1
Lasha Talakhadze
(Weightlifter)
17
3
Birthdate: October 2, 1993
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sachkhere, Georgia
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
2
Nona Gaprindashvili
(Georgian Former Chess Player and the First Woman Ever to Be Awarded the FIDE Title Grandmaster)
13
2
Birthdate: May 3, 1941
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Zugdidi, Georgia
3
Merab Dvalishvili
(Mixed martial artist)
15
3
Birthdate: January 10, 1991
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
4
Zaza Pachulia
(Basketball player)
26
7
Birthdate: February 10, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
5
Nikoloz Basilashvili
(Tennis player)
15
4
Birthdate: February 23, 1992
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
6
Sandro Mamukelashvili
(Basketball player)
12
2
Birthdate: May 23, 1999
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
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Nodar Kumaritashvili
(Athlete)
15
3
Birthdate: November 25, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Borjomi, Georgia
Died: February 12, 2010
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
8
Goga Bitadze
(Basketball player)
14
3
Birthdate: July 20, 1999
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sagarejo, Georgia
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
9
Kakha Kaladze
(Politician, Footballer)
14
3
Birthdate: February 22, 1978
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Samtredia
10
Giga Chikadze
(Georgian Mixed Martial Artist and Former Kickboxer)
1
0
Birthdate: August 25, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgian
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
11
Sopiko Guramishvili
(Georgian and Dutch Chess Player)
13
3
Birthdate: January 1, 1991
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
12
Baadur Jobava
(Georgian Chess Grandmaster)
5
1
Birthdate: November 26, 1983
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gali, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
13
Kakhi Kakhiashvili
(Weightlifter)
9
2
Birthdate: July 13, 1969
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tskhinvali, Georgia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
14
Maia Chiburdanidze
(Georgian Chess Grandmaster)
12
2
Birthdate: January 17, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kutaisi, Georgia
International grandmaster Maia Chiburdanidze made headlines after winning the Women’s World Chess Championship at age 17. She is also the second female chess player to be named a grandmaster by FIDE. She has also been featured on postage stamps and documentaries. She prefers competing against male chess players.
15
Mamuka Gorgodze
(Georgian Former Rugby Union Player)
1
0
Birthdate: July 14, 1984
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
16
Vladimer Khinchegashvili
(Amateur wrestler)
9
2
Birthdate: April 18, 1991
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gori, Georgia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
17
Tornike Shengelia
(Basketball player)
12
2
Birthdate: October 5, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
18
Liana Jojua
(Mixed martial artist)
13
3
Birthdate: March 22, 1995
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
19
Petre Mshvenieradze
(Water polo player)
10
2
Birthdate: March 24, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: June 3, 2003
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
20
Viktor Saneyev
(Georgian Triple Jumper and Olympic Gold Medalist)
6
1
Birthdate: October 3, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Sokhumi, Georgia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
21
Nazà Paikidze
(Georgian–American Chess Player)
12
2
Birthdate: October 27, 1993
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Irkutsk, Russia
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.
22
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
(Basketball player)
12
2
Birthdate: April 14, 1983
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 7'0" (213 cm)
23
Keti Tsatsalashvili
(Georgian Chess Player and Woman Grandmaster (WGM))
1
0
Birthdate: June 10, 1992
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
24
Taurean Green
(Basketball player)
12
2
Birthdate: November 28, 1986
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
25
Jacob Pullen
(Basketball player)
12
2
Birthdate: November 10, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Maywood, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
26
Zurab Azmaiparashvili
(Georgian Chess Grandmaster)
4
1
Birthdate: March 16, 1960
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
27
Nana Dzagnidze
(Georgian Chess Player)
7
1
Birthdate: January 1, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
28
Giorgi Asanidze
(Weightlifter)
7
1
Birthdate: August 30, 1975
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sachkhere, Georgia
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
29
Avtandil Khurtsidze
(Boxer)
12
2
Birthdate: May 2, 1979
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kutaisi, Georgia
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
30
Geno Petriashvili
(Wrestler)
9
2
Birthdate: April 1, 1994
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gori, Georgia
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
31
Jordan Adams
(Basketball player)
4
1
Birthdate: July 8, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
32
Shammond Williams
(Basketball player)
11
2
Birthdate: April 5, 1975
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
33
Levan Tediashvili
(Georgian Wrestler and Olympic Champion)
1
0
Birthdate: March 15, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sagarejo, Georgia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
34
Giorgi Shermadini
(Basketball player)
9
2
Birthdate: April 2, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mtskheta, Georgia
Height: 7'1" (216 cm)
35
Irakli Tsirekidze
(Georgian Judoka)
1
0
Birthdate: May 3, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tkibuli, Georgia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
36
Davit Kiria
(Kickboxer)
10
2
Birthdate: February 9, 1988
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zugdidi, Georgia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
37
Giorgi Bezhanishvili
(Austrian-Georgian Professional Basketball Power Forward)
9
2
Birthdate: November 16, 1998
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rustavi, Georgia
Austrian-Georgian professional basketball-player Giorgi Bezhanishvili presently plays for Grand Rapids Gold of NBA G League. He played for Illinois Fighting Illini during college-years. He went undrafted during 2021 NBA draft. He became part of Denver Nuggets for NBA Summer League play and thereafter signed an Exhibit 10 deal with them. He later became an affiliate player of Grand Rapids Gold.
38
Leri Khabelov
(Georgian Freestyle Wrestler)
1
0
Birthdate: July 5, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
39
Sergei Chalibashvili
(Georgian Competitive Diver)
9
2
Birthdate: June 22, 1962
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Died: July 16, 1983
40
Matt Janning
(Basketball player)
11
2
Birthdate: June 22, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Watertown, Minnesota, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
41
Keto Losaberidze
(Georgian Archer)
1
0
Birthdate: August 1, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tkibuli, Georgia
Died: January 23, 2022
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
42
Salome Melia
(Georgian Chess Player)
1
0
Birthdate: April 14, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Batumi, Georgia
43
Ricky Hickman
(Basketball player)
9
2
Birthdate: September 1, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
44
Levan Makashvili
(Mixed martial artist)
9
2
Birthdate: January 7, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gori, Georgia
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
45
Morisi Kvitelashvili
(Figure skater)
12
22
Birthdate: March 17, 1995
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
46
Michael Dixon
(Basketball player)
10
2
Birthdate: December 1, 1990
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
47
Konstantine Janashia
(Georgia Athletics Competitor)
1
0
Birthdate: September 30, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Georgia
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
48
Revaz Nadareishvili
(Wrestler)
1
0
Birthdate: June 21, 1991
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Abasha, Georgia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
49
Guram Tushishvili
(Judoka)
8
2
Birthdate: February 5, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kojori, Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
50
Khatuna Lorig
(Archer)
8
2
Birthdate: January 1, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
