Gourgen Mkrtich Yanikian or in Western Armenian Kourken Mgrditch Yanigian (December 24, 1895 – February 27, 1984) was an armed militia and an Armenian Genocide survivor best known for the assassination of two Turkish consular officials, Los Angeles Consul General Mehmet Baydar and Consul Bahadır Demir, in California in 1973.

Movses Gorgisyan (3 December 1961 – 19 January 1990) was an Armenian politician and national hero, one of the leaders of the Nagorno-Karabakh movement.

Hovhannes Kajaznuni, or Hovhannes Katchaznouni (14 February 1868 – 15 January 1938), was the first Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia from June 6, 1918 to August 7, 1919. He was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.

Shahen Meghrian (2 January 1952 – 17 April 1993) was an Armenian military commander and political activist. He was known as the Eagle of Shahumian

Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumian (18 September [O.S. 5 September] 1908 – 12 August 1996) was a Soviet Armenian astrophysicist and science administrator.

Pap, also known as Papas (353–374) was a Prince who served as the Roman Client King of Arsacid Armenia from 370 until 374.

Tigranes II, more commonly known as Tigranes the Great (140 – 55 BC) was King of Armenia under whom the country became, for a short time, the strongest state to Rome's east.

Zabel Yesayan (4 February 1878 – 1943) was an Armenian novelist, translator, and professor of literature.