''This is a list of prominent Armenian-American s.''
- Val Avery , character actor
- Brian Bagdasarian - actor
- Richard Bakalyan - actor
- Adrienne Barbeau , 1980s actress "I'm Armenian... So truthfully I'm only half Armenian but it's the half I was raised in." [http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:dyyt4J48wKYJ:books.monstersandcritics.com/nonfiction/reviews/article_1168638.php/Book_Review_There_Are_Worse_Things_I_Could_Do_by_Adrienne_Barbeau+%22Adrienne+Barbeau%22+half-armenian&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1 "Half French-Canadian and half Armenian, she grew up in California during the 1950s." "Almost every family has suffered persecution at some time. My family's Armenian, we were the first genocide of the [last century -- even before Hitler..." [http://www.dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=Reviews&req=showcontent&id=895] "The book begins with her as a child, half Armenian..." (Armenian mother)
- Eric Bogosian , playwright and performance artist {Link without Title} "at home being Armenian was a badge of honor, instilled in the younger generation at large extended family gatherings."
- Cher , entertainer {Link without Title} "To understand why Cher undertook this journey, it helps to remember that behind the leather and lace costumes and the club-scene poses, she is still Cherilyn Sarkisian, the only black-haired member in a family of Southern California blonds. (Armenian father)
- Mike Connors , television actor {Link without Title} "Connors, an Armenian-American born Krekor Ohanian in Fresno, Calif."
- Ken Davitian , actor, starred in Borat
- Naz Edwards , actress
- Colton Ford , adult film actor and singer
- Arlene Francis , actress {Link without Title} "Born Arlene Francis Kazanjian on October 20, 1907, in Boston, Massachusetts... Her father was an Armenian immigrant, a refugee from the Turkish massacres of 1905-06, who became a successful painter and photographer, and her mother was the daughter of actor Alfred Davis, who instilled in the young Arlene a love of performing that came to shape her entire life." (Armenian father)
- Michael A. Goorjian , actor and filmmaker {Link without Title} "Illusion has thrust into the spotlight a new and fresh Armenian-American talent, Michael Goorjian"
- Sid Haig , actor {Link without Title} "Haig has been a performer for as long as he can remember. Born in 1939 in the heart of Fresno's Armenian community (his birth name is Sid Mosesian; Haig is his father's first name), he was taking dance classes at age 7."
- David Hedison , actor, starring in The Young And The Restless
- Frankie Kazarian - actor
- Sylva Kelegian , actress
- Andrea Martin , comedienne {Link without Title} " was born in Portland, Maine on January 15, 1947 of Armenian heritage. Her grandfather, whose last name was Papazian, emigrated from Ottoman Turkey in the early 1900s, changing his name to Martin when he settled in Maine."
- Eddie Mekka , actor
- Akim Tamiroff , actor {Link without Title} "Although we think of him in roles as Spanish or Hispanic, he was actually an Armenian. Short and stocky with dark hair, thick eyebrows over intense eyes, often with a black mustache, he was cast in a variety of ethnic roles as both hero and heavy."
- Garo H. Armen , CEO of Antigenics Inc. , NASDAQ listed
- John Mirak , Founder/CEO The Arlington Center Garage And Service Corporation
- John Berberian , owner of Jons Marketplace
- Ian Bremmer - President and founder of Eurasia Group , entrepreneur
- Gerard Cafesjian , entrepreneur
- Paul Garmirian , Founder of PG Cigars
- Arthur T. Gregorian , noted oriental rug merchant and author
- Vartan Gregorian , President of Carnegie Corporation
- Mark Hoplamazian - CEO and President of Global Hyatt
- Kirk Kerkorian , Billionaire and majority stock owner of MGM Mirage
- Alex Manoogian , Founder of Masco Corporation
- Richard Manoogian , CEO and Director of Masco Corporation and JP Morgan
- David G. Mugar , entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Stephen P. Mugar , founder of Star Market and philanthropist
- Charlie Papazian , founded the Association of Brewers
- Tro Piliguian - Chairman of Ogilvy
- Henry D Sahakian - founder and owner of Uni Mart
- Alex Seropian , Founder of Bungie Studios
- David Shakarian - Founder of GNC
- Roger Tamraz - financier and oil magnate, founded Tamoil
- Alex Yemenidjian - Former CEO of MGM Studios
- Avedis Zildjian , Founder of Zildjian
- Craigie Zildjian , CEO of Zildjian
- Robert Zildjian , Founder of Sabian Cymbals
- Ben Bagdikian , former editor in chief of Washington Post
- Sergey Dovlatov , columnist ,contributed to New Yorker
- John Garabedian , radio personality , host of Open House Party
- David Ignatius , associated editor of Washington Post
- Armen Keteyian , reporter
- Nicolas Kristof , correspondent of New York Times
- Tim Kurkjian , reporter at ESPN
- Janet Shamlian , news correspondent for NBC
- Roger Tatarian , senior VP of United Press International
- Philip Terzian , literary editor of The Weekly Standard
- Matt Vasgersian , sportcastercaster and host
- Anita Vogel , news reporter for Fox News Channel
- Carol Black , CEO and President of Lifetime Entertainment Services
- Carla Garapedian , filmmaker
- Hughes Brothers , directors
- Howard Kazanjian , producer http://www.armeniandrama.org/show.php?w=armenianfilm&a=0 Howard Kazanjian
- Alek Keshishian , director
- George Krikorian , cinema chain owner
- Rouben Mamoulian , director http://www.filmsofthegoldenage.com/foga/1999/spring99/mamoulian.shtml "The son of Armenian parents"
- Deran Sarafian , director of CSI Miami , 8 episodes, 2002-2004
- Katherine Sarafian , assistant producer of The Incredibles , 2004
- Steven Zaillian , writer,director http://www.tribute.ca/bio.asp?id=1830"Zaillian, whose background is Armenian, lives in Los Angeles..."
- Michael Omartian , produced Donna Summer
- François K , famous New York based DJ, played at Ministry Of Sound
- Tonio K , famous songwriter
- Anahid Ajemian , violinist
- Maro Ajemian , pianist
- Charles Amirkhanian , composer
- George Avakian , Columbia Records executive
- Ross Bagdasarian , record producer and songwriter, also known as David Seville of The Chipmunks
- Cathy Berberian , composer; singer
- Ara Berberian , operatic singer
- John Berberian , Oud player and rock/jazz fusion musician
- which was conducted by the Ottoman Turks in which an estimated 1.5 million Armenians perished."
- John Dolmayan , System Of A Down drummer
- Richard Hagopian , oud player and singer
- Alan Hovhaness , composer (Armenian father)
- Daron Malakian , System Of A Down guitarist and vocalist
- Shavo Odadjian , System Of A Down bassist
- Harout Pamboukjian , pop singer
- Leon Redbone , jazz and blues artist
- Derek Sherinian , keyboardist with KISS
- Serj Tankian , System Of A Down vocalist
- Kallen Esperian , singer performed at Metropolitan Opera
- Ivan Galamian , violin teacher
- Armand Tokatyan , singer at Metropolitan Opera
- Paul Motian , famous jazz musician
- Ara Babajian , drummer of Slackers
- Dennis Agajanian , singer
- Hasmik Papian , singer at Metropolitan Opera
- Bob Avakian , chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party
- Adam Benjamin , Democratic Congressman (Armenian mother)
- Albert A. Boyajian , business leader and activist for Armenian causes
- George Deukmejian , Republican politician
- Anna Eshoo , Democratic Congresswoman (Armenian mother)
- Samuel Der-Yeghiayan , United States Federal Judge
- Edward Djerejian , former U.S. diplomat
- Howard Kaloogian , Republican politician
- Greg Aghazarian , California assemblyman
- Paul Krekorian , California assemblyman of California State Assembly
- Mark Krikorian , activist for stricter immigration laws
- Charles Poochigian , Republican politician
- Jackie Speier , Democratic politician
- John Sweeney , Congressman
- Joe Simitian , senator California State Senate
- Larry Zarian , former mayor of Glendale
- Paul Ignatius , Secretary of Navy under Kennedy Administration
- Marvin R. Baxter , associate justice at Supreme Courte Of California
- Gregory Djerejian , term member of Council On Foreign Relations
- Edward P. Djerejian , former high ranking deplomat
- Steven Boghos Derounian , former Congressman from New York
- Peter Koutoujian , assemblyman of Massachusett Assembly
- Monte Melkonian , military commander in the Nagorno-Karabakh War
- George Adomian , mathematician
- Hagop S Akiskal - psyhciatrist
- Armen Alchian , economist
- Viken Babikian , professor at Boston University
- James P. Bagian , astronaut
- Aram Chobanian , Dean of School of medicine at Boston University
- Raymond V. Damadian , MRI Pioneer
- Varaztad Hovhannes Kazanjian , plastic surgeon
- Jack Kevorkian , pathologist
- Leonid Khachiyan , mathematician
- Robert Nalbandyan , chemist
- Alex Sevanian , molecular pharmacologist, pioneer in free radical research
- Luther George Simjian , inventor
- Avadis Tevanian , operating systems researcher
- Tatev Abrahamyan , (1988 - ) youngest top rated U.S. woman's chess player - {Link without Title} "TATEV ABRAHAMYAN (born Jan-13-1988) Armenia (citizen of United States of America)"
- Fred Agabashian , racer
- Ben Agajanian , (1919 - ) pro football player.
- Andre Agassi , tennis player
- Steve Bedrosian , 1987 Cy Young Award winner for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Gokor Chivichyan , judoist
- Alecko Eskandarian , (1982 - ) professional soccer player in Major League Soccer, playing for D.C. United {Link without Title} "Eskandarian joined more than 1,000 Armenian-Americans in front of the Turkish Embassy... Eskandarian's soft exterior belies his hard Armenian roots. His father is Andranik Eskandarian, a hellion defender who played in the 1978 World Cup for Iran and for the New York Cosmos from 1979 to 1984... Growing up in the Armenian Christian church, attending an Armenian school from nursery school through eighth grade -- "I had classes in a trailer," he said, "only eight kids were in my grade" -- Eskandarian's Armenian identity was nurtured from birth. Nothing enraptured him more, though, than his grandfather's life story."
- Varazdat Mihranyan , IFCKF Karate World Champion1999,Professional Muay Thai World Champion 2003,
- Andranik Eskandarian , soccer player
- Chuck Essegian , baseball player, Member of 1959 World champion L.A. Dodgers.
- Brian Goorjian , coach of Sydney Kings
- Frankie Kazarian , top wrestler
- Tim Kurkjian , ESPN analyst
- Pete Mangurian , offensive line coach of New York Giants
- Vanes Martirosyan , boxer
- Karo Parisyan , mixed martial arts fighter
- Ara Parseghian , Notre Dame head football coach
- Jerry Tarkanian , college basketball coach
- Garo Yepremian , NFL kicker 1966-1981; a member of the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins team.
- ARTK KARAPETYAN , IFCKF Karate World Champion 1998,99, IKA World Champion1995, UKKA kick-boxing USA Champion 2006. www.artak-karapetyan.com
- Michael Arlen , novelist
- Adam Bagdasarian , writer of Forgotten Fire
- Ben Bagdikian , political writer
- Peter Balakian , poet, writer and academic
- David Barsamian , radio broadcaster and writer
- Rick Bayan , humorist, essayist and webmaster
- A. I. Bezzerides , novelist
- Chris Bohjalian , novelist
- Gary Braver , fiction writer
- Michael Casey , poet
- Nancy Kricorian , poet and author of Zabelle
- Arthur Nersesian , novelist, playwright, and poet
- George Ouzounian (Maddox), operator of The Best Page in the Universe
- Aram Saroyan , internationally acclaimed novelist
- William Saroyan , Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author
- Carla Sinclair , writer (Armenian father)
- Marla Sloane , founder of the Armenian History And Awareness Foundation
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