Talk:List of Americans of Armenian descent

Michael Vartan

 * Michael Vartan - not really clear if it's his grandfather or great-grandfather who was Armenian. But in any case, he calls himself a "Polish Jew". JackO&#39;Lantern 19:16, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Gregory Peck

 * Gregory Peck was not Armenian nor even of partial Armenian ancestry.--Preservedmoose (talk) 17:27, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Sufjan Stevens
Having an Armenian name does not make you an Armenian, unless anyone can prove he is actually Armenian.


 * Agree. I read somewhere that his ancestors are from Greece and Lithuania (or Latvia?). He should be removed from the list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.22.117.29 (talk) 20:02, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Actually, I don't even think Sufjan is an Armenian name. I think that it is most likely Arabic.  It is purported to from Abu Sufjan Muhammad, who was supposedly some Sufi warrior (which doesn't make sense, because Armenians are Christian and would not have a name like Abu Sufjan Muhammad).  Sufjan Steven said that Abu Sufjan Muhammad was an Armenian, which has led to the confusion.--Preservedmoose (talk) 17:26, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Ethnicity lists discussion
Please see discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) for current discussion of a potential policy to apply to all ethnicity lists on Wikipedia, including this one. JackO&#39;Lantern 20:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Red links
I think we should clean this article up just like List of Armenians as that business section looks brutal w/ all those red links. It made List of Armenians go up for AFD so maybe we should cut this article down a little? - Fedayee 04:55, 10 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah I think so too, after I saw List of Armenians article being nominated for deletion, I started organizing and removing the ones that are unverifiable. ROOB323 08:06, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm gonna remove the red names, it seem like anybody with an internet connection added his uncles name to this list. VartanM 03:27, 4 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Some of the red names, though, have turned to blue, or are red because of mispellings or leaving out a middle initial. I would say, leave the red names in the talk section and do a Wikipedia search first and then a Google search and if something notable shows up, then start an article on them. If nothing shows up, then delete them completely. clariosophic 21:45, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll take a closer look when I find time. As for the red names turning blue, one of the reasons why I moved them here instead of deleting, was my hope that gradually the articles would be created. So I guess my theory kind of worked :) I moved them back to the list. --VartanM 00:55, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Inclusion Requirements
INCLUSION REQUIREMENTS: If they aren't notable enough to have an article here at Wikipedia, they aren't likely eligible for inclusion here. Only include those with articles, so write the article first. Wikipedia is not to be used for promotion or advertising. If their notability can be established by very solid references, then that may suffice to justify inclusion.clariosophic 22:40, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Academia

 * Gregory Adamian, father of Bentley College
 * Zohrab Kaprelian, executive VP at USC
 * John Baronian, co-founder of Tufts University
 * Michael Agbabian, professor at Berkeley
 * J M Hagopian, professor at University of California
 * Rachel Gosgarian, professor at Harvard
 * Nina Garsoian, professor emerita at Columbia University
 * Carnegie Calian- President of Pittsburgh Theological
 * Barkev Kibarian- President of Husson University
 * Anthony J. Perzigian - Provost of University of Cincinnati
 * Alex G. Mardikian - CEO / Designer Von Dutch Kustom
 * Tamar Hajian- former Vice President of Brandeis University
 * Stepan Karamardian- formerly Dean of Garduate School of Management at University of California at Riverside

Actors

 * Mardik Martin, actor and screenplay writer of Martin Scorsese
 * Andrea Ajemian- actress, Ruthland USA
 * Janeen Krikorian- actress
 * Nora Armani- actress, Voisins, voisins
 * Araxi Arslanian- actress
 * Steven artenian- actor, Life as a House
 * Christopher Avesian- actor, Collision
 * June Baboian- stage actor
 * Garen Boyajian- actor
 * Greg Chillingarian- actor. Harry Potter
 * Caroline De Mirjian- Actress
 * Ara Demirjian- actor, Extermination
 * Gregory Derelian- actor
 * Cristina Galstian- actress
 * Garo Armen- actor
 * Buck Kartalian- Planet of the Apes, 1972
 * Dan janjigian- actor
 * Alex Kolognomos- actor Sideways
 * Rupert Simonian- actor, Peter Pan
 * Sevan Adriana- actor, Law and Order
 * Sona Tatoyan- actress
 * Lanie Kazan- actor
 * Soseh Kevorkian- actress
 * Karen Kondazian- actor
 * Richard Leone- actor
 * Richelle Konian- actress
 * Andrew Magarian- actor
 * Vachik Mangassarian- actor
 * Paul Meshejian- actor
 * Tom Mardirosian- actor
 * Michael Markarian- actor
 * Stephen Markarian- actor
 * Tatiana Simonian- actress
 * Mat Simonian- actor
 * Anahid Sahrik- actress
 * Kev Orkian- actor
 * Matte Osian- actor
 * Rafael Petrossian- actor
 * Armen Garo (actor) actor in The Departed and season 6 of The Sopranos

Business

 * Michael Haytaian III, Founder/CEO/Real Estate Developer H and D Investment Group
 * Raffi Khorchidian, President/CEO rMedia Communications
 * Chuck Bilezikian- Founder of Christmas Tree Shops
 * Kevork Hovnanian- property developer
 * Paul Korian- Co-Founder of Staples Inc.
 * Janett Sarkissian Wagner- Vice Chair of Estee Lauder

Banking and Finance

 * Cesar Chekijian, former head of JP Morgan Chase Real Estate JPMorgan Chase
 * Virginia C. Panossian, Chairman of Wescom Credit Union


 * John Ailanjian- former Vice President of Goldman Sachs
 * Pike Aloian, Managing Partner at Rothschild
 * Levon Kazarian, Vice President of Morgan Stanley
 * Robert Von Rekowsky- Vice President of Fidelity Investments
 * Nazareth A. Festekjian, Managing Director of Fixed Income Division at Citigroup
 * Robert Kafafian, former VP of Bank of New York
 * Charles Agemian, former executive VP of operations of Chase Manhattan Bank
 * Richard J Aslanian, VP of Goldman Sachs
 * Rebecca Shaghalian, Managing Director of Merrill Lynch
 * Cesar Chekijian- SVP at Chase Manhattan Bank
 * Paul Kazarian, former investment banker at Goldman Sachs
 * Dennis Chookaszian, former CEO and Chairman of CNA Financial Corporation
 * Ira Stephanian- former CEO and Chairman of Bank of Boston Corporation
 * George J Mason- Senior Managing Partner at Bear Stearns
 * Gregory Parshegian- former Chairman of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
 * Vasken Setrakian- managing parther at Brown Brothers Harriman
 * Karnig Durgarian- former Managing Director of Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company
 * Jack G. Najarian, Chairman and CEO of Weatherly International
 * Georgy Vahanian, Adviser at Merrill Lynch
 * Yervant Demirjian, Director and a Board Member of Interaudi Bank New York
 * Edward R. Najarian, Analist at Merrill Lynch
 * Sean Mikaelian, former Vice President and General Manager of Flint Ink Corporation
 * Raffi Demirdjian, Co-Founder VP of Business Development CapitalCare LLC, President and CEO of DBS INC.
 * Steven A Kandarian, Executive VP/Other Executive Officer of MetLife
 * Ann Marie Kohlligian, Vice President of Federal Reserve Bank of San Fransisco
 * Mark E. Levonian, Vice President of Federal Reserve Bank of San Fransisco
 * David Pagoumian, CEO and President of NAPCO LLC
 * Raffi D Krikorian- Chairman of California Business Bank
 * Kirk Kazazian, one of the 10 top Day Traders at NYSE
 * David Ajemian- director of CitiGroup
 * Telman Tajirian- VP at Wells Fargo Bank

Media and Movie industry

 * Robert Papazian, Producer and CEO of Sunset Gower Studios
 * Steve Papazian, President, Worldwide Physical Production,at Warner Bros
 * Lois Najarian, SVP at Epic Records
 * Casey Tifranian, Founder, Interactive Advertising Agency iBrandMedia.com
 * Blake Krikorian, CEO Sling Media
 * Leo Chaloukian, Chair Appointee of Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
 * Janet Janjigian, Senior VP of Corporate Communications at MGM Studios
 * Jasmine Madatian, Senior vice president at Paramount Pictures

HI tech

 * Avie Tevinian- Chief software Executive of Apple Inc
 * Jack Bedrossian, Co-founder of Tenet Healhcare Inc, NASDAQ listed
 * Adam Kablanian, Chairman of Virage Logic Corporation, Nasdaq listed
 * Yervant Zorian, Chief Scientist at Virage Logic Corporation
 * Arthur Seredian, President and CEO of Falcon® Electric, Inc
 * Michae l Haratunian, Chairman of the Board of STV Group, Nasdaq listed
 * Sam Kazarian, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Operations at Adaptec Inc Nasdaq listed
 * Christopher Garabedian, Vice President, Global Marketing of Glide
 * John Dikran Balian, Vice President and Worldwide Head of Project Planning at Pfizer
 * James Markarian, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Informatica
 * Joe Markarian, Chairman of SBC Communications, Nasdaq listed
 * Elie S. Akilian, CEO of Inet Technologies,Nasdaq listed
 * Ed Odjaghian, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Profitline Inc; Nasdaq listed
 * Michael Mahdesian, Chairman of the Board of Servicon Systems, Inc, Nasdaq listed
 * Martin A. Chooljian,, former tresure of Litton
 * John Bogosian, co-founder of Aspire Group
 * Brian A. Bogosian, CEO, Chairman and President of Visto
 * Raffi Festekjian, CEO and co- founder of PCi Corporation
 * Sam Simonian- Chairman of Inet Technologies Inc
 * Vahe Torossian- Vice President of Microsoft, responsible for Central and Eastern European operations
 * Robert P Khederian- Chairman of Cambridge Heart, Nasdaq listed
 * Berge Ayvazian- CEO of Yankee Group, Nasdaq listed
 * Noubar Afeyan- Founder and Former Chairman CEO of PerSeptive Biosystems, NASDAQ listed
 * Roger Strauch- Chairman of Roda Group,leading venture capital firm
 * Shant Hovnanian- Chairman and CEO of SpeedUS, NASDAQ listed
 * Anthony Moroyan- entrepreneur and founder of Bsquare Corporation, Nasdaq listed
 * Louse H Kurkjian- Chairman of Hughes Europe, NASDAQ listed
 * Michael M Asnour- Board member of Vicor Corporation, NASDAQ listed

Retail and food

 * Paul Korian, Co-Founder of Staples
 * Chuck Bilezikian, Founder of Christmas Tree Shops Inc
 * Deran Hintlian, Founder of Deran Confectionary, part of NECCO
 * Sarkis Colombossian, founder of Colombo yogurt, part of General Mill
 * Peter Paul Halijian, Founder of Peter Paul, part of The Hershey Company
 * Berge Papazian, Director and Corporate Secretary of Burger King, Canada
 * Cyrus Melikian, Founder of Automatic Brewers & Coffee Devices, Inc.
 * Paul Kalenian, CEO of X Café LLC
 * George Mardikian, Founder of Omar Khayaam Restaurant

Advertising

 * Ed Eskandarian, CEO of Arnold Worldwide Partners
 * Emmanuel Chividjian, SVP at Ruder Finn

Other

 * Paul Ajdaharian- VP at Simon Property Group
 * Janet Sarkissian-Wagner, Vice Chair of Estee Lauder
 * James Batmasian, property developer
 * Avo Uvezian, Founder of AVO cigars
 * James M. Kalustian, VP at Fair Isaac Corporation, NYSE listed
 * Raffi M. Kassarjian, Vice President, Innovation Management of Fair Isaac Corporation
 * Asbed B. Zakarian, Founder of Wirefab Inc
 * Aram Bassenian, Chairman of American Institute of Architects,
 * John Sahag, celebrity hair stylist
 * Aram G. Garabedian, Director of NBTY, Inc, NYSE listed
 * James Tufenkian, Carpet magnate
 * JC Agajanian, former owner of Ascot Park
 * Khajak Keledjian, CEO of Intermix boutiques
 * John Ohanesian, President and CEO of Bosley
 * Mark Najarian, VP of Cargo of American airlines
 * Vaughn Koshkarian, Chairman and CEO of Ford Motor, China
 * Kevin Bartanian, President of Citi-Mobile
 * Mark Keshisian, carpets magnate
 * Charles Ghalian, CEO and President of Tarrant Apparel Group
 * Ruben Terzian, famous toy designer
 * Gregory M. Terzian, Senior Developer, Scream And Fly Performance Powerboating Magazine
 * Charles Momjian, retired executive of Ford
 * Kevork Toroyan, Board member of Consolidated Contractors Company
 * Zaven P Akian, CEO of Western Filter, world's leader in filtration technology
 * Papken Der Torossian, CEO of SVG Inc.
 * Aram Minasian, CEO and founder of Bergensons Property Services, Inc, national provider of cleaning services
 * Theodore Abajian, executive VP and CFO of CKE Restaurant Group
 * Kirk S. Hachigian, Chairman, CEO and President of Cooper Industries, NYSE listed
 * Jack Medzorian, former CEO of Baird Corporation
 * Michael Markarian, executive vice president of the Humane Society of the United States
 * Edward Bastian- SVP and CFO of Delta Airlines
 * Sarkes Terzian- engineer and broadcaster
 * Arthur Halvajian- property developer, established Mall at IV
 * Kevork Hovnanian- Chairman and CEO of Hovnanian Enterprises, NYSE listed
 * Vahakn Hovnanian- Owner of Hov Industries, the largest builder in New Jersey
 * Younes Nazarian- co-founder of Qualcomm, Nasdaq listed
 * Justin Martin, CEO Boss Mac
 * James D Aljian- former Senior VP of MGM Studios and one of the developers of Caesars Palace casino
 * Harout Sassounian- former international Executive at Procter and Gamble

Directors and Producers

 * Craig Piligian, producer
 * Arthur Sarkissian, "Producer of movies such as Rush Hour" - producer
 * Alexis Alexanian, producer, The Hottest State
 * Arbi Asadourian, producer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
 * Gary Basmajian, producer for Hard Copy
 * Laura Bernieri, co-produced Next Stop Wonderland
 * Ted Bogosian, director of Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street,TV, 1998
 * Janace Tashjian, associate producer of Law And Order, TV,1990
 * Michael Agbabian, producer Happy Hour
 * Anahid Nazarian, produced films for Francis Ford Coppola
 * Armen Kazazian, director
 * Denis Chamian- casting director of Lake House
 * Shannon Makhanian- casting director
 * Valerie Mccaffrey- casting director of Meet Me in Miami
 * Michael Tolajian- producer

Visual effects

 * Mesrob Torikian- visual effects for Spider Man 3
 * Michael Yazijian- texture artist for Scooby Doo 2
 * Artin Matousian- visual effects for Crash
 * Matti Asgarian- visual effects for Air Force One

Journalist

 * Michael J. Arlen, author and former staff writer for The New Yorker (Armenian father)
 * Stephen Kurkjian, editor of Boston Globe
 * Paul Chaderjian, broadcast journalist
 * Eleeza Agopian, editor in chief of The Daily Californian
 * Adriana Avakian, director, marketing and licensing at United Press International
 * Leo Sarkissian, radio host of Voice of America
 * Mike Ozanian, senior editor at Forbes
 * Gerald Cafesjian, former SVP at West Publishing
 * Barry Zorthian, vice president of Time Inc retired
 * Joan Agadjanian Quinn, writes for Art Talk
 * Charles Mathesian, editor of The Almanac of American Politics
 * Dareh Gregorian- reporter of New York Post
 * Ara Ayer- associate producer for NBC News
 * Lara Setrakian- journalist and political analyst for Bloomberg Television and ABC News
 * Mark Arax- Senior Staff Writer of Los Angeles Times
 * Chuck Philips- Pulitzer award winning journalist of Los Angeles Times
 * Ralph Varttabedian- reporter at Los Angeles Times
 * Robin Abcarian- reporter of Los Angeles Times
 * Greg Krikorian- reporter of Los Angeles Times

Misc

 * Ruben Gregorian, conductor
 * Jason Mahakian, modelmaker of Spider-Man
 * Ray Agayan, designer
 * Kelly Kole, model
 * Ralph Sevazlian- annimator of Constantine film
 * Phillip Injeian- world famous violinmaker
 * Sarkis Jebejian- Parner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore
 * Jeff Atmajian- composer, orcestratated King Kong

Music

 * Armen Ghazaryan, violinist, PhD
 * Ani Kavafian, violinist
 * Ida Kavafian, violinist
 * Mary Setrakian, singer in musicals
 * David Bakamjian, cellist
 * Lucie Amara, singer of Metropolitan Opera
 * Kay Armen, singer in musicals
 * John Baboian, guitarist/composer
 * John Bilezikjian, world renowned oudist and composer
 * Barry Danielian, jazz musician
 * Maro Partamian, singer
 * Paolo Ananian, singer of Metropolitan Opera
 * Lillie Chookasian, singer of Metropolitan Opera
 * Gegam Gregorian, singer of Metropolitan Opera
 * Richard Aslanian, director of Opera at Baylor University
 * Armen Chakmakian- keyboardist of Shadowfax (band), Grammy award winning band

Photographers

 * Alexandra Avakian, works have been published in The New York Times Magazine
 * Nubar Alexanian, documentary photographer
 * Harry Koundakjian, chief photographer of Associated Press in the Middle East; Photo editor for World desk, in New York HQs; retired.
 * Garo Lachinian, photographer at Boston Herald

Politics

 * Samuel Mardian Jr, former mayor of Phoenix, Arizona
 * Robert Charles Mardian, former Assistant attorney general and Nixon official
 * Dikran Tevrizian, Federal court judge
 * Joe Bogosian, deputy assistant Secretary for Manufacturing
 * Armand Arabian, justice of Supreme Court of California
 * George Keverian, Massachusetts House Speaker
 * Kenneth Khachigian, senior adviser of White House,under Richard Nixon
 * Larry A Burns, federal judge
 * John Jamian, U.S. Deputy Maritime Administrator
 * Bill Paparian, former mayor of Pasadena, California
 * Richard C. Amerian, former associate justice California Court of Appeal
 * Garabed "Chuck" Haytaian, former speaker of New Jersey Assembly
 * Maral Injejikin, Superior Court Judge
 * Ruth Essegian, L.A. Superior Judge
 * Joe Kelegian, mayor of Solana Beach
 * Aram Serverian, Judge, San Monteo County
 * Walter Karabian, former assemblyman of California Assembly
 * Paul Hokokian, Vice President of Caifornia State Bar
 * Lisa Kalustian, Chief Deputy Director of Governor's office of Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * Peter M. Kougasian, Assistant District Prosecutor of NYC
 * Richard Giragossian, liaison to the Central Intelligence Agency
 * Charles Momjian, former U.S. representative at the United Nations
 * Linda Melconian- state senator
 * Greg Jamian - County Commissioner Oakland County Michigan
 * Garabed Hayatian- Chairman of Republican Party of New Jersey
 * Brian Flaherty- Deputy Minority Leader of Connecticut House of Representatives
 * Richard Harpootian- Chairman of Democratic Party of South Caroline

Science

 * Michael Ter-Pogossian, co-developer in positron emission tomography
 * Karl K. Turekian, world renowned geochemist
 * Dr. George Aghaganian, psychopharmacologist, Yale University
 * Dr. Albert Kapikian, pharmacologist, pioneer in allergy and asthma research
 * John Kebabian, psychopharmacologist and pioneer in dopamine receptor research
 * Stephen S. Ariyan, professor of plastic surgery at Yale
 * Jack Keverian, metallurgist
 * Richard Shahinian, acoustics master
 * Shant Christian Ohanian Skilled specialist in the laws of Astrobiological sciences and SETI research

Sports

 * Varazdat Mihranyan, IFCKF Karate World Champion1999,Professional Muay Thai World Champion 2003,
 * Zaven Yaralian, former second coach of New York Giants
 * Sean Yacoubian, kickboxer
 * Rein Long, player of Tennessee Titans
 * Rex Kalamian, assistant couch of Minnesota Timberwolves
 * Berj Najarian, director football/head coach administration of New England Patriots
 * Gor (Armen) Vardanyan, President of World Docando Federation(WDF)& International Full Contact Karate Federation(IFCKF),
 * Artak Karapetyan,Profesional Karate World Champion-1995,98,99(IFCKF),Kickboxing USA Champion(UKKA).

Writers

 * Harry Barba, publisher and writer of what's Cooking in Congress
 * Carol Edgarian, writer of Rise the Euphrates
 * Laura Kalpakian, writer
 * Micheline Aharonian Marcom, writer
 * Stormie Omartian, bestselling author

Reuben Nakian
Is it fair to consider Reuben Nakian an "Armenian American" when he doesn't consider himself one? http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/nakian81.htm? Bull dog123 19:00, 7 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't know about this particular person, but I believe you have written in several places that individuals must identify themselves as being from a particular ethnic or possibly national (country) group before that person can be added to a 'list of xx Americans'. I have seen some discussion on the BLP project talk page that did not indicate that self-identification was required by BLP and I have not seen any such requirement on the BLP project page or elsewhere.  Where does the self-identification requirement exist?  Thanks Hmains (talk) 20:52, 8 January 2011 (UTC)

Americans?
Why the inclusion of Silvie Vartan, Charles Aznavour and Arto Tunçboyacıyan? They are French and Turkish, for all I know.

Why duplicate lists?
See:


 * List of Armenian Americans
 * List of Americans of Armenian descent

I can imagine why one would be a redirect to the other, but instead they're two separate lists. They appear to have been forked by User:Bulldog123 on 20 April 2011 (see and ).

Does anyone want to volunteer to merge the two and then redirect one to the other? Which name should take precedence? Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 02:28, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

NOTABILITY AND LIST MANAGEMENT
Reverted the list to previous list version I managed. The list should only have entries that have articles to determine notability. DO NOT add aentries with no wikipedia articles. Furthermore:


 * DO NOT remove names from list without reason
 * DO NOT add Opinionated words such as icon, notable, famous, etc. Entries should have NPOV approach
 * DO NOT add American to blurb. They wouldn't be on a List of Armenian Americans if they weren't already American.
 * DO NOT add references. Articles will discuss subject's ancestry
 * DO NOT add fictional characters. Only living people!!
 * Please keep blurbs short. Main purpose of wikilink is to lead reader to subject's article
 * List subject only once on list under category that fits their notability.

I will revise the last unconstructive edit and see if I can incorprorate entries that do not appear on the list. Please keep list intact as it is until I can revise names.

Thank you for your cooperation. --XLR8TION (talk) 23:56, 4 August 2012 (UTC)