• Source: List of Egyptian Armenians

This is a list of notable Egyptian Armenians who have contributed to modern Egypt.




Literature


Arpiar Arpiarian, writer
Vahan Malezian, writer
Yervant Odian, writer
Hovhannes Setian, writer
Vahan Tekeyan, poet
Perch Zeytuntsyan, writer




Arts


Armen Agop, sculptor
Yuhanna al-Armani, 18th century Coptic icon painter
Anoushka, Armenian Egyptian singer
Garbis Aprikian, musician
Armand, photographer
Atom Egoyan, Canadian filmmaker of Armenian Egyptian origin
Feyrouz, Perouz Artin, child actress in the 1950s and 1960s
Gohar Gasparyan, opera singer
Georges Kazazian, musician / oudist (based in Egypt)
Edmond Kiraz, cartoonist
Lebleba, or Lubluba, real name Nonia Kupelian, Egyptian actress
Nelly, Nelly Artin Kalfaian, actress, performer and entertainer
Raffi, or Raffi Cavoukian, Canadian Egyptian children's singer and songwriter of Armenian origin
Hagop Sandaldjian, musician and sculptor
Alexander Saroukhan, cartoonist / caricaturist
Arto Tchakmaktchian, sculptor and painter
Ashot Zorian, Turkish-born Egyptian painter and educator of Armenian ethnicity




Community


Zareh Nubar, president of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
Armenak Yekarian, fedayee




Politics


Boghos Nubar, son of Nubar Pasha, politician and co-founder of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
Nubar Pasha, politician and the first Prime Minister of Egypt
Boghos Yousefian, Minister of Commerce and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Badr al-Jamali, vizier and prominent statesman for the Fatimid Caliphate under Caliph al-Mustansir




Religion


Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church




Sciences


Armenag K. Bedevian, botanist
Aram Ter-Ghevondyan, historian
Yervant Terzian, astronomer
Joseph Hekekyan, archaeologist, surveyor and planner




Sport


Rouben Vesmadian, professional basketball player




See also


Armenians in Egypt
List of Armenians




References


http://www.armembegypt.com/main.php?page=comhist
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6844

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