1
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
2
Sopiko Guramishvili
(Georgian and Dutch Chess Player)
13
3
Birthdate: January 1, 1991
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
3
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.
4
Liana Jojua
(Mixed martial artist)
13
3
Birthdate: March 22, 1995
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
5
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.
6
Keti Tsatsalashvili
(Georgian Chess Player and Woman Grandmaster (WGM))
1
0
Birthdate: June 10, 1992
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
7
Nana Dzagnidze
(Georgian Chess Player)
7
1
Birthdate: January 1, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
8
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)
9
Salome Melia
(Georgian Chess Player)
1
0
Birthdate: April 14, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Batumi, Georgia
10
Khatuna Lorig
(Archer)
8
2
Birthdate: January 1, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
11
Anna Tatishvili
(Tennis player)
8
2
Birthdate: February 3, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
12
Elene Gedevanishvili
(Figure skater)
7
1
Birthdate: January 7, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)
13
Nino Batsiashvili
(Georgian Chess Grandmaster)
7
1
Birthdate: January 1, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Batumi, Georgia
14
Nana Alexandria
(Georgian Chess Player)
6
1
Birthdate: October 13, 1949
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Poti, Georgia
15
Alina Urushadze
(Figure skater)
6
1
Birthdate: January 7, 2004
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
16
Bela Khotenashvili
(Georgian Chess Grandmaster)
5
1
Birthdate: June 1, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Telavi, Georgia
17
Nino Maisuradze
(Georgian and French Chess Player)
5
1
Birthdate: June 13, 1982
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tbilisi, Georgia
18
Genrieta Lagvilava
(Belarusian Chess Player)
2
0
Birthdate: July 3, 1969
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kutaisi, Georgia
