm)
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Nazà Paikidze
(Georgian–American Chess Player)
5
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 27, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Irkutsk
Georgia-born Nazi Paikidze had earned four European Youth Chess Championships by the time she was 16. She is also a six-time World Youth Chess Championship winner. The Woman Grandmaster and International Master later moved to Moscow and then to the US, where she is currently studying information systems.
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Boris Akunin
(Writer of detective and historical fiction)
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3
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Shota Rustaveli
(Pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature)
12
0
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Liana Jojua
(Mixed martial artist)
4
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 22, 1995
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Mikheil Saakashvili
(President)
15
19
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Taurean Green
(Basketball player)
8
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 28, 1986
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Boca Raton
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Sophie Shevardnadze
(Journalist)
6
3
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Johnny Isakson
(Senator)
1
7
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Niko Pirosmanashvili
(Painter)
16
2
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: May 5, 1862
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kakheti
Died: April 9, 1918
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Rouben Mamoulian
(Film director)
12
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 8, 1897
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Died: December 4, 1987
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Nikolay Tsiskaridze
(Ballet dancer)
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2
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: December 31, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Baadur Jobava
(Georgian Chess Grandmaster)
2
1
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Geno Petriashvili
(Wrestler)
5
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 1, 1994
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gori
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Salome Zourabichvili
(President)
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5
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Tamara Toumanova
(Dancer)
13
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 2, 1919
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tyumen
Died: May 29, 1996
Tamara Toumanova was a Georgian-American ballet dancer and actress. She achieved international recognition at a young age when she came to be known as one of the Original Ballet Russe's Baby Ballerinas along with Irina Baronova and Tatiana Riabouchinska. She then performed across Europe and went on to establish herself as an actress, appearing as a dancer in several films.
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George Finn
(Actor)
3
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 21, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Jordan Adams
(Basketball player)
4
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 8, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Atlanta Atlanta
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Sam Nunn
(Politician)
3
5
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Mamuka Gorgodze
(Georgian Former Rugby Union Player)
1
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 14, 1984
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tbilisi
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Bera Ivanishvili
(Singer)
2
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