List of atheist Armenians

This list of atheist Armenians includes ethnic Armenian atheists, including those of partial Armenian ancestry from the widespread diaspora. The native Armenian word for "atheist" is "godless" (classical անաստուած, reformed spelling: անաստված, anastvats).

A

 * Ervand Abrahamian (b. 1940), an Iranian-Armenian historian of Iran. He wrote in the preface of one of his books that, "as far as religious conviction is concerned, [I am] an agnostic on most days - on other days, an atheist."
 * Victor Ambartsumian (1908-1996), Soviet Armenian astrophysicist
 * Bob Avakian (b. 1943), American communist, chairman of Revolutionary Communist Party, USA. Author of Away With All Gods!.

B

 * Ara Baliozian (1936-2019), Armenian author and critic
 * Levon Barseghyan (b. 1967), journalist, editor of Gyumri-based Asparez newspaper
 * Peter Boghossian (b. 1966), American philosopher, atheist activist

D

 * Karen Demirchyan (1932-1999), Soviet Armenian leader
 * Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (1935-2020), Armenian and Russian (formerly Soviet) film and theater actor and director. He has called himself a "realist" in one interview.

G

 * Kalust Gosdantian (1840-1898), Armenian philosopher
 * Levon Grigoryan (b. 1942), Armenian director and screenwriter

I

 * Torgom Isayan (1923-1987), historian of philosophy

K

 * Kamo (1882-1922), Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary
 * Ana Kasparian (b. 1986), American political commentator (self-described atheist)
 * Madatia Karakashian (1818-1903), Ottoman Armenian historian, former cleric
 * Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011), American euthanasia proponent  (self-described as agnostic)
 * Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978), Soviet Armenian composer (self-described)
 * Robert Kocharyan (b. 1954), second President of Armenia (self-described). In his autobiography, Kocharyan wrote that despite having been baptized in 1996, he never became a believer.

M

 * Yervand Manaryan (1924-2020), Armenian actor. Self-described atheist.
 * Ned Markosian, American philosopher. Self-described atheist.
 * Hrach Martirosyan (b. 1964), Armenian linguist. Self-described atheist.
 * Monte Melkonian (1957-1993), Armenian left-wing nationalist revolutionary, militant and commander.
 * Anastas Mikoyan (1895-1978), Soviet Armenian revolutionary and statesman. Self-described atheist.
 * Edvard Mirzoyan (1921-2012), Armenian composer. Self-described atheist.
 * Khachik Momjian (1909-1996), Soviet philosopher
 * Armen Movsisyan (b. 1964), Armenian singer-songwriter. Self-described atheist.

N

 * Mikayel Nalbandian (1829-1866), Armenian anti-clerical writer and poet.   He was described as an atheist by Soviet-era sources   and contemporary clergy such as Gabriel Aivazovsky (1812-1879) Modern scholars describe him as a deist and a liberal Christian.
 * Sevan Nişanyan (b. 1956), Turkish-Armenian intellectual and linguist

S

 * Sergey Sargsyan (b. 1982), Armenian comedian
 * Ruben Sevak (1886-1915), Armenian writer
 * Andy Serkis (b. 1964), English actor
 * Marietta Shaginyan (1888-1982), Soviet writer
 * Stepan Shaumian (1878-1918), Bolshevik revolutionary

T

 * Nikolay Tsaturyan (b. 1945), Armenian theater director, self-described atheist
 * Arsen Torosyan (b. 1982), former Minister of Health of Armenia

See more

 * Lists of atheists
 * List of atheist Americans